
                Known Problems with BinkleyTerm 2.60XE/Gamma-5
              -================================================-


Description:

 Bug TSSSS
     |   |
     |   \-- serial number
     \------ type: R = reported misbehaviour/problem/bug - not verified yet
                   K = known bug, known reason, not fixed yet
                   F = fixed bug
                   N = no bug, config/user error

 Status may be:
  - fixed   (in internal beta, developer(s) who fixed it)
  - unfixed (developer(s) working on this problem)
  - none    (only for bug type 'N')
  - nofix   (there will be no fix for this problem in next release)



Bug F0001
 OS         : DOS
 Description: in event setup you sometimes have to press a key twice, the first
              one is ignored
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGO, TS)


Bug F0002
 OS         : all
 Description: UNC paths are not handled correctly, binkley's main dir is added
              (all config files and event file)
 Workaround : don't use UNC paths
 Status     : fixed (XGO, MR)


Bug F0003
 OS         : DOS
 Description: CALLHIST.ALL isn't always stored in Binkley's main dir
 Workaround : set environment variable BINKLEY or use TaskDir in cfg
 Status     : fixed (XGO, MR)


Bug F0004
 OS         : all
 Description: Alt-B always tries to start screen blanker, even if ScreenBlank
              isn't used in cfg.
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGO, MR)


Bug F0005
 OS         : all
 Description: SM: fixed the 'no number to dial' error ???
 Workaround : ???
 Status     : fixed (XGO, SM)


Bug F0006
 OS         : OS/2, internal async module
 Description: hangup after spawning to SRIF processor
 Workaround : either use maxcomm version or don't use SRIF processor
 Status     : fixed (XGO, SM)


Bug F0007
 OS         : OS/2, internal async module only?
 Description: possible handshake problems with com.sys/sio.sys
 Workaround : use maxcomm version
 Status     : fixed (XGO, SM)


Bug F0008
 OS         : all
 Description: data on stat pages aren't always sorted correctly
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGO, CFS)


Bug F0009
 OS         : all
 Description: kill mail in zoomed outbound window doesn't kill or truncate
              files when required
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGO, CFS)


Bug F0010
 OS         : all
 Description: Janus file request failes if called system was a point
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGO, SM)


Bug F0011
 OS         : all
 Description: yet another EMSI bug
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGP, TJW)


Bug F0012
 OS         : all
 Description: ConditionalPoll thinks caller called twice if you have several
              ConditionalPoll or CallerID entries for one address.
 Workaround : only use one ConditionalPoll and one CallerID entry for one
              address and remove callerid from the ConditionalPoll entry if
              you are using the CallerID keyword for that address
 Status     : fixed (XGP, MR)


Bug F0013
 OS         : all
 Description: ConditionalPoll doesn't create missing outbound directories when
              creating flag files so ConditionalPoll always fails
 Workaround : create required directories manually
 Status     : fixed (XGP, MR)


Bug F0014
 OS         : all
 Description: when using passwords from PasswordFile, RealCost field is
              sometimes overwritten with 0 resulting to 0 costs
 Workaround : don't use PasswordFile
 Status     : fixed (XGQ, MR)


Bug F0015
 OS         : all
 Description: call collision recovery doesn't work at all
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGQ, MR)


Bug F0016
 OS         : all
 Description: cost field in Today at a Glance isn't updated after session
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGQ, MR)


Bug F0017
 OS         : all
 Description: modem callerid (not configfile callerid) is cut if anything else
              than a digit is seen, but also should take dashes and dots
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGQ, MR)


Bug F0018
 OS         : all
 Description: Strange bahavior of outbound in normal events (no C): mail on
              hold got an '*' and req files could initiate calls
 Workaround : only use events with C flags
 Status     : fixed (XGQ, MR)


Bug F0019
 OS         : all
 Description: pressing down arrow after doing outbound rescan jumpes to odd
              positions
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGQ, MR)


Bug F0020
 OS         : all
 Description: in get window (Alt-G) you can only enter two files although
              there's space for three files
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGQ, MR)


Bug F0021
 OS         : OS/2, internal async module only
 Description: possible exception in com_peek()
 Workaround : use maxcomm version
 Status     : fixed (XGQ, SM)


Bug F0022
 OS         : all
 Description: EMSI "times out" if you try to connect to a Xenia system that
              sends the EMSI_MD5 tag
 Workaround : none (?)
 Status     : fixed (XGQ, TJW)


Bug F0023
 OS         : OS/2
 Description: possible crash in cFosLine
 Workaround : don't use cFosLine
 Status     : fixed (XGR, SM)


Bug F0024
 OS         : all
 Description: DCE/DTE confusion in binkley after spawning SRIF
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGR, MR)


Bug F0025
 OS         : all
 Description: status sometimes showes wrong next event
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGR, MR)


Bug F0026
 OS         : all
 Description: binkley hangs if costvector is 0 (eurocost only)
 Workaround : don't use costvector 0
 Status     : fixed (XGR, MR)


Bug F0027
 OS         : all
 Description: bad call counter is reset even after unsuccessful sessions
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGR, MR)


Bug F0028
 OS         : DOS
 Description: filename completion doesn't work correctly
 Workaround : add "*.*" before pressing TAB
 Status     : fixed (XGS, MR)


Bug F0029
 OS         : all
 Description: Squish base is always checked even if it's invalid
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGS, MR)


Bug F0030
 OS         : all
 Description: RH1 flag is also send in EMSI if Hydra is disabled (we are
              caller / called) or if remote can't do Hydra (we are called)
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGS, MR)


Bug F0031
 OS         : all
 Description: ZedZap sometimes didn't tell user if there was an error
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGS, MR)


Bug F0032
 OS         : all
 Description: WaZoo always says 'noting to send' after ZedZap Session if
              nothing was sent even if session was aborted before we could
              send something
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGS, MR)


Bug F0033
 OS         : all
 Description: year 2000 problems
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed ? (XGS + XGT + XGU, TJW + TS)


Bug F0034
 OS         : all
 Description: BT says "out of memory" if no events are defined
 Workaround : define at least one event
 Status     : fixed (XGS, TJW)


Bug F0035
 OS         : all
 Description: XCPT_SIGNAL is not processed by the system exception handler
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGS, SM)


Bug F0036
 OS         : all
 Description: node lookup traps if given sysop name is longer than 26 chars
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGS, MR)


Bug F0037
 OS         : all
 Description: timeout doesn't abort input boxes but accepts input
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGS, MR)


Bug F0038
 OS         : Win32
 Description: <ALT><Z> <-> <ALT><Y>
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGS + XGU, HJK)


Bug K0039
 OS         : all
 Description: Hydra (not xHydra) has problems if you chat when it wants to end
              hydra batch (e.g. to invoke FREQ processor and continue sending
              in 2nd batch)
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug K0040
 OS         : OS/2
 Description: if you start from directory .\ but have BT32.EXE and BINK_PM.DLL
              in directory .\bin binkley doesn't find BINK_PM.DLL
 Workaround : put DLL in .\ or set environment variable BINKLEY
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0041
 OS         : all
 Description: SameRing is not implemented correctly
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGY, MR)


Bug K0042
 OS         : OS/2
 Description: PipeTo <remoteserver> has two problems: slows down BT startup if
              remote is not there and hangs on BT exit if remote is not there
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug R0043
 OS         : all
 Description: sized requests are sometimes not counted for outbound size
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0044
 OS         : all
 Description: internal terminal crashes when you enter Alt-D + phonenumber
 Workaround : only enter valid fido addresses
 Status     : fixed (XGY, MR)


Bug F0045
 OS         : DOS
 Description: performance problems of XR5 (not XR4) on 386
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGX + XGY, AW)


Bug R0046
 OS         : all
 Description: Zedzap is slower than Hydra (on slow machines) ???
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0047
 OS         : DOS
 Description: File requests work with XR4 but don't work any more with XR5
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (?, ?)


Bug F0048
 OS         : DOS + DesqView
 Description: XR5 does not work with DesqView
 Workaround : Scott McNay: use NODV (available at most sites that support DV)
 Status     : fixed (XGZ, AW)


Bug K0049
 OS         : all
 Description: skip and synchronize doesn't update CSS, total RX isn't updated
              if we receive more than expected.
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug R0050
 OS         : all
 Description: Bink crashes when using NoHydraChat <node> and calling <node>
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug K0051
 OS         : all
 Description: FTS-0001 / bad connect sometimes freez Bink (100% CPU usage)
 Workaround : none
 Status     : unfixed ()


Bug F0052
 OS         : all
 Description: modified event file isn't always compiled
 Workaround : before modifying the event file shut down _all_ binkley tasks
 Status     : fixed (XGW, TJW)


Bug F0053
 OS         : all
 Description: if modem does set DCD after sending CONNECT and not before,
              Binkley hangs up immediately after CONNECT
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGU, TE)


Bug F0054
 OS         : OS/2
 Description: sometimes snoop-pipe is closed to early and therefore not all
              buffered lines are sent to the pipe on exit
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGU, SM)


Bug R0055
 OS         : all
 Description: when password failure occurs under certain situations, BT
              attempts to use FTS-0001 and then locks up (see also Bug R0052)
 Workaround : none
 Status     : unfixed ()


Bug K0056
 OS         : all
 Description: Alt-A no longer works after RING is detected (while waiting for
              RingWait RINGs)
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0057
 OS         : DOS
 Description: "Resending from nnnn" sometimes shows negative values
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGY, AW)


Bug F0058
 OS         : DOS
 Description: CSS displays negative values
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGY, AW)


Bug R0059
 OS         : all
 Description: missleading 'Lost Carrier' msg(s) after ZedZap/Zip sessions
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug K0060
 OS         : all
 Description: if NoHydraChat is specified, Hydra cannot be interrupted via ESC
 Workaround : don't use NoHydraChat
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0061
 OS         : all
 Description: send dialog doesn't handle ESC right
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGV, MR)


Bug F0062
 OS         : OS/2
 Description: Pipe does not disconnect and connect if client disconnects
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGV, MTT)


Bug R0063
 OS         : reported for OS/2
 Description: when unfreezing a frozen task, Bink crashes (before writing
              unfrozen msg in log)
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug R0064
 OS         : reported for OS/2
 Description: bink doesn't pickup waiting mail when poll is started via cmdline
              parameter 'poll <node>' or 'mail' and only sends main aka
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0065
 OS         : OS/2
 Description: cFos reports no fees, Binkley shows previous costs
 Workaround : don't use cFosCost
 Status     : fixed (XGW, MR + AW)


Bug K0066
 OS         : all
 Description: Binkley might crash if it does a nodelist lookup and the
              nodelist index is replaced at the same time (this doesn't happen
              often, but it can happen)
 Workaround : freeze binkley before replacing the index
 Status     : nofix


Bug K0067
 OS         : all
 Description: requests are aborted if event is overrun (e.g. calling at 23:59)
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0068
 OS         : all
 Description: binklely does not close the inbound-files when copying
              them to protected inbound in fts-0001-sessions
 Workaround : shut binkley down after fts-0001 sessions
 Status     : fixed (XGW, EH)


Bug F0069
 OS         : all
 Description: bbs-users are sorted the wrong way round in statistics
 Workaround : scroll down to see the top-caller
 Status     : fixed (XGW, EH)


Bug F0070
 OS         : OS/2
 Description: Binkley sometimes (only appeared when running unattended
              for a long time without exit) can't read outbound-files
              and write inbound-files.
 Workaround : exit binkley after every session
 Status     : fixed (XGZ, TE) ?


Bug K0071
 OS         : all
 Description: file requests to (not from!) point systems may not work if not
              both systems use bink, as bink sends/expects 0000<pntnr>.REQ and
              not <net><node>.REQ as some other mailers do.
 Workaround : "Well, and a point who can offer freqs could also get node,
              couldn't he !?"
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0072
 OS         : all
 Description: cost calculation returns zero when connected with known systems
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGW, TJW)


Bug F0073
 OS         : all
 Description: SRIF doesn't work corretly with XOR and Allfix
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGV, CE)


Bug F0074
 OS         : all
 Description: ConditionalPoll: if line A was rejected, line X will dial out
              because of missing rescan after rejection of line A
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGV, CE)


Bug F0075
 OS         : all
 Description: Binkley doesn't set LOCAL flag in created Netmails (some netmail
              processors require this)
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGW, MTT)


Bug F0076
 OS         : all
 Description: Statistics: BBS callers are sorted the wrong way
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGW, CEH)


Bug R0077
 OS         : all
 Description: recent activity window doesn't show human caller events or FAX
              events after BT restarts
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0078
 OS         : all
 Description: Bink stoppes manual poll if busy or no carrier is received
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGX, HJK)


Bug F0079
 OS         : OS/2
 Description: Bink can't be killed
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGX, SM)


Bug F0080
 OS         : all
 Description: scripts are unusable and lead to instant or later crashes
 Workaround : don't use scripts
 Status     : fixed (XGY, AW)


Bug F0081
 OS         : DOS
 Description: DOS callhist.all is not compatible with OS/2 or Win32 version
 Workaround : don't mix DOS and OS/2 or Win32 versions
 Status     : fixed (XGY, AW)


Bug K0082
 OS         : all
 Description: Binkley does only dial first entry in 'Pending Outbound Mail' if
              there is more than one entry.
 Workaround : none
 Status     : not completely fixed (XGY, SM)


Bug F0083
 OS         : Win95
 Description: NTCOMM routines don't work correctly
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGY, HJK)


Bug F0084
 OS         : all
 Description: BT-XE sends "file not found" response if a requested file was
              skipped by requester
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGY, AW)


Bug F0085
 OS         : all
 Description: problems with proboard request index handling
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGY, AW)


Bug F0086
 OS         : all
 Description: Bink has some problems when connecting to FD / PoP (?) systems
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGY, HJK)


Bug F0087
 OS         : all
 Description: Bink crashes with Version7+ nodelist if flags field in *.dtp is
              longer than 63 bytes.
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGY, AW)


Bug F0088
 OS         : all
 Description: dialogs asking for sysop name (manual poll, get files, etc.) only
              show nodes of the last defined domain, if Binkley is configured
              with domains.
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGY, AW)


Bug K0089
 OS         : DOS
 Description: if VFossil isn't installed, screen output can become a real mess
 Workaround : install VFossil
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0090
 OS         : all
 Description: Hydra has problems with filenames containing whitespace
              (everything after the whitespace is striped)
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGZ, TS)


Bug K0091
 OS         : all
 Description: outbound has problems with filenames containing whitespace
              (their sizes are not calculated properly in the outbound window
              and they are not transmitted.
 Workaround : none
 Status     : nofix


Bug R0092
 OS         : all
 Description: history screen (ALT-H) wait for the ESC-key to expire (no
              timeout).
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGY, CE)


Bug F0093
 OS         : all
 Description: CSS window connection timer is not updated when timeouts occure
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGZ, TS)


Bug F0094
 OS         : all
 Description: if one has a domain setup but only one nodelist index, every node
              appears multiple times in a name lookup dialog box
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGZ, AW)


Bug F0095
 OS         : Win32
 Description: sometimes Bink hangs until a keypress.
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGZ, HJK)


Bug F0096
 OS         : all
 Description: Binkley crashes if any outbound packet is older than 999 days
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGZ, TE)


Bug F0097
 OS         : OS/2
 Description: Binkley does not release DosFindFirst handles -> "Nothing in
              Outbound" bug
 Workaround : restart Bink
 Status     : fixed (XGZ, TE)


Bug R0098
 OS         : all
 Description: files with a file date before the daylight-saving-begin (29.03,
              0200 CET) get wrong time stamp when received with Bink
 Workaround : none
 Status     : unfixed ()


Bug R0099
 OS         : DOS
 Description: if there are more than 36 files on hold for one link, zmodem
              protocol does not start (remote uses GS-Box)
 Workaround : none
 Status     : unfixed ()


Bug K0100
 OS         : all
 Description: sometimes after a hang during a session only a lot of ctrl-c
              helps bink to "continue" (one char from modem for one ctrl-c) -
              real problem: overrun errors occurr when receiving data from com
 Workaround : none
 Status     : unfixed ()


Bug F0101
 OS         : all
 Description: Bink crashes when a SRIF request processor did not create a
              response file for some reason.
 Workaround : none
 Status     : fixed (XGZ, TE)


Bug R0102
 OS         : all
 Description: problems when ifcico and Bink use ZedZap (missing ZFIN)
 Workaround : use Hydra
 Status     : nofix

Bug K0103
 OS         : all
 Description: if caller doesn't send anything to Bink in a ZedZap Session, it
              sends two ZFINs but it should only send one
 Workaround : make sure other end sends something or ignores second ZFIN
 Status     : nofix


Bug K0104
 OS         : DOS
 Description: bink crashes if more than 640 nodes are listed in stat file
 Workaround : choose to show shorter time
 Status     : nofix


Bug F0105
 OS         : all
 Description: AltNumber and ConditionalPoll do not work together
 Workaround : use either AltNumber or ConditionalPoll
 Status     : fixed (XH1, JH)


Bug F0106
 OS         : all
 Description: bink crashes when spawning an OS shell (Alt-J) if prompt is too
              long (>120 chars)
 Workaround : reduce length of prompt
 Status     : fixed (XH1, MR)


Bug ?0107
 OS         : 
 Description: 
 Workaround : 
 Status     : 


$Id: knwnbugs.xr5,v 1.2 1999/03/20 04:08:07 mr Exp $
