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     WHATSNEW.TXT                                             January 1999


     This lists the user visible changes to ARJ since ARJ 2.30.


     ARJ32 3.00a, JANUARY 8 BUILD (ALPHA TEST RELEASE)
     ARJ 2.62a, JANUARY 8 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)

     Fixed the ARJTEMP*.* cleanup routine.


     ARJ32 3.00a, JANUARY 7 BUILD (ALPHA TEST RELEASE)

     Added "-hy" option to select ANSI codepage.
     Made OEM codepage the default page for compatibility with ARJ 2.xx.

     Modified the ARJ32 self-extractor to support ANSI/OEM codepages.


     ARJ 2.62a, JANUARY 7 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)

     Added "-hy" option to bypass "Requires ARJ32 and -hy" error.



     ARJ32 3.00, DECEMBER 18 BUILD (ALPHA TEST RELEASE)

     Built first Windows 32 bit version of ARJ for Windows NT and 95/98.
     Built Windows 32 bit version of REARJ.


     ARJ 2.62, DECEMBER 18 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)

     Added -oa, -oab, -oc, -ocb to allow selection of files in Windows 95
        based upon file date-time last accessed and date-time created.
     Added -odb to support selection before a number of days.
     Added -j#2, -j#3, -j#4 to restore ONLY the file attributes and/or
        the file dates.
     Added -j$ to disable handling of file DTA and DTC properties.
     Added support to ARJ for Win95 file date-time accessed and date-time
        created.  This required increasing the size of the file header
        buffer.  The ARJSFXV module also supports the new dta and dtc
        properties.
     Added -jo1 option to generate unique output filenames while keeping
        the current file extension (NAME.001.EXT).
     Added shortcut feature to expand a directory name to a full wildcard
        specification ("windows" to "windows\*.*").
     Added milestone display to "-hk" option.

     Modified "-jt1" option to report missing directories as errors.

     Fixed percent display for the "-hk" option.
     Fixed REARJ to handle deletions under Windows 95.
     Fixed ARJSFXV limitation feature to work as documented.
     Fixed ARJSFXV to extract absolute paths to absolute paths.
     Fixed cleanup issues with "Q" command.


     ARJ 2.61, AUG 1 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)

     Added 40 bit version of GOST encryption algorithm ("-hg!") to ARJ as
        a built-in encryption function to meet USA export rules.
     Added YEAR 2000 support to "-o" and "-ob" options.  Date strings that
        begin with 19, 20, or 21 are interpreted as YYYYMMDD.
     Added option to standard (ARJSFX) and multiple volume self-extractors
        (ARJSFXV) to execute a command after extraction is complete.
     Added 'd' option to "-v" option to perform file deletes (erasing
        diskettes for multiple volumes).
     Added 'w' option to "-hb" to select files within an archive that are
        labeled as Win95 long filenames.
     Added "-hf4" option to force host Win95 labeling of all files.
     Added a simple virus checker to the ARJSFX and ARJSFXV self-extractors.
     Added automatic password prompting to garbled ARJSFXV archives.
     Added error logging option "-ji" to extraction.
     Added archive verify before extraction option to ARJSFX and ARJSFXV.
     Added more error information to ARJ file system error displays.
     Revised ARJSFX testing display.
     Revised YEAR 2000 compliance statement.                   .
     Changed filename processing in Windows 95 so that files without a long
        filename will be saved as host MS-DOS as opposed to host Win95.
     Changed listing format to better indicate century years up to 2100.
     Improved diskette testing (-jt) in Windows 95 by flushing and
        invalidating cached diskette data to force a re-read.

     Fixed "-jt1" with "-j#1" archives not displaying "NOT found" messages.
     Fixed hang/memory problem when using "-hm" option with a large list
        file.
     Fixed dual-name processing where extra characters were prepended to
        some names.
     Fixed null pointer assignment error when using -j#1 and -jt1 options
        together.
     Fixed "-h#" option to keep year as two digits.
     Fixed documentation concerning specifying target directories with
        embedded blanks in their names like "Program Files".
     Fixed duplicate filename checking routine.
     Fixed a null pointer problem when processing bad archives.
     Removed some memory allocation leaks.
     Changed file extension of text files to .TXT.
     Cleaned up some pointer arithmetic.
     Added documentation to options "-hf1" and "-hf3" indicating the
        possible storage of absolute pathnames.
     Added error checking to file reading to check for bad device reads.
     Added error checking for long filenames inaccessible through MS-DOS.


     ARJ 2.60, FEB 11 BUILD (LIMITED RELEASE)

     Added the ability to specify the "-g" on the command line when using
        a response file.
     Added test for long filenames while building small SFX modules.


     ARJ 2.60, NOV 16 BUILD (OFFICIAL RELEASE)

     Added "cc" command to simplify converting standard archives to chapter
        archives.  It is an abbreviation for "y -jb".
     Added "-hf3" option to wildcard scan via shortnames but still build
        a dual-name archive.
     Added a new errorlevel 12 indicating too many chapters (over 250).
     Modified the ARJ "q" command to check for damage first before writing
        data to the recovery file.
     Modify the "-#" option to interpret "10-" as 10 to end of archive.
     Fixed a problem with "-jt1" testing of chapter archives.
     Fixed a problem with updating volumes not purging older files.
     Fixed a problem updating the progress indicators with "-i3" to "-i6"
        and "-jt" options.
     Removed the "-jb$" option which allowed "fixing" of a chapter.
     Changed credit card ordering procedures.
     Documented issues with the Win95 DOS system (and therefore ARJ) not
        being able to handle certain characters in long filenames.


     ARJ 2.55c BETA TEST

     Added support for handling up to 65,000 files at one time and limited
        memory usage to actual files selected by attribute, name, or date.
     Added Windows 95 long filename support to REARJ.EXE.
     Added support for extracting a range of chapters.
     Added check for archive type for "Y" command conversions.
     Added "dc" command to delete last chapter as an abbreviation for
        "d -jb".
     Added "-j#1" option to add only filenames and attributes.
     Added "-u3", "-f3" CRC check options to add/update/extract commands.
     Added "-hb" options to select by file attribute or file type.
     Added "-i" options to show the TOTAL progress of an archive build.
     Added "-hk" option to the "t" command to build ARJ-PROTECT file.
     Added "-hq" switches to ignore "Can't open file" errors during adds
        because of file in use or no permission or not found problems.
     Added "-ht" option to specify target directory.
     Added '/' to set of legal path separator symbols for DOS.
     Added DOS errorlevel of 11 for user control break action.
     Added ARJSFXV "-@" option to support ARJ$DISP.EXE.
     Added special index file support "-ji" to "-hf1" option.
     Added error check for a blank archive name.
     Added RAR, UC2, J, ZOO to "-js" support.
     Speeded up processing of some wildcards.
     Updated LICENSE.DOC to clarify ARJ usage on WEB and FTP sites.
     Revised SFX storage so that ARJ.EXE runs in less memory.
     Changed "ARJ y -jb*" to "ARJ y -jb0" to convert a chapter archive to
        a standard archive.
     Changed "-hf1" to always use generated names when extracting a Win95
        created archive except dual-name archives.
     Changed filename displays during "-hf1" extraction to add original
        names.
     Changed ARJ$DISP.EXE support to use the slower system() function for
        Windows 95 compatibility.
     Changed error message when using wrong password with ARJSFX module.
     Changed "Y" command to accept no wildcards or filespecs.
     Improved near memory space management to avoid "Out of near memory"
        errors.
     Fixed calculation of protection file sizes for multiple volumes.
     Fixed update of dual-name archives in non-Win95 system.
     Fixed file counting during archive updates.
     Fixed date/time on chapter labels.
     Fixed volume restart "-jn" handling with self-extractors.
     Fixed target directory parsing with the "ac" command.
     Fixed long filename support to not display "-hf" error message for
        ARJ commands: "s", "t", "w".
     Fixed ARJ self-extract modules to obey ARJ SFX identification rules.
     Fixed hang under DOS 2.11.
     Fixed loss of near memory when processing a series of SECURED archives.
     Fixed "-j#" option to work properly with "-js" and "-t1" options.
     Fixed "k" command to work only with chapter archives.
     Fixed "-jt2" option to work correctly with "ac" command.
     Fixed delay problem with bad passwords in ARJSFXV module.
     Fixed "s"ample command to remove unwanted whitespace.
     Fixed endless looping multiple volume problem with no matching files.
     Changed REARJ.CFG to support long filenames for ARJ.EXE.


     ARJ 2.55b ALPHA TEST

     Added special handler to catch errors during archive bit resetting,
        so that Win95 sharing violations are displayed but automatically
        bypassed.
     Added more error messages to critical error handler.
     Fixed "M" parsing in "-v10M" option.
     Fixed OS test for support of Win95 long filenames (affected OS/2).
     Fixed "-f2" and "-u2" processing of split files in volumes by
        ignoring the size test for split files.


     ARJ 2.55 ALPHA TEST

     Added "ac" command as an abbreviation for "u -u2 -jb" for chapter
        support.
     Added support for handling long filenames under Windows 95.
     Added "-hf", "-hf1", and "-hf2"  options to provide long filename
        options.
     Added data damage protection option with new command "q" and "-hk"
        options.
     Added support for ARJ-SECURE for multiple volume archives and
        self-extractors.
     Added support for displaying ANSI comments without ANSI.SYS installed
        to ARJ, DEARJ, and ARJSFXV.
     Changed "-ja" option to work with "ARJ P" command to display file
        contents with ANSI display handler.
     Added improved encryption feature as a separate module for ARJ.EXE,
        ARJSFXV, and DEARJ.EXE.
     Added "-hg" option to specify filename of encryption module in ARJ.
     Changed "-g" option to force compression even when there is a size
        increase unless the -m0 option is used.  This improves encryption
        security.
     Added "-o" option to specify filename of encryption module in ARJSFXV.
     Added "-s3" option to save both the file time-stamp and the internal
        archive modified time-stamp.
     Changed "-jo" processing to work with "-f" and "-u" type options.
     Added capability to exclude leading characters of an extraction
        pathname with "-e" option.
     Added support for updating multiple volumes.  Obsoleted "-hu" option.
     Added backup chapter capability for better file version management.
     Added "-j#" option to build "HOLLOW" archives without compressed file
        data for special applications like file integrity checking.
     Added "-@" option to provide one token per response file line
        interpretation to support long filename handling.
     Changed internal file list handler to provide XMS or DISK access.
     Added "-f2" option to freshen files that have changed.
     Added "-u1", "-f1", "-f2", and "-u2" options to add/update commands.
     Speeded up the archiving of a large list of small files.

     Fixed memory error message in wildcarding.
     Changed ARJ build from small memory model to medium memory model.


     ARJ 2.50a

     Fixed delay problem with bad passwords.
     Tweaked compression algorithm slightly.
     Updated ERRORS.DOC, LICENSE.DOC, AGENTS.DOC and ARJ_BBS.DOC.


     ARJ 2.50

     Fixed licensing message in ARJSFXV module.
     Added Internet mailing list and WEB site information to ARJ.DOC.
     Added SYSOP special order form.
     Added "-hv" option to check ARJ version number.
     Added volume label option "-$" to the ARJSFXV module.
     Added "-h#2" option to add "DHHMMSS" to archive name.
     Fixed a few occurrences of corrupted text in ARJ.DOC.
     Fixed memory usage with response file support.
     Fixed a problem with "-jn" restart problem with foreign language
         versions of ARJ.


     ARJ 2.42c BETA_4 TEST release

     Added limited working ARJSFX multiple volume feature.
     Added temporary directory option to "-hm" switch to allow the use of
         a RAMDISK directory for faster operation.
     Moved test for existing ARJSFX file to the start of making an ARJSFX.
     Changed "no change" update message to work only with the -jv option.
     Added documentation for ARJSFX embedded command line feature.
     Removed registration program from this release.
     Removed ARJDEMO from this release.
     Fixed hang in critical error handler routine.
     Fixed blank directory bug with "-b" option of self-extractors.
     Fixed hang of ARJ242B -d -y -*.
     Fixed ARJDISP.BAT to use ARJ242C.EXE.


     ARJ 2.42b BETA_3 TEST release

     Added errorlevel information to ARJ /? display.
     Fixed memory allocation problem for temporary filename when updating
         archives.  This bug would cause system hangs and/or display
         garbage on the screen during updates.
     Limited memory allocation for file lists to 16,000 filenames.
     Fixed full pathname matching problem during archive updates.
     Fixed ARJSFX directory creation problem.
     Updated various ARJ documents.


     ARJ 2.42a BETA_2 TEST release

     Added "-b" option to ARJSFX module to prompt the user for an install
         directory name.
     Added "-b4" to allow extraction of files without setting any file
         attribute bits.  Added "-b5" to restore without setting any file
         attribute bits except the archive bit.
     Added ARJ response file option "@" allowing an ARJ command line to
         be placed in a text file.
     Added support for multiple volume self-extraction with a special
         module that provides a limited set of extraction options.
     Added "-f1" and "-u1" options to extract OLDER files rather than newer
         files.
     Added "-u2" option to extract files not existing in the target (new)
         and files that are DIFFERENT than those in the target.  This is
         useful when trying to restore a directory to its original state.
     Added "-hm" option to set ARJ to allow archiving up to 32,000 files
         at one time by using a temporary file instead of memory for the
         list of filenames.
     Added "-hr" option to allow wildcarding to proceed without aborting
         the processing of multiple ARJ archives containing errors.
     Provided some customization features to the self-extraction modules
         to embed command line options for registered users.
     Added "-o" option to ARJSFX module to force overwrites, added "-w"
         option to skip the extract prompt, added "-m" option to force
         directory creation.
     Added "-h#" and "-h#1" option to append the current date or time
         string to the archive filename.
     Added new display feature to allow graphical displays while using
         ARJ, DEARJ, and ARJSFX.
     Added recognition of "." representing no file extension for "-js"
         option as in "-js." and "-js..arc".
     Added "-ho" and "-ho1" options to allow an extraction based upon
         finding or not finding a specified text string.
     Added "i" modifier to "-v" switch to inhibit diskette change test
         for those who put more than one multiple volume per diskette.
     Added "-hn" option to specify the filespec that matches NO files
         instead of using the "..." filespec.  This is an issue with
         NOVELL file servers.
     Added "Updating <filename>  no change" message when updating an
         archive with files that are not newer.
     Changed the "-w" processing to always delete the archive and keep
         the temporary archive during an aborted temporary file copying
         phase.
     Added capability of combining ARJ-SECURE authentication creation
         with ARJ commands like "a", "f", "m", and "u".  This does NOT
         require the use of new envelope.key files.
     Fixed problem with very long ARJ user registration names affecting
         program execution (-v1440).
     Changed filename matching to match along the full absolute pathname
         during file selection for extraction type processing.
     Changed ARJSFX to allow absolute pathname matching when ARJSFX
         contains absolute pathnames (drive and root).


     ARJ 2.41a

     Fixed multiple displays of filenames when using "-hw" options.
     Fixed software compatibility problem with PC-NFS 4.0.
     Fixed y/n handling of critical error handler.


     ARJ 2.41

     Improved handling of "..." filename.
     Added reset of method when using -t1 on a binary file.
     Fixed processing of "-&" option.
     Removed miscellaneous code in REGISTER.EXE.

     Slightly improved compression size reduction.
     Speeded up ARJ "l" command on systems with no disk cache.
     Added yes/no query option to execute a DOS command.
     Added "-hl" option to set ARJ to report file errors in listfiles
        and to return a non-zero DOS errorlevel.
     Modified to not update ARJ-SECURED version 1 or 2 archives.
     Decreased memory requirements of storing and unstoring files.
     Fixed ARJ so that ARJ a archive *.* will work on a NOVELL server.
     Fixed file duplication when specifying only one filespec which happens
        to be a listfile.
     Fixed ARJ to return errorlevel 4 when trying to update a secured
        archive.
     Fixed "-b3" switch.
     Fixed "-t1gf" and "-t1f" to force text mode under all conditions.
     Fixed a number of document typographical and grammatical errors.
     Simplified ARJSFX extraction display.

     Added a display of file information during an "OK to overwrite" prompt.
     Added a disk reset command after writing to a removable device.
     Added a "-he" option to skip ARJ-SECURITY testing.
     Added a "-he1" option to abort when processing an ARJ-SECURED archive.
     Added a "-hx" option to specify default archive filename extensions.
     Added archive date modified display.
     Added a default critical error handler.
     Added a new, more secure ARJ security envelope scheme.
     Added command line parameter support to ARJSFXJR.  ARJSFXJR now
        supports directory specification, file overwriting, and extraction
        of only new files.
     Added "-b3" option to allow clearing of archive bits during extraction.
     Added "-jr1" option to handle a more severely damaged archive.
     Added SDN support.
     Modified volume change prompt routine to detect the failure to remove
        the diskette.
     Removed error message when duplicate filenames arguments were specified
        as in ARJ a test dum* dummy.
     Modified the DEARJ volume change prompt to accept only YES, NO, or QUIT.
     Fixed problem with ARJ not handling badly corrupted archives gracefully.
     Fixed problem with leftover ARJTEMP.$* files on disk full errors.
     Fixed problem where ARJ g -g? did not prompt twice for a password.
     Added a warning to REARJ about using a virus scanner without specifying
        a pathname.

     Added "-hu" option to allow updates of multiple volume archives.
     Added "-ha" option to handle read-only files.
     Added new subtotal display to better support wildcarding ARJ files.
     Added errorlevel 9 to represent "Not an ARJ file" error.
     Moved removable media check to after 1st volume.
     Fixed "-jwPRN" processing to not prompt for overwrite.
     Fixed -x processing during extraction.
     Fixed ARJ.DOC with regard to the "j" command supporting "-d".

     Speeded up compression and extraction especially on diskettes and
        uncached disk drives.
     Added the feature of setting the correct file date-time stamp when
        using the ARJ "p" command as in ARJ p archive name | LIST /s.
     Added delete permission prompt to ARJ e -d *.* usage.
     Added a default critical error handler.
     Added "-hcDOS_COMMAND" option for executing DOS command at start of ARJ.
     Added "-hi" option to put more detail in the "-ji" index file.
     Added "-hs" option to disable file sharing code.
     Added "-hw" options to provide various display options for "ARJ w".
     Added "-ja1" option to inhibit the display of the archive comment.
     Added "-jn" option to facilitate restarting multiple volumes by using
        the information from the index file.
     Added "-od" option to select files 0 to N days old.
     Added bar and percentage display ("-i2" option).
     Added "r" modifier to "-v" switch to allow the reservation of space on
        the first volume.
     Added "-x-" support so that ARJ resets exclude list when it sees the
        "-x-".
     Added "Out of near memory" error message.
     Added feature to check for device driver filenames except for "-jw".
     Changed ARJ to always prompt for a diskette volume unless disabled
        by "-jyv" even if "-y" is specified.
     Changed the -jy switch processing to toggle like other ARJ switches.
     Added a warning when work disk is too small to make volume.
     Added check for error writing to stdout.
     Added "Replacing" message when adding a file to an archive which
        already contains such a file.
     Shortened the "CRC OK" message to "OK".
     Removed auto Huffman setting as it did not do much in a real world test.
     Removed [YNAQ] messages.
     Added intermediate "OK to extract to a new filename?" prompt.
     Changed the backup feature to mark only non-backup files.
     Changed the "-v" option to accept its modifiers in any order.
     Changed the "always" response to yes/no queries to "always", "skip",
        and "global".
     Changed the "quit" response to generate an error for both ARJ and
        ARJSFX.
     Removed the "end of file" error message when using the "-jr" option
        on an undamaged ARJ archive.
     Removed the ":" from the index file "-ji" header.
     Removed "CRC OK" messages during "ARJ w" command to simplify output.
     Improved the error message when extracting with the wrong password.
     Used MS-DOS/BIOS calls to handle cgets/cputs/getch, etc.
     Improved allocation of i/o buffer space.
     Changed ARJSFX to NOT prompt for "Continue extraction" when "-e" or
        "-x" has been specified.
     Changed ARJSFXJR to distinguish between true errors and skipping of
        files that already exist.
     Added CTL Break checking to ARJSFXJR (-je1).
     Added error checking of invalid switch options like -jm3.
     Added documentation briefly explaining ARJ error messages.
     Fixed reporting of errors during extraction to catch "Can't open"
        errors and other failures.
     Fixed rare volume overflow when using -m4.
     Fixed side effect modification of "-jq" option when using "-ju".
     Fixed -jt option when adding 0 files in a move command.
     Fixed ARJ to list filenames with embedded "%"s.
     Fixed ARJ to not modify version number in archive file headers.
     Fixed "-jp" to inhibit pauses when stdout is redirected.
     Fixed ARJ /? to inhibit pauses when "always" query chosen.
     Fixed problem of leftover ARJTEMP.$* files when processing wildcarded
        ARJ files.
     Removed support for the "w" command in DEARJ for program size reasons.
     Fixed REARJ "/f /d /u" option to work on updating a diskette archive.
     Corrected ARJ support in REARJ.CFG.


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