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Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.97c ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
11 December 91
o Added support for notifying all users that new personal mail is waiting
when messages are left with the @user@ macro. FeatherNet now creates a file
called "userdate" which keeps the information needed to notify users of
new @user@ messages waiting. You need to manually update (delete unnecessary
entries) in this file from time to time. I recommend once every 30-45 days.
o Added support for virtually ANY bi-directional file transfer protocol. A
new parameter has been added to the 'fnetprot.dat' file which indicates
whether or not a prootcol supports bi-directional transfers.
o Changed 'fnchk.exe' to support ZipLab in PCBoard(R) mode.
FNCHK.CFG is also changed. See the new fnchk.cfg instructions in fnet.doc
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.97b ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
25 November 91
o Fixed a bug which prevented reading or downloading from archives when not
'shelling' to dos.
o Fixed a bug which prevented downloading or reading files within an archive
after a file within the archive had been read.
o Fixed a bug in FNCFG.EXE which was preventing file directories from being
added properly.
o Added interim support for the HS/Link bi-directional File transfer protocol
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.97a ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
17 November 91
o Fixed a bug in the logoff after file transfer routine which prevented ENTER
from aborting the logoff.
o Fixed a couple problems with the full screen editor.
o Corrected a problem with deleted users not being able to leave the sysop a
Comment when they attempt to logon.
o Enhanced the Bulletin read command to allow reading All bulletins, new
bulletins, or to allow a text search of all bulletins to be performed.
o Corrected a problem in which the "F" keys would sometimes be disabed
after a file transfer.
o Added a parameter to the General Information #2 screen in FNCFG.EXE to
allow the sysop to Disable the auto ANSI detection at logon.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.97 ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
03 November 91
o Added full screen (Visual) editor
o Added Split Screen Chat Mode
o Enhanced FNFILER's capabilities
o Optimized and increased the speed of many functions and procedures.
o Added a "DOWN.WRN" file to be displayed when caller's use the "D" command to
download files.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.96 ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
05 September 91
o Fixed a problem with the time limit when downloading files. It would not
function properly unless a single file would take more time to download
from the bbs than use user had remaining for that day.
o Fixed a problem with the high message read not being properly updated for the
last conference number above 40.
o Added an 'upload.wrn' file which will be displayed to the user when the "U"
command is entered to upload files. This file must be located in the MAIN
bbs directory.
o Tweaked the estimated download time for 9600 baud connections to compensate
for higher throughput modems.
o Added color macro support for the file descriptions. This was done to allow
the use of utilities which COUNT the number of times a file is downloaded,
etc. DO NOT under any circumstance add a color macro to the first line of
a file description not in any addition line of description before the "|"
character which signifies the existence of an additional line of description
for a file.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.95 ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
30 August 91
o Modified 'transfer.dat' (file transfer log) output to be compatible with
existing utilities for 'download.txt' type files.
o Added Support for ARJ Archive Manipulations.
o Heavily modified FNCHK.EXE to allow any external program to test uploads
for security, authenicity, viral infection, etc.
o Optimized planty of the code for maximum speed with current compiler.
o Added a SWAP to Shell function which will allow FeatherNet to swap its
code out to expanded or extended(xms) memory or to disk suring shell
functions. If you have memory available, try the SWAP feature. You
must ensure have selected the "SHELL to Archive manipulations" option
for SWAP to be enabled during file transfers or archive functions.
o Added a configuration paramater for the sysop to specify the security level
required to archive messages.
o Created a companion 'FnetMail' .QWK mail door for use with FeatherNet BBS.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9h ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
01 August 91
o Fixed a problem with the private file transfers. They were not working in
most circumstances.
o Modified the code to support the FnetMail usage of the USERS file.
o Added support to the caller.log function to record all incorrect passwords
o Corrected a problem which prevented the download counter from counting
files downloaded from an archive.
o Fixed a problem with the 'external' file to test uploads. In some cases
the batch file was exited and fnchk never ran to perform its duties.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9g ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
14 July, 1991
o Improved FNETSM.EXE's handling of the conference flag. It was quite slow
in previous versions.
o FNFILER.EXE is much improved.
o Fixed a problem which caused a fatal error when a keyboard timeout had
occurred.
o Fixed a problem which resulted in a fatal error if the file 'lastname'
was 0 Bytes.
o Added support to display incorrect passwords when a user was logging on.
Additional Fixes on 07-16-91
----------------------------
o Corrected a bug in the download from archive function which always showed
a file selected for download as having 0 bytes
o Corrected a bug which caused erratic display of the caller.log file
from the wait for call screen under certain conditions.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9f ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
15 June, 1991
o Extended conference support to 512 conferences.
o Added color macros to the archive file viewing routine. Color will be
shown only if a caller has ansi capability.
o Fixed a problem with the (N)ew files search causing an infinite loop in
some situations.
o Modified message quoting function to allow delimited line numbers to be
entered when prompted for the starting line # to quote.
Example: Enter starting line # to Quote? 6;12
This response will cause lines 6-12 to be quoted if they exist in the
replied to message.
o Eliminated the caller's status of the first 40 conferences from the logon
statistics output.
o Fixed a problem which prevented callers from auto-joining conferences they
had added to their global scan settings.
o Fixed a problem with the node status not indicating a caller was
transfering a file when the sysop elects to SHELL to transfers.
o Added a (H)elp command to the Main, Conference, and File transfer areas.
o Changed the conference menu command (H) (set message pointers) to (L).
o Changed the main menu command (H) (hotkeys toggle) to (K)
o Fixed a problem with the command stacking when preparing to transfer files.
o Fixed a problem with the new message flags for conferences over 40. The wrong
conference was being flagged.
o Fixed a problem with dirndx.exe (file directory indexing utility) not
properly handling directories with no file descriptions.
News
----
o Full Screen Message editor is now in work and alpha test. Will be released as
version 3.9g by mid-July, 1991.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9e ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
14 May, 1991
o Added a fast INDEXED file directory search option which will search through
a sorted/indexed list of available file names to quickly verify a file
name during downloading or uploading. This index is created by the two
related programs - dndx.cfg.exe and dirndx.exe. See accompanying text file
for use of these programs.
Directories may be searched by the OLD dos directory method if desired. The
directory search method is selected in fncfg.exe (configuration / setup
utility)
o Added support for bimodem protocol. The users should ALWAYS select bimodem
download when using Bimodem due to the manner in which files are handles.
Also, you do need to specify the Bimodem data in the Feathernet file
transfer definition file for each node (fnetprot.dat).
o Added a private file transfer option.
(o) The newest version (*BETA*) is now fully operable with the
sysop able to allow users to perform private uploads with other
authorized users.
A flag is set and the user is automatically notified during the
logon process if any private files for him/her are waiting to be
downloaded. After a successful download the file is flagged as
received and will not be listed to the user again.
Users WILL see only files meant for them to be downloaded. No
user may download a file even if he enters the fiilename unless
it is in the private file transfer database with his/her name
attached.
Here is a rundown on how the PRIVATE file transfer function does
its job.
1. To enable the private file transfers (from user to user) the sysop
must run 'fncfg.exe' and set the option under the 'General
Information 2' heading. Then the sysop MUST define a dos file path
where the private files will be stored. This should ONLY be available
to the private file transfer function. Do not include this in an
'alternate download path' in fncfg.exe to prevent compromising the
security offered by the routine. Ensure you Save the configuration
with the "Y" answer and the private file directory will be created
for you.
2. Ensure the files 'privpack.com' and 'privutil.com' are also in the
dos path.
PRIVPACK.COM
RUN from each node directory to "REMOVE" obsolete (downloaded) file
information from the 'priv.dat' private file database.
PRIVUTIL.COM
RUN from each node directory to "ADD" files to or "DELETE" files
from the database.
Command Line: privutil <bbs "HOME" directory>
Example: privutil c:\fnet
3. The sysop MUST manually turn on a user's "private" file transfer flag
using fnetsm.exe.
4. An authorized user selects the private file transfer option by using
the (P) command from the file transfer command prompt.
Then he may:
(1) Download any files waiting for himself
(2) List a directory of any files waiting for himself
(3) Upload a file(s) to another authorized user
(Q) Quit to the main file transfer menu
Note: You MUST ensure you have the command "set dszlog=<NODE Directory Path>
(Example : set dszlog=c:\fnet\dszlog")
in your sr.bat file or in a batch file which calls sr.bat to load
FeatherNet. Without this setting downloads cannot be verified and
files will continue to be listed to the user even after a successful
download.
5. 'PRIV.DAT' will be created in the bbs HOME directory whenever the 1st
private file is transferred to another user.
o A problem with the color macros causing incorrect colorizing in messages
and text files has been resolved.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9d ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
27 April, 1991
o Corrected a problem with the auto-ansi detection routine.
o Added checks to the color macros to prevent errors when incorrect color
codes are entered.
o Added a routine from the Conference menu (K) to allow deletion of a message
from the main conference command prompt. Requires sysop/remote sysop
security level.
o Fixed a problem which prevented the Upload directory list file from being
displayed.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9c ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
24 April, 1991
o Reinstated the "C" command from the file transfer area. Its purpose
is to display the available file directory control files to utilize.
Two files - 'dmas.men'(ASCII) and 'dmasg.men'(ANSI) - must be created to
display the file control directory menus if desired.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9c ««
>>>>> UpDate Notice <<<<<
19 April, 1991
o Fixed a bug indiced in the 3.9c code which prevented users from being
notified mail was waiting in any of the lower 40 conferences.
o Added 'help' to fnetsm. When in the data entry mode press F1 for a
help screen with information on the data being entered.
Two new files are now required in the bbs HOME (where the 'users' file
is located) directory. They are 'fnetsm.hlp' and 'fnetsm.ndx'.
o Discontinued the "C" command from the file transfer area. Its purpose
was to display the available file directory control files to utilize.
Now, one must (J)oin a conference to access any file control directory.
The security levels for the various download paths in each directory are
still in effect.
So, a sysop may define separate file control areas for the various
conferences he configures.
o The 'dmas.men' and 'dmasg.men' files area now obsolete and may be
deleted.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9c ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
17 April, 1991
o On a recommendation by Wayne Greer, version 3.9c allows the sysop to
give a user access to a conference regardless of security level.
This is done utilizing 'fnetsm.exe' (Sysop User Maintenance Utility).
When editing any user record hold the ALT key and press the "M" key
(ALT-m) to edit the conference registrations for the user.
Note that the following conditions determine which conference a user
may join.
1. Any conference the user is 'registered' in using 'fnetsm.exe'
2. Any public conference with a read security less than or equal to
the user's security level.
3. New callers will be given access to ALL public conferences with a READ
security level equal to or lower than the security level assigned all
NEW users.
o Added "M" as an option from the file trannsfer area to return to the Main
Menu. The "Q" will still work.
o Eliminated a problem which caused the bbs to recycle if a non existent
directory control file was specified for a conference.
o Fixed a couple bugs in 'fnetsm.exe' and 'fncfg.exe' which was causing
the editing of numbers to have some unusual cursor positioning.
o See the file 'readme.now' for ** REQUIRED ** upgrade steps for version
version 3.9c from versions 3.9, 3.9a, or 3.9c.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9b ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
16 April, 1991
o Fixed a bug reported by Wayne Greer which allowed a user to continue with
a directory search for text or new files after the allowed time had expired.
This now correctly terminates if a user's time is expired.
o Added additional checks for expired time to quickly handle a logon in
which allowed time has expired.
o Found and fixed a bug which caused the bbs to recycle when a reverse message
read was attempted with a beginning message number lower than the actual
low message number for the conference.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9a ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
14 April, 1991
o Fixed a problem with the message reading routine which prevented
a user (non sysop / remote sysop) from editing a message he entered.
o Acted on a suggestion from Wayne Greer to skip any messages already read
by the automatic new message read function at logon when performing a
global NEW message read using the "*" command.
Note that Feathernet DOES NOT update the high message read pointer
for a conference when reading new personal messages when prompted that
mail is waiting at logon. If the pointer was updated the user could not
perform an (A)rchive new messages function or the Global new message
read or (N)ew message read functions correctly.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.9 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
10 April, 1991
o If upgrading to version 3.9 from an earlier version ensure you
carefully follow all applicable upgrade instructions in the file
'readme.now'.
If you are a NEW Feathernet sysop, configure the bbs
as directed in the 'fnet.doc' file and utilize 'fncfg.exe'.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.8 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
02 March, 1991
o Added the Chat status, Page Bell Status, and 'Allow New Callers' status
to status lines 24 and 25.
o Added the Sysop available for Chat Toggle to Function Key F1
o Added the Sysop Chat Bell (beep) toggle to Function Key F2
o Added the 'Allow New Users' toggle ( Open or Closed System) to the
Key Combination of ALT and "c". This means to hold the ALT key and also
press the 'c' (uncapitalized "c")
o Performed more optimization of the code.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.7 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
28 February, 1991
o Version 3.7 released due to several bug fixes made to version 3.5
o Fixed a problem in the file transfer area relating to archiving messages
for downloading which proved to be quite a blunder as the function
would not work if shelling to archive manipulations.
o Corrected a problem with aborted uploads of non-archived files (.exe,
.gif, etc). They were being treated as successful uploads and are now
correctly identified as ABORTED or partial uploads and if a 'dszlog' file
is present in the node directory with an entry for the file in the format
'dsz.com' or 'dsz.exe' utilizes, Feathernet will place the files in the
'hold' directory for resumption of the upload.
o Corrected a problem with the backspace function which created a fatal error
message causing the bbs to recycle to WFC when backspacing to column 1.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.6 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
25 February, 1991
o Version 3.6 released due to several bug fixes made to version 3.5
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.5 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
24 February, 1991
o Version 3.5 will complete the pre version 4.0 additions and modifications.
o Found a bug which prevented NON-Sysop status users from editing or deleting
messages they are allowed to. This is fixed.
o Added another parameter which a frontdoor can pass to Feathernet to
indicate a users baud rate at logon.
The new parameter is: /C:6
It is for a connection with a US Robotics HST at 14400 baud.
o Modified the 'fncfg.exe', 'fncfg.hlp' and 'fncfg.ndx' files to support the
change in the frontdoor parameters.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.5 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
22 February, 1991
o Added a flag to warn the sysop when attempting to run the bbs (even with
a local node (comm port 0) specified in the configuration)
Now the program will ALWAYS abort to dos if no fossil driver is detected
when Feathernet is run.
o Added a Quick Scan feature to the message conferences.
The format is 'Q Msg# +/-' or 'QQ Msg# +/-' or
Examples:
Q 2900+ (Performs a regular quick scan from msg# 2900 to the high msg)
QQ 2900- (Performs an abbreviated quick scan from msg# 2900 to the low msg)
o The command to return to the Main Menu from the Conference area is now
'M'. The old command was 'Q'.
o Did some fine tuning of the code for optimum performance.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.42 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
11 February, 1991
o Added support to allow the sysop or a remote sysop to change a message's
status from Public to Private or vice versa.
o Added support for editing of existing messages. The person who wrote the
message or any Sysop or remote Sysop may use this function. A message may
be edited immediately after it is read in whole or in part. The command
to edit an existing message is "E" from the "More" prompt.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.41 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
06 February, 1991
o Corrected a display inconsistency in the file 'tcalls' when the baud
rate is reported as '14400' on a USR HST Modem.
o One last minor bug fix!! When replying to a message line 24 (the first
status line at the botton of the screen) was being erased. This is
corrected.
o When a caller was logging on an incorrect time remaining was being sent
when reading the welcome file. This has been corrected. (The time remaining
is not displayed until after the complete logon sequence is completed.
Keep in mind:
The INTERIM address for Feathernet until May-June 1991 is:
Ron Pierce
1118 Mobley St.
Columbia, MS. 39429
==============================================================================
Feathernet BBS Version 3.38 - 3.40 UPGRADE Instructions
(Use if upgrading from version 3.37 or older)
This new code allows you to either search the actual dos directories
specified in the 'dirdata' file or the DIRxx files (file description
files).
Make a backup of the OLD dirdata file before you convert the file to
the new format. Noiw make a backup of the NEW 'dirdata' file for use
if you run fncfg.exe.
Now run 'dcvt.exe' from each node directory. (Where the 'dirdata'
file resides). This will convert your dirdata file to the
new format required by version 3.38 - 3.40.
That is all that is needed for conversion from fn337 to fn338-3.40.
Ron Pierce, Feathernet Software
==============================================================================
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.40 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
01 February, 1991
o Included a *BETA* release of a utility to be run from the bbs NODE directory
which will perform local uploads of ALL files in a command-line specified
directory. See 'local.txt' within the 'local10.zip' file included with
Version 3.40
o Corrected a problem with the download counters not being properly reset
when a download is aborted.
o Added support for 'LOCAL' uploads to the upload directory. This is done by
an external program called 'UPLOADER.EXE'. It should be invoked from either
a dos shell or from dos once the BBS is terminated. This program was
written to avoid adding additional code to the bbs program.
Remotely, 'UPLOADER' may be run utilizing DOORWAY.
o Added the time remaining to the 'MORE' prompts.
o Note that the INTERIM address for Feathernet is:
Ron Pierce
1118 Mobley St.
Columbia, MS. 39429
This will be until I complete school and settle in Jacksonville, FL. in
late May or June(1991).
o Modified the file search routines to allow headers in the DIRxx files which
can begin in the left margin (Columns 1-79).
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.38 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
26 January, 1991
o Added Support to speed up CD-ROM searched dramatically by allowing the
search for files when uploading ordownloading to be done from the directory
listing file for any directory if the sysop chooses. It is preferrable to
have non cd-rom drive searches from the dos directory.
o Fixed a problem with the shelling to configuration and user edit utilities
which often caused a 'bad command or file' error.
o Modified the ANSI detection notification at logon to simply ask if a user
desires ansi support once ansi is detected.
o See the file 'readme.1st' for important upgrade information and
instructions.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.37 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
09 January, 1991
o Fixes a problem in fncfg.exe which could cause the 'shell' commands to fail
when attempting to run 'fncfg.exe', 'fnetsm.exe', or 'fnfiler.exe' from the
WFC screen
o Improved the message routines a bit with some optimization of the code.
o Added fncfg.exe and fnfiler.exe to the Sysop's utility menu when pressing
the F6 Key.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.36 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
03 January, 1991
o Changed the message capture routine to write the captured messages in text
format ready for reading with a text editor or conversion to .QWK format
by a conversion utility compatible with PCBoard message capture format.
Note: PCBoard is a Registered Trademark of Clark Development Company, Inc.
o Added command stacking to the archive viewing routine.
Example:
V Z fn336-1 ;View contents of 'fn336-1.zip' from file transfer area.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.35 ««
>>>>> UpGrade Notice <<<<<
23 December, 1990
o Fixed a problem with the backS[ace function that caused unreliable
performance with certain terminal programs (Qmodem Especially)
o Fixed the problem with the 'srwelc1' and 'srwelc1g' files not properly
being displayed after being updated. These are the 'news' files.
o Added support to list during the logon sequence the bulletin numbers
which have been updated since the last call.
o Found that I had made an error in the backspace routine which was
apparently causing Qmodem users to think the backspace was not working.
Why only Qmodem? I do not know but I had to resort to a slower backspace
routine (a little slower anyway).
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.34 ««
>>>>> Bug Fix!! <<<<<
18 December, 1990
o A fatal error bug has crept into v3.34. It was in the routine which
updates the bottom line. It is now fixed. It caused a fatal,
unrecoverrable error. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
The problem wasn't noticed until a user was entering his password and the
bottom of the screen was being updated. It only occurred when the cursor
was at the bottom of the screen.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.34 ««
Upgrade Notice
15 December, 1990
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o Changed the bbs user editor utility into a user file utility only. The name
Is Still 'fnetsm.exe'
o Made a file directory utility called 'fnfiler.exe'. This now supports
any file directory size up to your available memory. Initially this is
functionally the same as the File manager in the OLD 'fnetsm.exe'.
(See the brief documentation file 'fnfiler.txt' for information on the
use of fnfiler.exe)
o A new batch file is now required in each NODE directory to which the
bbs will 'shell' when you select 'FNFILER' from the WFC screen.
The name is thus far 'hard coded' to 'filer.bat'. See the sample
'filer.bat' and edit to your system's configuration.
o Added support for when editing a message entering "/s" alone on a line
will immediately save the message without prompting.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.33 ««
Upgrade Notice
11 December, 1990
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o New file search commands:
'N S A' - Will search all directories for new files since last new files
search date.
'N S U' - Will search the upload directory for new files since last new
files search date.
'N S 3-9' - Will search directories 3-9 for new files since last new
files search date.
'N mmddyy A' - Will search for new files from the mmddyy specified in all
directories
'N mmddyy 3-9' - Will search directories 3-9 for new files since the date
specified in mmddyy.
'S FNET A' - Will search all directories for 'FNET' in filenames and
descriptions.
'S FNET 3-9' - Will search directories 3-9 for 'FNET' in filenames and
descriptions.
'S FNET 2 5 7 13' - Will search directories 2, 5, 7 and 13 for 'FNET' in
filenames and descriptions.
o Added the (P)rev command to the message reading routine to allow the
previous message to be read in either a reverse or forward read mode.
o Added support to re-read the current message. The command to do this is
"/".
o Added support in the message archive function to allow all flagged
conferences or only the current conference to be archived.
o Modified the message routines to all "SYSOP" or the person defined as
the sysop to read new mail addressed to either.
o Improved the speed of the mail waiting scan when a conference is joined.
o The Sysop may now designate in 'fncfg.exe' that com port 0 is to be used
by the Node being configured. This will mean that NO com port will
actually be utilized and that the Node is for local Sysop use only. The
'fossil' driver MUST still be loaded prior to running the bbs.
***********************
**** Coming Soon ****
***********************
o Feathernet BBS will soon have a MAJOR modification in the conference
configuration. The code will then support separate file transfer areas
for each conference if the sysop desires. The file directory listings
will be defined by the sysop with a specified file containing the
directory listing file names, download paths, and category name. This
will provide considerably more flexibility than the present file
management system.
o Paths and file names will be specified by the sysop in the configuration
for almost all the files Feathernet uses including menus, welcome files,
news files, logoff files.
o Ability for a user to 'buy' more time or download bytes online in
conjunction with the CCDoor by Feathernet Software. This could be
utilized by Sysops running in a subscription mode or normal mode.
o Ability to carry over all files flagged until the caller has downloaded
them, thus eliminating the need to re-list and re-flag the files on the
next call.
o Auto flag (kind of) where the user will upload (ascii) a text file with
file names the user wishes to download. Then the bbs will immediately go
into the download mode and send the files as long as the caller has ample
time left and download bytes available.
o Feathernet Full Screen Editor (FFSE) will be forthcoming in 1991. I am
sorry for the delay, but there have been other priorities which have
temporarily placed the FFSE on the 'back-burner'.
o Feathernet File Directory Manager (FNFILER.EXE) will be a utility to
effectively manage the bbs file directories with the following
functions included:
(1) Move uploaded files to appropriate disk directories
(2) Move the file descriptions of uploaded files to a directory listing the
Sysop chooses
(3) Edit file descriptions
(4) Option to add files found on disk not already included in the
directory listing
(5) Delete files from disk or descriptions from listing or both.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.32 ««
Upgrade Notice
07 December, 1990
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o Fixed the Waiting for Call Screen which was being incorrectly displayed
on monochrome monitors.
o Fixed display problems within the 'fnetsm.exe' and 'fncfg.exe' utility
programs. They were not working properly with a monochrome monitor.
o Added support for a security level to list USERS with the (U) command
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.31 ««
Upgrade Notice
01 December, 1990
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o Added support for each 'node' to define its own doors. Now each node MUST
have separate 'doors.dat', 'door.lst' and 'doorg.lst' files.
o Added Support to 'shell' to file transfers and archive manipulations if
the sysop desires.
Note that there MUST be three new files if this option is used:
ARCMZS.BAT }
ARCMLS.BAT } These are copyies of the 'ARCMx.BAT files without the 'sr'
ARCMAS.BAT } on the last line.
o Added support for a prompt at logoff if download flags are still set. This
is also an option in the setup/configuration.
o Added support for a prompt at logoff asking users if they wish to set
their message pointers to the high message in each conference. This is now
an option in th esetup whereas before it was hard-coded.
o Added support to allow the sysop to 'throw' users with a certain access level
into a door at logon.
o Modified and tweaked the 'waiting for call' screen options and added
a 'sysop help' file accessible with the 'F10' key.
o Added a necessary parameter to let Feathernet 'shell' to a fossil driver
'activation' batch file if the 'shell' to transfers is used.
o Added an option to allow the sysop to shell to a 'swap' utility to remove
most of the bbs from ram and free up memory when utilizing the shell to
dos option for file transfers. Leave the parameter blank if you do not
wish to use a 'swap' program.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
»» v3.30 ««
Upgrade Notice
25 November, 1990
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o Added new Sysop Friendly Call waiting Screen with arrow key / <ENTER>
operation.
o Added Support for 'usernet.dat' file for multiple node chat with a chat door
which supports this.
o ** New file 'fnconfig.bat' is now needed for each node of the bbs. This is
** for shelling to the 'fncfg.exe' configuration program from the waiting
** for call screen.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.21
Upgrade Notice
23 November, 1990
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o Main purpose of this release is to fix a problem with 'fncfg.exe'. The
program was found to be running out of data space and crashing when many
conferences, file directories and alternate download paths. The problem
was that a lot of memory was being taken by some 'junk' I was using for
testing and forgot to remove about a week ago.
o Including the program 'fntxted.exe' with the bbs. It will allow you to
edit the 'fnettext' file. Run 'fntcted.exe' from the main bbs directory.
o Added sysop definable upload time credit.
o Adjusted the 'password' routine to allow a 3 character password.
o Adjusted the 'Telephone #' routine to allow from 5 thru 13 characters
to support NON-USA telephone number formats
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.20
Upgrade Notice
20 November, 1990
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o This is a maintenance release which fixes a disastrous bug I implanted in
v3.17 or 3.18 when I was optimizing some code. It was messing up the reading
of the configuration files and causing the bbs to return to dos or recycle.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.19
Upgrade Notice
19 November, 1990
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o Modified the keyboard input routine to allow the 'ESC' key to be used
locally to enter ANSI messages. A future version will allow ansi messages
from remote also.
o Added a routine to allow a range of file directories to be listed or
searched. When prompted for the directories to list or search, an
entry such as "12-35" (quotes omitted) will tell Feathernet to list or
search directories 12 thru 35. Only those directories a user has
access to will be accessible.
This features may be combined with the "command stacking" Feathernet allows
in the file transfer area. Entering "f 10-13" from the file transfer menu
will cause directories 10 thru 13 to be accessed provided the user has a
sufficient security level for those directories.
From the main bbs menu or from the conference menu the command "f f 10-13"
will get the same results as the above example.
o Added a parameter in the configuration to allow the Sysop to always logon
locally in graphics mode. The default is NON-graphice mode.
o Added a parameter in the configuration to tell Feathernet to go Off Hook
when the program is terminated by pressing "X" from the "waiting for call"
screen.
o Changed the configuration program to allow the sysop to choose to save
the configuration only and not verify all paths. This is handy when
changes to the configuration are made and no new directory paths need
to be verified.
Note
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The configuration program ("fncfg.exe") must be run and the configuration
saved prior to running v3.19.
o Fixed a problem with the "srwelc1" and "srwelc1g" files which was causing
them to be displayed erratically. The exact problem was that my routine to
retrieve the time the file(s) were saved was not reporting the correct
file stamp time if it was between 1:00am and 9:00am.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.18
Upgrade Notice
16 November, 1990
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o Added 'move.com' to the archive. It has been inadvertently left out for
several releases. This utility moves aborted uploads into the 'holding'
directory. These uploads may be resumed with any protocol supporting
a 'resumed' file transfer. Note that this move.com is a unique Feathernet
file and you should not have any other executable file named 'move.exe'
or 'move.com' in your dos file path.
o Added support for 'flagging' files for download when searching or listing
file directories.
o Corrected a problem with the 'srwelc1' and 'srwelc1g' files not being
properly displayed.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.17
Upgrade Notice
14 November, 1990
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o Fixed a bug in the (D)ownload from archive command that caused the bbs to
recycle to dos when a user tried to download from an archive.
o Added security levels for these three commands:
[1] "F" from the main bbs menu or from a conference
[2] "D" from the file transfer menu or from the Archive manipulations area
[3] "U" from the file transfer area
The required security levels are now specified in the "fncfg.exe"
configuration program.
Note: A user without access to normal downloads may still download messages
archived with the "A" command from a conference. He will be returned to
the main menu after the transfer if he has NO access to the file transfers.
o Added a 'duplicate' uploaded file routine in 'fncfh.exe' which will prevent
any new uploads from overwriting existing files in the 'upload' directory
with the same name.
o Found a possible problem with the modem reset routine which might prevent
some 2400 baud modem from connecting at 2400 baud after a 1200 baud call
has been received. This has been corrected!
o Unregistered versions of Feathernet may now utilize 'doors'.
o The 'full screen editor' has taken a back-seat to other priorities. Since
Feathernet is PRODoor (by Samuel Smith) capable, hard-core FSE users should
find it not-to-annoying to utilize the FSE in Prodoor.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.16
Upgrade Notice
10 November, 1990
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o Added 'free' downloads
o Corrected a problem in the file transfer ratios which allowed a user
with "0" files or bytes allowed to have unlimited files/bytes.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.15
Upgrade Notice
07 November, 1990
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o Fixed a bug in the Script Questionaire which caused a user's name
to be lost when a script was run after returning from a door or
file transfer.
o Fixed a bug in the Subscription mode in which an incorrect message was
being displayed to users with expired accounts.
o Subscription mode now gives new users a 5 day subscription at the NEWUSER
security level. If they are not updated after 5 days their security level
will be lowered to the 'expired' security level on their next logon.
o 'ALT-C'
This is the key combination which will capture the screen into
a file named 'fnet.img'. The file is maintained in the MAIN bbs
directory and is written to by any node. It is an appended ascii
file and is 'added to' with each capture. Edit this file with a text
editor or delete it when the contents are no longer needed.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.14
Upgrade Notice
29 October, 1990
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Version 3.14 fixes a sometimes MAJOR problem which was inadvertently
created during some optimizing before v3.13 was released. The problem
was apparent when a user was logging on and after being shown the waiting
message AND statistics information the bbs would recycle to waiting for
a call.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.13
Upgrade Notice
23 October, 1990
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Version 3.13 adds support to give credit to aborted downloads when
using an external protocol driver such as DSZ. The details are in
appendix "E" in the "fnet.doc" file.
Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.12
Upgrade Notice
21 October, 1990
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The major addition to version 3.12 is the ability to control file download
to upload ratios if desired. This is explained well in the "fnet.doc" file
and will not be done in this notice.
o Fixed a bug in the modem output routine that echoes the user's password
instead of periods (.) when entering the password from the "password ?"
prompt.
o Downloads from within an archive are now limited to the caller's allowed
file ratios.
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Feathernet Bulletin Board System
v3.11
Upgrade Notice
09 October, 1990
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If you have not run Feathernet disregard the following instructions.
o Version 3.11 has increased the speed of the modem and keyboard
input routines significantly.
o Also, an external file tranfer protocol data file is now used by
Feathernet to control available external file transfer protocols.
See the documentation (fnet.doc) for the format of this file.
Included in v3.11 is a sample "fnetprot.dat" file.
Upgrading to v3.11 will be a piece of cake!
(1) Unzip the following .EXE files and .COM files and replace your older
files with the newer ones.
fnet.exe
fncfg.exe (replaces fn30cfg.exe)
fncfg.ndx << These are 2 new files for the fncfg.exe setup &
fncfg.hlp << configuration utility. Place in each node directory.
fnchk.exe
fnetsm.exe
fnzipcmt.com
fnettext
fnetprot.dat << See the docs regarding editing this file to meet
<< your system's configuration.
That is it!!!!