With this release I have decided to include the Validate program from the Computer Virus Industry Association. You may verify these numbers by calling their BBS or by calling The Private Sector at (713) 488-2577 (300/1200/2400 baud) or (713) 488-4076 (2400/9600 baud). The validate program and documentation are included compliments of the Computer Virus Industry Association. File Name: ST.EXE Size: 5,678 Date: 4-14-1990 File Authentication: Check Method 1 - 211E Check Method 2 - 11FA File Name: ST.OVL Size: 75,446 Date: 4-14-1990 File Authentication: Check Method 1 - 76BE Check Method 2 - 1505 File Name: STINST.EXE Size: 16,489 Date: 4-14-1990 File Authentication: Check Method 1 - 2374 Check Method 2 - 13A3 File Name: EDIT.EXE Size: 20,410 Date: 4-14-1990 File Authentication: Check Method 1 - F8DC Check Method 2 - 0A87 File Name: SPAN.COM Size: 592 Date: 3-13-1986 File Authentication: Check Method 1 - 933D Check Method 2 - 0616 ST v. 2.10 04-14-90 First, let's talk about the convert files.bbs program. GT 15.50 introduces a new files.bbs format. Step 1 ------ DO NOT RUN STEP 1 MORE THAN ONCE PER DRIVE. Once is it all it takes to backup. You run the risk of overwriting the backup on subsequent executions. Run SPAN from the root directory of all drives containing file areas. SPAN COPY FILES.BBS FILES.OLD REMEMBER, be sure you are in the root before you start the program. This creates a backup copy of your files.bbs in case CFB (the convert program) has a problem. Step 2 ------ Now, run the convert batch file. CONVERT dir_name This converts a files.bbs for one directory (dir_name), allows you to edit the file to be sure you like the output and gives you a chance to abort before copying the output file to files.bbs. Repeat step 2 on each directory you wish to convert. Now for Sysop Tools. I have added several flags and also allowed you to define your own indent style for description lines. They are as follows: B. File descriptions on line 1 . .: TRUE if you wish the description to start on line one and FALSE if not. In conjunction with this flag, option 4 from the main menu allows you to define the indention for file descriptions. If you want a large indentation I would suggest you use tabs. This entry (entry 6) must start with a space and the first non-blank character must be a vertical bar "|". Sysop Tools uses these two fields to allow you to flow your files.bbs the way you wish. C. Use commas in the file size . .: Use commas in the file size field. Set this to FALSE, if you have any files over 999,999 bytes in size as it will overflow into the next column. Set to FALSE if you wish to suppress commas. D. Use leading zeros on dates . . .: Allows you to turn leading zeros off if desired. E. Use dashes for dates . . . . . .: If set to TRUE, dates are formatted as "99-99-99". If FALSE, "99/99/99. F. Look inside zips for file date .: When this flag is set to true, Validate Files.BBS will look inside the zip, arc or lzh for the latest file date. If the file is not a zip, arc or lzh, it defaults to the DOS directory file date. In any event, when the look inside flag is true the validate function will reset the file's date (2nd date). Support for the new GT 15.50 BBS/CBS directory has been added. This affects only GTDIR.BBS and GTMDIR.BBS. ST uses the same search pattern as GT for these two files. At long last, the release you have all been waiting for. File Moves has been implemented. This version allows you to look inside arcs, zips and lzhs. Just press ENTER after hi-lighting the file you wish to look inside. A second window will pop up listing the file contents. If you wish to view a doc file from inside the arc, zip or lzh, simply hi-light the doc file and press enter again. This will unzip it to a temp file (ST$WORK$.$$$) and run the list program you have set in ST's configuration. Other functions are as follows. F2 - Edit F6 - Copy F7 - Move F9 - Delete Validate Files.BBS now prompts you for a sort order so you don't have to keep running STINST to validate (sort) different directories different ways. I have also added the ability to update MMR's pointers during a message base renumber. ST FOSSIL v. 2.00a 11-11-89 1. ST v. 2.00e was never officially released because one beta tester saw fit to release it prematurely. This is the official release of the changes listed above. 2. Fossil machines are now supported. Special thanks goes to John Dunham for his patience and understanding. 3. ALL MACROS RECORDED PRIOR TO THIS RELEASE HAVE BEEN BROKEN!!! You will have to record your macros again. There is no way around this. Anytime menu items are added, there is the potential for broken macros. I am presently working on a script langauage (that won't break) for a future release. 4. This release represents the first step towards SAA compliance. Other changes are forthcoming. 5. An option to shell to your favorite message reply utility has been added. Use STINST option 2.8 to configure ST for BMM, MMR or any other message utility. You may have to turn overlay on via STINST option 1.A to leave enough memory to load your favorite editor under that utility. 6. The "Want to Quit?" dialogue box has been removed. Alt+X immediately terminates the program. 7. Added a command line switch (-M) to force ST to monochrome colors. This will speed up screen writes on some video cards. 8. Added filename prompts to edit and list. ST v. 2.00e 10-??-89 1. Changed some DOS open file calls to accomodate the Tandy 2000. These may have been causing some of the abnormalities under DOS 4.xx. I am not sure at this time. 2. Added the ability to toggle all elements of a picklist as suggested by Bob Quinlan. press T to Tag ALL entries in the picklist press U to Untag ALL entries in the picklist I hope this makes the macro recorder even easier to use. 3. FINALLY found the bug in DOS 4.xx and large partitions (i.e. SHARE). 4. Fixed the MR. vs. Mr. problem reported by Cory Wright. 5. I never did get any feedback from a Tandy 2000 user so all I can do is hope this works. I think it will. ***** READ THIS ***** Now for some good news and some bad. This will probably be the last release before file moves and everything else is fully implemented. That was the good news, now for the bad. The user interface will be changing to the point that it will break your macros. "Why are you doing this?", you might ask. I will be moving towards a SAA compliant interface. We will all be seeing more and more of this during the next few years. I feel it is in our best interest to change now as opposed to later. SAA will inherently allow me more freedom to display help messages etc. I will also be able to add HOT KEYS for all functions to all menu levels. These addititions will make the program easier to use as well as understand (for the novice). Please bear with me through these upcoming changes. Thank you. ST v. 2.00d 10-11-89 1. Changed the extension of the overlay file to .OVL to be compatible with SCAN the virus detector. YOU WILL HAVE TO DELETE THE OLD .OVR FILE MANUALLY. 2. ST still did not allow characters above 127 if they were trailing characters. It was a problem relating to signed vs. unsigned chars. It should be fixed now. 3. Removed STACK REPORT debug code from production version. 4. Some question has arisen about ST's message to the SYSOP. Appearently the feature was never really documented except in the original beta test docs. For those who were wondering; if ST deletes all messages from a message area, it will send a message to the sysop telling him/her of such. The message will be marked as mailed so that it is not be echoed out to the entire world. ST v. 2.00c 10-08-89 1. First pulldown from main menu would not properly change the frame to single when STINST was installed to use AUTO mode (1). 2. Changed remote access to -R switch. This will use 24 lines by 79 columns. The -B (BIOS) switch now uses 25 lines by 80 columns. 3. Fixed proper name routine to not filter chars above 127. This may have been the root of the problem when Paul's DRAM code could not find a user's index record. This was reported by many. Took me a while to find it. THANKS Cliff!!! 4. Added code to treat last read and highest read in USER_MSG as seperate fields. Message Renumber was treating these fields the same because GT does not yet use highest read. This change is to prepare for the time when GT does recognize highest read. 5. Added more fine tuning for fossil versions. 6. Removed code which treated a "message to sysop from ST" as a renumber to one because USER_MSG is not updated at that time. 7. Fixed error in offline file check. It would incorrectly interpret a file as an offline file if no description existed. 8. Fixed problem in Validate Files reported by Jim Kreyling. ST would delete descriptions if the file name was not all caps. It now capitalizes the name as well. 9. Added more code to attempt to run on FOSSIL machines. Please let me know how it goes. I need feedback on this from FOSSIL users. 10. Fixed problem with capital letters in first 13 chars of the comments section of FILES.BBS 11. Added Destination Net/Node to key during delete duplicate messages. This is an attempt to allow those utilities, which create duplicate headers, to work better with ST. It seems that ST was causing problems for some by deleting outbound messages before they were bagged. ST v. 2.00b 06-30-89 1. Added support for fossil machines (Tandy 2000s etc.). 2. Fixed problem with EGA/VGA mode in ST and the transition to the DOS shell. 3. Fixed spelling of Inactive under the dialogue menu of STINST. 4. Fixed problem with running ST configured for EGA/VGA on a mono monitor. ST v. 2.00a 06-27-89 First release lacking unarchive and file moves.