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This file documents changes, additions, and corrections to ROS 4.0 and its
associated documentation. Also, please refer to EXTERNAL.DOC for additional
documentation.
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ ROS 4.01 December 19, 1990 │
└─────────────────────────────┘
1. Early releases of the "System Operator's Guide to ROS" incorrectly stated
on page 1 that "DOS version 3.0 or later is required." The statement should
have been "DOS version 3.3 or later is required."
2. SAMPLE.DAT contains sample setups for several archive programs, file
transfer protocols, and doors. These setups should be modified for your
particular application and installed using ROSSETUP.
3. The ROSSETUP.EXE program was not properly handling additions/deletions to
the control file. This has been corrected.
4. ROS uses several external programs to handle the serial port, perform
file transfers, process compressed files (archives), and manage the doors:
The following list are programs that ROS has been tested with and been found
to be compatible. This list is in no way an endorsement of any particular
product. All of these files are available from The Albuquerque ROS at (505)
299-5974 or from hundreds of other online services and bulletin board
systems.
FOSSIL drivers:
BNU170.ZIP
X00V122.ZIP
Transfer protocol drivers:
Protocol Recommended Program
-------- -------------------
Clink CLINK120.ZIP
HyperP HYPERP.ZIP
Jmodem JMOD121.ZIP
Kermit PCKERM21.ZIP
Lynx LYNX302.ZIP
Mlink MLINK16.ZIP
Puma & MPT MPT110.ZIP
Super8k SK445.ZIP
Wxmodem SK445.ZIP
Xmodem DSZ.ZIP
Xmodem-1k DSZ.ZIP
Ymodem DSZ.ZIP
Ymodem-G DSZ.ZIP
Zmodem DSZ.ZIP
File compression utilities:
Type Recommended Program
------ -------------------
.ZIP PKZ110.EXE
.ARC PK361.EXE
.LZH LH113C.EXE
.PAK PAK250.EXE
.ZOO ZOO201.EXE
.LBR LUE22.ZIP
Doors:
Just about any door that uses DORINFOx.DEF or DOOR.SYS since ROS creates
both of these files. This includes most doors that are compatible with
RBBS-PC, QBBS, and many other bulletin board systems.
5. The following table defines the user flags as they will be shown on the
Sysop <U>ser <E>dit screen. "1" indicates the flag is set:
Bit Position Name Keys to change from Setup Menu
0000000000000000
| |||||- Shiftlock <S>hiftlock
| ||||-- Ansi <A>nsi
| |||--- Expert <X>pert (from Files or Messages menu for
| || regular users or from Sysop Menu
| || for sysop)
| ||---- Brief <B>rief
| |----- File size <F>ilesize
|---------------- Expiring message has been sent (internal use)
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ ROS 4.02 March 2, 1991 │
└─────────────────────────┘
1. The user is now given the option of performing an automatic logout after
a file transfer completes. A ten second timer is displayed after the
transfer before the logout actually takes place. The user can interrupt
this timer with an "H" to hangup immediately or any other key to remain
online.
2. Minor changes were made to the format of the information displayed before
a file transfer starts.
3. The registration procedure in an open system is considerably "friendlier"
now since the user can make changes to the registration information before
its filed away. In conjuntion with this change, two screens displayed to
new users have changed names and two screens have been added. NEWINFO has
been changed to REGINFO1 and REGISTER has been changed to REGINFO4. REGINFO2
and REGINFO3 have been added. The screens are displayed at the following
times:
REGINFO1 The first time a user calls
REGINFO2 Each subsequent time a user that hasn't registered calls
REGINFO3 When the system detects missing registation information
REGINFO4 When the user has successfully complete the registation
Short sample sceens are included in DISPLAY.ZIP.
4. The ANSI and lower case settings for an unregistered user are now
correctly maintained from call to call.
5. Memory requirements for ROS have been reduced by over 40 k-bytes. Many
doors that formerly required "SWAP" to be on can now be run with it off for
faster loading and unloading.
6. ROS now ensures that DOS version 3.3 or later is being used.
7. ROS now reads the transfer log file instead of the display screen to
determine the characters per second for the transfer. If you're using DSZ,
use the environment variable "DSZLOG" to set the file name and use a
different file for each node, e.g. node one might use "SET
DSZLOG=DSZ-1.LOG". Note that as of this writing, MPt (formerly Puma) and
Super8k will both write to the DSZ log file in a compatible format. These
drivers can also create a seperate log file for each node.
8. The default lines-per-page for new users has been changed from 23 to 24
lines.
9. When adding new users from the <S>ysop <U>ser screen, the default color
was being set to green on black instead of the color set in ROSSETUP. The
color for new users added to the system through the normal login/register
sequence was being set correctly.
10. The <S>ysop <U>ser screen no longer erases the right column as changes
are made to fields in the left column. ^K (erase to end-of-line) when
entered locally, will still do so however.
11. When Extended Display Codes (EDC) 004, 005, or 006 are used, blank lines
will no longer be exanded into the field width but will instead be sent to
the remote system as just a CR/LF pair.
12. In the "Control" screens of ROSSETUP, F3 now wraps around to the last
record in a set if there is no previous record. F4 still wraps around to
the first record if there is no next record.
13. After <L>oading a message, ROS is now left in edit mode instead of
automatically saving the message.
14. The colon (":") after the line number on messages has been eliminated to
allow the full message line to properly display. Previously, a long (76
character) line caused an extra blank line to appear.
15. The editor now consistently renumbers lines after every insertion or
deletion. Previously, lines were renumbered only after an insertion and
deleted lines were left as apparent "holes" until the message (or macro) was
stored away.
16. A memory allocation bug in the editor was corrected.
17. A flag is now set when the sysop <V>alidates a user. This flag, the
second bit from the left in the "Flags" field, can be tested and reset by
external programs to create lists of newly validated users.
18. Corrected several display problems in ROSSETUP.
19. Corrected a bug in the catalog editor. <S>electing a new file name
would not work correctly until an area had been selected by <A>rea change,
<F>orward, or <B>ackward.
20. The name of the file DISPLAY.ZIP has been changed to ROS-SYSM.ZIP to
better indicate its use.
*21. Message and file areas can now be set to "free" in ROSSETUP. When a
free message area is entered, ROS will display the message "Time accounting
suspended" and allow the user to spend as much time as desired in this area.
When a user tries to download a file from an area marked as free, ROS will
allow the transfer even if the user does not have sufficient time remaining
and will display the message "Time accounting suspended" before the transfer
starts and "Time accounting resumed" after the transfer ends, much like it
does for uploads.
*22. Message areas, file areas, and doors can now be controlled by age.
ROSSETUP allows the sysop to enter a lower and upper age limit. If the user
is younger than the lower limit or older than the upper limit for an area or
door, no access will be allowed. By default, new entries will be created
with 0 for the