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- *** This is just an update release to update official 1.17 to 1.17-2.
- Please download SBBS1172.??? for complete SuperBBS 1.17-2 package ***
-
- Welcome SuperBBS 1.17-2. We decided to release this bugfix release due
- to a pretty major bug in 1.17 (which won't be explained more detailed due
- to some security reasons).
-
- There are probably a few SysOps who have sent their regs. directly to SBBS
- HQ, but haven't received their codes yet. If that's your situation, please
- contact us immediately.
-
- Here comes a list of new features compared to 1.17
-
- - Added new *M? metacharacter to menutype 7
-
- A new *M? metachracter command has been added to menutype 7. *M? is used
- to change the "what did" status for menutype 58. Valid parameters are :
-
- *MP = Paged SysOp
- *MQ = Used QWK system
- *MD = Downloaded
- *MU = Uploaded
-
- - Added a new .CTL to override paging hours
-
- Users listed in new NOPHOURS.CTL are allowed to use the page SysOp option
- any time.
-
- - Added new command line parameter for BBS.EXE
-
- -S? command line parameter can now be used to select some statusline
- automaticly. Ie. BBS -L -N3 -S9 would start SBBS locally, using node #3
- and the statusline would be disabled.
-
- - SBBS now informs user if someone posts a new message to him/her from
- another node while he/she is logged on.
-
- - SBBS now displays CPS rate etc. information after file transfer.
-
- - The full screen chat now shows current time and minutes chatted.
-
- - Added a new auto display file GUEST.A?? which is shown whenever a
- guest user logs in.
-
- - It's now possible to use full path + name for bulletins in menutype 6
- data field. If the path is specified the text files will be loaded from
- that path instead of the normal text files path.
-
- - It's now possible to use any control codes in origin lines.
-
- - The statusline is now updated when using ALT-5 and ALT-6 SysOp commands.
-
- - Added some strings to LCONFIG, please edit your *.LNG files.
-
- - Aki Antman & Risto Virkkala
-
- ***************************
-
-
- Welcome to SuperBBS 1.17-3. This is a bug fix release only, though this one
- contains a few new versions intended to be in 1.18. All the major new features
- have been disabled from this version, because they aren't yet completely
- tested. We are planning to start 1.18 beta testing during July-93.
-
- ! If you are updating from version older than 1.17-2 or starting a new !
- ! SBBS board, please use complete SBBS1173.??? package instead of this !
- ! update package !
-
- Here comes a list of new features compared to 1.17-2 :
-
- - Added some new options for *EVERYONE* messages (messages to many users) :
-
- Examples about the *EVERYONE* message options :
-
- To field of the message :
-
- *EVERYONE*>1000 : message would be displayed to all users who have
- security level higher than 1000.
-
- *EVERYONE*<1000 : message would be displayed to all users who have
- security level lower than 1000.
-
- *EVERYONE*1000 : message would be displayed to all users who have
- security 1000.
-
- *EVERYONE* : message would be displayed to all users.
-
- - Added 2 new MENU control codes
-
- Now it's possible to add individual comments to any template file/message
- area. Two new menu control codes have been added :
-
- ^S% displays M???.ANS/ASC file, where ??? is the current message area
- number
-
- ^D% displays F???.ANS/ASC file, where ??? is the current file area
- number.
-
- Please note that these options work only when using internal menu
- screens!
-
- - Added support for EXPIRE??.Q-A questionnaires
-
- EXPIRE??.Q-A (?? = days until the expiration of current user) will be
- executed (if found) when the days until the expiration is ??. For example
- EXPIRE10.Q-A would be displayed if the user had 10 days left until
- his/her expiration.
-
- - Added support for external archive viewer
-
- It's now possible to use an external archive viewer instead of the one
- built in. This feature can be simply enabled by entering the full name and
- path of external viewer to config. All menutype 7 control codes are valid
- and %1 is traslated to full file path & name, %2 = dir, %3 name and %4
- extension.
-
- - Added a new .CTL file
-
- A new HIDELIST.CTL control file has been added. The users listed in this
- file are excluded from last caller lists. Please note that SysOp can be
- excluded using the "exclude SysOp from lists" option from config.
-
- - Added a new .CTL file
-
- A new UPDUSER.CTL control file has been added. The users listed in this
- file are able to the <U>pdate user message reading command. Please note
- that the SysOp whose name is in config is always able to use <U>pdate
- option and the SysOp security level is required for this option, too.
-
- - Added an option to view GIF resolution at file list more prompt
-
- The same command in file list more prompts which was previous used to
- view either contents of archive of ASCII files is able to view GIF
- resolutions, too. The command has an intelligent routine which automaticly
- detects whether the file is text, archive or GIF.
-
- - Added an option to allow users to post a message to SysOp if the birthday
- check has been failed. This option can be enabled from config by specifying
- the area where the messages are posted.
-
- - Added an option to toggle "shut up" (no yell sound) when the user is not
- paging. New SysOp command ALT-8 toggles "shut up" ON/OFF.
-
- - Added an option to config to show the name of registered BBS, SysOp or
- both to user at logon.
-
- - The status line is now updated when ALT-2 SysOp command is used.
-
- - The password prompt '*' character is now configurable from config.
-
- - New versions of archive programs are now better supported and the "view
- archive" command has a new look.
-
- - Minimum upload space option in config should now work ok.
-
- - SBBSUSER.EXE now prompts for a keyboard password if one is defined in
- config.
-
-
- Aki Antman (2:220/620) and Risto Virkkala
-