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I'm unleashing these EXEs as Beta-19 to test the waters. I don't think I've
added problems, but...
Additions to NET.INI (for now, grab Quixotic Quest's FAQ for a full NET.INI
and meanings). Under [NEWS] tag, add:
; If defined, puts a bogus originating address on newsgroup posts.
SPAMCONTROL = Y
; If defined, uses file as a signature file to all newsgroup posts.
SIGNATURE = D:\WWIV\GFILES\INTERNET.TAG
Various code changes:
- POP now receives messages to an INBOUND directory under the network
data directory instead of syscfgovr.tempdir. This will help in case
of lost connections... received packets will remain in the INBOUND
area until cleaned out by other routines (UU, etc.)
- Waterloo wasn't returning from the macro for sock_err:. Tweaked
quite a bit, including allocating the tcp sockets on the near heap
(again!). I wish we could return(x) from sock_err: but return values
vary among different functions... consistency is something for a
future release. If this doesn't clear things up, we can exit(x) from
the macro and allow the OS to do its own cleanup for file handles,
memory and such.
- parse_ini() in network.c wasn't toupper() on s[0] properly, so lower
case 'y' and 'n' parameters weren't being honored.
- Places ^D0R before header lines on received email. These lines are
suppressed on display to user on the BBS, but may be extracted to
provide routing info. Required changes both to POP and EXP, in order
to detect/skip ^D0R when comparing strings.
- Uses underscore between multiple parts of user name on exported mail
(e.g. The_Great_White_Whale). For backward compatibility, it matches
both space and underscore when comparing against user list.
- Detects bounced mail by comparing originating address (from: line)
for "mailer-daemon", "administrator", etc. Bounced packets will
remain in INBOUND for review, as they're skipped during UU decode
routines. To recycle a packet, rename it from BAD*.UUE to PKT*.UUE.
- Displays first 20 characters of packet originator while receiving
(purely cosmetics)... was tracking that for the above item, so figured
we'd display it.
- "SPAMCONTROL=Y" in NET.INI [NEWS] tag uses a bogus originating
address ("nowhere@no.net") to prevent email scoopers from finding a
good address. Also when defined, the "Reply-To:" field is omitted but
a correct return address is prepended as text to the body of message.
- Supports a "signature" file defined in NET.INI [NEWS] tag, as
described above. Format is: "SIGNATURE = [path/filename]". Contents
are read into outbound mail during export, so length is unlimited. If
it finds ANSI, it'll choke! If a SIGNAURE is not defined or the file
doesn't exist, it uses the previous "Origin: * blah" tagline.
- If mh.toUserName is "ALL" (ie. a first post on topic), skips the
"Responding to: ALL" in body of message... seemed redundant.
There are probably others, but you'll find them as you go.
Frank