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MarkMail v2.00
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Beta Release History
Nov 18, 1992 02:31 v2.00 ß31
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■ Sorry for the long delay folks... We're back on track now!
■ Modified the [F]orce Conference Flag so that even if a conference is forced,
a user can still select Y or A or YA. This is most beneficial to those who
have a very active main board such as Bob Jacobson's `Higher Powered BBS'.
■ Fixed the [H]elp display bug where the main menu (if already displayed) was
being redisplayed before prompting for the letter the user needed help with.
■ Added support for OPTnn.TXT (where nn is the [W]rite Options number). These
files go into the same directory as your current help (MMHLP-x.) files are
located. This will eventually be a text directory as we allow further con-
figurability.
■ We've also changed the old `eyesore' door colors. I hope you like them, I
was really tired of all that old red and yellow on a black background...
■ Added DOOR.ID support. I'm not sure about the format of this so if it needs
work, please let me know.
■ Did some minor code optimizing. Nothing major but we're working on speed
improvements.
Apr 10, 1992 02:30 v2.00 ß30
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■ Net Status on a "network by network basis" has been implemented! When a user
is flagged with a 'Y' in the net status field. Press F2 while that field is
highlighted. Flag appropriate networks that this user will have net status
in and *only* those networks will be displayed or accessible to the user.
■ Two conference flags in MMSM are added; (R) Allow R/O mail to be included
in "Net SysOp" packets NOT to them. (A) Allow users to upload messages NOT
"from them" or "with an alias". Thanks: Joe Crosby
■ Added the Short/Long logging. Long logging is how MM has always functioned
but short logging will write the line "Inserted Messages: 100..." as always
but will not write each of the 100 lines to the caller logs. Long logging
did and will continue to operate in this manner but some have expressed an
interest in keeping their caller logs smaller. Warning, using short logging
reduces your ability to successfully trace message insertions should this
be a requirement.
■ Added the QWK/REP file size to the callers log. Requested by many.
■ MarkMail will now delete a .REP packet when the local upload is successful.
■ When a QWK packet exists in the local download directory, MarkMail will now
sense this and call the current packet being downloaded .QW0, .QW1, etc. It
also displays the packet name it's copied to in the door. Thanks: Joe Crosby
■ Enabled the 'UG' command!! The door will accept the packet and then hang up
on the user, take modem back off-hook and proceed to insert the messages. It
will then 'appear' to go thru the normal logoff procedure (Script0, etc) but
nothing is going out the com port.
■ Added commandline operation to MMSM to rebuild the dupe (.MDX) files during
event processing. Very handy for those running multiple doors where messages
inserted from one door would not be recognized by CRC files of the other
door. Commandline is: MMSM -D
■ MarkMail now stores the pointer files for whomever you have this flag set
to 'Y' within the MMSM user record. This can be for net SysOps or users or
for whomever you feel it is necessary for. It will store this pointer file
in the format of the 1st 4 digits of the users's last name and the 1st 4
digits of the user's last name. For me it stores it as WATKCLIF.PNT, for
Joe Crosby it would store it as CROSJOE.PNT, shortened since there is no
4th digit in his first (or any last) name. In MMSM we have changed the
prompt for 'Local packet storage' to 'QWK/PNT storage' as this is the new
location of pointer files as well. We are still working on the part of the
code which handles the 'restoring' of a user's pointer files though.
■ Changed 'how' MarkMail writes message insertions to the caller logs. ie:
Old Method:
Message Left: Programmers (117) # 8489 thru MarkMail
Message Left: NetAdmin (25) # 11225 thru MarkMail
New Method:
Message Left: (117) Programmers # 8489 thru MarkMail
Message Left: (25) NetAdmin # 11225 thru MarkMail
So now the conference numbers are 'columnized' giving future programs and
utilities the ability to better scan the caller log for MarkMail entries.
■ MMSM now has ability to remove a users [P]riority Flag. Thanks: Dave Calmer
■ Fixed the trailing '\' problem when doing local uploads. Thanks Joe Crosby
■ The @more@ macro, while functioning in the "new user" screen, displayed the
@more@ macro to the screen. There should no longer be a need for this macro
though as MM detects when a MORE prompt is necessary. Thanks: Dave Calmer
■ Bulletins and News were always being sent in monochrome regardless of the
user's graphics mode. Fixed. Thanks: Larry Rosen and Dave Calmer
■ MarkMail now reads the PCBSM.CNF file to determine what default text and/or
graphics editors to use when using the F2 or F3 edit functions. It used to
be hardcoded as Q.EXE. Fixed. Thanks: Ed Boston
■ If existed, MarkMail would always display a news file regardless if it had
changed. MarkMail now uses the 'Display News only if Changed' flag from PCB
and check news date/time vs last QWK date/time. Fixed. Thanks: Dave Calmer
Mar 02, 1992 02:29 v2.00 ß29
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■ Corrected problem of conference displays with S)elect command after
an aborted scan or declined packet.
■ The "Last Date On" bug appeared again on Feb 29th. Sorry about that
folks, this release should really have it fixed now.
■ Added internal timers to MM.EXE to help check for aborted upload or
download packets. This is to serve as a safeguard against pointers
being updated should a '0' exit code be given by HS/Link when a D/L
is aborted because a "packet already exists" in the D/L directory.
■ If you have NOT yet upgraded your MARKMAIL.SYS file you MUST do so
*before* running this version. Call the support bbs and at the main
prompt type UPDATE. You will then upload your MARKMAIL.SYS key file
"in the door" and it will only take 2 seconds for the key to be up-
graded and it will go into Zmodem download mode automatically.
Feb 16, 1992 02:28 v2.00 ß28
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■ First, a reminder that this is the very LAST release which utilizes
both the old MARKMAIL.SYS key file and the new.
■ Fixed the premature update of message pointers due to failed packet
download by either aborted download or keyboard timeout, both local
and remote.
■ Added full support for HS/Link bidirectional xfers. MarkMail checks
for the existance of a REP packet after a QWK download is completed
and immediately goes into message insertion should one exist.
■ Added [P] flag during message insertion to indicate insertion of a
Private message.
■ Ren MARKMAIL.EXE to MM.EXE so as not to interfere with the MARKMAIL
door batch file as PCBoard copies it to MARKMAIL.BAT upon opening
the door.
Jan 08, 1992 20:31 v2.00 ß27b
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■ Fixed the problem with date routines that appeared on 'Jan 1, 1992'
which was setting the "PCBoard user record" field 'Last Date On' to
tomorrows date. The bug has existed since ß1 but only came to light
because of the "leap year".
Dec 28, 1991 02:27 v2.00 ß27
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■ Removed EXEPACK from link switches to help with corrupted packets
during zip...
■ Modified door to accept both the newer MARKMAIL.SYS file as well as
the older MARKMAIL.SYS. Future releases will only utiliz