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Current version in effect - ESC 1.5 (1.54)
PLEASE NOTE:
This list starts with the earliest version updates and
progresses to the latest. Some updates are superseded by
later changes, thereby nullifying them. Perhaps it would be
best to read this file from bottom to top.
3/20/92
Here's the latest change: 16:25
Added two more options. Binkmode and Routing...
Binkmode allows you to choose whether Binkley will come up
in the unattended or attended mode. This ONLY applies to a
POINT setup and ONLY from the MAIL MENU. POLL always comes
up in the ATTENDED (BT MAIL) mode.
Routing allows you to choose to route all mail through your
Boss or go direct. Of course you have to have the nodelist
entries to support Direct routing.
DELETE BINKLEY.LNG - Esc needs to write a new one.
Copy ESC.EXE over your old one. Type ESC at your DOS prompt.
You will be told you have a GRUNDGED CONFIG. Not to worry.
Choose the "System" menu and examine the new options. When
you're done write out the pertinent files listed below.
NOTE the warning to delete your BINKLEY.LNG!
BE SURE TO DELETE - BINKLEY.LNG and have ESC write out the
BINKLEY.CFG - ROUTE.CFG and MAIL.BAT.. You can leave all
else alone.
3/21/92
18:00
Route.Cfg is now parsed when rewriting it from the file Pick
menu. Custom edits above the ; World Control line are saved.
3/24/92
07:30
Picklist menu changed. Blocks which replaced check marks
have been replaced with blank spaces to avoid checked file
confusion. Also, ESC.CFG check remains sticky. It has to
be deleted manually. This is an attempt to keep someone
from changing a file but not have the change recorded in
the ESC.CFG.
3/30/92
00:00
Mail.bat now requires DOTHIS.COM instead of ASK_BAT.
ForwardTo and ForwardFrom have been commented out in the
Squish.Cfg.
3/31/92
23:15
Added second address line to squish.cfg as per Bill
Eastman's observation. Incorporated version and point
type (3d / 4d) into esc.cfg for future processing. fixed
display (window) problem in editor mode (escape key).
4/01/92
17:15
Corrected informational errors in docs and programs
concerning SQSet. Cleaned up some online info, making
it more comprehensible (hopefully). Trimmed some coding
in the setup module.
4/02/92
08:00
Changed NEWAREA.EXE to accept -a command line switch.
Now allows user to manually add new areas to configs.
Updated ESC.EXE to create new MAIL.BAT which puts this
feature (AREAMAN) into it. Updated to docs for feature.
Added version detection module. Fixed MAIL.BAT display.
4/03/92
17:00
Added outbound file detection to Mail menu. ESC only
checks for version NUMBERS (not letter extension) for
total rebuilding of configuration. Rebuilds will only
occur for radical upgrades.
4/04/92
09:15a
esc13.e
Removed outbound file detection from mail menu.
I forgot that outbound bundles are zeroed rather than
deleted, Oops.. Added a new feature to the Squish
menu from the Mail menu. LSTAREA, lists the echoareas
found in the squish.cfg.
4/08/92
06:33a
esc1.3i
Repaired SETSIZE to sort message area size figures
as well as the names. The area numbers could be entered
out of chronological order and then sorted. Setsize was
not moving the size values with the area numbers.
Added a DIRECT mode from the MAIL menu for direct calls.
Removed the BINKMODE from the system editor because of
the feature just mentioned. Broke the second menu into
two parts because it was getting too large. "Tried" to
make them clearer. Also edited the help information.
4/18/92
07:10a
esc1.3p
NEWAREA.EXE now handles the duties of XAREA.EXE. Xarea
has been discarded. Changed MAIL menu to implement the
change. Broke the Squish menu in two. Also added BONK
as a nodelist editor item to the new third menu. Made
some cosmetic changes to the MAIL menus. Found that I
had broken the ADDMAN feature to wipe out all area
entries in the MAIL.BAT after running it (YIKES!). Fix
it..
4/25/92
04:00a
esc1.3t
Thanks to Bret Johnson of 1:226/1140 the following
obscure problem was pointed out and remedied.
NEWAREA.EXE now handles long area names and parses them
in an attempt to make a unique filename for squish. Was
having a problem with internet type news group names.
GOLDED message editor support added.
Reworked HELP messages in mail.bat
Fixed option Y and Z to allow toggle if 4d (NODE)
settings were chosen.
5/25/92
01:51p
esc1.4
Significant changes required an additional parameter
to be inserted in the esc.cfg. Therefore Esc has to
be run from scratch, wiping out old files. Here are
the major changes.
1. Version 7 nodelist support (Jim Allonby's request)
This means that Qnode must be present rather than
Parselst and Qsort. Compile time was greatly reduced.
Bonk 1.74 must be used to edit Esc's nodelist.
2. 4d points are fully supported now instead of the
old kludge of faking it in with the NODE setup.
3. User input barriers should keep unusually long
answers from munging the program.
4. Msged 2.1 features added to configuration.
5/29/92
08:13a
esc1.41
Added the new Binkley 2.55 language file support.
Thanks for sending it Bret Johnson!
5/30/92
10:15p
esc1.43
Fixed system type conversion bugs (hope) and added
Esc menu hotkey/coldkey *) option.
6/2/92
08:30p
esc1.44
Fixed sharing violation. <blush>
6/4/92
12:20a
Found some rewrite errors for the password and
pointnet. Changed DOTHIS so DOTHIS- is no longer
needed by adding a hotkey toggle (*h). Having an
intermittent problem with the boss not being found
in the nodelist after Qnode does its thing. Seems
running Qnode a second time fixes it ???
6/12/92
11:00
esc1.46
Added WIMM support.
Added Xlaxnode support.
Now saves and implants message and squish area
declaration from old configuration into upgrade.
Changed Newarea.exe to list static message barrier
information (ie -$m250) along with area name.
7/11/92
10:14p
esc1.47
Added YABOM support.
Now saves the function declarations from Msged.Cfg
Supports DOMAIN addressing.
Node setup handles 4d points
Bugs hammered (still on the hunt though).
7/24/92
10:08a
esc1.48
Fixed Newarea.exe.. If Msged and Squish message area
declaration were out of sync the Msged.cfg wasn't
being updated correctly.
Added a SWAP DRIVE question in the setup and option in
the Esc Editor mode. Squish, Binkley, Msged and Golded
will all use it. Esc now creates a separate editor
batch file called Msgedit.bat for Binkley (in the
unattended mode), which will call it up if ALT E is
pressed. Esc creates a GOTMAIL.BAT for Binkley which
can be utilized by removing the semicolon before the
binkley token AFTERMAIL. This would be of primary
interest if you want your mail to be automatically
tossed after it is received (binkley unattended mode).
Esc creates an OKFILE.LST for node setups. Added the
OKFILE token to the Binkley.cfg to support it.
Changed the Esc Picklist menu/display. Incorporated
the non changing batch files into one item called
MISC FILES. A few other files are also incorporated
into other items on the picklist to save space and
simplify the appearance.
7/24/92
10:25a
esc1.49
Added a TIMER function to the 3rd screen of the
MAIL menu. This allows up to 20 user set times for
Esc to poll out.
Changed all calls from NEWAREA.EXE to ESCUTIL.EXE
due to the significant change to it and to avoid
confusion on older setups. Esc now deletes the
NEWAREA.EXE and (DOTHIS-.COM) on an update install.
Currently working on an automatic message generator
for new setups.
7/28/92
08:16
esc1.49*
Georges Troupin of 2:293/2201 reported a squish file
name creation bug in which the '.' is retained in
the AREA: name IF it is under 8 characters in length.
I believe it is fixed with this addition to the code.
{
/* NO '.' in filename */
if(strchr(newar, '.')!=NULL) *strchr(newar, '.') = '_';
}
Also, the recommendation for Qnode to produce the
fidouser.lst was taken. Esc must now be able to find
QNODE.EXE and QIDX.EXE.
7/29/92
13:01
esc1.49*
Added inbound mail detection to the timer. If mail
has arrived after a timed poll has occurred, the word
'InBound' will appear on the little timer display.
It also appears that the creation of (short) new area
names which have periods imbedded in them are being
created correctly now.
8/1/92
12:35
esc1.50
The EscTimer can save a list of poll times and offer
to use them on subsequent calls.
8/3/92
1:32a
esc1.51
Renamed DOTHIS.COM to ESCDO.COM .. fixed the scan
code key problem.. Replace the bell error with a
chirp.
Added VIEWLOG option to menu #2 to view the binkley
log (if it exists).
Altered the order of the files written from the
picklist.
8/5/92
12:57p
esc1.51
Finally fixed the EscTimer display. Added Crash Poll
feature to EscTimer. Added comments to display about
editing the ESCTIMER.LST with a text editor.
Added search for USERNAME to the Golded backup
module. Otherwise, USERNAME wouldn't be updated on
consecutive re-writes of the Golded.cfg.
8/7/92
11:30a
esc1.51
Added the domain to the boss' address in the binkley
config file. Thanks Mike Christian for supplying
that information.
8/8/92
10:30a
esc1.51
Added LIST Squish and Msgtrack log options to the #2
menu (if they exist). Changed the ESCUTIL.EXE cosmetics
and removed the query to update each control file
separately. It now asks to update the ESC all control
files (at once) instead.
Optimized some code in the ESC.EXE concerning repeated
statements.
8/9/92
10:56p
esc1.51
Changed Route.Cfg to route WORLD to host rather than
Z:ALL. Found Squish was placing mail destined for other
zones in their own directory rather than routing thru
host system.
8/12/92
1:40p
esc1.51
Changed the way the ROUTE.CFG is built for both points
and nodes.
Added nodelist directory option to the NODELIST
menu.
8/13/92
2:30p
esc1.51
Cleaned up some coding and worked at some bullet
proofing (ha). Found a major bug in the NoArc
option and exterminated it (I hope). Sorted out the
routing further and updated the docs by adding the
ROUTING section.
8/15/92
5:00a
esc1.51
Added the ability to define added areas using
the ADDMAN function as local and unbounded by
appending either an asterisk (*) or /# to the
end of the areaname. The # representing digits.
So far, if an area is defined as local it will
also be unbounded (no static message limit).
The function doesn't permit defining an area as
a local area with a static limiter. I may add
that feature although a local area can be
adjusted now with the SETSIZE function.
Hopefully fixed the loss of the color statements
from the Msged.Cfg routine (when using the color3
option).
8/18/92
2:15pm
esc1.52b
1.msg is created on a new setup in the NETMAIL
subdirectory (if it exists) and addressed
back to 157/534 for verification of
installation.
8/20/92
12:02am
esc1.52b
Changed 1.msg name to 32767.msg.
Added AUTOTOSS option to the BOSSNODE change
menu. Fixed an annoying feature which dumps
you back to the beginning of the setup if you
press the escape key at the picklist writeout
menu. It now moves you to the EDITOR menu.
Fixed a problem concerning recurrent loading
of ansi.com in the MAIL.BAT. Error Spotted by
Chris Mann (thanks Chris).
Added POLLTRIES to the BOSSNODE change menu.
AUTOTOSS and POLLTRIES are volatile items in
that they are in effect only during the current
editing/writing session. Each time the ESC
editor is invoked, those defaults are displayed
@ default value. They may be changed and the
change will be written to the appropriate file
but a subsequent write will put those values
back to default.
8/22/92
7:11am
esc1.52b
Added item 'K' - POLLMKR to menu #3.
Allows you to make either a normal or crash zero
length file in the outbound for any address you
wish. An almost insignificant item except for
those who have a need for it. One reason to use
it is to slow down the intervals for polling.
Another would be for use with event flags.
8/24/92
8:54am
esc1.52
Added SBC (set binkley colors) option to the
2nd menu. Changed the appearance of the menus.
Fixed the (out of 157) net AutoMatic Message
addressing problems. Updated the docs and
cleaned up some code.
8/26/92
3:52am
esc1.52
Automessage now reads the netmail area and numbers
one up from high message.
Added Ansi console options instead of Ansi.com
or nothing. DVansi is now one of the toggles.
Added Ansi control section to dox.
8/30/92
2:39pm
esc1.53b
Released Esc 1.52 into the SDS yesterday.
Trimming down for 1.53b. No longer writes the
Areas.BBS, Poll.bat and DoMsged.bat files. They
were superfulous. Removed "most" references to
Os2.
9/4/92
8:50am
esc1.53b
Added NetArea Type option to BOSS change menu per
suggestion by Jim Allonby. This (volatile) toggle
permits the default netmail area type (*.msg for
a NODE or squish for POINTS) to be overidden. Now
Working on a concise way to make these settings
permanent. I don't want to add them into the over
laden config.
9/5/92
6:12am
esc1.53b
Cleaned Escutil a little. Fixed the strange
display problem with the timer list as it moved.
It seems the remedy is to NOT let the clock be
updated if the list is about to move.
9/5/92
11:01pm
esc1.53b
Made all settings non volatile. Netarea type,
autotoss, polltries and wimm status are captured
in the esc.cfg and restored when bringing up Esc.
9/11/92
4:06pm
esc1.53b
Added UUCP item to BOSS menu section.
AutoToss toggle now affects Binkley in the
unattended mode.
9/13/92
12:14pm
esc1.53b
Amended the Squish.Cfg so the :
;DO NOT REMOVE OR ALTER THE ESC MAXMSG LINE BELOW!!
;ESC MaxMsg = -$m200
signal is no longer required. Static message base
size is now handled from the Esc.Cfg entirely.
9/14/92
10:19am
esc1.53b
Added to the PollMkr function. Now allows for all
flavors of flo files, f/reqs and f/attach.
The second half of the scan codes are no longer
displayed with associated invalid keypresses in ESC
and ESCDO.
Change chirp in Esc and Escdo WoW!
9/22/92
12:51pm
esc1.53b
Added Comm fossil option to setup mode and SYSTEM
menu. NONE - for those who load their fossil from
the config.sys or autoexec.bat. This just leaves a
blank line in the pertinent batch files which ESC
creates.
Added code to detect for a non Esc golded.cfg (sigh).
This should keep unwanted parms from being pulled in
when Esc parses an old golded.cfg which isn't its
own.
Found and omitted a bug in the msged backup module
concerning the Uucp statement.
9/26/92
1:22pm
esc1.53b
Do to conflicts in the past with the Golded.Cfg. Esc
now scans any Golded.Cfg file found in the same
directory. If it doesn't appear to have been created
by Esc, it gets backed up and rewritten.
Added Auto Answer option (BOSSNODE) menu.
Xlaxnode.ctl now keeps dialing and password info in
tact.
9/30/92
3.17am
esc1.54
Added timeout function to ESCDO. Uses !n somewhere
in the argument list. 'n' is a decimal figure which
represents a number of seconds escdo waits before
defaulting to the first errorlevel from the list.
10/1/92
3:00am
esc1.54
Sent to Treasure Island to be released into the SDS
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