diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_bbs.cpp b/src/sbbs3/js_bbs.cpp
index 15b06d68e16b78cd4ee20b4ef8766e84e7fecec1..8cf0c3d6a71447aae303cab8430392c7fd171ef8 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_bbs.cpp
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_bbs.cpp
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ static jsSyncPropertySpec js_bbs_properties[] = {
 	{	"msg_number"		,BBS_PROP_MSG_NUMBER		,PROP_READONLY	,310},
 	{	"msg_expiration"	,BBS_PROP_MSG_EXPIRATION	,PROP_READONLY	,310},
 	{	"msg_forwarded"		,BBS_PROP_MSG_FORWARDED		,PROP_READONLY	,310},
-	{	"msg_thread_back"	,BBS_PROP_MSG_THREAD_BACK	,PROP_READONLY	,311},
+	{	"msg_thread_back"	,BBS_PROP_MSG_THREAD_BACK	,PROP_READONLY	,312},
 	{	"msg_thread_orig"	,BBS_PROP_MSG_THREAD_BACK	,JSPROP_READONLY,310},	/* alias */
 	{	"msg_thread_next"	,BBS_PROP_MSG_THREAD_NEXT	,PROP_READONLY	,310},
 	{	"msg_thread_first"	,BBS_PROP_MSG_THREAD_FIRST	,PROP_READONLY	,310},
@@ -2870,7 +2870,7 @@ JSObject* js_CreateBbsObject(JSContext* cx, JSObject* parent)
 		return(NULL);
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
-	js_DescribeSyncObject(cx,mods,"Global repository for 3rd party modifications",311);
+	js_DescribeSyncObject(cx,mods,"Global repository for 3rd party modifications",312);
 	js_DescribeSyncObject(cx,obj,"Controls the Telnet/RLogin BBS experience",310);
 	js_CreateArrayOfStrings(cx, obj, "_property_desc_list", bbs_prop_desc, JSPROP_READONLY);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_console.cpp b/src/sbbs3/js_console.cpp
index f85804b21f42866f770ebcaac8c5e263e2249353..a019c1a325d9cb66171fc397b0631cde6bc30385 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_console.cpp
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_console.cpp
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_console_functions[] = {
 	},		
 	{"uselect",			js_uselect,			0, JSTYPE_NUMBER,	JSDOCSTR("[number, string title, string item, string ars]")
 	,JSDOCSTR("user selection menu, call for each item, then with no args to display select menu")
-	,310
+	,312
 	},		
 	{"saveline",		js_saveline,		0, JSTYPE_VOID,		""
 	,JSDOCSTR("save last output line")
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_file.c b/src/sbbs3/js_file.c
index 6a7b2b00a90801dfdda29a6ba404e502a745a39a..925fcd9f392170b03dca24f86c7a27d1a60c2403 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_file.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_file.c
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_file_functions[] = {
 		"<tt>w+</tt> open an empty file for both reading and writing; if the given file exists, its contents are destroyed<br>"
 		"<tt>a+</tt> open for reading and appending<br>"
 		"<tt>b&nbsp</tt> open in binary (untranslated) mode; translations involving carriage-return and linefeed characters are suppressed (e.g. <tt>r+b</tt>)<br>"
-		"<tt>e&nbsp</tt> open a <i>non-shareable</i> file (that must not already exist) for <i>exclusive</i> access<br>"
+		"<tt>e&nbsp</tt> open a <i>non-shareable</i> file (that must not already exist) for <i>exclusive</i> access <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i><br>"
 		)
 	,310
 	},		
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_file_functions[] = {
 	,JSDOCSTR("set the specified <i>key</i> to the specified <i>value</i> in the specified <i>section</i> "
 		"of a <tt>.ini</tt> file. "
 		"to set a key in the <i>root</i> section, pass <i>null</i> for <i>section</i>. ")
-	,311
+	,312
 	},
 	{"iniGetObject",	js_iniGetObject,	1,	JSTYPE_OBJECT,	JSDOCSTR("[section]")
 	,JSDOCSTR("parse an entire section from a .ini file "
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_file_functions[] = {
 	,JSDOCSTR("write all the properties of the specified <i>object</i> as separate <tt>key=value</tt> pairs "
 		"in the specified <i>section</i> of a <tt>.ini</tt> file. "
 		"to write an object in the <i>root</i> section, pass <i>null</i> for <i>section</i>. ")
-	,311
+	,312
 	},
 	{"iniGetAllObjects",js_iniGetAllObjects,1,	JSTYPE_ARRAY,	JSDOCSTR("[name_property] [,prefix]")
 	,JSDOCSTR("parse all sections from a .ini file and return all (non-<i>root</i>) sections "
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_file_functions[] = {
 	{"iniSetAllObjects",js_iniSetAllObjects,1,	JSTYPE_ARRAY,	JSDOCSTR("object array [,name_property]")
 	,JSDOCSTR("write an array of objects to a .ini file, each object in its own section named "
 	"after the object's <i>name_property</i> (default: <tt>name</tt>)")
-	,311
+	,312
 	},
 	{0}
 };
@@ -1777,7 +1777,9 @@ js_file_constructor(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, uintN argc, jsval *argv, jsval
 					"<li>optional end-of-text (<i>etx</i>) character for automatic record padding/termination"
 					"<li>Synchronet <tt>.dat</tt> files use an <i>etx</i> value of 3 (Ctrl-C)"
 					"</ol>"
-				"<li>supports <tt>.ini</tt> formated configuration files"
+				"<li>supports <tt>.ini</tt> formated configuration files<ol type=square>"
+					"<li>concept and support of <i>root</i> ini sections added in v3.12"
+					"</ol>"
 				"<li>optional ROT13 encoding/translation"
 				"</ol>"
 			"<li>Dynamically-calculated industry standard checksums (e.g. CRC-16, CRC-32, MD5)"
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_file_area.c b/src/sbbs3/js_file_area.c
index f5c03b57b58c41c7fa9442b3ba094b338d22b15c..a485342dee9aab27cb7687733586210fdde538ef 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_file_area.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_file_area.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 
 static char* lib_prop_desc[] = {
-	 "index into lib_list array (or -1 if not in array)"
+	 "index into lib_list array (or -1 if not in array) <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"unique number for this library"
 	,"library name"
 	,"library description"
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ static char* lib_prop_desc[] = {
 
 static char* dir_prop_desc[] = {
 
-	 "index into dir_list array (or -1 if not in array)"
+	 "index into dir_list array (or -1 if not in array) <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"unique number for this directory"
-	,"library index"
+	,"library index <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"library number"
-	,"library name"
+	,"library name <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"directory internal code"
 	,"directory name"
 	,"directory description"
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_global.c b/src/sbbs3/js_global.c
index ed06d944ed93dedfb89d8e3397570cf8f6292584..53d7f5e48d8247625993b842bc808bb0fb197741 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_global.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_global.c
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_global_functions[] = {
 		"The result (last executed statement) of the executed script will also be automatically "
 		"written to the <i>parent_queue</i> "
 		"which may be read later by the parent script.")
-	,311
+	,312
 	},		
 	{"sleep",			js_mswait,			0,	JSTYPE_ALIAS },
 	{"mswait",			js_mswait,			0,	JSTYPE_VOID,	JSDOCSTR("[number milliseconds]")
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_global_functions[] = {
 	{"backslash",		js_backslash,		1,	JSTYPE_STRING,	JSDOCSTR("string path")
 	,JSDOCSTR("returns directory path with trailing (platform-specific) path delimeter "
 		"(i.e. \"slash\" or \"backslash\")")
-	,311
+	,312
 	},
 	{"file_getname",	js_getfname,		1,	JSTYPE_STRING,	JSDOCSTR("string path")
 	,JSDOCSTR("returns filename portion of passed path string")
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_global_functions[] = {
 	{"file_mutex",		js_fmutex,			1,	JSTYPE_BOOLEAN,	JSDOCSTR("string filename [,text]")
 	,JSDOCSTR("attempts to create an exclusive (e.g. lock) file, "
 		"optionally with the contents of <i>text</i>")
-	,311
+	,312
 	},
 	{"directory",		js_directory,		1,	JSTYPE_ARRAY,	JSDOCSTR("string pattern [,flags]")
 	,JSDOCSTR("returns an array of directory entries, "
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_msg_area.c b/src/sbbs3/js_msg_area.c
index 880a54a60b9ebca30ee31e74356384ccdce4983b..0a37471b964262fc47a9439bc56cb8c26c25a921 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_msg_area.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_msg_area.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ enum {	/* msg_area Object Properties */
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 
 static char* msg_grp_prop_desc[] = {
-	 "index into grp_list array (or -1 if not in array)"
+	 "index into grp_list array (or -1 if not in array) <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"unique number for this message group"
 	,"group name"
 	,"group description"
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ static char* msg_grp_prop_desc[] = {
 
 static char* msg_area_prop_desc[] = {
 
-	 "index into sub_list array (or -1 if not in array)"
-	,"group's index into grp_list array"
+	 "index into sub_list array (or -1 if not in array) <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
+	,"group's index into grp_list array <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"unique number for this sub-board"
 	,"group number"
-	,"group name"
+	,"group name <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"sub-board internal code"
 	,"sub-board name"
 	,"sub-board description"
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_msgbase.c b/src/sbbs3/js_msgbase.c
index e80bf848624893203ddfbb98c5a337433322953f..424bc4819f49923c0791abc260d14690b1066f05 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_msgbase.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_msgbase.c
@@ -1642,9 +1642,9 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_msgbase_functions[] = {
 	},
 	{"get_msg_header",	js_get_msg_header,	2, JSTYPE_OBJECT,	JSDOCSTR("[boolean by_offset,] number_or_id [,boolean expand_fields]")
 	,JSDOCSTR("returns a specific message header, <i>null</i> on failure. "
-	"Pass <i>false</i> for the <i>expand_fields</i> argument (default: <i>true</i>) "
+	"<br><i>New in v3.12:</i> Pass <i>false</i> for the <i>expand_fields</i> argument (default: <i>true</i>) "
 	"if you will be re-writing the header later with <i>put_msg_header()</i>")
-	,310
+	,312
 	},
 	{"put_msg_header",	js_put_msg_header,	2, JSTYPE_BOOLEAN,	JSDOCSTR("[boolean by_offset,] number, object header")
 	,JSDOCSTR("write a message header")
@@ -1731,16 +1731,16 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_msgbase_functions[] = {
 	"<tr><td align=top><tt>field_list[].type</tt><td>Other SMB header fields (type)"
 	"<tr><td align=top><tt>field_list[].data</tt><td>Other SMB header fields (data)"
 	"</table>"
-	"<br>"
+	"<br><i>New in v3.12:</i> "
 	"The optional <i>client</i> argument is an instance of the <i>Client</i> class to be used for the "
 	"security log header fields (e.g. sender IP address, hostname, protocol, and port). "
-	"<br><br>"
+	"<br><br><i>New in v3.12:</i> "
 	"The optional <i>rcpt_list</i> is an array of objects that specifies multiple recipients "
 	"for a single message (e.g. bulk e-mail). Each object in the array may include the following header properties "
 	"(described above): <br>"
 	"<i>to</i>, <i>to_ext</i>, <i>to_org</i>, <i>to_net_type</i>, <i>to_net_addr</i>, and <i>to_agent</i>"
 	)
-	,310
+	,312
 	},
 	{0}
 };
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_system.c b/src/sbbs3/js_system.c
index dd3324567bb19a61ce788ac8b60a7f0c8392c96f..e639a14623e98383db1e26ab3f84796a53bb11ad 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_system.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_system.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static jsSyncPropertySpec js_system_properties[] = {
 
 	/* filenames */
 	{	"devnull",					SYS_PROP_DEVNULL		,SYSOBJ_FLAGS,	311  },
-	{	"temp_path",				SYS_PROP_TEMP_PATH		,SYSOBJ_FLAGS,	311	 },
+	{	"temp_path",				SYS_PROP_TEMP_PATH		,SYSOBJ_FLAGS,	312	 },
 
 	/* clock access */
 	{	"clock_ticks",				SYS_PROP_CLOCK			,SYSOBJ_FLAGS,	311  },
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_xtrn_area.c b/src/sbbs3/js_xtrn_area.c
index 1db0489d6fff9ae0bc520e18276b6d2a08f6130f..78c50850af060a2cec1a78e05dfb92c42c6328a1 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_xtrn_area.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_xtrn_area.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 static char* xtrn_sec_prop_desc[] = {
 
-	 "index into sec_list array (or -1 if not in index)"
+	 "index into sec_list array (or -1 if not in index) <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"unique number for this external program section"
 	,"external program section internal code"
 	,"external program section name"
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ static char* xtrn_sec_prop_desc[] = {
 
 static char* xtrn_prog_prop_desc[] = {
 
-	 "index into prog_list array (or -1 if not in index)"
+	 "index into prog_list array (or -1 if not in index) <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"program number"
-	,"progarm section index"
+	,"progarm section index <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"program section number"
-	,"program section internal code"
+	,"program section internal code <i>(introduced in v3.12)</i>"
 	,"internal code"
 	,"name"
 	,"command-line"