Release history: Version 1 - 07/07/89 Initial release. Released as PROTOCOL.ZIP. Version 2 - 09/15/89 Released as PROT2.ZIP: 1. Installing Lynx did not work correctly, as the INSTALL.BAT file was trying to install LYNX.COM when the name of the file was actually LYNX.EXE. Fixed. 2. The return status of the SuperK batch protocols (Jmodem, Super8K, Super8K-G, K9-Xmodem) was not being reported correctly, due to the fact that I didn't completely understand Telegard's protocol editor (specifically, the return code system)! Fixed. 3. Jmodem Batch was not working properly, due to a possible problem with SuperK (Jmodem single file did not have problems). Until I can track down the problem, JBAT118.ZIP (JBatch) has been included to replace SuperK in Jmodem Batch transfers. In addition, an upgrade package, PROT2UPD.ZIP, has been released so that persons that have already installed PROTOCOL.ZIP can upgrade without having to download the large PROT2.ZIP all over again. Version 3 - 12/13/89 Released as TGPROT3.ZIP: 1. The return status of the SuperK batch protocols was STILL not being reported correctly. After extensive testing, I discovered that the problem was because of the SK4.LOG file. (This is not a problem with SuperK -OR- Telegard, but it's a problem that can't be easily fixed.) The ERRORLEVEL status is now used instead of the SK4.LOG file. 2. A new version of SuperK has been included. This new version now supports the new Cmodem protocol, and fixes the problem with the Jmodem Batch protocol. (The Cmodem protocol is not implemented yet, because I couldn't get it to work to save my life!) 3. Since the Jmodem Batch problem has been corrected in SuperK, the external Jmodem Batch driver has been removed. SuperK is once again used for Jmodem Batch transfers. Due to the confusion over the separate installation packages (the first-time PROTx.ZIP and the upgrade PROTxUPG.ZIP), users upgrading from Version 2 to Version 3 will now have to download the entire TGPROT3.ZIP package. Sorry, guys, but I decided that eliminating the confusion was more important! Version 4 - 12/27/89 Released as TGPROT4.ZIP: 1. The Cmodem protocol was implemented. I have not been able to get this to work successfully, but apparently others have, so I included it. If you find a better way to implement this protocol, *PLEASE* let me know! 2. The PROTOCOL.DAT file was screwed up *AGAIN*!!! I had forgotten to change the log file definitions (it was hard-coded to my protocol directory) and the Ymodem Batch UL/DL command lines were reversed! Needless to say, this was not a Good Thing! Version 5 - 01/22/90 Released as TGPROT5.ZIP: 1. Added the Puma, SEAlink, SEAlink Overdrive, TransLink and WXmodem protocols. Puma is available in single, batch and resume modes; all others are single mode only. SEAlink Overdrive should only be used with error-correcting modems or direct connections. (The WXmodem protocol was available with SuperK all this time, but I had overlooked it! ACK!) 2. Fixed yet ANOTHER problem with Ymodem Batch, this time with the download command line. 3. Included an UPGRADE.BAT batch file for painless upgrading from Version 4. 4. The original DSZ.ZIP, dated 05/25/89, has been replaced with a newer version, for two reasons: (1) It turned out that that version was a "hacked" version that enabled DSZ's enhanced features; and (2) hopefully, the new version will solve some of the problems people have reported with DSZ. Perhaps (1) and (2) were interrelated; I don't know. What I *DO* know is that it's dangerous to use ANY "hacked" program, as damages -- intentional or unintentional -- may occur to your system. 5. Since Ymodem-G does not work with an unregistered version of DSZ, the entries for that protocol in the protocol table have been disabled. You will need to obtain a registered copy of DSZ, and re-enable the entries in the table, if you wish to offer Ymodem-G to your users. Thanks to Dan Winsor (real name unknown) for developing the definitions for the Puma, SEAlink and TransLink protocols, and for the fix to the Ymodem Batch download command line. Version 6 - 04/22/90 Released as TGPROT6A.ZIP and TGPROT6B.ZIP: 1. People were beginning to complain about the size of the package, so it has been split into two parts. Part A contains the batch files and documentation, as well as all files necessary to upgrade from Version 5. Part B contains the remaining protocol programs. 2. Added the Kermit protocol. 3. Added Jmodem Resume. Note that both systems must be running SuperK in order to use this protocol! 4. Changed the Zmodem definitions to make use of the MobyTurbo option available in the 1990 versions of DSZ. A new version of DSZ, dated 04/11/90, is also included to take advantage of MobyTurbo. Note that, unlike Ymodem-G and Super8K-G, MobyTurbo doesn't require an MNP connection, so this change is harmless. Also, both ends need to be running a 1990 version of DSZ, or else the standard Zmodem mode is used. 5. Added a PROTOCOL.DAT file and upgrade batch file for use with systems running 9600 baud modems. Note that this has NOT been tested extensively, so use at your own risk! 6. Included the PROT*.MSG files. These text files can be used in the AFILES directory to provide custom menus whenever a user requests a list of available protocols. (See the documentation for more detailed information.) Thanks again to Dan Winsor ("Lord Winsor") for allowing his improved and corrected protocol definitions to be use in this package. Also, thanks to John Nelson ("Thunder Stick") for providing most of the 9600 baud protocol definitions.