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                              REVISION.TXT
                               03/06/2000

Full Release: 03/06/2000

        - Final code cleanup.
        - Fixed pipes. Yes...  again....
        - Removed VARDEC entries freeing 550 bytes of runtime memory

Public Beta 12: (RC5) 02/04/2000
==============
    - Added reset of More Prompt when WFC is initialized
      (An N selection would produce blank screen on subsequent runs)

Public Beta 11: (RC4) 01/19/2000
==============
    - Fixed spurious Y2K issues
    - Fixed Menu prompt failure when ENABLE_MCI = N in WWIV.INI

Public Beta 10: (RC3) 01/02/2000
==============
    - Fixed AUTO_USER_PURGE logic error
    - Add option H in Uedit to change user password

Public Beta 9: (RC2) 12/19/99
==============
    - Fixed digit entry during sub listing
    - Fixed date displays and strings for Y2K.
    - Fixed BUG0047: 5 digit numbers display improperly in Sublist()
    - Fixed BUG0061: INIT does not allow > 8 comports
    - Fixed BUG0134: INI toggle for PipeColors not working
    - Fixed BUG0150: CHAIN.TXT/DOOR.SYS can be deleted in Temp Arc dialog
    - Fixed ACCT.INI truncation when changing Internet email address
    - Fixed /E commandline parameter not working properly
    - Added clrscrb()'s whenever network data is processed to clear WFC
    - Added code to FIX.EXE to correct STATUS.DAT dates and log filenames
    - Added missing file TTAGGING.MSG

Public Beta 8: (RC1) 11/09/99
==============
    - Fixed BUG0141: Incorrect diplay of users scanning sub
    - Fixed BUG0142: Extraction of UUE files prepending GFILES directory (again)
    - Fixed BUG0145: ListPlus configuration screen options missing
    - Fixed several string inconsistancies
    - Fixed the //EDIT and //TEDIT commands in the menu system
    - Fixed Regions problem with spaces in City/State names
    - Added a line to user listing to showing the number of users that
      scan the current sub.
    - Added Use AutoQuote option to user status and defaults.
      (This provides the capability to incorporate the old PBQuote or other
      internal quoters with minimal effort.)
    - Added support for PPP Project and UseNet Reference lines
    - Removed all requirements for the system password in the menu system
      entries except the menu editor.  (SY: prompt will only appear locally if
      LOCAL_SYSOP=N in WWIV.INI or on the //EM command)
    - Removed spurious debugging code
    - Turned all optimizations on in Master makefile

Public Beta 7: 10/02/99
==============
    - Full string extraction to raise DGROUP
    - Changed default on "Delete this Message?" to (Y)es.
    - Fixed sublisting not working when ? selected
    - Enabled caching of all string files
    - Fixed extract prepending GFILES directory to UUE's

Public Beta 6: 09/04/99
==============
    - Fixed BUG0129: New Password displays real name on fail
    - Fixed BUG0115: After /A in xfers, puts you at null dir
    - Fixed BUG0116: G-Files show size as OFL
    - Fixed BUG0133: Fwd Email w/o delete corrupts EMAIL.DAT

Public Beta 5: 08/08/99
==============
    - Fixed spurious compile time warnings in master codeset
    - Fixed ON: apprearance in all messages (again....)
    - Fixed reported tendancy not to call out under Windows
    - Fixed BUG0097: WELCOME.ANS will not show up.
    - Fixed BUG0092: Macros don't work at WFC
    - Fixed BUG0057: DLFreeFile deletes uploadsrec description
    - Fixed BUG0104: Chat room exceptions w/using 2 instances
    - Fixed BUG0105: 3rd bad login Feedback screws up
    - Fixed BUG0107: Lockup while modifying user phone
    - Fixed BUG0108: BBS doesn't remember user's modified phone
    - Fixed BUG0112: Infinite loops in newuser password entry after failed
      attempt
    - Fixed BUG0117: Xfer Menu errors
    - Fixed BUG0118: Shrink flags being cleared when cleanup-events is called.
    - Fixed BUG0123: Dashes allowed in phone numbers

Public Beta 4: 07/20/99
==============

    - Fixed broken subslist (BUG096)
    - Fixed /A crashing the BBS
    - Fixed ON: apprearance in all messages
    - Fixed handling of odd Internet email addresses
    - Fixed hangups for external events
    - Fixed Real Name input properization (BUG094)

Public Beta 3: 07/10/99
==============

    - Fixed all reported menu system errors
    - Fixed //CM showing directories "." and ".." (BUG077)
    - Fixed chatroom and inter-instance message lockups (BUG074)
    - Fixed Node to run on diplay in //EE (BUG072)
    - Fixed All Conferences dialog in sublist (BUG073)
    - Fixed Qscan indicators in list_users (BUG062)
    - Fixed //EDIT command to allow any file location (BUG055)
        - Added corresponding O WFC Command for editing any file
    - Fixed colorization errors in INIT (Thanks Rob....)
    - Added //TEDIT command to allow editing in GFILES (BUG055)
    - Added Execute command to //EE to allow testing of an event
    - Added LOGON_PHONE INI setting.  Y = ask for last four, N = don't ask
      If NEWUSER_MIN = Y, this setting is ignored.
    - Updated INI.STR and BBS.STR to relect changes
    - Removed redundant call to beginday() at the first logon of the day

Public Beta 2: 07/05/99
==============

    - Changed /V<usernum> commandline option to /U
    - Fixed file listing wraps info line if UpBy is turned on (BUG050)
    - Fixed menu wrapper function of //IVOTES (BUG051)
    - Added INI configurable computer types. Reset-able in UEDIT,
             Option : and selectable from new user routines.
    - Added password checking in new user routine to ensure PW is not a
            substring of name, handle or phone numbers.
    - Added ! key at WFC to invoke Menu Editor

Public Beta 1: 07/03/99
==============

    - Fixed ASCII logon sequence not reponding (BUG043)
    - Moved system event handling to Event Editor
    - Removed SYSTEMNAME, SYSTEMPHONE, and SYSOPNAME INI entries
    - Added ability to specify drives shown on WFC screen.
        Changed INI setting to WFC_DRIVES
    - Fixed //RSORT prompting (BUG044)
    - Fixed lingering systems in ANSI callout
    - Fixed send_inst_msg lockups (BUG046)


Internal Beta 3:
================
Additions to WWIV.INI

    WFC_DRIVE
    NO_PURGE_SL

    - Changed imail() behavior (mail after failing to chat) so it recognized
when sysop mail is forwarded to an Internet address.

    - Added a prompt to mark messages as read when [B]ypassing sub during
message scan.

    - Fixed use of stripcolors() routine throughout source, including where
it didn't detect "Re:" lines that used colors in the title.

    - Menu Editor (//EM) now only displays the menu name and not extension,
as it wouldn't work if you included the extension.

    - Fixed computation for total time and active time at WFC.

    - Fix hang-up after download after new batch-style download.

    - Fix so not all newusers received Sysop welcome auto-mail message.  Now,
users with a newuser.sl will get the standard welcome auto-mail.

    - Made the default newuser configuration not to use conferences.

    - Fixed quirk in LISTPLUS that didn't search all conferences if only one
subboard conference was defined (changed to variable dirconf versus subconf).

    - Fixed so a month greater than 12 is not accepted during newuser birthday
input.  (How long has that been a problem?)

    - Changed rename_filename() routine to use Input1() function to keep the
previous description in place for editing.

    - Added support for 94 colors (Ctrl-P - '0' through 'Z') and ColorConfig
to MENU.TXT.  COLOR.DAT is created when not found.  //CLRCONFIG must be added
to stock menu set (sysop-only).

    - Added WFC_DRIVE to WWIV.INI.  This is the starting drive to monitor at
the WFC screen, which is limited to 5 drives.  //STATUS still displays all
drives normally.

    - Fixed a problem when moving posts that copied from the wrong sub (due to
the additional capabilities of sublist().  Also added a yn() prompt prior to
delete_post(), allowing sysop to copy one post to multiple subs.  Fixed so
posts moved to network subs go out as network posts.

    - Now correctly shows in //WHO listing when user is at either the main or
transfer section prompt.

    - Added a directory mask for "wwivreg" so individual directories can be
flagged as requiring a WWIV registration number.  This way, you don't have to
maintain entire conferences just to restrict to registered WWIV.

    - Fix: user can't get into transfer area if no directories are
available.

    - Fix: setldate() behavior (new file scan) to process correctly and Y2K
fixes.

    - Added beginday() event to update the user ages based upon the birthdate.
Previously, the age wasn't updated until the user's next logon.

    - Fixed broken ATTACH directory checking.  If not defined in WWIV.INI,
will now create it automatically under the BBS main directory.

    - Added a so() and lcs() (sysop-only or sub co-sysop) before loading form
letters at the read prompt.  This case was stacked with '@' (forward) command,
but may have lost the security check when that happened.

    - Added WYSIWYG macro editor in defaults (based on Papa Bear mod).

    - Reverted to run beginday() event only on instance 1... found it can
create conflicts by running on any node.

    - Added code to restore previous sub, dir and conference positions at
logoff, again based on Papa Bear mod.

    - Fixed title input (Re: Old title) so it discarded a newline (#10).  Some
terminal programs make a CR/LF pair on [Enter], and it was only intercepting
the CR and blanking the title on the LF.

    - Added forced use of fullscreen editor #1 (if defined) for ANSI callers
and minimal newuser information (nu_min()).

    - Fixed NSCAN_NSCAN function in ListPlus so only directories in the user's
NScan configuration are checked during nscanall().  (All directories may still
be selected during a Search with NSCAN_SEARCH.)

    - Fixed some Internet mail forwarding glitches.

    - FOSSIL routines significantly rewritten to comply with FOSSIL R5 and to
support the X00 FOSSIL extensions (X00, NetModem/32, WinFOSSIL among others).

    - Now bypasses SY: check if user is logged on locally AND Local Sysop is
enabled in INIT.

    - Added support for a single 'Y' parameter in the DISABLE_PD call from
WWIV.INI to disable the pulldown menus.

    - Added some missing ini_done() calls throughout the source where we added
various parameters during development.

    - Externalized the strings and reformatted BBS.STR (LANGUAGE.STR) into a
255 character file.  Disk space isn't the commodity as it once was!  I've
erred on the side of caution here, leaving many suspect areas in tact.

    - Added an extra "so()" (Sysop-only) check to the //DOS command, so one
cannot accidentally create a menu-set item with too low an SL.

    - The MENUS directory is now built from the base of the 'languagedir', so
additional languages can be more fully supported.

    - Modified I/O "wait_sec_or_hit()" routine to ensure there was a defined
base port address first (ensuring it didn't pick up invalid ports).

    - Removed online help (Ctrl-O) function.  Needed a lot of work, but the
opinion was it was rarely used anyway.

    - Removed a redundant (and potentially erroneous) port number translation
in the fossil_open() routine.  Now relies upon check_comport() to see the
global "commport" gets assigned once and only once.

    - (Rob) found an elusive bug that kept the BBS in the do_chains() routine,
even if the user hung up!

    - Several changes required for greater OS/2 compatibility in the source,
forwarded by Oderus.

    - Including menutell.cpp, a utility by Oderus to help locate the menu
index quickly (outside the source) for any given menu call.

    - Additional changes to the //DOS routine (menusupp.c) to support DOORWAY,
if DOORWAY.BAT exists in the BBS main directory, and changes to the DOORWAY
command line if the program's called directly.

    - Added '$' during //BOARDEDIT to insert a new sub at the end (rather than
having to scroll all the way to the bottom to find the last sub).

    - GFiles are now automatically listed when entering the GFILES section.

    - Modified the Conference Editor so '[' and ']' go back and forth through
conferences to edit, like //BE and //DE.  Prompt now shows available keys.

    - Modified //BE and //DE to display the current dir/sub on the top line
(as a reference to where you are in the listing).

    - Modified various input fields in //BE and //DE to use Input1() routine,
allowing full insert/modification on the existing contents.

    - Modified the System Information [I command] to show a bit more about the
BBS, copyright and registered owner.

    - Modified the [N]ewscan prompt so it asks the user for all conferences,
if the user has conferencing enabled.

    - Added the "@32767" support universally (at the mail read, message base
forwarding, etc.) so it automatically appends @32767 for Internet addressees.

    - ConfEdit (//JE) now keeps you at the prompt until you [Q]uit, rather
than dumping you back out when you exit editing in either the directory or sub
conference editor.

    - Viewing NETDATx.LOG now keeps you inside the menu until you press [Q] to
quit, again rather than dumping you back to the prompt after viewing just one
log.

    - Added NO_PURGE_SL to WWIV.INI for AUTO_USER_PURGE routines to skip users
of a specified SL and higher (in addition to the support already there for any
users exempt from auto-purge).

    - Fixed pause toggle during bulk file move in Listplus.

    - Added a check during //BOARDEDIT to see if a selected filename is already
in use on another sub.  If so, the warning is displayed and sysop can select to
use anyway.  (This will prevent accidental gating!)

    - Fixed Default section to redisplay menu after any action

Internal Beta 2:
================
- Added [C]ontinuous mode to pausescr() prompt, so now [Esc] or [Q] will
    abort the current process and [C] will display the current message/file in
    continuous mode.
- Setting an Internet address in [D]efaults now writes the corresponding
    address to ACCT.INI, if the system participates in FILEnet and uses PPP
    transfers.  No affect otherwise.
- Fixed [F]eedback so it now only lists users #1 - #9 who are co-sysops.
    (It was a problem getting the slrec in the loop for each user for
    comparison.)
- Refined Internet mail sending to be consistent in both readmail() and
    send_email(), appending the @32767 systemname for FILEnet/PPP systems.
    Again, no affect unless you're in FILEnet and using PPP transfers.
- Tripled the timeout value (for user inactivity) on TELNET connections
    (where 'curspeed' is TELNET).  Web users aren't used to having to do
    something in prescribed periods of time! :)
- Changed the newuser (minimum info) routine to use inputl() calls for
    non-ANSI callers versus the Input1() editable lines.  The other was
    wreaking havoc on them.
- Added WARP 4 detection routines to WFC output.
- Added case-insensitive string search routine stristr() to code.
- Added 'F' command to //UEDIT to modify or delete a user's defined
    Internet address.  Once added, again it's placed into ACCT.INI and used
    as the return address for outgoing Internet mail for FILEnet systems.
- Added pattern matching when selecting menuset (//CM).  For example, if
    just "R" is entered at the prompt, it will find all menusets beginning
    with 'R' and ask the user if that's what to use.
- Removed restriction on having a menuset named "ANSI".  This prevented a
    collision between previous menusdir configuration, but is unnecessary
    now that the global syscfg.menusdir is no longer used.
- Added a default //APPLY command on self-generated menus, displayed only
    to users logged in under the GUEST account.  The //APPLY command must
    still be defined correctly in each of the menus in order to work.
- Added a Packers() wrapper to MENU.C to call a routine displaying message
    download options.  This routine includes calls to ASCII download,
    WWIVMail/QWK download and NScan configuration from whatever menus you
    include the command.
- Refined display problems in the RemoveFilesNotThere() routine that caused
    occasional characters to be lost on the display.
- Fixed string comparison logic in //BOARDEDIT to display only subs
    containing a certain string.
- Fixed backspace action on birth date input in newuser minimum routine
    and added additional error checking to ensure the input is eight
    characters (MM/DD/YY) and not garbage!
- Added a Y2K-friendly check for testing the leap year in newuser birth
    date input... won't have to worry about that generation for a few more
    years, but....
- Added default value of '0' in auto-purge inactive user routine, so it
    doesn't trigger when no value is set in WWIV.INI.
- Removed syscfg.ansidir and all associated references throughout code.
- Added test archive, comment archive and delete files commands in arcrec
    structure
- Increased "reminder" beep in [PAUSE] to two minutes and auto-continue
    to three minutes (versus 1 minute for reminder and 1.5 minutes to
    continue).
- Eliminated possibility for black-on-black color scheme when first
    configuring ListPlus colors.
- Changed Doorway for //DOS call to look first (and use) a batch file
    named DOORWAY.BAT that contains all required command arguments for Doorway.
    Also now bypasses Doorway entirely if at the local keyboard.
- Hides 'Not Network Validated' message from newusersl.
- Allows times run input to //CHAINEDIT rather than just zeroing.
- Added capability to purge mail (in READMAIL) from networks.
- Now exits immediately if no FOSSIL driver is loaded (rather than
    repeatedly retrying to initialize and fail).
- MSGBASE.C modified routine to terminate header divider line at 80
    characters so it only is used for (screenwidth < 80).  This allows color
    codes and such in the divider line.
- Added code to check real names at logon() when a match to a username or
    number fails (old Goose mod).
- Modified valscan() routine to stay on one line, like QScan, and fixed
    the display so <B>ypass sub and other prompts don't overwrite.
- Fixed slrec() retrieval routine that was causing the external editor
    lockups!
- G-Files routines overhaul, based on Dream mod... may still need work.

Internal Beta 1:
================
- Removed spurious "Enable RIP Mode" in defaults.
- Fixed endless loop when no chains were defined.
- Fixed detection routine to find OS/2 v4.0 WARP properly.
- Remove input1() routine as it misplaced lines in title input.
- Truncated network name in print_pending to 8 characters for display.
- Zu's updated menu code:
    - Now reads in allowed commands from MENU.TXT
    - MENUDM (built by makefile) compiles MENU.TXT into MENUCMDS.DAT.
- Fixed a recursive bug in CLS() that locked up on B&W callers.
- Fixed the incorrect QScan/UnQScan behavior.
- Added color to the self-generated menus from GenerateMenu().
- Several changes to FOSSIL routines by Goose and me (commport now global).
- Changes EXTRN/RETURN to poll I/O properly (including ^P^Q to quote in FSED).
- Many DGROUP enhancements from Zu -- future ones will need more testing.
- Reverted title input routines to inli() due to cursor placement problems.
- beginday() now runs on any instance (unless there's something I'm missing!)
- com_speed/baud_rate now cast as unsigned long to allow all locked rates.


Alpha 4:
========
57) Removed spurious "Enable RIP Mode" in defaults.
58) Fixed endless loop when no chains were defined.
59) Fixed detection routine to find OS/2 v4.0 WARP properly.
60) Remove input1() routine as it misplaced lines in title input.
61) Truncated network name in print_pending to 8 characters for display.
62) Updated menu code:
    - MENUDM (built by makefile) compiles MENU.TXT into MENUCMDS.DAT.
63) Fixed a recursive bug in CLS() that locked up on B&W callers.
64) Fixed the incorrect QScan/UnQScan behavior.
65) Added color to the self-generated menus from GenerateMenu().
66) Several changes to FOSSIL routines by Goose and me (commport now global).
67) Changes EXTRN/RETURN to poll I/O properly (including ^P^Q to quote in FSED).
68) Many DGROUP enhancements from Zu -- future ones will need more testing.
69) Reverted title input routines to inli() due to cursor placement problems.
70) beginday() now runs on any instance (unless there's something I'm missing!)
71) com_speed/baud_rate now cast as unsigned long to allow all locked rates.

Alpha 3:
========
52) Added Asylum Menu System (AMENU)
    ! Need to incorporate the info into the docs
53) Changed over to ListPlus in the Transfer Section
    ! INIT must create the default configuration file
    ! Need to incorporate the info into the docs
54) Fixed ANSI Callout screen
55) Activated pipes everywhere
56) Added email attachments
    ! Need to incorporate the info into the docs

Alpha 2:
========
25) Added remove subs from Qscan on the fly from 'B'
    - User is given the option to remove or not
26) Added logoff time to Sysoplog
27) Added Automated New User Mail
    - If GFILES\NEWMAIL.MSG exists, it is sent to all new users
28) Added forced scan of first sub
    ! Still need to add INI setting for this
29) Added clear screen between messages option in Defaults
    ! Need to fix display alignment
30) Added Guest account
    - Sysop must create account with GUEST as name to activate
31) Added option to go to //BE from readmail()
32) Added internal upload and virus testing
    ! Need INI entry TEST_UPLOADS = Y test_upload = 1
    ! Need to add BBSADS.TXT to Distibution Archive
    - must have ViruScan (r) from Network Associates
33) Added ability to reply to a post with a form (ala 'O')
34) Fixed two small display errors in Defaults
35) Enhanced new user information in sysoplog
36) Added suppression of passwords locally
    ! Need INI entry ECHO_LOCAL_PW = Y echo_pw = 1
37) U in sub now displays users who scan the sub
    ! Modify diplay to include Qscan column for indicator
    ! Return name display length to 30
38) Added //UNSCAN to main menu
39) Added no-abort disclaimer for new users
    ! Need INI entry FORCE_NEWUSER_MSG
40) Added system shutdown warning
    - Pressing Control-F1 will warn the user that the system will shut
      down in 3 minutes, and give him 1 minute warnings until the 3 minutes
      are up, and then it will hangup on the user.
41) Newuser editor defaults to WWIVedit if installed
42) Added logoff event
    ! May be obsolete if we get events.c working
43) Added ability to save a forwarded message
44) <CR> defaults to <Y>es at netval prompt
45) Added ability to CC: and BCC: in email and multimail
    - CC: are now able to be shown in multi-mail (user can select to NOT
      show the addresses (BCC:).  Also, when sending email, you can choose
      to CC: other people (up to 20) and either show or not show the
      recipient list.  Option can be turned off with ALLOW_CC_BCC INI
      setting.
45) Added Logoff Matrix
    - If GFILES\LOGOFF.MAT does not exist, then normal logoff option is
      presented.  File should contain the following commands:
                'Q' - Quit back to BBS
                'T' - Go To Timebank
                'F' - Leave Feedback To Sysop
                'O' - Logoff
46) Added display of number of subscribers to hosted subs in //BE
47) Added BAK.C to codeset.  Makes automated backups of source code
    prior to compiling or when called. (currently commented out of the
    makefile)
48) Prompt on same line (ala JAFO04.MOD)
49) Fixed redundant prompts in New User sequence
50) Added 'X'pert menu change in transfers
    ! Change menu
51) Multiple Events added
    ! Still not working correctly
    - added sorting of events based on time


Alpha 1:
========
1) Removed Tedit
2) Internal QWK removed
3) RIP removed
4) PackScan Support removed
5) Menu system re-written
    - All meunus are in seperate files now. They now go in gfiles as
    always
6) Added code to remove boxes and borders when reading FILE_ID.DIZ
7) Changed the main prompts to more readable formats with more info
8) Added ctime2 function for main prompt
9) Switched R and M at WFC.
    - Never made sense to me. M=My Mail R=Read all mail
10) Added enhance.c to base codeset
11) Enhanced sublist and dirlist
    - Morgul's adaptation of the TFC mod
12) Added FMD-16 Enhanced display of protocols
13) Added FMD-17 Scan for new email
    - Only shows new email here.
14) Enhanced Read Prompt
15) Added auto_purge to delete inactive users
    FIX - Added INI setting for AutoUserPurge function
        - Users with ADEL exemption ignored
        - Setting must be >= 60 for the function to work
16) Enhanced Automessage
    - Now allows 5 70 character lines and color.
17) Added edited version of SPV031IH Quote Mod
18) Added edited version of SPV033IB Re: Title with additional forced titles.
19) Added Deltigar's INI defined cleanup commands
    ! May need removal when Net37 is ready
20) Selected protocol now become user default
21) Enhanced PENDING Display with support for hiding with = in CALLOUT.NET
22) Added hangup timer to batch downloads
23) Added Email downloads from read mail prompt
24) Added reply to different address in readmail and message bases