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- 4/26/94 NCSA Telnet 2.6.1d1 for the Macintosh release notes:
-
- These release notes contain the following information:
- • Changes since the last version
- • Compiler compatability chart for this source release
- • Telnet release schedule
- • Goals left for current release
- • Bug list
- • Future features list
-
- Changes in 2.6.1d1:
- -------------------
- The port to PowerPC has almost been completed. Currently Authentication and
- Encryption are not available while running on the PPC. 2.6.1d1PPC has been
- quite stable for me. Please let me know if the PPC version shows any bugs
- that aren't in the 68K version.
-
- Fixed the FTP client 'lls' bug. I wasn't really looking at this code
- currently, but the MW PPC compiler gave me a warning MPW and TC never did,
- thus leading me to the cause of this bug. (MW satisfied customer #1000000001)
-
- Compiler compatability for 2.6.1d1:
- -----------------------------------
- TC 7.0: Yes MPW C3.3.1: No MW 68K 1.0a4: No MW PPC 1.0a4: Yes
- (MPW C compiler bug prevents compiling of rsmac.c)
- (Strange hang ocurring under binary made by MW 68K [probably my fault])
-
- NCSA Telnet for the Macintosh release schedule:
- -----------------------------------------------
- Don't bet the farm on these dates. For entertainment purposes only.
-
- 2.6 final documentation Mid-May (unconfirmed)
- 2.6.1 May 14, 1994 (firm)
- 2.7 Septmber, 1994 (if public release is made)
- 3.0 Mid-Dec, 1994 (firm)
-
- It looks like 3.0 or 3.0.1 will be the final release of NCSA Telnet for
- the Macintosh. There is also a possibility that Telnet development will
- cease at 2.6.1.
-
- Goals for 2.6.1:
- ----------------
- • PPC version completed. (minus Authentication/Encryption)
- • Fix the VAX/VMS VT220 problems.
- • Fix the NeXT interaction problems.
- • Clean up the segmentation a little bit more and do some memory cleanup.
- • URL command-double-click support (?)
-
- ----
- This is the list of all Telnet bugs known to NCSA, feel free to mail us if
- you find others:
-
- Crashes:
- • Crash if window size is changed under low memory conditions
- Interface:
- • Window positioning
- • Need to add blocksize pref
- • Telnet doesn't constrain saved window positions to available desktop
- • When switching to 132 columns, window's right edge should stay on screen
- * Connections are giving up too quickly (I believe this is a MacTCP
- problem)
- • Type during paste bug
- • Occasional problems getting the preferences to "stick"
- • Certain control characters not working due to Apple's bad KCHR
- • Certain macro sequences are not sent correctly (?)
- • \r,\n, and \t cannot appear in a Macro sequence
- • Some interaction problems with NeXT systems
- • Capture text sometimes contains extra returns
- Implementation:
- • Need to always set push flag when sending return
- • Reduce WDS sizes?
- VT emulation:
- • VT220 insert mode problem
- • VT220 fn keys can still be sent while in vt100 mode
- • Problems w/VT emulation when connecting to certain VAX/VMS hosts
- • Screen trashing when forcesave is on
- • Bold font problems need to be solved
- • Tabs don't work completely
- • Clear whole text cell
- FTP:
- * FTP log not very useful for Macbinary transfers
- • Can't have more than one FTP client at a time?
- * FTP server filename ISO tranlation not working?
- • FTP Server dropping characters in ASCII mode?
- • Need to add a provision for editing "anonymous"'s directory
- • Occasional MNetPush error when using FTP
- • Occasional "Unable to build data connection" errors w/FTP client
- • FTP transfers occasionally creating zero size files
- • FTP client "lcd" not working properly?
- • Multiple user/one password bug?
- TEK:
- • Some TEK emulation bugs
-
- In progress for 2.7:
-
- • User set-able block size
- • Save Macros in other ways aside from Saved Sets
- • User set-able timeouts for open and send
- • User set-able font size
-
- For 3.0:
-
- • Modeless configuration interface
- • Modeless macro dialog box
- • Scriptable
- • Sessions can be configured to capture immediately from opening
- • FTP user directory restrictions
- • Reverse DNS connecting FTP hosts
- • Support for the unified Mac Kerberos API (when it arrives)
-
- Suggestions I don't think I will implement:
- • Different printer font than window font
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-
- jbrowne@ncsa.uiuc.edu