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Welcome to the SuperBBS 1.16 !
!!! If you are converting from SuperBBS 1.15 (or older) to 1.16, be sure
to run 115TO116.EXE to convert message area informatrion from config to
BOARDS.BBS file. !!!
This official 1.16 is only a minor update for registered SysOps who have
been running 1.16 Gamma-3, but when compared to 1.15 this version could
be regarded as a major upgrade. We have already started to program 1.17,
so stay tuned!
There has been some problems with understanding the meaning of the
????????.SCC files. I hope that the following will describe the
????????.SCC files :
---
Starting from SuperBBS 1.15 official release we are using our new
registration validation technology. SBBS checks first the registration
key, if it's valid then SBBS will scan through the ????????.SCC file to
find SysOps name from there. If the name is not found, SBBS will _not_
work at all (a lockup happens).
The new releases will always include the newest ????????.SCC file which
includes _every_ SysOp who have registered SBBS before the release. When
some new SysOp registers SBBS he/she will get the registration code _AND_
an updated ????????.SCC file. Also, the newest ????????.SCC file is
always available from 2:220/620 as SBBSREGS.ZIP (.SCC file _must_ always
be distributed in packed format and then extracted to the main SBBS
directory). So once you have got an updated ????????.SCC file you never
have to worry about it anymore.
If someone is using a different code than listed in our code generator
(of course, nobody should do that) SBBS will _not_ start.
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And now the list of the new features compared to SuperBBS 1.15 :
- New message boards configuration
The message base config is now separated from the CONFIG.BBS. This means
that multinode systems need only to edit one message base config and the
changes will affect all the nodes. There is an option in config (in the
paths submenu) to keep separate BOARDS.BBS files for single nodes.
There are also some new options configurable for each message area :
- Short QWK name = 12 characters long QWK name. If empty, area
is not available via the QWK system
- Minimun age = Minimum age required to access the area
- Group = To which group the area belongs
- Allow delete = Allow users without SysOp access to delete
their own messages
- Allow taglines = Allow taglines in the area
- Template = Is the area available via menu templates
- 8Bit to 7Bit = Convert 8Bit characters to 7Bit ones in the
area.
- Force mail chk = Always include this area in the mail checi
- Reply status = 1) Normal.
2) Netmail. Replies must be posted via as
netmail messages, not to current echo
mail area.
3) Netmail/normal. The user might select
whether he/she wants to post a normal
reply or a netmail reply.
4) No replies at all are allowed.
When using netmail reply options, be sure that you have defined a netmail
board from config and that your users have at least write access to that
area.
There is also BOARD2CF.EXE included in this package. This little program
can be used to insert infromation from BOARDS.BBS to CONFIG.BBS (for the
3rd party programs). CONFIG.EXE also updates the current CONFIG.BBS (the
one in the directory where BOADRS.BBS was loaded from) file always when
message areas are edited.
- Added a node chat
Now SuperBBS has a built-in node chat! This chat is really easy to
install. First you should use menutype 100 (without any parameters) to
create one permanent conference. Then by using menutype 99 without any
parameters it's possible to chat between nodes.
Menutype 100 (without parameters) can be used to create conferences.
Only users with SysOp access are allowed to create permanent conferences
(which are NOT removed when the last user has exited chat). There should
be at least one permanent conference.
Menutype 100 with /D parameter is used to deleted conferences.
- Added an option to disable hotkeys
It's now possible to use SBBS in "non-hotkeyed" mode. There is a new
menutype 98 which can be used to toggle hotkeys ON/OFF. New control code
ctrl-f-/ shows whether hotkeys are enabled or not. It's also config
defineable whether hotkey are forced ON/OFF or asked from new users.
- Added file flagging
It's now possible to flag files for download while looking the file list.
That can be done simply by pressing "F" in the filelist more prompt.
A new menu type has been added, too :
Menutype 95 :
Without data it can be used to remove files from the "flag to download
list".
With optional parameter "/S" (without quotes) menutype 95 just shows a
list of flagged files
- Added an option for a separate upload path in template menues :
It's now possible to use a separate path for uploads in template menues. If
you want to use an own path for uploads (not same path as for downloads)
start list name field with a '*' character and then insert the full path.
For example :
Directory : C:\FILES\SUPERBBS
List path : *C:\FILES\UPLOADS
Files for download would be searched from directory C:\FILES\SUPERBBS but
uploaded files would be placed to C:\FILES\UPLOADS directory.
- Added an option to show any text files at logon
It's now possible to show any text files to your users at logon. If you
create an ASCII file named ANSIF.CTL then SBBS will show all text
files listed in ANSIF.CTL to user at logon. If SBBS detects string
WAITENTER, then SBBS asks user press enter.
Your ANSIF.CTL could look like :
LOGON
IMPORT
WAITENTER
C:\SUPERBBS\SBBSHQ.TXT
If you don't include the extension, then SBBS shows ANSI file (ie.
LOGON.ANS) if user has ANSI, otherwise ASCII file (ie. LOGON.ASC) is
shown.
- Added an option to check NEWS.A?? file date
There is now an option in config to enable NEWS.A?? date checking.
If this option is enabled, then NEWS.A?? is shown only if it has been
updated since user last call.
- Added support for default protocol
Your users can now choose a default protocol which is always automaticly
used when the user performs a file transfer. The default protocol can be
selected with new menutype 97. Also, a new control code CTRL-F-& has been
added to show users default protocol. There is also an option to ask the
default protocol from new users automaticly.
- Developed line editor quoting a lot of further
Line editor quote mode is now configurable from the config. There are
three different options :
1) No quote = Never allow quote in the line editor
2) Normal = As it was before 1.16. The whole message will be
quoted automaticly.
3) Intelligent. This one is the suggested mode! If the quote is set to
the intelligent mode, user can quote the original message line-by-line
when he/she starts replying AND the message can be quoted while writing
the reply (either by pressing CTRL-L while writing the message or by
choosing <Q>uote from the line editor command line).
- Increased AKA limit
It's now possible to use up to 10 AKA's with SuperBBS.
- New option for mail check
There is now an option to use only areas which has been toggled "ON" in
combined in mail check. There is new menutype 96 which can be used to
choose whether user wants to use combined boards in mail check or not.
New control code ctrl-f-% shows whether combined mail check is enabled or
not.
- New option for new files check
It's now possible to use a separate da