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Robocomm 4.2b
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o Fixed problem with Zmodem resumes in terminal mode.
o Added NOASK command to ROBO environment variable for those who
simply cannot stand Robocomm "Quit to DOS at completion of
Agenda" question.
o Fixed problem when pressing F5 to edit an extended phone number
list immediately after changing the value of the field.
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Robocomm 4.2a
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o Fixed problem that would cause Robocomm to think that it was
connected at 1200 when the modem returns a CONNECT 12000
message. This was only a problem if the "Allow connects at
lower speeds" option was set to NO.
o Changed COMMENT.FRM merging routines to wrap the extended
description properly in all instances.
o Fixed problem accessing TomCat via "!" when a conference was
defined.
o Fixed problem with FILE_ID.DIZ already existing when shelling to
FIXFILE.BAT and no COMMENT.FRM is defined.
o Changed hard-coded Wildcat prompts for uploading to " #1"
and " #2".
o Re-compiled with a new (faster?) version of the DBFNTX
database driver.
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Wildcat! Specific Changes
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o Full Wildcat 3.5 compatibility has been added. To enable this,
you must select "Wildcat 3.5" from the pop-up "BBS Type" menu on
the Directory-BBS screen and reset the prompts using the
"Default" option on the prompt definition screens for the
desired systems. It's *essential* that the prompts and BBS type
are set properly for correct operation on Wildcat 3.5 systems.
o Added full support for all 8 international date formats
supported by Wildcat. Use the "Default Date Format" option on
the general configuration screen to set the format that will be
used to display and get all dates throughout the program and use
the "Date Format" option on the individual BBS screens to
control the date format that is used when scanning file lists
and interacting with the BBS.
NOTE: If you set a "Default" date format, you must use that
format when specifying an agenda start date on the command line.
International Customers: Please accept my apologies for not
realizing that this would be a problem. All of the program's
features should now function appropriately if the correct date
format is set. - Dan
o Changed default prompts for Wildcat systems to Wildcat 3.5.
Renamed the old DEFAULT.WPF file to WC30-32.WPF, which now
contains the correct prompts for Wildcat 3.0, 3.01 and 3.02
systems.
o Changed the default Wildcat Mail door command assigned when
adding new systems to "T" for Wildcat 3.5 compatibility.
o Modified the NEWFILES.DAT parsing routines to filter out any
ANSI codes when processing a QWK packet that came from a Tomcat
3.5 door. You will see the contents of the NEWFILES.DAT in the
terminal window while the list is being processed. Please do
not be alarmed. You are not connected to the BBS during this
process.
o Added code to allow Robo to navigate directly to the TomCat door
during logon on Wildcat 3.5 systems. To enable this support,
you must make sure that the BBS type is set to "Wildcat 3.5" and
that the 1st scheduled item on the agenda is a "Get Mail" or
"Send Mail" item. Robo will preface your login name with a "!"
to indicate its desire to access the TomCat mail door directly.
NOTE: The sysop must enable this "Fast Logon" capability for
your security level. If you see Robo sending the "!" character
at the front of your name, but you still end up at the main
menu, then you don't have access to this feature.
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Script File Changes
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o This release contains an updated VAMPIRE.RS script file. If you
have experienced a problem with this script when run from within
a PCBoard conference, then please re-create the associated
agenda items and make sure to specify the desired conference as
a number, and not as a name.
o Created QWKMAIL.RS, a script offering an alternative to the Get
and Send Mail agenda items. This script allows you to define an
alternate ID for the QWK ID, enabling sysops who make mail runs
to a BBS under two names or His/Hers installations to run
without needing to make two Robocomm installations. Also, can
be configured to keep a separate log of the mail run, and can be
set to hang up after sending the REP packet.
o Created KEYWORDS.RS which can be used to automatically upload a
keyword file to a Qmail 4.0 door before your mail downloads.
See the comments in the script file for usage instructions.
o Created MEGAMAIL.RS - An easy to use script to do a MegaMail
mail run using the internal protocols. For MegaMail runs, this
script should be used as a replacement to PCBoard's "M" agenda
item.
o Created WCRELAY.RS - To perform a Wildcat! PCRelay mail run.
o Updated the previously released RPT_SCAN.RS to enable Robocomm
to process the files listed in the first QWK packet downloaded.
o Updated the VAMPIRE.RS script to make it clear that you must use
a conference number, not name, if you run this script and wat to
specify a conference.
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General Changes
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o Added support for a 57600 bps DTE link.
o Modified the code to close all data files before calling the
configured mail reader. This should reduce file handle
availability problems.
o Added FILE_ID.DIZ and DESC.SDI support. This beta comes with
new versions of two popular batch files: FIXFILE.BAT (supplied
as FIXFILE.NEW) and TESTFILE.BAT (supplied as TESTFILE.NEW).
Basically, what happens is that Robocomm deletes any FILE_ID.DIZ
and DESC.SDI files that may exist in the Robocomm directory
before calling either of these batch files. After calling the
batch files, when control returns to Robocomm, Robo first looks
for FILE_ID.DIZ then DESC.SDI in the Robocomm directory. If it
finds either file, then it will be imported into the appropriate
Downloaded Files database entry.
NOTE: To enable this feature, you must either look into
TESTFILE.NEW and FIXFILE.NEW to see how the appropriate files
are moved into the Robocomm directory and implement the
technique in your customized batch files, or you must rename the
.NEW files to .BAT files and use them.
o Modified file download routines to automatically override the
configured file download protocol and use GIFDOWN.BAT when
downloading a GIF file. If GIFDOWN.BAT is not found in the
Robocomm directory, then Robocomm will use the configured
protocol.
o Added the environment variable ROBODIR to the set of variables
created when Robo shells out to DOS for outside functions. The
variable will contain the complete drive and path to the
Robocomm home directory. (Used in the TESTFILE and FIXFILE