docs/newfilebase.txt

@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ and viewable file types/extensions remain limited to 3 characters in SCFG.
 Similarly, a maximum length of 3 character archive "types" are stored per BBS
 user record (for each user's QWK packet format and temp archive preference).
 
+Since support for the viewing and extraction of several common archive formats
+is now built into Synchronet, files uploaded with unrecognized or unsupported
+file extensions (e.g. ".tar.gz" instead of ".tgz") may still be successfully
+extracted or viewed.
+
 _Large Files_
 
 Files greater in size than 2GB or 4GB (depending) were previously a problem.
@@ -90,10 +95,8 @@ characters in length for practical purposes. Though longer file summaries
 
 Extended (multi-line) descriptions may now span more than the previous limit
 of 10 lines or 512 total characters. There is no technical limit to the length
-of extended file descriptions, though a limit of 1024 characters imported from
-description files embedded in archives (e.g. FILE_ID.DIZ) is being imposed. If
-you have a need for longer (than 1024 character) extended descriptions
-imported from embedded description files, please provide me with details.
+of extended file descriptions, though a limit of 4000 characters imported from
+description files embedded in archives (e.g. FILE_ID.DIZ) is being imposed.
 
 _Batches_
 
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ _JavaScript_
 
 The new "FileBase" class is used (similar to the existing MsgBase class) to
 open and access filebases from JavaScript modules. Using this class, the
-defaults methods of listing and transferring files can be replaced with
+default methods of listing and transferring files can be replaced with
 custom modules.
 
 _TickIT_
@@ -153,18 +156,19 @@ _Utilities_
 
 The native utilities ADDFILES, FILELIST, DELFILES, and DUPEFIND have been
 replaced with similarly named and purposed JavaScript utility scripts to be
-invoked with JSexec:
+invoked with JSexec or via timed event:
 - addfiles.js for importing lists of files into filebases
 - postfile.js for importing a single file into a filebase
 - filelist.js for generating file listings from filebases
 - delfiles.js for removing files from filebases
-- dupefind.js for discovering and reporting duplicate files in the filebases
+- dupefind.js for detecting/listing/removing duplicate files in the filebases
 
 _Performance_
 
 Due to the nature and use of the new filebase API, file listings are much
 faster (e.g. large file listings from the Synchronet FTP server) as well as
-filename/pattern, description text, and duplicate-file searching.
+improved performance when filename/pattern, description text, and duplicate
+file searching.
 
 _FTP Server_
 
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ Formats fully supported:
 - bzipped-tar
 
 Formats supported for viewing and extraction only:
-- rar
+- rar (original and RAR v5 format)
 - lha/lzh
 - iso
 - xar
@@ -204,12 +208,16 @@ command-line need be configured.
 
 For listing the contents of archives, the new archive.js utility script may be
 installed as a "Viewable File Type" handler for the commonly supported file
-extensions by running 'jsexec archive.js install'.
+extensions by running 'jsexec archive.js install'. This installs archive.js as
+a final "fall-through" viewer for "*" files (all file types).
 
 _DIZ_
 
 Description files embedded in archives (e.g. FILE_ID.DIZ) are now supported
-more uniformly and seamlessly.
+more uniformly and seamlessly. Supported ANSI sequences (e.g. attribute/color
+changes) are now converted to Ctrl-A equivalents upon import. Metadata
+(e.g. declaring the file's author or group) is now imported from SAUCE records
+of DIZ files, when it exists.
 
 _File Echoes_
 
@@ -219,11 +227,6 @@ an Area Tag is not explicitly set, then the directory's short name is used
 (with spaces replaced with underscores) automatically. tickit.js now uses
 this new "area_tag" file_area.dir[] JS property for its "AutoAreas" feature.
 
-_User to User Files_
-
-The user to user file transfer feature has been removed. Send file attachments
-with email/netmail if you want to send files to users.
-
 _Opened Files_
 
 The "open" (reference) counter for files is now gone. If you want to remove