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TELIX-SQUARE package by Inge Vabekk (soft-ACE). Version 1.4.
CHANGES in version 1.5
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║ There are a few error corrections: ║
║ ---------------------------------- ║
║ 1. The LOGON script did not manage to log in properly to ║
║ PCBoard systems at 9600 baud or higher. The reason for ║
║ this was partly a tricky modem (TBK 9600+), partly that ║
║ the script was not fast enough. This has now been fixed. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 2. If the password was not interpreted correctly by a ║
║ PCBoard system, the script would stop while PCB waited ║
║ for the password again. This has now been fixed. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 3. Fixed the EXIT script so that the correct EXIT status ║
║ shows on the status line. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 4. Voice calls are now supported. Instead of specifying the ║
║ name of a script in the script field of the phone direc- ║
║ tory, specify the word 'VOICE' (no quotes). When dialing ║
║ a number, you can control your next actions with the ║
║ phone and keyboard. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 5. The FINDIAL$ program could not find BBS entries with a ║
║ higher speed setting than 19200. This was due to integer ║
║ overflow. The appropriate variables have been changed to ║
║ long type. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 6. When logging "new files" lines could sometimes be dupli- ║
║ cated, and sometimes lost. This happened especially when ║
║ using high speeds (above 2400 baud). A new method has ║
║ been implemented, which resolves the problem. ║
║ If you see the filename "TEMP.SQR", this is an interme- ║
║ diate log file used for the process. This file is kept ║
║ until the next "new files" request (when it's deleted ║
║ and recreated), but you may delete it any time you wish. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 7. When uploading a file in PCBoard 14.5, the file is ║
║ assumed to be private for that conference. Now, if you ║
║ don't specify a conference for the file (#:conf) the ║
║ script will leave whatever conference it's in before ║
║ uploading, thus returning to "Main Board". Remember that ║
║ it will *stay* in that conference for the *next* upload, ║
║ unless you specify another conference for it. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ There are a few additions: ║
║ -------------------------- ║
║ 1. With PCBoard systems, files for download may be password ║
║ protected. If you know the password, you can now include ║
║ it in your NAME.DAT file, with the keyword "FPASS". You ║
║ can also include it in the download command file, in the ║
║ format "&password" (without quotes). Thus you can give a ║
║ new password for each file (the new password must be ║
║ specified *before* the file name, and will be the de- ║
║ fault password until the next one is read, or you start ║
║ Telix(_Square) again, re-reading the NAME.DAT file. ║
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CHANGES in VERSION 1.4
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Error corrections and improvements: ║
║ ----------------------------------- ║
║ 1. The name of the download log file has been changed from ║
║ MYPROGS.LOG to DOWNLOAD (no extension). This shall be ║
║ done automatically by the installation procedure, but ║
║ if this fails you should do it manually. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 2. The scripts now update the file list automatically each ║
║ time you're connected, but maximum once per day. Dupli- ║
║ cates can and will be stored, however, and files that ║
║ are deleted on the BBS will not be deleted from the ║
║ list, so it's a good idea to get an updated file list ║
║ from time to time anyway. ║
║ The file FILELIST.BBS contains a list of BBSes and their ║
║ corresponding file list names. When you find the name of ║
║ the file list for a given BBS, you should add it to this ║
║ file. If you download this file from the BBS, its name ║
║ will NOT be stored in the DOWNLOAD file. However, when ║
║ you have got the file list you should delete the name ║
║ from your WISH.LST file, or you'll get it again the next ║
║ time you log in to the same BBS. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 3. The scripts now make a new log file for each BBS you're ║
║ calling. The name of the log file is LOG\<SHORT>, where ║
║ <SHORT> is composed of the 8 first characters (A-Z) of ║
║ the BBS name. If the LOG directory does not exist, it's ║
║ created automatically under the TELIX main directory. ║
║ Note that the log files are now re-used; you do not have ║
║ to delete them to save disk space. However, you'll have ║
║ to save any log file that you want to investigate later. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 4. The NAME.DAT file can now contain comments, so you don't ║
║ have to delete them while editing the supplied sample ║
║ file. You can add comments as well, by using "{" to ║
║ start a comment and "}" to stop. Comments can NOT be ║
║ nested, but they can appear anywhere in a line, even in ║
║ the middle of a keyword. However, there can only be ONE ║
║ comment per line. This means that if you need to USE the ║
║ "{" or the "}" characters in a line, make a comment ║
║ before them: ║
║ {this is a comment}{This is NOT a comment}. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 5. Some variables were saved in softkeys. This stole some ║
║ keys from the user. Another method has been implemented. ║
║ You can now define your own setting of all softkeys. ║
║ However, the f1-f10/12 keys should contain the names of ║
║ some of the Telix_Square scripts. You can define their ║
║ settings in the NAME.DAT file, but if not, the settings ║
║ defined in you current setup will be used. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 6. Some subroutines now used in several scripts have been ║
║ extracted to be in scripts of their own. This prevents ║
║ redundancy and saves memory space, which is limited. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 7. Telix_Square now checks that crucial scripts are avail- ║
║ able before starting to call BBSes. ║
╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 8. An option to exit from Telix after calling the BBS(es) ║
║ has been added. This makes timed calling of several ║
║ BBSes at different times a lot easier. This setting can ║
║ be toggled at any time by executing the "EXIT" script, ║
║ or by pressing Alt-X while you're online. ║