What's new in Synchronet BBS Version 2.11 Revision A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General ~~~~~~~ o Overlay buffer manipulation released 32k of more free memory in SCFG and 40k of more free memory in SBBS o Forcing the internal daily event ("SBBS F") when using a front-end mailer is no longer necessary o Pending QWKnet and PostLink call-outs are performed immediately after user logoff, even when launched from a front-end mailer o WFC statistics retrieval many times faster when "Total Msgs/Files on WFC" toggled off in SCFG node toggles o User inactivity warning and auto-logoff can be disabled for local logons in SCFG node toggles o Local system security can require the input of the system password for WFC and Alt-key commmands o Configuration program (SCFG) support multiple levels of automated backup of config files o Local keyboard can be completely disabled for the ultimate in local security New Baja Functions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMPARE_NODE_MISC Check miscellaneous node attributes COMPARE_USER_CHAT Check user chat settings COMPARE_USER_QWK Check user QWK settings TOGGLE_USER_CHAT Change user chat settings TOGGLE_USER_QWK Change user QWK settings SELECT_SHELL Allow user to select command shell from list SET_SHELL Set the user's command shell to specific shell SELECT_EDITOR Allow user to select external editor from list SET_EDITOR Set the user's extrnal editor to a specific editor MSG_NEW_SCAN_SUB Force the new scan of the current sub-board MSG_SET_GROUP Set the current message group by short name FILE_SET_LIBRARY Set the current file library by short name Enhanced Baja Functions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SET_USER_STRING Checks for duplicates, proper syntax, and trash can REPLACE_TEXT Can use command line specifiers in string argument LOG " " PRINT " " PRINT_LOCAL " " PRINT_REMOTE " " PRINTFILE " " PRINTFILE_REMOTE " " PRINTFILE_LOCAL " " CHKFILE " " EXEC_BIN " " YES_NO " " NO_YES " " MENU " " SETSTR " " SET_MENU_DIR " " SET_MENU_FILE " " COMPARE_STR " " New ARS Parameters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RANDOM Random number generation for random access/Baja control LASTON Number of days since last logon LOGONS Total number of logons New Command Line Specifiers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ %o Sysop name %q System QWK ID %x Internal code of user's command shell %* Node number 0 padded to 3 digits %1 User number %2 User number 0 padded to 2 digits %3 User number 0 padded to 3 digits %4 etc.. Message Base ~~~~~~~~~~~~ o Optional Daily QWK Pre-packing (for any user accounts) o The automatic forwarding of e-mail to NetMail can be specifically allowed or disallowed in SCFG o New toggle option in SCFG to automatically kill e-mail after it has been read o QuickBBS/RemoteAccess MSGTMP style external editors now internally supported o Unix style (sole LF for newline) external editors now internally supported o When posting on a sub-board, any user added tear lines are changed to "-+-" o Searches for Personal Messages will now include both Real Name and Alias matches, regardless of how the sub-board is configured in SCFG o Searches for Personal Messages now significantly faster o Message threading now many times faster o Un-read Personal Messages will display with an '!' in message title lists o Posting to a username on a local-only sub-board will require a valid username o QWK indexes and control files can be toggled off for smaller/faster packets o Synchronet QWK extensions (@VIA and @TZ) can be toggled from the QWK menu or via QWK control messages o Importing and exporting of Area Files: Synchronet SUBS.TXT format, three flavors of AREAS.BBS, and FIDONET.NA format o QWK control messages are now echoed to the user when importing REP packets QWK Networking ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o HUBID.QW0 through .QW9 will be imported in addition to .QWK o Routed QWK netmail will automatically take shortest route File Transfers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o Externalized storage (environment variables SBBSFILENAME and SBBSFILEDESC and files SBBSFILE.NAM and SBBSFILE.DES) of uploaded file names and descriptions allows upload processors to convert/rename files, modify file descriptions, or auto-hatch files into file distribution networks o Extended file descriptions in file listings will not be truncated and listed twice on the same screen o Importing and exporting of Areas Files: Synchronet DIRS.TXT format and FILEBONE.NA format o ADDFILES v2.12 adds "/S" option to search directories for files and import them without requiring a file listing (FILES.BBS) Chat ~~~~ o Split-screen private node-to-node chat now has fake cursor in top window o Ctrl-P and Ctrl-U are active while in private chat o Notification of awaiting messages and telegrams while in split-screen chat o Split-screen chat can be toggled off/on by users from the Chat menu /* End of V211A.NEW */