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NFT
Filenet Network File Transfer Program
Version History
03/14/97
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Version 1.30
Removed Option Window to choose to display the entire
file list, or choose by directory. Instead, the
View Entire File option is now the FIRST option
in the directory listing.
Fixed glitch in viewing lists by directory, which chopped
off the last line of the directory.
Fixed glitch involving useage of the left/right arrow
keys when cycling through directories.
Intensified color when viewing files
Highlighted Directory name in File listings
Added code to "remember" Directory Choice Position
Added Search Functions when viewing files - use F2.
Added Mouse Support
Improved "Pick File List" Screens
Added code to sort BBS File Listings In Node-Number order.
03/06/97
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Version 1.29
Changed method of reading in a file for viewing.
Added /V Parameter - if you encounter video problems
when running NFT, run it with the /V parameter
and see if that clears up your problem.
Added support for FNDLIST.EXE program, which will enable
you to view individual directories in NFT. Place
FNDLIST.EXE in your WWIV directory, and follow
the instructions in FNDLIST.DOC for installation.
Added ability to view individual directories or the entire
file list, when viewing file lists.
NFT is now a single program again, and a 286-compiled version
is availible for requesting from here as NFT286.ZIP.
This will get you the latest version of NFT at any
time.
02/18/97
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Version 1.28
Fixed glitch in internal File List creation.
Included 2 versions of NFT - NFT-1.EXE & NFT-2.EXE. This
is an attempt to track down some problems that
some people have been having with NFT. Let me
know which one works, and which one (if any) doesn't!
02/10/97
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Version 1.27a
Added code to avoid sending any file requests to @4, @32767,
and your own node, when requesting mass requests.
Added code to update the file dates on existing file lists
so that you won't request updates over and over.
Added code to check file lists for date when requesting
all file lists, and ask if the existing file
list is less than 7 days old.
02/07/97
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Version 1.27
Added option to menus to simply build a new file list.
This option can be found in the Maintenence
section of the main menu.
Requested by Dawg 1@122
Added Options to Request All File Lists, or update
existing file lists, either singularly or
collectively.
01/20/97
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Version 1.26
Fixed a problem with adding FDL's. It was putting the
wrong type of carriage return on some occasions.
Coded 2 versions of NFT, in an attempt to cater to those
people running monchrome moniters. If you have
a mono monitor, and are having problems with NFT
running, contact me for the other version.
Compiled NFT to run with 286 options.
01/07/97
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Version 1.25a
Heh. I got too anxious and released 1.25 too quickly.
The only thing with 1.25a is that it will create
a full-fledged FDLFTS.CFG if one is not found
at startup - this will include comments, etc., so
that you will be able to see what it does.
Also, if you have a FDLFTS.CFG, but don't have
all of the options, it will correctly add them
and add a line to the FDLFTS.CFG telling you that
it had to add some things.
01/06/97
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Version 1.25
Deltigar pointed out an error in the file chunk
addressing scheme that would cause 'too many
ssms!' to be sent. All but the last chunk
should be addressed to user 0, so that the SSM's
go into the log and not to the sysop.
Deltigar also requested some changes in the Hosting FDL
request processor so as to be compatible with
the new version of the FDL software about to
come out.
Added 'Is this FDL Postable' and 'Require WWIV
Reg# for this FDL' to the Host FDL Process.
Note: When you say that an FDL is 'POSTABLE',
it means that any subscriber may post files to
it. Otherwise, only the host can post files.
Added code to create FDLFTS.CFG if it doesn't
already exist.
Added code to add any options to FDLFTS.CFG that
don't already exist.
Added code to confirm sending mail to the FDL coordinator
when hosting a new FDL - Apparently, some people
are rather impatient, and he'd get multiple mail.
Added code to clean up the email being sent to the
FDL coordinator, removing some unnecessary spaces.
01/01/97
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Version 1.24
Found bug in requesting files - it would incorrectly
find a "match" based on partial matches, rather
than full matches.
Found bug in checking ALLOW.DAT for existing files that
made all requested files trigger the "This File
Already Exists On This System" routine.
Added ability to (hopefully) detect if NFT is running
under a Monochrome video adapter or within
a Desqview window and perform correctly under
those conditions. I have not tested this feature,
as I run neither, but it *should* work.
Found a bug that prevented NFT from correctly saving
the ALLOW_SSM and DO_ALLOW variables when
editing FDLFTS.CFG.
12/20/96
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Version 1.23
Cleaned up code. Cleaned up Command Line functions.
Added checking of ALLOW.DAT when requesting files.
Released to FILENET as a fully operational program.
12/05/96
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Version 1.22a Beta
Emergency release - I forgot to close a file when
configuring the DIRLIST.FTS. May cause problems.
12/04/96
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Version 1.22 Beta
Added Command Line Options /P, /F, /Q and /M.
Fixed code that caused lockups when viewing large files
under OS/2.
Oops! Found out that I wasn't sending out the correct
types for FDL Add/Drop requests, so they ended
up going into la-la land.
Added code for creating and editing DIRLIST.FTS. You
can set each directory as 'R'egular, 'S'ysop,
WWIV Reg. Required ('M'), or skip completely.
Your old DIRLIST.FTS is saved as DIRLIST.BAK,
and is restored if you choose to NOT save your
changes.
Added code to check for the existence of SENDIT.EXE in
the FILENET directory. If it's not there, NFT
will abort with an error message instructing the
sysop to make sure it gets put in there!
Added code to check to make sure that a file being sent
as mail actually exists.
Added code to not continue with sending a file to an FDL
if you don't host any FDL's.
(Caught by Surgical Steel)
Added code to allow the use of '-' as well as '/' in
command line options.
(Req. by Deltigar)
12/02/96
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Version 1.21 Beta
Added code to (hopefully) ensure that NFT can be run
correctly from either the main WWIV directory
or the FILENET directory.
Changed description of "VERBOSE" in edit FDLFTS.CFG
(Req. by Deltigar)
Changed Main Screen "FILENET" to be more like standard
FILENET headers
(Req. by Deltigar)
Added options to view POLICY.NWS, FAME.NWS, and REGION.NWS
from the MAINTENENCE Menu
(Req. by Deltigar)
Fixed a bug that kept NFT from running from the main WWIV
directory...It was getting the starting path,
but not putting a \ at the end, so it tried to
find C:\WWIVCONFIG.DAT, rather than
C:\WWIV\CONFIG.DAT! I hadn't noticed it,
because I somehow had a FDLFTS.CFG in my main
WWIV directory!
Added some basic logging to help track down future
problems. NFT will create a file called NFT.LOG
in your ROOT directory of your BBS drive. I
couldn't put it elsewhere, because it starts
logging before it even finds out where it is.
As problems develop, I will put code in NFT to
log it's location and any necessary variables to
track down where the problem occurs. If you encounter
any problems, please email me and send me your
NFT.LOG (rename to the date..i.e. 120296.log)
Added support for hidden codes in FBACKHDR.NET, to correctly
send FDL_Request_To_Host mail to the FDL
coordinator. If the FDL coordinator changes in
the future, a re-write and re-issue of NFT will
NOT be necessary!
(Req. by Deltigar)
Found a couple of areas where I was not closing files
that had been opened. This may have caused some
intermittent lockups that the beta team was
reporting.
Changed the way that NFT was viewing file lists. The
old way had it opening the file and keeping it
open while you browsed. It now opens the file,
reads in the current page, then closes it again,
freeing up memory. I was getting lockups under
OS/2 that hopefully this will fix.
Added command line options /L, /K, /S, /R, /A and /D.
See NFT.DOC for details. Notice the & flag used
in conjunction with the /S parameter.
11/25/96
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Version 1.2 Beta
First Official Beta for the Beta Team
Enabled saving of FDLFTS.CFG. It *should* correctly
allow you to enable/disable options as well as
changing existing enabled options
Fixed file list viewing - had NFT looking for the wrong
filespec.
Added code to make aborting file list viewing easier.
Added code to check disks when browsing files to make
sure that they were valid drives - i.e. to avoid
the dreaded "Abort, Retry, Fail" error.
Made some minor cosmetic/aesthetic changes.
Added code to host your own FDL. NFT will get the
information from you, check to see if the fdl number is
availible, add a line to FDL.CFG, create the F<FDL>.NET
file, and send the information to Deltigar in the form
of e-mail!
Changed the method of viewing file lists to be
consistent with other file viewing. You can now scroll
through the file lists. Hitting F1 brings up a request
window for that node.
Enabled Processing of FDL.
Enabled Manual Sending of files to FDL's. It's not
pretty, yet, but I'm working on it.
All options except for Command Line options and the
DIRLIST.FTS editing are now enabled.
11/19/96
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Version 1.1 Beta
FDLFTS.CFG editing code begun. You can now enter and
change options, but they will NOT be saved.
Viewing of file lists is enabled. Hitting F1 during
list viewing will pop up a request window.
When requesting files, NFT will check to see if a file
list exists. If it does, it will scan the file
list for the requested file, and prompt you if
it found it in the list.
NFT, due to the file send bug, now requires an external
program to actually send files. SENDIT.EXE goes
in the FILENET directory, and is called by NFT
to actually send the files.
When sending files, a window pops up where you enter the
filename, description, system, and user to deliver to.
When dropping FDL's, pressing 'F1' will list the FDL's that
you subscribe to, as opposed to the availible
FDL's.
Adding and Dropping FDL's now requests confirmations.
When sending files, you can enter ? as the file name,
and use a picklist to choose the file to send.
11/01/96
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Version 1.0 Beta
File Sending capability added. There is a snag with the
file sending, in that files larger than 30k
cause a CRC failure when being received. This
is somehow related to compiling the code in
LARGE memory module.
File List sending capability added. NFT checks for the
existence of a file list - if it does not exist,
it builds it immediately. If it does exist, it
alerts you and lets you choose to rebuild it or
send it "as-is".
Added ability to run from either main BBS or Filenet dir.
Enabled FDL Add/Request features. NFT will read the
FDLDATA.FDL file and correctly determine the
host. NFT will then ask you for a directory to
send the incoming files to, showing a listing of
directories if necessary. NFT will check the
FDLFTS.CFG file, and if the FDL is not already
listed, it will put the appropriate line in
there. If the FDL is already listed, you wil be
prompted to change the current settings, or
leave them alone.
Enabled FDL Drop features. NFT will delete the FDL line
from the FDLFTS.CFG file if it exists.
Various FDL maintenence options added (I think).
Ability to update FDL date amd process the FDL
are currently implemented.
10/22/96
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Version 0.9 Alpha
Demo version shown to Deltigar. Basic interface with:
File Request Feature enabled
File List Request Feature Enabled
File Viewing Feature Enabled