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- D'Bridge EMAIL System
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- Single-line 1.52 (OS/2) / 1 March 1993
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- Installing D'Bridge from the release ZIP file is quick and easy.
-
- First, make sure that you mave a copy of both PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE in
- the DOS PATH. Version 2.04c or later is REQUIRED!
-
- PKZIP is a compression/decompression system available from:
-
- PKWARE, Inc.
- 7545 N. Port Washington Rd.
- Glendale, WI 53217
-
- This program is available as a SHAREWARE product and is available for file-
- request from most of our dealers in the DBNET nodelist. It is REQUIRED for
- D'Bridge operation.
-
- Next, unZIP the release file, DB152OS2.ZIP into a subdirectory of your choice.
- Assuming that the ZIP file is on a floppy in drive B: type the following DOS
- commands:
-
- ie.
-
- C>MD \DB
- C>CD \DB
- C>PKUNZIP B:DB152OS2
-
-
- At this point, you should have three files in the \DB directory that came
- from the release ZIP file:
-
- DB152OS2.EXE
- DB152OS2.DOC (this file)
- READ.ME
-
-
- To install or upgrade D'Bridge, simply type the command DB152OS2 in the \DB
- directory:
-
- C>DB152OS2
-
-
- The installation program will walk you through the installation process.
- Once the installation is complete, the file DB152OS2.EXE will be erased.
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- D'Bridge EMAIL System
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- Single-line 1.52 (OS/2) / 1 March 1993
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- Changes since version 1.50:
-
- 1. DBUTIL PURGE NETMAIL now functions correctly. Only INBOUND messages are
- purged with this function.
-
- 2. D'Bridge has been modified to use the new license keys exclusively as of
- 1 January 1994. New keys sold will be in the .KEE format and must be
- registered within 30 days of purchase. If you do not have one, contact
- Miriam Irwin at Mosaic Press, 1-513-821-1270.
-
- 3. Multi-zone support has been totally rewritten. Now, D'Bridge performs
- the way I had always wanted it to, completely automatic aliasing always.
- The changes involve the "alias address" field. The field is now in the
- same format as the routing language; each alias may contain a "filter"
- controlling when it is used.
-
- For example, my primary address is 1:110/68, but I have a zone 201 alias:
-
- Alias addresses: 201:201/0 FOR 201:ALL
-
- This means that anytime that a zone 201 address is used, the origin or
- "active" address will be 201:201/0. If my system calls or is called by
- a zone 201 system, it will act as if its primary address is 201:201/0 for
- EMSI, YOOHOO, AREAFIX processing and messages.
-
- Because of this global change, event aliases are no longer possible or
- needed; also, there is no command to manually change aliases. It is
- completely automatic and transparent. You set up how you want to alias
- by defining the rules in the alias addresses field.
-
- 4. Problems with file-forwarding to points have been resolved. Now all
- file-attach messages will have the inbound files directory added to the
- subject line so utilities can use find them. As a side effect, all mail
- received will have the Kill/Sent flag on it if applicable for in-transit
- messages.
-
- 5. Upgrade/Import problems have been found and corrected. This explains a
- few of the "mystery bugs" we've experienced over the last few years such
- as the "NET" number disappearing, etc...
-
- 6. The editor has been restored to the 1.36 version. It seems to be stable
- and this release needs to be out by the end of the year. I will be re-
- writing the editor from "scratch" in the coming months.
-
- 7. New COMM drivers have been installed. These are the latest versions of
- Ray Gwinn's SIO library. Modifications have been made to improve
- performance under OS/2.
-
- 8. ZMODEM has been changed to flush buffers and pause a quarter second before
- resuming transmission after an error.
-
- 9. PKZIP v2.04c is now supported. A plus sign (+) is required before both
- the PKZIP and PKUNZIP commands to prevent screen corruption. It is not
- added automatically, but is the default for new installations.
-
- 10. ARJ mail should now function properly.
-
- 11. You will need to set the environment variable LASTCALL=Y if you wish to
- use that diagnostic feature. The default has been changed to "disabled."
-
- 12. It is no longer possible to use the zonegate option for ZONE 201 mail.
- There is and never will be a zonegate.
-
- 13. There was a problem with date-stamps of received files. This version has
- fixed a UNIX time bug.
-
- 14. DB SETUP should now work fine remotely with such programs as PC-ANYWHERE.
-
- 15. MODEM communication problems should be fixed. Please let me know if I'm
- wrong...
-
- 16. KFS (Kill File/Sent) and TFS (Truncate File/Sent) have been added after
- many years of putting it off. This makes D'Bridge work with programs
- such as FrontDoor's TossScan and other ECHOmail processors.
-
- 17. Two more new flags have been added to the editor:
-
- PRN (Print)
- URG (Urgent)
-
- These are for future use.
-
- 18. The cost on forwarded messages should now correctly reflect the table.
-
- 19. A ZMODEM problem with Binkley "might" be fixed. Please report all the
- "DEBUG" messages directly to Chris Irwin if there's any trouble. It
- seemed that Binkley sends a ZRPOS for the EOF position and that was making
- D'Bridge a bit flustered. That should now be treated correctly.
-
- 20. A bug has been fixed that caused D'Bridge to make one call then scan for
- ECHOmail at the start of an event.
-
- 21. If any BINKLEY problems persist, please write down what is in the ACTIVITY
- window during a lockup. (Also, the last thing in the LOG window.)
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- Your input will be greatly appreciated. (1:110/68)