                        BinkleyTerm-ST 3.00
                        -------------------

                        Updates since 3.00a
                Detailed in reverse chronological order
                           (newest first)


A: Version naming policy
------------------------

  3.01a/beta-1,PureC,Debug
  ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^
  |  ||      |   |     |
  |  ||      |   |     \-- This version includes DEBUG code
  |  ||      |   |         (beta versions only)
  |  ||      |   |
  |  ||      |   \-- Compiler used to compile this version
  |  ||      |       (e.g, Lattice, PureC, TurboC)
  |  ||      |
  |  ||      \-- Beta Test revision (Beta Versions only)
  |  ||
  |  |\---- Release revision, updated for releases with bugfixes only.
  |  |
  |  \----- Minor Version, updated for releases with new features
  |
  \-------- Major Version, updated for major changes


  New versions in which the major or minor version have changed (new
  features or important bug fixes) , will be hatched into the ADN ST_BINK
  and AFN AST-BINK file echos.

  Versions where only the release revision has changed (small bug fixes)
  will be available for FREQ'ing from myself and national support nodes and
  an announcement made in the BINKLEY.ST echomail area.

  Beta Versions will be made available only to Beta Testers.



B: Comments
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  Please note that my FidoNet address has changed to 2:255/355, although
  I hope that any routed mail to my old address will be redirected
  automatically.


  This is where I ramble on about various things, such as how I don't
  intend to spend much more time working on BinkleyTerm, so that I can
  write my own mailer.  Any proficient C programmer with lots of spare time
  is very welcome to take over developement!


C: Changes (newest first)
-------------------------

  /===================================\
 /                                     \
< Version 3.01a: 22nd December 1991     >
 \                                     /
  \===================================/
  |                                   |
  {}
  { 3.00a/Beta-1 : 14th December 1991 }
  {___________________________________}______________________________________.
   |                                                                         |
   | 1. New Feature                                                          |
   |                                                                         |
   |    Added support for 4D packets that IOS will use in future versions    |
   |    The outbound areas can now have the following types of files:        |
   |                                                                         |
   |         Archived Mail : .HAT .OAT .CAT  [Same as *.MO0]                 |
   |         Unpacked Mail : .HPT .OPT .CPT  [Same as *.?UT or *.PKT]        |
   |         File Attaches : .HFT .OFT .CFT  [Same as *.?LO]                 |
   |         File Requests : .HRT .ORT .CRT  [Same as *.REQ]                 |
   |                                                                         |
   |    The 1st letter is the flavour (C=Crash, H=Hold, O=Normal)            |
   |    The 2nd letter is the type (A=Archived, P=Packet, F=Flow, R=Request  |
   |                                                                         |
   |    The actual filename is packed using Base 36 (0..9,A..Z) in the form: |
   |       nnndddpp.OAT                                                      |
   |          nnn = Net                                                      |
   |          ddd = Node                                                     |
   |           pp = Point                                                    |
   |                                                                         |
   |    When the files are transferred they are sent with the old style      |
   |    names, so there's no need to worry about compatibility.              |
   |                                                                         |
   |    IOS users should put NewBinkley in IOS's configuration File.         |
   |                                                                         |
   |    the advantage of this naming method is that it does away with the    |
   |    need for FakeNet/PrivateNet addresses and makes it easier for point  |
   |    to point communication, etc.                                         |
   |                                                                         |
   |                                                                         |
   / NEW CONFIGURATION COMMAND FOR BINKLEY.CFG \
  |!                                                                         !|
  |!  Hold4D                                                                 !|
  |!  IOS                                                                    !|
  |!                                                                         !|
  |!    These are identical and put BinkleyTerm in 4D mode.  when in this    !|
  |!    mode, BinkleyTerm will use the 4D naming convention above whenever   !|
  |!    it writes files into the outbound areas, e.g.                        !|
  |!      - Generating File attaches with Alt-S                              !|
  |!      - Generating File requests with Alt-G                              !|
  |!      - Call counters (*.$$?) files                                      !|
  |!      - BSY flag files                                                   !|
  |!      - *.Z Zmodem and Janus resume files                                !|
  |!    Without either of these commands, BinkleyTerm will use the old 3D    !|
  |!    Hex naming convention, like it always has.                           !|
  |!                                                                         !|
  |!    Note that they only affect the generation of files, and both the 3D  !|
  |!    and 4D packets will get transferred during a mail session.           !|
  |!                                                                         !|
   \_________________________________________________________________________/
   |                                                                         |
   |                                                                         |
   |    I also fixed a few minor bugs with Janus (actually I rewrote great   |
   |    sections of it!) particularly with regard file requests and Busy     |
   |    flags.                                                               |
   |                                                                         |
   +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                                                                         |
   | 2. BugFix [reported by <can't remember>]                                |
   |                                                                         |
   |    Stopped BT crashing if EnterBBS or DoingMail lines are too long      |
   |                                                                         |
  /==================================\---------------------------------------.
 /                                    \
< Version 3.00b: 12th December 1991    >
 \                                    /
  \==================================/
  |                                  |
  {}
  { 3.00a/Beta-1 : 6th December 1991 }
  {__________________________________}_______________________________________.
   |                                                                         |
   | 1. BugFix [reported by Steven Green]                                    |
   |                                                                         |
   |    Node selectable dialling Prefix as defined with:                     |
   |              Key %<prefix>/<number> <nodes>                             |
   |    now works as documented.  In earlier versions, the use of ModemTrans |
   |    took priority.                                                       |
   |                                                                         |
   +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                                                                         |
   | 2. BugFix [reported by Theo Runia]                                      |
   |                                                                         |
   |    Busy flags during EMSI Janus sessions should be deleted properly.    |
   |                                                                         |
   +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                                                                         |
   | 3. BugFix [reported by Steven Green]                                    |
   |                                                                         |
   |    Outbound area after a failed poll will not be empty.                 |
   |                                                                         |
   +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                                                                         |
   | 4. BugFix [Reported by Alexander Bochmann]                              |
   |                                                                         |
   |    Alt-K to kill mail for a node will delete or truncate files within   |
   |    FLO files.  It also displays information about what it is doing.     |
   |                                                                         |
   +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                                                                         |
   | 5. BugFix [Reported by Nils Nilson]                                     |
   |                                                                         |
   |    All screen output is done through GEMDOS.  It is hoped that this     |
   |    will allow it to work with MultiGEM.                                 |
   |                                                                         |
   |    Actually this seems to be very slow on some machines, so I've added  |
   |    a new configuration option for BINKLEY.CFG:                          |
   |                                                                         |
   / NEW CONFIGURATION COMMAND FOR BINKLEY.CFG \
  |!                                                                         !|
  |!   BIOSdisplay                                                           !|
  |!                                                                         !|
  |!     Speeds up text display by using the BIOS instead of GEMdos          !|
  |!                                                                         !|
   \_________________________________________________________________________/
   |                                                                         |
   |    The default is to use GEMdos.                                        |
   |                                                                         |
   +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                                                                         |
   | 6. Bugfix [Reported by Steven Green]                                    |
   |                                                                         |
   |    When you call a node with EMSI, but the called address isn't in the  |
   |    list of addresses (e.g. you are host routing mail for a PVT node),   |
   |    then mail for the called address will also get sent.                 |
   |                                                                         |
   .-------------------------------------------------------------------------.




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