Following are the changes which have been implemented in version (1.02á) NOTE: This version of the INTERCOM will only work properly when calling the Omicron BBS. If you attempt to call other PCB BBSs you will have some success, but will ultimately fail on message downloads as it looks for a downloaded message file called "OMICRON.ZIP" or "OMICRON.CAP" 1. Changed the order of options on the MESSAGES menu to be more intuitive. Thanks to Kathy Taylor 2. Fixed the READ Messages so that if you had no messages in INCOMING you can still get to the ARCHIVE (this was a really stupid oversight sorry about that) Thanks to George Chalian 3. Purge now removes DELETED records from the ARCHIVE DATABASE. Regardless of which purge option you select, DELETED records will be removed from ARCHIVE. READ messages will NOT be reomved from ARCHIVE. If you want to get rid of ARCHIVE messages you must delete them. Thanks to George Chalian 4. Added conference checking to upload and download so you don't get hung up on a conference that you don't have access to. 5. When downloading or uploading a file, if you didn't connect and effect the transfer, your upload or download info was lost. **** FIXED **** 6. Added error trapping for "not enough download credits" 7. Other small cosmetic problems fixed. ***************************************************************************** Following are the changes which have been implemented in version (1.03á) ***************************************************************************** 8. Changed the download allfiles so it downloads a self extracting archive file called allfiles.exe, runs it to extract the allfiles list into allfiles.txt. Now you can view allfiles.txt with the file viewer on the files menu. Thanks to Herb Curlee 9. Did some clean up to delete unwanted files at the appropriate times. 10. Implemented code to check to make sure all databases and indexes exist at startup time. If they don't, they get created. 11. Added some more context sensitive help screens at the field level in the configuration screen. Thanks to Herb Curlee ***************************************************************************** Following are the changes which have been implemented in version (1.04á) ***************************************************************************** 12. Added More Error Trapping for user hitting ESCAPE. Thanks to David Calef 13. Added More Error Trapping for when carrier (DCD) is lost 14. Added Auto Redial feature 15. Fixed a bug in a previous fix having to do with sending a message to someone in a conference they belonged to but you didn't. That was a really dumb one. Thanks to David Calef 16. Added error trapping for user not registered on BBS 17. Added code to insert user name into users file to allow access to the main board if user was not previously in users file. While this will allow a user to proceed to dialing the BBS, it can do nothing if he is not properly registered on the BBS. When his name and password is sent to the BBS if he is not registered, he will still get kicked off. Solution ? Dial the BBS in interactive mode and register or call the sysop and request access. 18. Fixed bug in send message routine which would prevent some messages from being sent if one had been deleted. 19. I am surprised no one found this one! If you tried to respond to a message from the ARCHIVE and tried to scroll the original text or quote from the original text, you would get garbage (if anything). The problem was that I was not selecting the Archive database, but had Incoming.dbf hard coded. ***FIXED*** now reads from the selected .dbf. ***************************************************************************** Following are the changes which have been implemented in version (1.05á) ***************************************************************************** 20. Cleaned up the memoedit routines to solve wordwrap problems 21. Cleaned up the F4 quote routines to solve wordwrap problems 22. Added beginning and end of file messages in message reader *************************************************************************** KNOWN BUGS *************************************************************************** There is currently only one known BUG which we are working on. 1. Sending Large messages (over 20 lines) to the BBS sometimes causes a loss of carrier in the middle of sending which causes the system to hang. Downloading is ok though. At this time the source of this problem is unknown. It happens on the USCIB BBS and the DCG BBS but not on Omicron's BBS. Still investigating. The solution may be to limit the length of a message that you can send. It appears to have something to do with 9600 baud modems though. Please report any further bugs to JOHN STOLTE via the INTERCOM on the OMICRON BBS or by phone at 804-598-2500. Suggestions for future enhancements will also be appreciated. Thanks John H. Stolte, Sr. Author P.S. If you operate a PCBOARD BBS and would like to have a custom copy of The INTERCOM for your use with your members give me a hollar. This is not going to be cheap though. My intent with this program is not to target the hobbiest BBS operator, but the companies or trade associations etc that wish to use it for setting up special systems for their clients or members. For example, the INTERCOM is currently being used by a software development company for supporting their customers and also by the United States Council on International Banking for supporting their membership (I think it will run to about 4000 people) They will use it to disseminate information to the user base saving about $50,000.00 a year in postage and mailing expense. You get the idea! The INTERCOM is Copyright 1991 John H. Stolte, Sr. All Rights Resrved.