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- 01-24-92 v1.21
-
- *** Version 1.21 contains suggested enhancements to v1.20
-
- * The Verify Door v1.21 implements a new and faster data
- transmission routine that should be more compatible with
- modems and modem setups not previously able to properly
- run TVD.
-
- * TVD is now much faster at detecting loss of carrier.
-
- * ANSI colors are now properly reset for the user who has
- the PCBoard graphics mode turned on.
-
- 01-04-92 v1.20
-
- *** Version 1.20 contains suggested enhancements to v1.19
-
- * Log output has been somewhat reformatted and several new
- log entries have been added to give the sysop a much more
- detailed account of door/user performance.
-
- * Status bar display has been enhanced to include the display of
- some of the countdown and delay timers that TVD uses to enable
- the sysop to 'tweak' the configurable time delays.
-
- * Modem no response timeout routines were enhanced
-
- * No answer timeout routine was added to the code (this was added
- to cover for modems that don't have this feature as well as the
- rare modem that suddenly becomes brain-dead.
-
- * Added automatic pulse dialing detection and delays to allow for
- more reliable pulse dialing in appropriate places in TVD. If
- you have TCBVAL configured for pulse dialing (ATDP) then TVD will
- wait 10 seconds after issuing a dialing command to your modem
- which will allow your modem time to dial the number.
-
- * TVD (registered version only!) now exits with a variety of DOS
- errorlevel exit codes (see docs)
-
- * Special thanks go out to Keith Luken of Phantasm BBS in Leonardo, NJ,
- and to Dave Biggs of Black Cauldron BBS in Winter Springs, FL for
- their patience and assistance with beta testing for this version.
-
- 11-22-92 v1.19
-
- *** Version 1.19 contains enhancements to v1.18
-
- * The number of dial attempts under various conditions is
- now sysop configurable.
-
- * The entire dialing string is now displayed to the sysop at
- dialout time. This feature was added for sysops who wish to
- experiment with different dialing string setups.
-
- * Timeout for no response from modem is now configurable.
-
- * The WELCOME and WELCOMEG files have been updated to clarify
- the instructions to users who don't know how to make their
- modem answer the phone.
-
- * Documentation was updated to remind sysops that the dialing
- string can be configured to turn off the MNP and change other
- modem parameters in order to prevent the non-mnp user from
- seeing a line or two or 'garbage' as the two modems connect
- and try to negotiate error correction.
-
- * Setup has been changed to allow the sysop to enter the name
- of the config file on the command line. This should make
- things a little easier on multi-node sysops.
-
- * The self-test feature of v1.18 works so well it was continued
- for this release.
-
-
- 07-27-91 v1.18
-
- * Detect users with MNP modems (more on this in later versions!)
-
- * TCBV can now easily be configured to NEVER call long distance.
- (You could always do that, but long distance dialing is now
- much easier to disable.)
-
- * Setup has been updated to include the new features
-
- * Most (but not all) of the prompts have been moved to the TCBVTEXT file
- (use EXTREME caution if you edit these!)
-
- * A few spelling errors were corrected in the WELCOME and TCBVTEXT files
-
- * Improved error handling in SETUP18.
-
- * TCBVD118.EXE incorporates a small amount of code for self-testing.
- It is quite capable of detecting an attempted virus attack on itself.
- Should this occur, the code will show a message on the screen that the
- file has been damaged and will also make an entry into the log.
-
- It will then stop running and the batch file that called it should reload
- PCBoard. (It would have been better but impractical to have the door lock
- up your system in the event an attack on TCBVD118.EXE was detected.)
-
- Please remember that it does not look for nor does it detect a virus
- anywhere unless the virus attacks TCBVD118.EXE itself!
-
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