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- Changes since FastEcho 1.30/Gamma
- =================================
-
- Version 1.40, 31 Dec 1993
- -------------------------
- Silvester release
-
- * added Squish and Fido/*.MSG support
-
- * now using overlays for FastEcho.Exe and FESetup.Exe - reduced
- conventional memory needs
-
- * JAM tossing should be faster now, depending on setup and environment
-
- * FEUtil now JAMs with Index, Purge, Pack, Link and Sort
-
- * FEUtil supports Fido/*.MSG with Purge, Pack and Link
-
- * added the ability to compress mail during TOSS if either xxx kB of
- inbound mail was processed or less than xxx kB are free on the
- outbound drive to make space for the rest of the mail
-
- * added XMS usage to store duperecords in memory while tossing if not
- enough EMS memory available - disable it with FEOPT=NOXMS - this
- is (much) SLOWER than EMS or normal memory
-
- * added support for Portal of Power (no domain outbounds)
-
- * added support for ProBoard 2.00, dropped support for PB 1.2x
-
- * added InterMail 2.25 system-online semaphore checking
-
- * allowing up to 992 areas now
-
- * added checking if at least 128kB are available on temporary outbound
- drive, otherwise use only the normal outbound (TOSS/SCAN/PACK) to
- prevent creating of a lot very small .PKTs
-
- * added new area flags
-
- 'Manual changes' - don't allow dis-/connecting via AreaFix
- 'Hide' - don't show area in AreaFix echo lists
- 'Keep netmails' - don't set the Kill/Sent flag of exported
- netmails (from netmailboards)
-
- * new errorlevel 245 when an archive couldn't be extracted (due to
- the lack of diskspace) and NOTHING else could be TOSSed
-
- * added detection of encrypted/compressed/etc JAM messages in SCAN,
- skipping such messages now
-
- * FastEcho is now ignoring a mailer's system-online semaphore if it's
- older than 12 hours (and deletes it if 'ARCmail Options/Create
- Semaphores' is enabled) when packing ARCmail
-
- * added HighWaterMark support to JAM scanning - it's faster now
-
- * FastEcho TOSS does now respond to RRQ flag in tossed netmails
-
- * FastEcho PACK now packs netmails with RRQ flag set
-
- * added recognition of Type 2.2 inbound .PKTs
-
- * FastEcho PACK (ROUTE.FE) - Direct LISTED will now also include
- the points of the listed nodes
-
- * FastEcho does now clean the outbound directory every time it packs
- mail (delete outdated truncated (0 byte) mail files)
-
- * added check if MESSAGES.RA is valid (at least 200 entries) before
- adding new areas, it will be expanded to 200 if it's not (Auto-
- Area-Create)
-
- * FEUtil IMPORT now uses the netmail board with the LOWEST read
- security if you have defined multiple boards for one aka
-
- * added copy functions to FESetup's Node- and Area-Manager (via F5)
-
- * changed FESetup handling, after ESC you will now be prompted to
- save the changes or not [in addition to save via F10]
-
- * if you change the path/name of a *.MSG/Squish/JAM area in FESetup
- you can now move/rename the messagebase files
-
- * when changing an area from JAM or SQ to PT or HMB in FESetup, you are
- now prompted if you wish to delete the old msgbasefiles
-
- * changed PACKQBBS.FE semaphore to PACKHMB.FE
-
- * changed QBBSLOCK environment varaible to HMBLOCK
-
- * changed QBBS to HMB throughout the whole package
-
- * fixed a bug in the areas' Aka handling (^aPATH aka) while tossing
-
- * fixed bad message time in JAM areas (added UTC offset)
-
- * fixed creation of IMPORT.JAM (FastEcho TOSS)
-
- * fixed stripping of some flags when exporting JAM netmails
-
- * fixed problems if JAM-IDX (.JDX) HdrOffset was set to -1
-
- * fixed updating of ProBoard 1.xx area config and problems with
- updating QuickBBS' MSGCFG.DAT
-
- * fixed bug in FastEcho PACK (ROUTE.FE) - DIRECT LISTED as well
- as EXCEPT were not working correctly
-
- * several other cosmetical changes and (bug)fixes
-
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