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               RENEWAVE V1.00 WIDEBETA-02 (1.00.wb2) NOTES
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           Copyright (C) 1995 by Lars Hellsten and MatrixSoft.
                          All Rights Reserved.
                 MatrixSoft Support BBS - (416)494-9237
		    
     First of all, I would just like to apologize for all the  delays  in
     releasing  ReneWave.   I won't give you excuses -- I simply got very
     lazy with it, had other things  on  my mind, and kept neglecting it.
     It's been in a closed beta test for approximately a  year  now,  and
     I've  been working on it for a year and a couple of months.  After I
     got it to the  point  where  it  was  90%  finished, I just had very
     little desire to finish it off.  After I  saw  it  was  pretty  much
     fully functional, it was really hard to get the desire to work on it
     back.  

     Please note, that this release of ReneWave is a widebeta release  (a
     beta  version  available to the general public).  It will only be in
     widebeta until I get  a  chance  to  finish off the remaining things
     I've been planning to add,  and  fix  any  problems  people  report.
     ReneWave  has  already  undergone extensive beta testing in a closed
     beta cycle by our beta  team,  but  I cannot guarantee anything, and
     therefore, don't want to release an official 1.00 version until  I'm
     sure everything is working, and there are no problems.  The widebeta
     stage  should  only  last  only  last a month or so.
     
     If  you  find  any bugs, let me know as soon as possible if you find
     any.   I'll  be  working  on  implementing  the  following  features
     possibly right after the  release  of  this widebeta.  These planned
     features include (some will be registered-only features):
     
        o Warp-speed auto-UL/DL feature -- when -u or -d is specified
          on the commandline, it'll tell ReneWave to go into warp-speed
          upload or download mode.  Warp speed mode bypasses all menus
          and prompts, and goes straight to bundling or receiving a mail
          packet. 
        o More command line parameters to make ReneWave more flexible,
          more automated, and allow you to override your configuration.
        o Use of MSFOSSIL, MatrixSoft's own FOSSIL routines, written by
          Lars Hellsten.  The reason I'm not using these at the moment,
          is that they haven't been tested thoroughly enough.
        o More sysop functions, including sysop functions from the status
          bar (currently not implemented do to inherent limitations of
          FKFOSSIL).
        o RIP graphics support.
        o Add a toggle to allow downloading of mail packets to NOT 
          subtract time from the user's account.
        o Addition of a full file attach system, so users can attach
          files to messages.  Possibly even the ability to run the files
          through an integrity/virus check before attaching them.
        o Miscellaneous enhancements, speed improvement, etc.
        o Possibly ports to other BBS packages, maybe even a generic
          version for DOOR.SYS and JAM/Squish BBSes ... the possibiliites
          are wide.
        o Any other suggestions I get from you guys ... ;)
     
     The  fact  that this is a widebeta release also gives me a reason to
     give people discounts for early  registrations.  For a limited time,
     until January 31st, registrations will be on sale, for  just  $10.00
     US, or $12.00 CDN!!!  (Many bulletin generator and file list authors
     charge  this much, or more, for something that would take 30 minutes
     to program!) Starting February 1st,  registration will go back up to
     the usual price, $12.00 US and $15.00 CDN.  Please  note,  that  any
     registrations  postmarked before January 31st, which I receive after
     that date will still  be  valid.   Which  is still a very reasonable
     price for a door of this magnitude, all things considered.   If  you
     think  I  deserve  more,  for  whatever reason, hey, send me as much
     extra as you want, and I'll be glad to accept that too ...  ;)
     
     Registration  grants  you  your  own  personal ReneWave registration
     code, use of any registered-only features, and the use of any future
     gamma  releases.   Between  official  releases,  I  will  likely  be
     releasing  gamma  versions  in  the  future.   These  will  only  be
     available to registered users, and  not the general public.  (You'll
     have to FREQ them with a password from my system, or  download  them
     from  my  BBS  though.) A notice via netmail (likely routed) will be
     sent to any registered users who're  in the same networks we are, of
     any gamma releases.
     
     Please  note  -  The  registration  discount  ONLY  applies  to non-
     commercial registrations.  Commercial registrations  remain  at  the
     regular price, $20.00 US and $25.00 CDN.  
     
     If you have any comments/suggestions, please feel free to contact me
     with one of the methods listed in RENEWAVE.DOC.