What's new in Synchronet BBS Version 2.10 Revision A
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Estimated Date of Release: 02/17/95
General
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o New file sharing method for user database (USER.DAT) significantly improves
performance on active multinode systems
o Systems with large quantities of message and files areas will see
significantly more free memory inside the BBS with this version
Message Base
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o SMB level III implementation offers optional real-time message base
compression/decompression using LZH algorithm for up to 50% savings on
disk space (potentially hundreds of megabytes on some systems)!
o New Hyper Allocation storage method (defined in v1.20 of the SMB
specification), twice as fast as "Fast Allocation"!
o Innovative QWK NetMail technology using dynamically maintained route map
Send NetMail to User@BBSID from ANY DOVE-Net system (using v2.10)
(i.e. "Digital Man@VERT" to send me routed NetMail) No nodelist hassle!
o Automatic detection of circular paths for QWK EchoMail messages (duplicates)
o Optional QWKnet user list (DATA\QNET\USERS.DAT) for automatic address look-up
o Ability to force QWKnet call-outs from within the BBS (;CALL HUBID) and
from any node WFC screen
o Internet mail replies from Reading Messages prompt for UUCP gateways
(i.e. NetXpress)
o New memory compression allows for significantly greater number of configured
message areas in Synchronet
o UTI driver supports long names (>25 chars) for internet addresses
o When quoting messages, tag/origin lines are automatically not quoted
o Out-bound file attachments supported for both FidoNet and Internet NetMail
o 'Direct' FidoNet NetMail status now supported in SCFG
o 'To' field for FidoNet EchoMail now supports up to 35 characters
o 'To' field for PostLink messages now supports up to 60 characters
o 'Subject' field for PostLink messages now supports up to 70 characters
o Crash, Return Receipt, and File Request over-rides now supported in off-line
FidoNet NetMail
o Attempted e-mail to user@addr will automatically be interpreted as NetMail
Security
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o Logon via user number can be disabled
o Optionally allow logons via real name or alias
o Optionally prompt for password for all logon attempts
o Keyboard buffer flushed after execution of external programs
o Extended ASCII char 255 stripped from strings (would appear as space)
Chat
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o Automatic split-screen private chat for ANSI users with 24 or more rows
o Internode messages received and displayed before logoff when user runs
out of time
External Programs
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o External editors can have drop files created automatically
o Baja modules can be executed as doors in place of DOS executables
o External online programs can give the user extra time while in use
o External online programs can be configured to suspend BBS time while in use
o DOOR.SYS is created with user credits (in Kbytes) on line 31 (Download limit)
o If a DOOR.SYS external program is set to modify user data, lines 29 and 30
are read back in to update files/bytes downloaded and subtract credits
o External programs can have Synchronet immediately hang-up upon return
o DORINFO1.DEF (always 1 instead of node #) added to available drop file list
o New software development kit (XSDK v2.30) has improved incorporation of
intelligent variable time-slicing (IVT) under multitaskers and other
enhancements for Synchronet application developers
File Transfers
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o Extended descriptions optionally displayed in normal file listings (&E)
o Batch flagging prompt redisplays page after operations
o Batch flagging prompt allows (P)revious page command to move backwards
o Batch flagging prompt has help bar at top of screen for list command
o Batch flagging prompt has help menu (?) for available commands
o Batch flagging prompt can display library and directory name
o TYPE.BIN included to be used as a viewable file type command for text files
o New-file scan date/time defaults to last new-scan, not from last logon
o Duplicate files (already in database) are rejected on blind uploads
o New memory compression allows for significantly greater number of configured
file areas in Synchronet
o New toggle option to allow the inclusion or exclusion of each directory in
the Auto-ADDFILES search and import of FILES.BBS (for FDNs or CDROMs)
o New toggle option to allow the inclusion or exclusion of each directory in
users' new file scans (for CDROMs)
Programmability
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o Baja modules can be automatically loaded during logon, logoff, or new users
o Baja modules can be used in place of any executable command line in SCFG
o New Baja function PRINTFILE_STR used to create TYPE.BIN module
o New Baja function REPLACE_TEXT used to replace TEXT.DAT strings in shells
o New Baja functions SET_USER_LEVEL, TOGGLE_USER_FLAG, and SET_USER_STRING
used to change or adjust user flags, exemptions, restrictions, level,
name, address, etc.
o New Baja functions FILE_ADD_BATCH and FILE_CLEAR_BATCH allow batch download
queue manipulation
o New Baja functions GETLINE, GETNUM, and GET_TEMPLATE for extended control
over user input
Miscellaneous
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o Support for auto-detecting FAX/Modems that return "+FCON" on FAX connections.
o Supra Caller-ID NAME and NMBR strings can be in either order.
Revisions Since v2.00a
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o Direct QWK logons with normal user accounts by prepending '*' to the username
o SCFG uses a modem configuration database that is user extensible
o Toggle option for each sub-board to default ON or OFF in users' personal
(as opposed to new) message scans
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