Version History of GHOST BBS....

Version 1.00

- Initial release of GHOST BBS

Version 1.10

- fix for improper recycling of both Ring Monitor and GHOST BBS. V.1.00
  was sometimes sending "phantom" init strings to both GHOST and Ring
  Monitor, which resulted in effectively disabling Ring Monitor, even
  when it was selected for use, and also sometimes resulted in poor
  connections with GHOST due to improper initialization of the modem.

- GHOST BBS v.1.00 did not watch carrier enough to satisfy me. There are
  too many places where it is possible for a dropped carrier to go
  unnoticed by GHOST 1.00 for some time, or where GHOST 1.00 does not
  recover properly after carrier is unexpectedly dropped. GHOST BBS 1.10
  now watches the carrier state constantly throughout a remote log in.

- GHOST 1.00 shows the current date as your last date on in the message
  during log in, rather than the actual last date on. GHOST 1.10 shows
  the correct last date on, and furthermore, does not record that
  information until you log off, so that if you lose carrier just after
  logging in, it's not recorded as a log in.

- GHOST 1.00 has a problem with a change of year. A NEWS file created in
  one year will ALWAYS be shown to a user logging in during the next
  year. This has to do with how Wasp compares dates as strings. I have
  changed to comparing dates as long variables, and this problem no
  longer surfaces.

- The connection sequences, and recycling sequences have been rewritten
  for faster times where acceptable, and more reliability, even if
  slower recycling, where needed.

- Several internal "speed hogs" have been rewritten to improve overall
  throughput in GHOST.

- one user (in France!) reported that there is a problem with ProComm's
  interpretation of the French keyboard. It seems that PCP/Win does not
  see either a "\" or "/" when sent from a French keyboard. This meant
  that it was impossible to end a message when written using a French
  keyboard. Although it took some careful recoding, GHOST BBS 1.10
  recognizes the escape key during message writing, and uses that to end
  things. It does not need to be on a line by itself. If GHOST finds
  <ESC> on a line with text, it records the text up to the <ESC>, and
  then exits the edit.

Version 1.20 (very limited release)

- added private directory capability for level 3 users. If you add a
  line (pvt_dir=) to a level 3 users section in GHOST.USR (for new
  users, the line will be automatically added, blank) and follow it with
  a directory (e.g. pvt_dir=f:\beta ), the level 3 user will see the
  contents of that dir along with the default download dir, seamlessly,
  when he asks for a list of files. If the line is left blank, he will
  only see the download dir files. Each level 3 user can have his own
  private dir, or they can be shared amongst several or all level 3
  users.

- level 4 status has been set to include the ability to DL and UL from
  anywhere on the system (please be careful who you set as a level 4
  user), but cannot abort GHOST from a remote location. IOW, he is a
  sysop without the right to abort GHOST.

Version 2.00 -

- added Zmodem batch transfers for remote downloads

- new menu item for L)ocate a user. Allows a user on line to search a
  list of other users, to determine if someone else is a user of the
  system. Two options... user can be searched for by name, or, if
  GHOSTUSR.LST file exists, the user on line can view a complete list of
  names with cities.

- added support for multiple bulletin files at log on, and from menus
  (maximum - 99)

- addition of timed sessions (start and stop time), support for running
  of a secondary script at shut down, and provision for a second session
  of GHOST after a secondary script is run

- added a 24 hour loop routine, to allow unattended running of
  GHOST/secondary script combinations in unattended mode over more than
  a single "run"

- modified mail system to pack deleted messages automatically at GHOST
  shutdown.

- during display of log on bulletins, help files, etc., GHOST can now
  clear the screen between "pages", rather than the slower scrolling
  method. Sysop defines which files get this treatment, and which don't.

- added alias support for level 4 and 5 security users