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- Platinum Xpress for Wildcat!
- Version 1.1 Feature List
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- ■ Industry's first, combined FidoNet, FAX and Internet unattended
- frontend server. (Internet component will come in version 2.0)
-
- ■ 100% directly compatible with Wildcat! 4.x BBS Package, including
- the new Wildcat v4.11!
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- ■ MakeWild Look-and-Feel Setup program helps you move right along
- in understanding how to use Platinum Xpress!
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- ■ The easiest frontend to install with Wildcat because it makes sense,
- not complicated. Great for the First Timer!
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- ■ Supports all types of Wildcat Mail conferences, including FidoNet,
- Internet Electronic Mail Conferences
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- ■ Supports 32,000 Mail Conferences, 32,000 File Conference
-
- ■ Understand Wildcat's Multi-Node Operations
-
- - Supports new Wildcat MSGLOCK operations under version 4.01.
- - Supports WcNode Maintenance Shutdowns.
- - Optional automatic scanner when other nodes creates new mail.
- - Supports Wildcat node status updating.
-
- ■ Built-in FidoNet Mail Echo Manager, Mail Tosser and Packer. No need
- to create batch files. Setup the mail echos and you're done!
-
- ■ Built-in FidoNet File Echo Manager, TIC processor, with support for
- Planet Connect's ALLTICS file! No need to create batch files. Setup
- the file echos and you're done!
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- ■ Industries first on-the-fly AREA FIX and FILE FIX request reporting.
- All requests get instance reports! No more waiting! No more sending
- responss on your dime! Requesters will enjoy the instance responses
- they get!
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- ■ Includes Nodelist and NodeDiff Compiler including Point support!
- With optional automatic nodediff detection and compiling!
-
- ■ Intelligent Human Caller detection. No More "Press Escape Twice"
- prompts! Automatically detects ANSI terminals and RIP Terminals
- and calls Wildcat immediately!
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- ■ Direct support for Wildcat File Conferences for FidoNet File Requests
- with automatic file request reports. Super fast file scanner finds
- files across all databases! Includes CD-ROM Changer Support!
-
- ■ Complete support for User Notification which includes REAL NAME and
- ALIAS NAME support as defined in MakeWild!
-
- ■ New conversion features such as convert all PCBOARD text color codes to
- Wildcat! color codes! Who wants to see "JUNK" on your BBS if you carry
- PCBOARD related conferences?
-
- ■ Complete support for Wildcat! FILE GROUP system! That includes FILE
- REQUESTING and TIC Processing!
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- ■ No Batch file needed! However, one is provided to coordinate a menu
- utility system but it is not required. Just defined the WCNODEID
- and call PX.EXE! Thats it!
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- ■ Calls Wildcat directly with proper parameters! No need to worry
- about Error Correction, Baud Rates, Time Limits, etc! It is all
- done automatically!
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- ■ Uses Wildcat's Modem setup and Profiles for communications setup!
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- ■ Support Direct Serial, Fossil or Digiboard as defined by Wildcat Modem
- Profiles! (OS/2 Comm Serial coming in Version 2.0)
-
- ■ Excellent & Easy Event Manager!
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- - Multi-node coordination capabilities!
- - Create/Maintain Batch files for events from the Event Manager!
- - System Wide Critical notification capabilities!
- - Control allow baud rates during certain events!
- - Control Cost of dialing during certain events!
- - Control Faxing, Scanning, Tossing, File Requesting!
-
- ■ Powerful Sysop Editor allows you to easily create FidoNet or Internet
- mail! includes Wildcat User Editor! Automatic Detection and Scanning
- when you create new mail!
-
- ■ Support for Wildcat! File Attachments with SYSOP NETMAIL or with
- ON-LINE netmail!
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- ■ Built-in Fax Server allows you to send Faxes from any application or
- from a mail conference! Allows you to receive faxes into a recieve
- queue for later viewing or printing.
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- ■ Built-in industry first "inherent gating" for advance mail handling,
- multi-network hubs.
-
- ■ Works under DOS, Desqview, Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups,
- Windows NT, Windows 95, IBM OS/2 2.1, IBM OS/2 Warp!
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- ■ Works under Lantastic 4.1, 5.0, 6.0, Novell 3.x, Novell 4.x, Novell
- Lite.
-
- ■ Automatic detection and time slicing support for Desqview, Windows 3.1,
- Windows 95/NT, and OS/2.
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- ■ Automatic Screen Virtualization for Desqview Operations!
-
- ■ Support for XMS (Extended Memory) and EMS (Expanded Memory).
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- ■ Optional 386 Protected Mode Version eliminates all memory issues!
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- ■ Top Multitasking Performance under DesqVIEW, OS/2 and Win95! No
- "BLIPS" in file transfers! New additional options to fine tune time
- slicing and I/O File System Interrupts! Platinum Xpress is a GEM under
- DesqVIEW! You don't need to give up DesqVIEW for your FidoNet
- operations!
-
- ■ Intelligent usage of Zmodem 8K file transfers! If modem speed falls
- below 9600, Zmodem 8k is turned off! No need to risk high buffered
- file transfers during low speeds.
-
- For the HUBS.........
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- ■ Network Manager to help hubs manage NA/NO files for Mail and File
- Networks!
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- ■ Excellent Mail Dupe Checking! "If mail gets by PX, the mail was
- tampered/altered!". This is with TOSSING and EXPORTING!
-
- ■ Excellent grunged mail detection!
-
- ■ Excellent tossing speeds with bench marks as high as 9,000 messages per
- minute with USER NOTIFICATION, 14,000 without it! (486/66 using External
- non-overlay PXECHO Processor).
-
- ■ New Multi-node Delegation Features allow you to define which node will
- poll for netmail, TICS or outbound mail! A power feature for multi-
- node operations! Create Mail or Tics on one node, tell the other node
- to do the polling!
-
- ■ New File Announcements and Posting system! Now supports a new TIC
- Keyword option called "MsgAnnounce" which will help reduce the clutter
- of multiple announcements in the same conference! Excellent for
- private networks! (NOTE: ALLFIX's Author has indicated passthru
- support for this keyword).
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- ■ New File Posting ability to define the name of the UPLOADER NAME in
- Wildcat! Imported Files! Now works with new TIC Keyword option,
- "UploaderName," which will assist other tic processors to properly
- import "uploader names".
-
- ■ Improved automatic detection for GATED mail!
-
- ■ PX now supports FOSSIL drivers OVER 38,400, the normal standard. With
- improved Fossil technology, PX will now handle it, up to whatever speed
- the FOSSIL supports!
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- ■ Excellent Screen Saver!
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- ■ Excellent Point Mail support!
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- ■ External File Semaphore Detection system!
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- ■ "Enhanced" Round Robin polling system with unique "Jump back" and
- priority polling logic.
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