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09/10/96
[v4.3] Fixed a few problems related to the use of large Category files
05/07/96
[v4.2] CLMAINT giving erroneous errors when it checks the validity of
the CLASSIFY.CAT and CLTOPICS
Fixed a few problems realted to teh use of large Category files
04/04/96
[v4.1] Eliminated the 'ANSI not detected....' message since there are
a few communications packages out there that give off their
own type of ANSI.
If using the TRIBBS.SYS system file, the door always presented
the opening screen in black and white. Will now be presented
in color.
A first time caller to the Door was being given a black and
white screen throughout the Door. The caller would then have
to use the Door option to toggle the color on. The Door will
now default to having the color turned on and the caller will
have to use the color toggle, on the game menu, to turn it off.
The Door knows that the caller is the Sysop, if the caller is
record #1 in the BBS' user database. The BBS software passes
that record number to the door via the system file. Some BBS
software does not pass the actual record number but passes a
relative number (ie: record #1 is passed as record #0). If the
number being passsed is 0, the Door will not know it is the
Sysop calling. We will now recognize the caller as the Sysop
if their record number is 0 or 1.
A NEW option has been added to the CFG file to control whether
or not you wish to have the door LOG callers (ON/OFF) to a
USAGE file. A separate file is created for each Node.
Expanded the number TOPICS allowed, from 30 to 40
CLMAINT: Added the "log callers" option to CFG creation routine
When CLMAINT it run it will check to ensure that none of the
TOPIC numbers, in the CLASSIFY.CAT file, is greater than the
number of TOPICS specifie in the CLTOPICS file.
Error #5 (Illegal Function Call) generated in the Door when
invalid number of ads encountered. The number fo ads will be
properly updated when the Sysop exits the CLMAINT program.
09/10/94
[v4.0] Please note that with this version of Classified Ads AND
Classified Exchange, you will require a NEW registration number
IF you wish to take advantage of the following features:
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PICTURE Attachment to individual Ads
CREDIT CARD Acceptance as payment for PAID Ads
Exchange of PICTURE files
SEE UPGRADE.TXT for more information!!!. All other enhancements
and bug fixes will still work with the regular versions of the
Door
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It was possible that the Classified Ads program would show as
registered, but the CLMAINT program (which uses the same CFG
file) would not.
NEW FEATURE: Allow the caller to download a PICTURE file.
In most cases this would be a picture of the item being
advertised. If a caller would like to have a picture available
for anyone to look at, they would first notify the Sysop.
He/She would have the caller upload the picture. If the Sysop
wishes to make the picture available for others to download,
they would run the MMAINT program and EDIT that caller's
record to reflect the filename of picture file. This feature
requires an additonal registraiton fee.
NEW FEATURE: Allows the caller to pay for his/her ad(s) by
Credit Card. See DOCS for more information.
NEW FEATURE: Added a colorized bulletin, in addition to the
existing black/white bulletin. Requires a CFG update..
NEW FEATURE: Paid Ads entered by the SYSOP wil be made visible
immediately rather than having to use the maintenance program.
NEW FEATURE: The Main Menu has an additional option called
NEWS. If the caller chooses that option a text file called
CLNEWS.TXT will be displayed. The Sysop can place pertinent
information, for example Classified Ads info, in the file to
keep callers up to date about the happenings with the Door.
The file MUST be called CLNEWS.TXT and if it is not found in
the CLASSIFY directory the NEWS option will display nothing.
Paid ads made visible thru the maintenance program, were not
showing up on the Bulletin until an ad was entered online.
Reports of intermittant 'Error 63: Bad Recor Number'. I believe
I have tracked this one down and erradicated it.
Added a new option to the CFG file. The option will allow the
Sysop to have a line of text displayed to the caller at the top
of the screen when entering or viewing an ad. The text is
entered directly in the CFG file and can be a maximum of 76
characters and if no text is desired the word NONE is entered.
The CLASSIFY.CAT file has been changed. In the old file there
was only ONE security level that would control the VIEWing of an
Ad and/or the ability to ENTER an Ad. This has now been split so
that you can control the VIEWing and ENTERing of an Ad
SEPARATELY. You will have to update each category in the
CLASSIFY.CAT file to reflect the security levels. The DOC file
explain the new entries. Please read it carefully!
When a caller chose option 1 on Main Menu, chose (S)hort display
and entered a date, they were then shown the Categories and one
was chosen. Instead of displaying the ads for just that category
the entire database of Ads were displayed. This only seemed to
happen if you were NOT using TOPICS.
With the new PICTURE option comes a requirement to be able to
archive the picture files when you participate in the CLassified
Exchange. To this end a NEW file will be required to be present
in then Classified directory. The name of this file MUST be
CLEXCMPR.DAT. This file will contain the name of 2 BATCH files;
1 to compress the files and 1 to uncompress them. We have
supplied the CLEXCMPR.DAT file 2 BATCH files which you can modify
as needed.
Added a new option to the CFG file. This option will allow the
Sysop to control whether to display ALL Categories (when using
Main Menu Option 1) or just those Categories that contain Ads.
Added a NEW option to the CLMAINT program. This option will
allow the Sysop to Transfer ALL Ads in one Category to Another.
Added a new option to the CLMAINT program. This Option will
audit the databases and show you the number of Ads and Messages
by Originating BBS as well as a grand total.
Added a new option to the CFG file to allow the Sysop to force
the use of a caller's ALIAS rather than the normal BBS LogonName.
This option requires the use of DOOR.SYS as the
System file/Drop file. Please not that this will have no effect