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- -- V1.00-1
-
- * Added new command "AnnounceMissing" which allows to switch off announcemts
- of files without description.
-
- * New graphical display shows progress while creating lists and messages
-
- * Added switch "TextWindow" to allow two levels of window graphics -
- "NO" displays progress indicator bars only, "YES" also a window
- containing a detailed overview.
-
- * Extended syntax in TRASHALL.LST/KILLALL.LST-files now allows to specify
- maximum age and minimum downloads for each file listed there. Also a
- new feature allowing to autmatically delete files when there are more
- than a certain number in one area (look under KILLTRSH.TXT for a detailed
- explanation!)
-
- * New keywords "AreasListDir" and "ListDirType" which instructs Herald to
- create an areas directory list for your mailer. Supported type is currently
- Frontdoor. This ensures you that your mailer will always find the areas
- even when you change paths.
-
- * Added my own critical error handler to avoid those damned "(R)etry,
- (I)gnore, (C)ancel" junk which just causes overnight system hangs.
- Herald however may react with a fatal error and return to its caller.
-
- * Made numerous cosmetical changes to the logfile format.
-
- * Added new keyword "AddGraphInfo" which allows FileHerald to add infos
- on GIF and PCX pictures (more formats are planned). Any GIF or PCX en-
- countered will get an info on dimension, color resolution and version.
-
- * Added full WME support, both reading and writing of the special FILEAREA.n
- is possible. The programming technique introduced to accomplish that now
- allows to add support for any BBS type more or less easily. (Let's see,
- EzyCom next?)
-
- * Rearranged the [REPACK]-section, Herald can now call any type of repacker
- (not only rearj). User has to configure all necessary commands and error-
- levels. If I write repacking routines it will be an external program, too.
-
- * Added support for Wildcat 3.x - at least Herald is able to read
- FILEAREA.DAT to locate the areas and ALLFILES.DAT to get the filedescript-
- ions. He does not support that weired passwording scheme and multiple
- paths for one area. Read more in WILDCAT.TXT.
-
- * In favour of RA users I finally changed the code so that FILES.BBS lines
- starting with a blank are handled as comments (as if a "-" were the first
- letter). Only if "LongDescrMark" is set to "SPACE", these lines are treated
- as following lines.
-
- * Empty lines will no longer be removed from FILES.BBS and so they can be
- used to emphasize comments or used as seperators.
-
- * Changed the name of the area backup from "oldname.bak" to "FILESBBS.BAK".
- When an area was edited by FEBBS, the old name was overwritten and its
- contents lost.
-
- * Made some more changes to the logfile format.
-
- * Added two new commands "ExtraAreaFile" and "ExtraFileSpecName". The first
- has the same function as the /oX-switch and allows to create a second
- areafile of any type. "ExtraAreaFileSpecName YES" instructs Herald to
- create a file "FILES.n" in "ExtraListPath" (this was default before).
- So you are able to convert WME and WC to FILES.BBS for d'bridge mailers
- and - as before - special files for RA or RoboBBS.
-
- * The trashpath will only be checked if "TrashFile" or "RepackCommand"
- is enabled - only then this path is necessary.
-
- * Improved the format of HERALD.OLD. Now Herald will "remember" when a
- file was repacked but not announced (e.g. it had no description, but
- was successfully repacked - formerly it would be repacked again in some
- cases when a description has been added).
-
- * Changed default modes for lists and messages. From now on ALL lists
- and messages will be created unless single lists/messages are defined
- in the command line.
-
- * Notify messages for the sysop - as they are local messages - will no
- longer have "Origin" and "Path" lines with them.
-
- * Individual "MsgHeader", "MsgFooter" * "AreaHeader" parms in the [NETMAIL],
- [ECHOMAIL], [SQUISH] sections. The reason, is that you may want different
- header for different msgs (longer and more detailed for NetMail, and
- short for EchoMail, for example). If not defined, "MsgHeader" and
- "MsgFooter" are used, respectively.
-
- * Added "SkipKilllTrash" keyword, allows to exclude certain areas from
- killing and trashing (as one my have supposed :-))
-
- * New command "AddfromCDROM" allows to disable auto-adding files found
- on CD-ROM. Reason is most CD-ROMs contain much junk which hasn't to be
- online at all...
-
- * Wrote an INSTALL which makes installing Herald much easier, just enter
- drive and path and let the program do the rest.
-
- * New keywords "ShortPwdOnlyMsg", "ShortNoReqMsg", "ShortReqOkMsg" now allow
- different messages (both long & short) if desired. Just because of popular
- demand...
-
- * Added "AutoWrap" command. Completely disables auto-wrapping and allows
- to use FILE_ID.DIZ as they are. Hope you squealers are happy now! :-))
-
- * Added FILE_ID.DIZ support. Herald is now able to retrieve descriptions
- from FILE_ID.DIZ or similar.
-
- * The three levels of "UseFile_id" now have the following function:
- NONE : Ignores any FILE_ID.DIZ
- MISSING: Try to add a description from FILE_ID.DIZ if it is missing
- ALWAYS : Try to find a FILE_ID.DIZ and replace the old description if found
-
- * If Herald adapts a file description from FILE_ID.DIZ, he stores a "W" flag
- in HERALD.OLD which tells him not to wrap these descriptions anymore. This
- allows both nicely formatted ASCII boxes and automatic wrapping at the same
- time.
-
- * New keyword "StripHiASCII YES|NO" which defaults to "NO". It tells Herald
- to remove all non-standard ASCII characters from adapted FILE_ID.DIZ.
- Might mess them up a bit, but allows to use the function with SBBS where
- there's not enough space for large boxes.
-
- * New keyword: "RemoveEmptyLines YES" removes empty lines from FILES.BBS's.
- Default is "NO", but I hate these empty lines, so I added that for me
- personally .-))
-
- * New keyword: "BlanksAsComment NO" is also my personal wish, it allows to
- tell Herald to consider lines starting with a blank as long descriptions
- even if "LongDescrMark" is not set to SPACE.
-
- * Made long description handling even smarter, now allows to recognise comment
- lines more exactly. When a line has more than 30 blanks, it is considered
- a long description, otherwise a comment (depends on the settings by
- "BlanksAsComment" and "LongDescrMark".
-
- * Herald is able to creat justified descriptions. "DESCRJUSTIFIED <YES|NO>"
- is allowed in the FILELIST and ANNOUNCE section and defaults to NO.
-
- * Optimised code so that Herald runs a bit faster now.
-
- * Herald now allocates any memory actually only when it's needed instead of
- getting it and freeing it. This gives (because of the malloc-bug) more
- free memory and thus more files which can be handled at a time.
-
- * Herald creates an additional areainfo file containing ANSI color commands.
- This file can be displayed from a BBS menue. There is a complete set
- of token commands available which allow to define the info file freely.
-
- * Additional flags for netmails: IMM (immediate), DIR (direct) in favour of
- d'bridge users; ARQ (audit receipt request), URQ (update receipt request),
- whatever that is.
-
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