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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ What's New ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Revision history: - 29th December 1996 - First release of Avalanche (v1.0) - 14th January 1997 - Second release of Avalanche (v1.1) -> Added 5 more e-mail header types. -> Added some servers and removed "dead" ones. -> Added more e-mail client types. -> Fixed some bugs. -> Added tips on "true SMTP spoofing". Refer to ALANCHE.DOC. -> Added new option, "Use real IP for mail headers". -> Leading or appending spaces in server and mailer lists are removed. -> The server and mailer lists are now edited such that if duplicate entries exists, only the first one is listed. -> In the previous version, it may possible that a SMTP be used more than once. This would result in a minor error for the SMTP server which is duplicated will not send to the server next to it, but to the server it should send to the second time it receives the message. An example would be: Sample server relay list: Server 1 Server 2 Server 3 Server 2 Server 4 When Server 2 first receives the message, instead of passing it along to Server 3, it may (usually) passes it to Server 4. This means that Server 3 does not receives the message at all! This is, of course, now fixed. -> Now Avalanche is bundled with two other DOS utilities that will help you maintain your server and mailer lists. - 24th January 1997 - Third release of Avalanche (v2.0) -> Added a main menu. -> Changed the look and feel of Avalanche. -> Added multi-line log. -> In v1.1, the server list is emptied everytime you bomb. This is now fixed. -> Fixed a bug that was causing trouble in the fake headers. -> Fixed a bug which will make the program unable to bomb if you change the relays after the first bomb. -> Added even more e-mailer information. -> Now includes insult list and generator. -> Minor edit of ALANCHE.DOC. -> Now the message "Bombing is complete." doesn't pop up if you click on stop flood. -> Now ending the program while flooding is in process will not cause trouble with winsock. -> Now Avalanche has mailing list bombing support. For more information, refer to ALANCHE.DOC. -> Change the code for the textboxes "Relays" and "Number of e-mails". -> Added a lot more servers that do not log IP. Refer to the "True SMTP Spoofing" section in ALANCHE.DOC for more information. - 13th February 1997 - Fourth release of Avalanche (v2.5) -> Now you can use CTRL-C to copy text in the mail bombing and mailing list subscriber menus. Thanks to Webman. -> A lot of new mailing lists. Thanks to Webman. -> Removed some useless code. -> Change looks of the message body editor. -> Change looks of the logs. -> Change looks of the carbon copy editor. -> Previously, if you send big messages, the program will send the message and then stop. Now, this is fixed. -> Now the text is highlighted when you tab to a textbox. -> Added option to copy insult to clipboard. -> Added "Use random insult for subject" and "Append random insult to message" to mail bomber. Thanks to Brush. -> Added "Randomly frame others". Thanks to Brush. -> Now only error messages from the server and actions are logged. -> The beginning and end of bombing are logged. -> Multiple connection processors are being used. This will speed up bombing but will take up more memory. However, the trade is worth it for the speed up is quite dramatic and the extra memory needed is quite insignificant. - 20th February 1997 - Fifth release of Avalanche (v2.8) -> Sometimes when the program quits, the sockets it uses is not released. This is now fixed. -> Now the frame list is displayed in the mailing list subscriber. -> Ending routine for the mailing list subscriber does not hang now. -> Now, after the initialisation, memory no longer in use is released. This will return a lot of memory to Windows, especially if you have big lists. -> Got rid of some unused code. -> In v2.0, there was a need to use an extra command to make the server end message mode because sometimes the first command gets lost. However, in v2.5, the multiple control processors mean this is no longer necessary. However, I forgot to remove it, thus sometimes you may get a code 500 error. This is now fixed. Thanks to Rick. -> Changed the code to make the aboutbox and the mainmenu to stay on top. -> Removed some servers that are starting to log IP. -> Added more anonymous servers. -> Changed some of the names of the servers in MAILING.LST. -> Added a lot of new list servers. Thanks to Webman. -> Added error checking in the lists phrasing. -> Added more e-mailer information. -> Changed the version update code in the program. -> When connecting to some servers, the program may not identify the server's 220 response correctly (enn.com for example) if the server sends the response in two packets. This is now fixed. Thanks to TermokratoR. -> When the program is bombing, clicking on the status would cause an error. This is now fixed. Thanks to TermokratoR. -> The random IP generated is more realistic now. Thanks to TermokratoR. -> The mailing list subscriber used to send your local name as the domain. This is now fixed. Thanks to TermokratoR. -> In graphics mode lesser than 800x600, parts of the mailbombing menu would not be accessible. This is now fixed. Thanks to TermokratoR. -> 3 new menu options. "Save Session", "Save Session As" and "Load Session" which allows you to save/load the settings. Thanks to TermokratoR. -> Dramatically changed the graphical user interface of Avalanche. Now the graphical user interface is controlled by tabs. Thanks to TermokratoR. -> Now when you choose mail until stopped, you will see the number of mails sent in the "Message sent:" box. - 1st May 1997 - Sixth release of Avalanche (v3.0) -> Changed e-mail to : hmaster@poboxes.com and h-master@usa.net. -> Changed homepage to : http://www.nimenet.com/sites/h-master/. -> Now only error messages from the server and actions are logged in the mailing list subscriber. -> Seems like most of the anonymous servers add the IP logging feature. Well, I removed all those that do. -> Done some very marginal speed ups. -> Change the font settings in some of the menus. -> Now the setup is more optimised. -> Fixed a bug with the relay scrollbar that will allow the user to have a relay larger than the number of servers availible. -> Changed the way recepient e-mail addresses are phrased. Now, the servers should not give funny errors anymore. -> Avalanche may cause an error if you minimize parts of it. This is now fixed. -> Added new Generate an Insult button to the insult menu. -> Added Statistics in the mainmenu. -> Added tabbed interface to the mailing list bomber. -> Added Domain name: to the mailing list bomber. -> Now double clicking on the status boxes will clear them. -> Added more e-mailer information. -> Refined the way messages are sent. Now they look more authentic. -> Moved Subject: from the Mail Properties tab to the message tab. -> Fixed a bug with something minor. -> Added Priority to the mail bomber. -> Added File attachment: to mail bomber. -> Fixed some bugs with the file browser. -> Added support for addons. Refer to ADDON.TXT for more information. -> Removed all the servers that do not accept relays. -> Added a lot of non-anonymous servers. -> Added new anonymous servers. -> Added new utility : SMTPLOOK.EXE. Refer to ALANCHE.DOC for more information. -> Added a lot more insults. -> Now if you start Avalanche with the name of a save session file, then the save file will be used to fill up the mail bomber's fields. -> Added some bombing tips. -> Added mass mailing option. -> Changed the save session file format. All your old saved sessions cannot be used anymore. -> Fixed a bug with the carbon copy. -> Fixed a bug with saving the session (Not save as). -> Removed some single list mailing list servers. -> Added Command: to mailing list subscriber. For more information on making full use of this field, refer to the News / Tips section in ALANCHE.DOC. Thanks to Webman. -> Fixed a bug with the sending that may cause Avalanche to crash if you are using a slow server. -> Replaced the Avalanche logo with a 3D one. The new logo is much smaller, both in terms of dimensions and file size. Thanks to Gatekeeper. -> Changed the mail sending code. Now, Avalanche will only report an error if the code received is greater than 300. -> Now, the 250 lines limit on SORT.EXE and DUPE.EXE has been removed. -> Added BOMBTIPS.TXT, made by ºÑX╫ . Note that this file will only be availible in this release. -> Added minimize button to some of the menus. Thanks to Franco. -> Added duplicate checking for the lists. -> Added a more reliable way of checking for relative paths. -> Added a little log to say where the start up process is. -> Now, the memory usage is cut down by a bit, because the data types for some of the arrays were changed. -> Now more memory is released after initialisation. -> Speeded up initialisation. -> Added new menu option "New Session". -> "Load Session" has been renamed to "Open Session". -> Added "Cancel" button to file browser. -> Added minor delay after sending larger messages. This is to prevent data loss. -> Now when you quit Avalanche, the position and size (if applicable) of the menus are stored in ALANCHE.INI and will be used the next time you run Avalanche. -> Added a menu bar to the main menu. -> Added much better help support for winsock errors. -> Optimised some variables definitions to save a few more bytes of memory. - 9th August 1997 - Seventh release of Avalanche (v3.4) -> Changed homepage to : http://www.wilter.com/_hmaster/. -> Optimised some code. -> Now, after you select "Tag All" from the mailing list bomber, you will be returned to your previous cursor location in the list. -> Added more e-mailer headers. -> Editted anonymous servers lists. -> Removed the random framer checkbox. If you wish to randomly frame, then put "random" for the from: field. -> Fixed a bug with the e-mailer header maker. -> Fixed some bugs with the sending of mails. -> Format of the save session changed again. -> Added "Sender's name:" to mail bomber menu. -> Changed some code from VB native code to API calls. This will make parts of the program faster, especially the loading of menus. -> Changed some code in SMTPLOOK from VB native code to API calls. This will make parts of the program faster, especially the initializing. -> Added new servers. -> Better code for phrasing carbon copy. Now, commas (,) and spaces can be used to separate different carbon copy entries. -> Fixed a typo with the fake e-mail headers. -> Changed the format of ALANCHE.INI. -> New code for random subject generator. -> Rearranged the menu options in the mail bomber. -> Added better code for file masking in the file browser. -> Added message template support in the mail bomber. -> Fixed a bug with the clearing of fields in the mail bomber menu. -> Now the To: field in the mail bomber menu is a combobox with the framer list. -> Added tool tips to most of the menus. If you need help on a something, just rest the cursor on it and wait for one or two seconds. -> Changed more code from VB native code to API calls. -> Changed bombing and mailing code. Now, less resources are required and the bombing is also faster. -> Added some code to speed up bombing. This extra code is only of significant use if the message is large. This code does NOT affect the file attachment at all. -> Added Spasm mode. Use this with care! -> Added Epileptic mode. Use this with extreme care! -> Mass mailing option works for people in the carbon copy. -> Tested all the servers and removed the dead ones. -> Added new servers. -> Tested all the mailing lists to check their existence and removed all the dead ones. -> Now DUPE.EXE will also find duplicates with different casing. -> Increased the speed of SMTPLOOK.EXE. -> Changed some small aspects of SMTPLOOK.EXE. -> Fixed some bugs with the file attachment that was making it unstable. Now the chances of your files getting through are almost 100%. -> Fixed a bug that was making the error "There is a blocking function in progress. This usually mean that the connection is too slow or is faulty." pop up now and then. -> Changed the code for sending data. -> Changed some of the mail headers to make the mails look more authentic. -> Added Custom Headers: to mail bomber. -> Added random sender's name. Thanks to ºÑX╫ . -> Previously, if the server does not accept connections, Avalanche will "hang". This is now fixed. -> Removed some useless code. -> Added new code for some timing routines using API. -> Added random names for mailing list subscriber. -> Updated the list server lists. -> Added code to prevent blocking errors. -> Changed parts of the Statistics menu code. -> Changed the Statistics menu. -> Fixed a bug that may make Avalanche report the wrong number of mails sent. -> Added Form Wizards to help you with filling in the fields. -> Added ability for each clone to use a different server. -> Now the file attachment box will grey out when sending is in progress. Thanks to BitByte. -> Better file browser commands. Now you can change the directory by typing the path in the box and pressing enter. -> Added clone master to let you see what a clone is doing. -> Now you can specify where the LST/INI files reside and what their file names are with ALANCHE.CFG. -> Added new command line options. -> Now you can save a mailing list subscription session. -> Fixed a bug which will cause the program to hang when you exit. - - Eighth release of Avalanche (v3.5) -> My site has moved to http://ted.org/~hmaster/ and http://www.mintprimary.com/spear/hmaster/ -> Added option to request for notifications. -> Fixed a bug where the program does not pauses if the pause interval is too small. -> Now the Clone Master does not flash in and out at the start of the program. -> Improved the look of SMTPLOOK.EXE. -> Removed some dead code. -> Added more mailing lists servers. -> Now errors will not be shown with the -q parameter. -> Added a lot more single lists servers. Thanks to Sven Eric Neuz.