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- [[ HISTORY OF RELEASES ]]
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- 9-91 7.1B Added code that should prevent a lockup
- or 'Corrupted Callers File' error when
- processing 'Noisy' callers files.
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- Fixed the pause at the end of bulletin 8.
- (Time Graph)
-
- 6-91 7.10 Added commenting to parameter file
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- Added a /w switch for registered users
- that inhibits updn writing to the screen
-
- 6-91 7.00 Added New Bulletin # 9 that lists
- Top 30 Door Users
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- Convert utility to convert old
- data files to ver 7.0 format.
-
- Finally updn has multinode support.
- (for REGISTERED users)
-
- Fixed the bug in bulletin 8 that prevented
- the page break from working after the graph.
- The CR LF should be after the page break
- instead of before it.
-
- Added a switch (/a) that will allow the user
- to append a bulletin to an existing bulletin
- without overwriting the original.
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- Updn will now keep track of the last record
- of the callers file and start reading
- from the first new record. This will speed
- up the execution considerably as the whole
- callers file will not have to be read each
- time.
-
- 3-91 6.6D Made some code changes to improve error
- checking. Added NEW address to code and
- docs.
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- 12-90 6.6C Added the ability to enable registered features
- by placing a registration number in line 16 of
- the parameter file. That registration number must
- be matched to the BBS name in line 5. (Case sensitive)
- Registered users will receive their numbers from the
- info on their registration forms. Write or leave
- me a message if you need a new number or want
- your number sooner. Be sure to indicate your
- BBS name exactly as it appears in line 5 of
- your parameter file. (registered users only)
-
- 11-90 6.6B Improved the ability to recover from
- a corrupted callers files (non-text stuff).
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- Corrected a glitch that messed the display
- in the user stats bulletin if the downloaded
- or uploaded bytes were displayed in scientific
- notation.
-
- 10-90 6.6A Corrected a bug that could abort the program
- under certain conditions giving an errorlevel
- of 7. Trouble reading callers file.
- Many Thanks to Jeff Alberts of Helm's Deep
- BBS for helping locate this bug.
-
- If you are an old user run CONVERT.EXE
- to convert bulletin 7 & 8 data files.
- The format has been changed slightly.
- Use of the old files with the new program
- could cause errors.
-
- 9/90 6.6 Corrected a bug that crashed the program when
- run against a corrupted callers file. The
- program now will hopefully terminate with
- an error code.
-
- Fixed glitches that messed up bulletins
- for new boards with less than 15 users in
- bulletins and less than 30 files in the files
- bulletin. Bulletins should now print properly
- regardless of number of users or files.
-
- Added colors and borders option for bulletin 5
- (User Statistics). It looks nicer now. Don't
- forget to edit your parameter file to enable the
- new options.
-
- Sorry folks. Had to add a keyboard input to
- terminate the program for the non registered
- version. That's the only difference between
- the versions. This makes batch file operation
- difficult. Again I am sorry that I have to resort
- to this, but there are too many people using
- the program without registering it. It takes
- the fun out of programming.
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- 6/90 6.4 .EXE file dated 6/30/90
- Fixed a formating error in bulletin 8, pt. 1
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- 6/90 6.4 .EXE file dated 6/21/90
- Minor bug fixes. Original version would
- write a garbage bulletin 3 if you had less
- than 30 files. This version won't write it.
-
- 6/90 6.4 .EXE file dated 6/4/90
- Computers don't like their heap space messed
- so I decided to change the code that may cause
- that. The bug could cause various weird things
- to happen.
-
- 6/90 6.2 Some minor glitches fixed. Hey, it's my
- first program in 'C'. Program now will
- terminate with an error level of 0 for a successful
- run and set an error level for an aborted run.
-
- 6/90 6.0 The program has been entirely rewritten in C and
- assembly language. This should remove the
- limitations imposed by compiled basic, but will
- probably produce some new bugs. Some new bugs were
- discovered and fixed during the rewrite.
-
- Changed the opening banner.
-
- Removed the Top 30 data files convert code to save
- space. If you have pre v. 5.6 data files run version
- 5.8 to convert the files and then switch to 6.0.
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- All data files should now be written in the directory
- that contains the parameter file.
-
- Fixed a bug that miscalculated the daily time use in
- bulletin 8.
-
- Added moving ansi border option (follow frame type by
- letter M) for bulletins 1236 and 1/2 of bulletin 8.
- Please note that at 1200 baud and lower these will
- take a much longer time to display.
-
- Added a command line option /c or /b that will force
- color or mono if the program is not sensing the correct
- graphics adapter.
-
- Many users are combining callers files from different
- nodes before running updn. If you do this make sure
- the files are in the proper sequence so updn will read
- the dates from the records correctly. Also, you will
- probably get over 100 % utilization in bulletin 8.
- I'll try to include multinode support in a future
- version.
-
- 5.8 Very minor fix. docs and other files not
- changed.
-
- 2/90 5.7 Bug fix that prevented proper listing
- from users file that ommitted names in
- some of the bulletins.
-
- 2/90 5.6 Lot's of changes.
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- A new bulletin (8) which has two pages. Page one
- is a table with time use statistics.
- Page two is a graph showing calls vs time of day.
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- The total number users listed in bulletin (4) is
- now appended to the end of the bulletin.
-
- The file count data files for the top 30 files have
- been changed to ascii format. The program will
- automatically change the old data files to the new
- format. This allows the sysop to edit the data files
- and make changes as necessary to the top 30 files
- downloaded bulletin. See above for details.
-
- My next change, other then bug fixes, will
- be to speed up reading of the callers file.
- It's much too slow.
-
- 1/90 5.4 Some refining to shorten code and refine opening
- banner.
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- 1/90 5.3 Some minor bug fixes - minor doc changes
- A new opening banner that opens and closes
- like a curtain.
-
- 12/89 5.2 Corrected a possible but unlikely input past end
- of file that could occur while reading callers
- file in bulletin 7
-
- Documentation rewritten and spruced up by
- Tom Hazel (Info-Quest BBS). Many Thanks,
- Tom.
-
- Corrected out of string space errors that occurred
- with large users files. Thanks to Jim Mountain (HandiLine BBS.)
-
- 12/89 5.1 Corrected a bug that aborted program if less
- than 30 files exist in the Top 30 files bulletin
-
- 12/89 5.0 Added switch to exclude assistant sysops from
- inclusion in the bulletins.
-
- Corrected a bug that messed up users last names
- when they contained a space.
-
- Added Bulletin 7 which is sysop configurable
- through a config. file. (Thanks to Tom Hazel -
- Info-Quest BBS for the idea)
- Added a No frame option for bulletins
-
- 10/89 4.6 Shortened the user bulletin by 2 columns so that
- it would look ok on the local screen. ( a bug in
- RBBS caused it to skip lines on the local screen
- print even though it was correct to the user -
- too many people thought that the user was seeing
- the distorted bulletin so it was easier to remove
- two columns than it was to fix RBBS ).
-
- Added more windows and messages to tell what
- the program is doing. You have to be fast or have a
- slow computer to read some of them, but it will
- be easier to tell where the program bombs.
-
- 9/89 4.40 Decided I like even numbers.
- Added more messages to indicate what program
- was doing.
-
- Allowed for larger callers files. (Some seem
- to get quite large)
-
- Corrected a problem that caused an error
- in the top 30 file list when the callers
- file listed the path as well as the name of the
- file. (Thanks to John Rock - Tandy Tavern BBS)
-
- 8/89 4.20 - Fixed a bug that would cause data files to have
- same name and overwrite each other.
-
- Corrected a bug that caused the same file
- name to be counted separately in the Top 30
- list. (Thanks to Jerry Toler - Dixieland BBS)
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- Version 4.00 - Decided to start keeping a history of bug fixes
- 7/89 and new features. Added frame control and
- separate parameter files in the command line.
- (Thanks to Tom Hazel - InfoQuest BBS)
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