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- What's New in ProDoor 3.0?
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- Added a check for 'subscription mode' to control expired user checks.
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- Added a warning prompt when a command is about to clear the flagged
- file list.
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- Added automatic clear-screen between messages in hotkey mode.
-
- Added check for attempts to COPY, MOVE or KILL before actually
- reading a message.
-
- Added check for attempts to download '0' byte files.
-
- Added check for expired users. When a user is expired the 'expired
- security level' will be used in all security checks. Please note,
- however, that ProDoor does not yet check the 'expired conference
- registration' settings - expired users are given normal conference
- access.
-
- Added code in PROSM to automatically adjust .NDX file sizes to match
- the specified number of blocks. You don't even need to repack /
- reindex conference files!
-
- Added logic to insert 5 second delay before dropping carrier *only*
- when the modem dte bps is higher than the caller's connect bps.
-
- Added more output during conference scanning.
-
- Added optional 'starting conference' parameter to (J A) command.
-
- Added special cursor so you know when hotkeys are active.
-
- Added support for 38400 BPS connect speeds in PCB 14.1.
-
- Added the ability to insert/remove a range of group conferences in
- PROSM.
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- Changed (J S)tatus and (J N)ews display to scan for personal
- messages.
-
- Changed (O)riginal command to go directly to quote function without
- first asking.
-
- Changed (Q Y) command to select only messages to or from the caller.
-
- Changed (Q)uote function to automatically default to line 7/8 and to
- quote 2 lines.
-
- Changed (R Y)our command to scan only 'to:' field in message header.
- Use (Z)ip search to find messages with your name in them.
-
- Changed (T)hread command to retain original subject and to require
- an exactly matching subject to continue the thread.
-
- Changed download logic to call 'proutest' in case of bi-modem type
- uploads.
-
- Changed parsing of $DOOR.RES file to allow upload testing of multiple
- file types (i.e. .EXT is not required in the test-failed- message
- definition).
-
- Changed scratch and ZIPM file selection logic to allow the (FL U)
- unflag command to deselect these files. This makes it possible to
- repack a ZIPM packet without being forced to also download the
- original.
-
- Files listed in PROFREE are now exempt from daily byte limit checks
- prior to the downloading.
-
- Forced 'display on' when sysop chat mode is entered.
-
- Implemented multiple compressed file support.
- Change "Archive Manipulation" commands to:
- PRO-R $N$ $TIME$ $R$
- PRO-V $R$
- PRO-X $R$
- PRO-T $R$
- PRO-P $R$
- and install the new PRO-*.BAT files in your ProDoor directory. These
- batch files have support for PKZIP/PKUNZIP, PKPAK/UNPAK, PAK, LHARC
- and ZOO. Other file types can be easily added.
-
- Message entry now allows mixed upper/lower case subjects.
-
- NOTE: the 'testfile' command comes with PCBoard 14.1 beta code.
-
- New "hotkey" system. Type 'H' to enable. In hotkey mode commands
- are executed as soon as they are typed in. A 2-second delay allows
- entry of full word commands as well. The ";" key cancels hotkeys for
- the remainder of a line, allowing some command stacking in hotkey
- mode.
-
- New $NODE$ macro to return current node number.
-
- New 'F10: update CNAMES file from CONFINFO' in conference definition.
-
- New 'F9: init conference to default values' in conference definition.
-
- New 'PROREADg' menu file for novice mode "mail command" prompt.
-
- New 'SET CONFINFO=path\file' to control multiple CONFINFO files on
- network systems.
-
- New PCBoard 14 compatible "high ascii filter".
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- New command: (G Q) to logoff without seeing the SCRIPT0 display.
-
- New command: (J +)join next higher
-
- New command: (J -)join next lower
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- New command: (J N +)new messages starting with next conference.
-
- New command: (J N conf)new messages starting with conference 'conf'
-
- New command: (J S conf)status starting with conference 'conf'
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- New command: (J Y)our to find conferences with new mail TO YOU in
- them.
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- New command: (Q YA) and (QQ YA) to quick scan mail to you or to 'all'.
-
- New command: (RU)snoop to place ProDoor into proedit's RU mode. RU
- also works in ProEdit to toggle RU mode during a session.
-
- New command: (YA) to read mail to you OR to 'all'.
-
- New command: ALT-D (delete protocol) in PROSM protocol definition
- editor.
-
- New command: ALT-M (monitor) to immediately display node status.
-
- New message subjects are mapped to upper case if they start with
- a lower case letter.
-
- New security level check for (H)otkeys command.
-
- New security level check for (QU)it to bbs command.
-
- New support for conference-specific message files. Append .NNN
- (where NNN is the conference number) to message file names for
- conference-specific files.
-
- Note: command stacking is not allowed in hotkey mode. If you use a
- ";" to stack a command, you will cancel hotkeys for the rest of
- that line. For example:
- J 1
- will launch the Join as soon as you type <space>, whereas
- J;1
- will cancel hotkeys on the ";" and allow you to press 1<enter>.
-
- Personal message counting during conference scan is now performed
- only on conferences with 'auto scan' set.
-
- ProDoor now checks the playpen directory for unsolicited uploads
- after each download. This makes it possible to install BIMODEM-like
- protocols.
-
- Restored (FL)ag command at main command prompt.
-
- Several changes in PRO-*.BAT files to improve error checking and
- reporting.
-
- Starting line number for quotations automatically selects line 8 if a
- 'city:' line is present.
-
- The (J A) process can be stopped with (Q)uit.
-
- The (X)tract function now changes the SCRATCH file .EXT to match that
- of the source file, instead of using the "assumed" file type.
-
- The ESC key now erases the current command-line.
-
- The REPACK command may now be used with ZIPM packets.
-
- Updated REPACK command to allow conversion between all supported
- packed file formats. Additional conversions can be added by editing
- the PRO-P.BAT batch file.
-
- Wrote new 'CHKPATH' utility and modified batch files to call it. This
- utility will help isolate missing programs in ProDoor batches.
-
- Added a check for the setting of DSZLOG environment to correct
- operation on systems that don't follow installation recommendations.
-
- Added disk-full test during ZIPM text capture.
-
- Added error checking to prevent uploads of over 50 files from causing
- a system crash.
-
- Added error message and caller log entries when uploads cannot be
- posted due to insufficient disk space.
-
- Changed 'minutes used:' caller log entry to properly reflect minutes
- used before midnight crossover.
-
- Changes in low-level file handlers to improve error messages and
- retry logic under network/share environments.
-
- Corrected adjustment of 'earned k bytes' when PWRD allotted bytes are
- exhausted.
-
- Corrected file-date check so conference NEWS files will be displayed
- when they are supposed to be.
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- Corrected non-filename parsing that truncated words at 8 letters.
-
- Improved logging of partial transfers that are aborted.
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- Internal changes to allow disk space test on partitions > 32 meg.
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- Reformatted documentation for 60 lines per page.
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