diff --git a/docs/v319_new.txt b/docs/v319_new.txt index 5c446d7a6f3730cf9802e10347fe197b5e4f8c08..bcc49ca10d336173e28ef92e8121598b7084554e 100644 --- a/docs/v319_new.txt +++ b/docs/v319_new.txt @@ -5,29 +5,35 @@ Terminal Server ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +o Add support for NTVDMx64 (16-bit DOS doors on x64 editions of Windows) + http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/ntvdmx64.html for more details o Allow FOSSIL mode of the Win32 virtual UART/FOSSIL driver to be disabled o Allow "FOSSIL Only" as a configuration option for external programs in SCFG -o Add support for NTVDMx64 (16-bit DOS doors on x64 editions of Windows) -o Don't force password-changes for users with blank passwords (e.g. Guest -o Allow node directory to be configured in adv. node options -o Support for manual terminal width setting and terminals w/ > 99 rows -o String command (e.g. ';find') to find message and file areas by word +o Load/keep/refresh each node's configuration in memory + Configuration changes are more readily visible (just log-off and back on) +o Changed user birthdate storage format to YYYYMMDD, input to MM/DD/YYYY +o Up to 40 characters can be configured by the sysop for gender options + The default choice/configuration is now: "M/F/X" (not just "M/F") +o Don't force password-changes for users with blank passwords (e.g. Guest) +o Allow node directory to be configured in Advanced node options +o Support for manual terminal width setting and terminals with > 99 rows +o String command (';find') to find message and file areas by search word o Access Requirement Strings (ARS) - SYSOP ARS keyword now applies to target user, not necessarily the user online o New @-codes: - !x to perform Ctrl-A style terminal/attribute control - TEXT:<num> to display text.dat string #num -- NETMAIL: user's personal netmail or email address - for WitNik +- NETMAIL: user's personal netmail or email address - FWD: "On" if the user has opted for forwarding their mail to netmail or "Off" -- TMP: user's chosen temporay file type (e.g. "ZIP") +- TMP: user's chosen temporary file type (e.g. "ZIP") - NOTE: user's note (same as MEMO1) - UDR (upload/download byte-ratio) - UDFR (file ratio) -- LASTIP: user's most recent IP address at time of logoff +- LASTIP user's most recent IP address at time of logoff - BDATEFMT - BIRTH: for full-format (MM/DD/YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY) user birthdate -- SYSAVAILYN - same as SYSAVAIL but expands to Yes or No instead -- SHOW:<ars> to only show text to users meeting ARS +- SYSAVAILYN - same as SYSAVAIL but expands to "Yes" or "No" instead +- SHOW:<ars> to only show the following text to users meeting ARS - MSG_THREAD_ID - MSG_THREAD_BACK - MSG_THREAD_NEXT @@ -39,32 +45,32 @@ o New @-codes: - MAILU (unread mail waiting) - GIT_HASH - GIT_BRANCH -- SEX and GENDERS -o New aliases (for consistency): BIRTHFMT -> BDATEFMT and BIRTH:<fmt> -> - BDATE:<fmt> -o Support C escape sequences in FILL @-code argument +- SEX (user's gender) and GENDERS (gender options) +- New aliases (for consistency): + BIRTHFMT -> BDATEFMT and BIRTH:<fmt> -> BDATE:<fmt> +- Support C escape sequences in FILL @-code argument e.g. FILL:\x20 to fill with space -o Support strftime format arguments to DATE/TIME @-codes -- DATE: (alias: TIME:) -- BDATE: -- PWDATE: -- SINCE: -- LASTON: -- FIRSTON: -- LASTNEW: -- EXPDATE: +- Support strftime format arguments to DATE/TIME @-codes + DATE: (alias: TIME:) + BDATE: + PWDATE: + SINCE: + LASTON: + FIRSTON: + LASTNEW: + EXPDATE: - GETKEY - WAIT:<milliseconds> - CONTINUE o New option to create door drop files in node's temp directory -o Changed user birthdate format to YYYYMMDD, input to YYYY/MM/DD -o Support markup tags (optionally) when displaying post +o HAPROXY support option +o Support markup tags (optionally) when displaying posts o Support PETSCII terminals connected to non-PETSCII ports o Support forwarding of local email msg to networked mail (w/comments) and change of message subject o Store client terminal information in node#/terminal.ini + for future use (e.g. for improved node spying) o Create node#/client.ini for each node client connection -o Load/keep/refresh each node's configuration in memory o Support 3rd party installer files for 150+ external programs (doors) See xtrn/3rdp-intall/README.md for details o new text.dat strings: @@ -73,10 +79,10 @@ o new text.dat strings: - QWKNetMailSent - FileInfoEditPrompt - EditExtDescriptionQ -Change SearchExtendedQ to DisplayExtendedFileInfoQ - FiAuthor -- FiGroup - +- FiGroup +Changed EnterYourSex -> EnterYourGender +Changed SearchExtendedQ to DisplayExtendedFileInfoQ General ~~~~~~~ @@ -85,68 +91,51 @@ o New file base format (based on SMB), see docs/newfilebase.txt - better support for files > 2GB and 4GB - extended file descriptions up to 4000 chars are now supported DIZ enhancements: Read/use SAUCE data, support ANSI, increase max 1->4K - Inspired by Blocktronics (and other ANSI art group) packs' FILE_ID.DIZ/ANS files: * Support (and prioritize) FILE_ID.ANS * Convert ANSI color/attribute sequences in DIZ files to Ctrl-A equivalent -(uses SAUCE width and ICE color, if specified) + (uses SAUCE width and ICE color, if specified) * Don't treat DIZ as a series of lines, they're not always nowadays. * New putmsg() mode: P_INDENT to print files indented by current column * Display full (up to 64-char) filenames in lists when using 132+ column -terminal. + terminal. * Use the Author, Group, and Title fields from the SAUCE if present/non-blank o libarchive integration (into SBBS and SBBSecho) built-in support for creating/extracting zip, 7zip, and tgz files additional read-only formats: rar, lha/lzh, iso, xar, and cab +o Give sysop more control over characters allowed in uploaded filenames o Recognize the "standard" USENET signature delimiter: "\n-- \n" o Use Linux OFD locks on 64-bit Linux builds o Use a more-liberal username matching algorithm e.g. Ignore all non-trailing non-alphanumeric characters -o HAPROXY support option o Support for single-part MIME-attachment decode/download -o .ini file !include now supports wildcard patterns, e.g .!include modopts.d/*.ini -Allow sysop to configure new user gender options (not just M/F) - -Up to 40 characters can be configured by the sysop for gender options. -The default choice/configuration is now: "M/F/X" (not just "M/F") -New @-code: GENDERS -text.dat EnterYourSex -> EnterYourGender - +o .ini file !include now supports wildcard patterns + e.g .!include modopts.d/*.ini Add support for "name@address" syntax in twitlist.cfg - -Security -~~~~~~~~ -o Give sysop more control over characters allowed in uploaded filenames JavaScript ~~~~~~~~~~ o Added 'user' properties: birthyear, birthmonth, and birthday -o Added 'system.text()' method: like bbs.text() -o More control over console output streams (-A and -S options) -New JS User.stats properties: +o Added 'system.text()' method: similar to bbs.text() +o New JS User.stats properties: - read_mail_waiting - unread_mail_waiting - spam_waiting -New FileBase class -New Archive class -New JS system properties: git_hash and git_branch -Add edit_msg() and forward_msg() methods to JS 'bbs' object -Expose the next-run-date/time for an event as a new `next_run` property -for `xtrn_area.event[]` (in `time_t` format) for easier debugging of these -kinds of issues. -Also expose the error log level as a new property: `error_level` while we're -here. -File.iniGetValue(), iniGetKeys(), iniGetObjects() no supported nested -(!include'd) .ini files -'jsexec -r<expression>' to evaluate a JS expression from command-line -New bbs.view_file(filename) method -Add bbs.export_filelist() method -Add BBS property: msg_from_bbsid - -Exposes the FTN BBSID value from the message header (if there is one). - -Fix: can_* and is_* properties were not dynamic. Added "files" property. +o New FileBase class +o New Archive class +o New JS system properties: git_hash and git_branch +o Add edit_msg() and forward_msg() methods to JS 'bbs' object +o Expose the next-run-date/time for an event as a new `next_run` property + for `xtrn_area.event[]` (in `time_t` format) for easier debugging of these + kinds of issues +o File.iniGetValue(), iniGetKeys(), iniGetObjects() now supported nested + (!include'd) .ini files +o 'jsexec -r<expression>' to evaluate a JS expression from command-line +o More control over jsexec console output streams (-A and -S options) +o New bbs.view_file(filename) method +o Add bbs.export_filelist() method +o Add bbs.msg_from_bbsid property The following properties would only reflect the status at the time the file_area object was initialized: @@ -164,8 +153,6 @@ The lib[] and lib_list[] 'can_access' properties still have this flaw. Also: Add a new "files" property to the dir[] and dir_list[] objects to report the current number of files in each directory database. -Fix: can_* and is_* properties were not dynamic. Added "posts" property. - The following properties would only reflect the status at the time the msg_area object was initialized: - can_access @@ -177,8 +164,6 @@ msg_area object was initialized: ... so if changes were made the user while online, for example, these property values would *not* also change to reflect the current state. -The grp[] and grp_list[] 'can_access' properties still have this flaw. - Also: Add a new "posts" property to the sub[] and sub_list[] objects to report the current number of posted messages (quicker than opening a MsgBase instance). @@ -195,22 +180,17 @@ o Generate a MSGID kludge for netmail messages created by SBBSecho o Built-in sbbsecho.log rotation New configuration params: MaxLogSize (default: 10M) and MaxLogsKept (10) - Control Panel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -New sem-file: ctrl/sound.mute -Update sound (WAV) file play-on-event support in Windows build - -A "hack attempt" sound file is now supported in the Terminal Server, Mail -Server, and Services. - -"login" and "logoff" sound files are now supported in the Terminal Server, FTP -Server, Web Server, Mail Server, and Services. -This enhancement fixes Issue #157 - -The following sound files may now be configured in the [Global] section of the -ctrl/sbbs.ini file, if desired to set the default sound files for all -servers/services in on place: +o New sem-file: ctrl/sound.mute +o Update sound (WAV) file play-on-event support in Windows build +o A "hack attempt" sound file is now supported in the Terminal Server, Mail + Server, and Services +o "login" and "logoff" sound files are now supported in the Terminal Server, + FTP Server, Web Server, Mail Server, and Services. +o The following sound files may now be configured in the [Global] section of + the ctrl/sbbs.ini file, if desired to set the default sound files for all + servers/services in on place: - AnswerSound - LoginSound - LogoutSound