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- Fixes in RemoteAccess 1.11
- --------------------------
-
- * The browse userlist option from posting a message is
- now only available if the post message optional data
- field contains a /U.
-
- * Fixed the Alt-200 security bug.
-
- * From the menu editor, Alt-N, Esc, Esc would screw up
- the display. Fixed.
-
- * If the newuser language option was set to zero (don't
- ask for language), RA would not display any choices
- for the date format prompt. Fixed.
-
- * Putting a ^K[\ at the end of a menu display line would
- cause the menu editor to lock up when Alt-D was used.
- Fixed.
-
- * The menu editor would not correctly interpret a ^F; at
- the end of a menu display line in the simulate menu
- display. Fixed.
-
- * A filename search would not find files which were listed
- in a FILES.BBS with a wildcard in their name. Fixed.
-
- * The language header and prompt entries in RACONFIG did
- not work with macro code translation. Fixed.
-
- * It was possible for a user to select a language flagged
- as not available. Fixed.
-
- * RA always displayed the hard-coded English date format
- type when prompting the user for a date. Fixed.
-
- * Local uploads always showed free space on drive C:, not
- the upload drive.
-
- * RACONFIG would sometimes not allow you to change the
- modem comport. Fixed.
-
- * With SNOOP mode disabled the highlighted prompt field
- would occasionally be drawn to an incorrect length. Fixed.
-
- * The menu editor would sometimes display the incorrect
- menutype category for a selected menu type. Fixed.
-
- * The select file area menu command now correctly inserts
- a system pause after selecting an invalid message area.
-
- * The type 7 *S parameter now works correctly as part of
- a type 15's optional data field.
-
- * RA now waits correctly for the GOODBYE.A?? file to be
- displayed before terminating the call.
-
- * RA now allows a user to enter a file template area if
- he/she has upload OR download OR list security for that
- area.
-
- * Changing the colour of language prompts which are
- underlined (eg. "You have mail waiting:") caused the
- underlines to be the wrong length. Fixed.
-
- * RA would not look for TOP.MNU in the default menu
- directory when returning from a "missing menu" error.
- Fixed.
-
- * RA would not display a warning message if a new user
- entered a password which was too short. Fixed.
-
- * Increased the upload/download batch size to 150 files.
-
- * Fixed some cosmetic problems in RACONFIG.
-
- * RA would always show the English date default name when
- the user's date format was set to 'DD-Mmm-YY' instead
- of the current language date name. Fixed.
-
- * RA would not correctly 'page pause' when viewing a textfile
- from a questionnaire. Fixed.
-
- * RA would accept a blank filename on a non-batch upload.
- Fixed.
-
- * RA would sometimes read the incorrect language after
- returning from a type 15 exit to DOS. Fixed.
-
- * RA no longer moves the cursor to the end of the line and
- back again at the "read messages" prompt.
-
- * The "more" prompt is disabled while marking messages.
-
- * Fixed a problem with DOS pathname resolution which sometimes
- caused RACONFIG to create the *.RA files in the current
- directory instead of the system directory.
-
- * The message forwarding prompt no longer asks the user to
- browse the userlist if a blank name is entered.
-
- * Changing a user's language via Alt-E now takes effect
- immediately.
-
- * RA no longer allows a user to forward mail to him/herself.
-
- * A userlist search with the /H handle option enabled now
- searches on handle names, not user names.
-
- * RA would not show either MAILHELP.A?? or XFERHELP.A?? if
- they did not exist in the current language textfile
- directory.
-
- * The ONCEONLY file would only be shown if it was in the
- language text path, not the system text path. Fixed.
-
- * RA would not append an origin line to messages entered
- with the internal editor that were 60 lines long. Fixed.
-
- * The RACONFIG language editor would not edit LANGUAGE.RA
- in the current directory - only in the system directory.
- Fixed.
-
- * RA now correctly translates menu colours in mono mode
- on the local console.
-
- * Users are no longer permitted to select someone else's
- real name as a handle.
-
- * The Stop key (defined in the language file) now correctly
- works to abort a message quickscan.
-
- * RA would not correctly update lastread pointers if a user
- disconnected while reading messages. Fixed.
-
- * RA would hang if a user received more than one page of
- messages at the mailbox check, and he/she said "No" to the
- continue prompt. Fixed.
-
- * The compact log header would show the day of week in the
- current user's selected language instead of English. Fixed.
-
- * Fixed some really screwed up pathname resolution code which
- did not work under Novell Netware.
-
- * New users are no longer placed in file/msgarea 254 by
- default.
-
- * If a user had the DELETED flag set in his/her record, he/she
- would be treated as a new user for every subsequent logon
- until the userfile was packed. Fixed.
-
- * The "change screen length" menu command now defaults to 24
- lines if the user hits (Enter) at the prompt.
-
- * The "you must enter both your first and last names!" message
- was not language-configurable (for some unknown reason).
- Fixed. It's now in prompt #227.
-
- * Changed semaphore handling so that the RAREADY file is
- created *before* modem initialisation instead of after.
-
- * Fixed a problem which was causing the newuser questionnaire
- to occasionally not be executed.
-
- * Improved the ANSI auto-detect handling. I have never been
- able to duplicate the lockups some people were experiencing
- but hopefully this will resolve the issue.
-
- * RA would not take the modem off-hook if terminated by a
- RAXIT sempahore at the wait for call screen. Fixed.
-
- * Fixed a cosmetic problem which would occur if the sysop
- broke in for a chat while the user was reading messages
- with the full-screen message reader.
-
- * RA handled overlength IEMSI fields unpredictably. Fixed.
-
- * RA would hang on a fast-logon if the user-file was empty.
- Fixed.
-
- * If a new user hit ENTER at the date format selection
- prompt, the birthdate prompt input format would be displayed
- incorrectly. Fixed.
-
- * Added support for detection and time-slicing under Windows 3
- enhanced mode.
-
- * The ^FU textfile code works correctly now.
-
- * Fixed the overlay handling so that RA.OVR is opened in
- NOINHERIT mode.
-
- * RA would lock up on a file list display if the description
- consisted of one word which wrapped at the end of the line.
- Fixed.
-
- * "Wait for call" mode is now less CPU-intensive.
-
- * A combined selected read did not correctly honour the actual
- combined mode settings. Fixed.
-
- * The "list files", "view archive" and "directory list" menu
- commands now obey file template list security settings.
-
- * Setting the download start and end times now correctly enables
- downloads at all times.
-
- * Deleted users are no longer displayed in a userlist.
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