Lora Bulletin Board System and Electronic Mail Interface Version 2.33-1 (OS/2) Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 by Marco Maccaferri All rights reserved Changes made from version 2.32a (DOS) ===================================================================== - Startig with the current beta, there is a new registration key code that overrides the previous numeric code. Every registered user as of 07-03-93 will be automatically upgraded to the new registration code, at no extra charge, by simply upgrade the software. Make sure that the code is installed properly by looking at the General / Registration menu of LSETUP: the new key code is an alphanumeric string up to 24 characters. If the field doesn't show anything, please contact the author immedialy to obtain an usable key. If the key is installed properly you can see the new serial number at the rightmost top corner of Lora's mailer screen. It shows something like this: "Lora-OS/2 v2.33-1/00023". Don't worry if it's different from the old serial number: it's because the new key code has also a new serial number generator. - An OS/2 version of LoraBBS is now available, write to the author for more information on how to request the files. - Fixed a bug with the 'Aftercaller exit' and 'Aftermail exit' parameters, that won't works at all. - Now the commands issued after a %FROM command in a message to areafix assumes that the simulated node has an access level equal to the originating node. - Added the 'Import empty msgs.' parameter to the Mailer / Mail processing menu. This option allows you to choose if import empty (without a line of human readable text) messages or not. - Added the 'Tear line' field to the Mailer / Mail processing menu. This allows you to define a custom tear line to put instead of the built in one. This option is available only to registered users. - Added the 'Show missing files' option to the BBS / General options menu. This option allows you to show the missing files using the file list and locate files commands. - The language file has been expanded to allow a complete customization of the file listings row. - Added the menu commands '57 - Read parent message' and '58 - Read child message' to read messages following the reply links. For the Squish messages only the first reply is handled. - Added two embedded commands that works only inside a menu display string: ^KC - Displays the number of the reply to this message. ^KP - Displays the number of the message that this message is a reply to. - Added the 'Random redial time' option to the Mailer / Miscellaneous menu. If this option is set to yes, means that the redial time specified in the current event will be treated as an average time between each call. So if you set the redial time to 20 seconds, the true redial time will be between 10 and 30 seconds randomly. - The 'lastpwdchange' field of the user record now will be updated correctly. - Added the external protocol engine. The BBS menu has now a new item: 'Ext. protocols'. From this item you can set up every external protocol you need. Following is a list of the parameters required for each protocol: Active - Select if the protocol can be used by the users. Name - Name that appears in the protocol selection list. Hotkey - Key to select this protocol from the selection list. Download command - DOS command that invokes the protocol to send one or more files to the user. You must include the name of ther control file (below). The normal file names translation characters can be used (see the full documentation for more details). Upload command - Same as the above but the protocol is invoked to receive one or more file from the user. Log file name - Name of the log file that the protocol generates. You must be sure that the downloads and the uploads are logged into this file. Control file - Name of the file that contains the names of the files to be downloaded by the user. Download string - String that must be put on the control file to inform the protocol that it's a download request. The %1 symbol will be replaced by the complete file name to be sent. Upload string - Not used at this time. Download keyword - Keyword that identifies a successful download in the log file. Upload keyword - Keyword that identifies a successful upload in the log file. Filename word - Word position of the file name in the upload/download log row. Size word - Size of the file word position in the log row. CPS word - CPS made word position in the log row. I know that isn't much, but an example on how to enable external protocols will follow as soon as possible. - Added the flags to disable the internal protocols (if for any reason you use only external protocols) to the BBS / General options menu. WARNING: BY DEFAULT THIS FLAGS ARE SET TO NO, SO THE INTERNAL PROTOCOLS ARE DISABLED, REMEMBER TO SET IT TO YES AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. - Added the control file NOCHECK.CFG that can contains a list of files that aren't checked for duplicates when uploaded to the BBS. Useful for remote maintenance when uploading system configuration files.