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- WHATSNEW.DOC December 1995
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- This lists the user visible changes to ARJ since ARJ 2.30.
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- ARJ 2.50a
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- Fixed delay problem with bad passwords.
- Tweaked compression algorithm slightly.
- Updated ERRORS.DOC, LICENSE.DOC, AGENTS.DOC and ARJ_BBS.DOC.
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- ARJ 2.50
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- Fixed licensing message in ARJSFXV module.
- Added Internet mailing list and WEB site information to ARJ.DOC.
- Added SYSOP special order form.
- Added "-hv" option to check ARJ version number.
- Added volume label option "-$" to the ARJSFXV module.
- Added "-h#2" option to add "DHHMMSS" to archive name.
- Fixed a few occurrences of corrupted text in ARJ.DOC.
- Fixed memory usage with response file support.
- Fixed a problem with "-jn" restart problem with foreign language
- versions of ARJ.
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- ARJ 2.42c BETA_4 TEST release
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- Added limited working ARJSFX multiple volume feature.
- Added temporary directory option to "-hm" switch to allow the use of
- a RAMDISK directory for faster operation.
- Moved test for existing ARJSFX file to the start of making an ARJSFX.
- Changed "no change" update message to work only with the -jv option.
- Added documentation for ARJSFX embedded command line feature.
- Removed registration program from this release.
- Removed ARJDEMO from this release.
- Fixed hang in critical error handler routine.
- Fixed blank directory bug with "-b" option of self-extractors.
- Fixed hang of ARJ242B -d -y -*.
- Fixed ARJDISP.BAT to use ARJ242C.EXE.
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- ARJ 2.42b BETA_3 TEST release
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- Added errorlevel information to ARJ /? display.
- Fixed memory allocation problem for temporary filename when updating
- archives. This bug would cause system hangs and/or display
- garbage on the screen during updates.
- Limited memory allocation for file lists to 16,000 filenames.
- Fixed full pathname matching problem during archive updates.
- Fixed ARJSFX directory creation problem.
- Updated various ARJ documents.
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- ARJ 2.42a BETA_2 TEST release
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- Added "-b" option to ARJSFX module to prompt the user for an install
- directory name.
- Added "-b4" to allow extraction of files without setting any file
- attribute bits. Added "-b5" to restore without setting any file
- attribute bits except the archive bit.
- Added ARJ response file option "@" allowing an ARJ command line to
- be placed in a text file.
- Added support for multiple volume self-extraction with a special
- module that provides a limited set of extraction options.
- Added "-f1" and "-u1" options to extract OLDER files rather than newer
- files.
- Added "-u2" option to extract files not existing in the target (new)
- and files that are DIFFERENT than those in the target. This is
- useful when trying to restore a directory to its original state.
- Added "-hm" option to set ARJ to allow archiving up to 32,000 files
- at one time by using a temporary file instead of memory for the
- list of filenames.
- Added "-hr" option to allow wildcarding to proceed without aborting
- the processing of multiple ARJ archives containing errors.
- Provided some customization features to the self-extraction modules
- to embed command line options for registered users.
- Added "-o" option to ARJSFX module to force overwrites, added "-w"
- option to skip the extract prompt, added "-m" option to force
- directory creation.
- Added "-h#" and "-h#1" option to append the current date or time
- string to the archive filename.
- Added new display feature to allow graphical displays while using
- ARJ, DEARJ, and ARJSFX.
- Added recognition of "." representing no file extension for "-js"
- option as in "-js." and "-js..arc".
- Added "-ho" and "-ho1" options to allow an extraction based upon
- finding or not finding a specified text string.
- Added "i" modifier to "-v" switch to inhibit diskette change test
- for those who put more than one multiple volume per diskette.
- Added "-hn" option to specify the filespec that matches NO files
- instead of using the "..." filespec. This is an issue with
- NOVELL file servers.
- Added "Updating <filename> no change" message when updating an
- archive with files that are not newer.
- Improved near memory space management to avoid "Out of near memory"
- errors.
- Changed the "-w" processing to always delete the archive and keep
- the temporary archive during an aborted temporary file copying
- phase.
- Added capability of combining ARJ-SECURE authentication creation
- with ARJ commands like "a", "f", "m", and "u". This does NOT
- require the use of new envelope.key files.
- Fixed problem with very long ARJ user registration names affecting
- program execution (-v1440).
- Changed filename matching to match along the full absolute pathname
- during file selection for extraction type processing.
- Changed ARJSFX to allow absolute pathname matching when ARJSFX
- contains absolute pathnames (drive and root).
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- ARJ 2.41a
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- Fixed multiple displays of filenames when using "-hw" options.
- Fixed software compatibility problem with PC-NFS 4.0.
- Fixed y/n handling of critical error handler.
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- ARJ 2.41
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- Improved handling of "..." filename.
- Added reset of method when using -t1 on a binary file.
- Fixed processing of "-&" option.
- Removed miscellaneous code in REGISTER.EXE.
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- Slightly improved compression size reduction.
- Speeded up ARJ "l" command on systems with no disk cache.
- Added yes/no query option to execute a DOS command.
- Added "-hl" option to set ARJ to report file errors in listfiles
- and to return a non-zero DOS errorlevel.
- Modified to not update ARJ-SECURED version 1 or 2 archives.
- Decreased memory requirements of storing and unstoring files.
- Fixed ARJ so that ARJ a archive *.* will work on a NOVELL server.
- Fixed file duplication when specifying only one filespec which happens
- to be a listfile.
- Fixed ARJ to return errorlevel 4 when trying to update a secured
- archive.
- Fixed "-b3" switch.
- Fixed "-t1gf" and "-t1f" to force text mode under all conditions.
- Fixed a number of document typographical and grammatical errors.
- Simplified ARJSFX extraction display.
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- Added a display of file information during an "OK to overwrite" prompt.
- Added a disk reset command after writing to a removable device.
- Added a "-he" option to skip ARJ-SECURITY testing.
- Added a "-he1" option to abort when processing an ARJ-SECURED archive.
- Added a "-hx" option to specify default archive filename extensions.
- Added archive date modified display.
- Added a default critical error handler.
- Added a new, more secure ARJ security envelope scheme.
- Added command line parameter support to ARJSFXJR. ARJSFXJR now
- supports directory specification, file overwriting, and extraction
- of only new files.
- Added "-b3" option to allow clearing of archive bits during extraction.
- Added "-jr1" option to handle a more severely damaged archive.
- Added SDN support.
- Modified volume change prompt routine to detect the failure to remove
- the diskette.
- Removed error message when duplicate filenames arguments were specified
- as in ARJ a test dum* dummy.
- Modified the DEARJ volume change prompt to accept only YES, NO, or QUIT.
- Fixed problem with ARJ not handling badly corrupted archives gracefully.
- Fixed problem with leftover ARJTEMP.$* files on disk full errors.
- Fixed problem where ARJ g -g? did not prompt twice for a password.
- Added a warning to REARJ about using a virus scanner without specifying
- a pathname.
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- Added "-hu" option to allow updates of multiple volume archives.
- Added "-ha" option to handle read-only files.
- Added new subtotal display to better support wildcarding ARJ files.
- Added errorlevel 9 to represent "Not an ARJ file" error.
- Moved removable media check to after 1st volume.
- Fixed "-jwPRN" processing to not prompt for overwrite.
- Fixed -x processing during extraction.
- Fixed ARJ.DOC with regard to the "j" command supporting "-d".
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- Speeded up compression and extraction especially on diskettes and
- uncached disk drives.
- Added the feature of setting the correct file date-time stamp when
- using the ARJ "p" command as in ARJ p archive name | LIST /s.
- Added delete permission prompt to ARJ e -d *.* usage.
- Added a default critical error handler.
- Added "-hcDOS_COMMAND" option for executing DOS command at start of ARJ.
- Added "-hi" option to put more detail in the "-ji" index file.
- Added "-hs" option to disable file sharing code.
- Added "-hw" options to provide various display options for "ARJ w".
- Added "-ja1" option to inhibit the display of the archive comment.
- Added "-jn" option to facilitate restarting multiple volumes by using
- the information from the index file.
- Added "-od" option to select files 0 to N days old.
- Added bar and percentage display ("-i2" option).
- Added "r" modifier to "-v" switch to allow the reservation of space on
- the first volume.
- Added "-x-" support so that ARJ resets exclude list when it sees the
- "-x-".
- Added "Out of near memory" error message.
- Added feature to check for device driver filenames except for "-jw".
- Changed ARJ to always prompt for a diskette volume unless disabled
- by "-jyv" even if "-y" is specified.
- Changed the -jy switch processing to toggle like other ARJ switches.
- Added a warning when work disk is too small to make volume.
- Added check for error writing to stdout.
- Added "Replacing" message when adding a file to an archive which
- already contains such a file.
- Shortened the "CRC OK" message to "OK".
- Removed auto Huffman setting as it did not do much in a real world test.
- Removed [YNAQ] messages.
- Added intermediate "OK to extract to a new filename?" prompt.
- Changed the backup feature to mark only non-backup files.
- Changed the "-v" option to accept its modifiers in any order.
- Changed the "always" response to yes/no queries to "always", "skip",
- and "global".
- Changed the "quit" response to generate an error for both ARJ and
- ARJSFX.
- Removed the "end of file" error message when using the "-jr" option
- on an undamaged ARJ archive.
- Removed the ":" from the index file "-ji" header.
- Removed "CRC OK" messages during "ARJ w" command to simplify output.
- Improved the error message when extracting with the wrong password.
- Used MS-DOS/BIOS calls to handle cgets/cputs/getch, etc.
- Improved allocation of i/o buffer space.
- Changed ARJSFX to NOT prompt for "Continue extraction" when "-e" or
- "-x" has been specified.
- Changed ARJSFXJR to distinguish between true errors and skipping of
- files that already exist.
- Added CTL Break checking to ARJSFXJR (-je1).
- Added error checking of invalid switch options like -jm3.
- Added documentation briefly explaining ARJ error messages.
- Fixed reporting of errors during extraction to catch "Can't open"
- errors and other failures.
- Fixed rare volume overflow when using -m4.
- Fixed side effect modification of "-jq" option when using "-ju".
- Fixed -jt option when adding 0 files in a move command.
- Fixed ARJ to list filenames with embedded "%"s.
- Fixed ARJ to not modify version number in archive file headers.
- Fixed "-jp" to inhibit pauses when stdout is redirected.
- Fixed ARJ /? to inhibit pauses when "always" query chosen.
- Fixed problem of leftover ARJTEMP.$* files when processing wildcarded
- ARJ files.
- Removed support for the "w" command in DEARJ for program size reasons.
- Fixed REARJ "/f /d /u" option to work on updating a diskette archive.
- Corrected ARJ support in REARJ.CFG.
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