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│ █▄▄▀ mail DeLuxe²│ June 5th, 1991
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Welcome to the release of Qmail DeLuxe² v1.12!
If you have already registered your Qmail DeLuxe² reader then
you may update your reader system from these files. You do not
need pay any additional registration fees in order to use this
release.
This file contains a list of fixes and new features. This file
is in addition to the DELUXE2.DOC file. If you are new to Qmail
DeLuxe² we recommend that you browse through this file and read
DELUXE2.DOC in order to learn how to use Qmail DeLuxe².
Please leave any comments or suggestions to QMAIL SUPPORT in
your local Qmail Support conference. Thanks!
--- Sparky
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New in Qmail DeLuxe² release 1.12 06-05-91
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■ Qmail DeLuxe² will now let you view a message with 225 lines
without shelling out to LIST.
■ Qmail DeLuxe² has full support for a ZIPPY string search. You
scan search all messages, messages in only one conference, exclude
taglines and messages you've already read.
In order to perform a ZIPPY message scan all you need to do is to
press the letter "Z" while reading messages. You can search all
messages in the packet, in the current conference, messages you
have already read and exclude taglines.
The ZIPPY function returns you back to the current conference and
message you were in when you first executed the ZIPPY command.
For more information about the ZIPPY command just press [ALT+H]
after you press the "Z" command to execute a ZIPPY search.
■ Full support for the Sparkware Usenet Gateway is now available.
If you reply to a Usenet message then the reader automatically
sets up your reply to conform with gateway standards. The reader
even adds the "UN: " to the front of your subject automatically
or addresses it to USENET GATEWAY (if it is a Usenet mail message).
■ Message filespecs for archiving messages are now checked to make
sure SPACES are converted into underscores.
■ Qmail DeLuxe² now checks to see that the target subdirectory
actually exists before the message is archived. This lets you use
archive filespecs like:
C:\D2\ARCHIVES\#CONTROL(6)\#CONF#
So each BBS' archived messages are stored in a seperate subdirectory.
(Change all #'s to @'s in the above example).
■ If you use the "Enter messages without a reply packet on file"
then DeLuxe² will now check the .REP packet if it exists to see
which archiver was used to create it.
■ If a conference was not listed in the conference menu but was
included in the message packet (or REPLIES too) then the reader
would display JUNK for the conference name in the message header.
It now displays the conference number with "-Not on file-".
■ There was a problem in the way that the reader would handle
imbedded #PAUSE@ and #MORE@ statements in text files. Salt Air's
usage bulletin #15 was a good example of the problem. Fixed.
■ You can specify the DEFAULT archive message filespec from inside
the program DLXTEXT.EXE. Record #233 has been reserved for this
filespec. It defaults to NOTES.
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New in Qmail DeLuxe² release 1.10 03-04-91
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■ The reader now adjusts the number of conferences reserved in
memory to the number of conferences required by the BBS. This
helps cut down on the large amount of RAM required to support
2,500 conferences. Qmail DeLuxe² can now support up to 3,855
conferences!
■ Built-in mouse support. If you would like to use your mouse
then use the command "DELUXE2 /M" to start the reader. The LEFT
button will work like pressing [ENTER] and the right button
works like pressing the [ESC] key.
We've included a new DLXTEXT file that contains two new entries
to support the internal mouse. Please copy this file over your
current entry.
Please note that the configuration utility does not support use
of the mouse.
■ Mouse support for left-handed users. We didn't forget you
"lefties"!!! Just use the command line switch "/ML" instead of
"/M" to add left-hand mouse support.
■ If you are using a mouse you can now access a "virtual" keyboard
from practically anywhere within the reader. Just press BOTH
mouse buttons together (or, if you have a three button mouse,
press the middle button) and select which letter you need.
■ DeLuxe² now supports ANSI music! If you do not want to hear
ANSI music just turn NOISE off from inside the configuration's
"Flags" area. You can also stop ANSI music from being played in
the current message by tapping the [ESC] key once. Allow a few
seconds for the music buffer to finish playing the current bars.
■ The DOS command box (displayed when you execute a DOS command)
has been changed to simply white text on a black background.
This was done so you can easily use high-intensity backgrounds
from inside the reader.
■ You may now specify more than one file extension mask on the
command line. The reader always looks for "*.Q*" files in your
packet subdirectory. But you can now use commands like:
DELUXE2 *.Q* *.ZX* *.ZIP
And the reader will locate all Qmail Door 4.00 mail packets,
mail packets from the XRS mail system for Fidonet systems, and
PCBoard .CAP files that have been downloaded using the command
"R A Z" from PCBoard.
■ The reader now supports "snow checking" for CGA monitors. Use
the command: DELUXE2 /SNOW to turn snow checking ON.
■ Fixed a bug where messages you replied to in the PERSONAL
conference would always be redirected to the MAIN conference.
■ Fixed a bug in SuperShell that would prevent Qmail DeLuxe² from
working as a "shelled process" from either RoboComm or QMM.
■ You may now "unlock" your message headers and scroll the entire
message screen at one time.
■ The "/ABS" flag would not work in previous versions of the
reader. Fixed.
■ Added support for three new @variables in the reader. These
variables are:
@TO@ - Replaced with the "TO" field in a
message
@FROM@ - Replaced with the "FROM" field in a
message
@SUBJECT@ - Replaced with the "SUBJECT" field
in a message.
■ You can now add these entries into your DELUXE2.4 menu and have
the reader reply to the recipient of the message. See the new
DELUXE2.4 menu file included.
■ The reader will now automatically create the correct Usenet
message headers if you reply to messages created by the
Sparkware PCB/Usenet gateway. The reader also positions the
message text so the first lines of the message are shown skipping
the routing information (you can press the [HOME] key to see it
if needed).
■ Qmail DeLuxe² now loads conferences from CONTROL.DAT faster than
previous versions.
■ Qmail DeLuxe² will now let you archive messages using file
extensions and save them in other subdirectories. If you do not
specify a file extension then the reader uses ".TXT". If you do
not specify a subdirectory then the reader will save the message
in the ARCHIVES subdirectory.
■ Qmail DeLuxe² now lets you archive messages into a database
program. If you create a batch in your Qmail DeLuxe²
subdirectory named "ARCHIVE.BAT" then the reader will export the
current message to "EXPORT.TXT" and call this batch file passing
the export filespec as the first parameter.
This feature allows third party developers to create custom
database archiving software that easily interfaces with the
Qmail DeLuxe² reader. If you are learning more about how the
reader uses this feature feel free to contact us. The file
format for EXPORT.TXT is located in DELUXE2.DOC under message
exporting.
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These new features will be supported by Qmail DeLuxe² shortly. We
are finishing up work on a program named "CVT" that provides you with
these new features. Check 'em out:
■ Qmail DeLuxe² v1.12 has the ability to read and reply to
messages produced by the XRS offline mail system for FidoNet
compatible systems.
■ Qmail DeLuxe² can also read and reply to messages created by
PCBoard's own "message capture" facility. You can use this
feature to read messages on PCBoards that do not yet own a Qmail
Door of their own. While not as "slick" as using a Qmail Door
to process your mail, this system does work and is virtually
"seamless" to the user.
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