* * * C A T C A L L S * * * Release History, Corrections and Additions Version 2.0c - 8/30/91 - Corrected Phone Number verification for Wildcat 3.xx boards. - Corrected entry to and return from Doors Menu for Wildcat 3.xx boards. This affects both TomCat and Time Door Processing. Version 2.0b - 8/22/91 - Now will send two "Escape" characters if the word "Escape" (upper or lower) is sent by the BBS. This should help with FIDO front end programs. - Make 2.0a features available to all. Version 2.0a - 7/26/91 (Release to Beta Team ONLY) - Upload files changed to function consistently with Wildcat! 3.0. - Upload File Area increased to 3 characters for Wildcat! 3.0 BBS's. - If no Upload File area is defined and Wildcat! asks for one, CatCalls will output either "?" (for Wildcat! 2.xx) or "L" (for Wildcat! 3.xx) to show available file areas. - Script didn't recognize WC! 3.0's "Would you like to view the bulletin menu?" question. Version 2.0 - 7/20/91 - Complete redesign of the User Interface. - Added Context sensitive help by pressing F1 to all data screens. - Added prompts to the extended directory to move from message menu to file menu, to say "goodbye", and to join a conference (for Wildcat 3.0). - The Timed execution window will now display the current time if you select to run the agenda later. - Added "Run Silent, Run Deep" option for completely silent operation. - An exit option has been added to allow a direct exit to DOS when "Terminate CatCalls" is selected. - A second method of dialing has been added (sequential dialing) that will cycle through all selected BBS's in the event one or more numbers are busy. - The TELIX.FON default dialing directory will be reloaded when CatCalls terminates. - CatCalls will now wait for "NO CARRIER" from the modem before dialing the next number. - Added support for Wildcat! and TomCat 3.0. - Added NONE.SLC to the archive to help users "quiet down" Telix. - Minor corrections of reported problems. - Reorganized the documentation. Version 1.5b - 6/1/91 - Certainly the International Formats option would allow phone numbers and dates to be entered on the User configuration screen, but when running an agenda CatCalls would "hang" at those verifications as it did not recognize the format of the "prompts" from the BBS. This has been corrected. Version 1.5a - 5/25/91 - Due to my oversight, access to the Time Door would not function if the Time Door was un-registered, or the Door had been configured to disallow logging off from within the door. Version 1.5 - 5/24/91 - A problem existed when defining files to upload where CatCalls would notify the user that the file did not exist when, in fact, it did. This was cause by the Telix Upload Directory being defined without a trailing "\". CatCalls will now "append" the "\" character if it is not present. - Added support for Bill Bolden's Time Bank. Users only need to specify the "door number" of the Time Bank on the Extended Directory Maintenance screen, and will be prompted during agenda maintenance, the amount to deposit and/or withdraw. - Added Call Logging capabilities allowing a review of all agenda processing. This feature is optional and is set in the User Configuration Options. - Redesigned the Extended Directory Maintenance Screen. - Added the ability to "Esc" from Timed Execution Facility screen in case "F4" (to run Agenda) was selected in error. - Added "context sensitive" help functions to the User configuration screen. in any field will activate. - Added full validation for all file paths and file names entered on the user configuration screen. - Main Menu display will now clear the screen with a "moving" time display box after 3 minutes of inactivity. - You may now specify a dialing directory (other than TELIX.FON) as the directory that CatCalls will use during its operation. - Timed execution facility will now clear the screen every 30 seconds, moving the display location to help prevent screen "burn-in". The current time has been added to this display. - CatCalls will now support for International Phone formats (13 character free format). - CatCalls will now log off a call faster by sending a space character immediately after telling Wildcat! and/or TomCat "G"oodbye. Version 1.1 - 5/3/91 - Any Extended Entries "past" the 22nd entry in the Telix dialing directory would become corrupt on CATCALLS.FON. - When defining the extended directory entries, entering the "space bar" would give the illusion that the field entered was actually "blanked out". The illusion has been made a reality. - When using Wildcat's internal Zmodem for file uploads and the file being uploaded already exists, CatCalls would loop continuously trying to resend the same file. - On BBS's that are set up that force the caller to view the bulletin Menu, CatCalls would "hang" at the bulletin menu. (Would you believe NONE of the BBS's tested during Beta test "forced" the bulletin menu?) - In certain situations with high speed modems and PC's, CatCalls would not detect the modem's carrier signal in time, causing the script to terminate upon the initial connection. A one second pause upon connection has corrected this. - Somtimes when initially logging on to a BBS, the BBS would "miss" some of the characters of the logon name or password. This would cause a problem since the script wouldn't try to send the name or password a second time. CatCalls will now send the name and password until they are accepted from the BBS. - Access to TomCat from the doors menu has been corrected. - Made a few minor revisions and additions to the documentation. - Added logic to implement CATCALLS.KEY file for registered users. Version 1.0 - 4/24/91 - Initial Release