PCBNNTP2 for RIME/USENET/EMAIL History
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07/12/00 - Version 2.1.2
           ENHANCED  - The ability to run PCBNNTP in a batch file.

           ADDED     - AUTOMODE command line paramater.
                       AUTOMODE is used to change PCBNNTP from a
                       always active, resident mail system to
                       a 'run-once' batch controlled mail system.
                       Specifying AUTOMODE along with AUTOPOLL on
                       the command line will allow PCBNNTP to load, poll
                       according to the switches set in the individual
                       services configuration panels, and exit.

           ADDED     - AUTODIAL command line parameter.
                       AUTODIAL is intended to be used by those
                       sysops who do not have a dedicated Internet
                       connection.
                       Specifying AUTODIAL on the command line will
                       allow PCBNNTP to dial the default DUN connection
                       then hangup the DUN connection when exiting.
                       In order for AUTODIAL to
                       be able to dial, you must insure that on the Windows
                       SETTINGS/CONTROL PANEL/INTERNET OPTIONS
                       'Connections' Tab dialog that a DEFAULT connection
                       is selected and is displayed in the
                       'Current Default:' area, and that 'Never dial a
                       connection' is not selected.

05/04/00 - Version 2.1.0
           ENHANCED  - Mainteance release. Faster.

04/29/00 - Version 2.0.1
           ENHANCED  - Mainteance release.

04/24/00 - Version 2.0.0
           CHANGED   - Completely rewrote the Usenet Import module
                       handling many more types of errors and
                       retrying those that are retryable.

           CHANGED   - Dupe checking on Usenet Import. Dupes now
                       based on MESSAGE-ID rather than BODY TEXT.

           ADDED     - An AUTOPOLL START and AUTOPOLL STOP switch
                       on the CONTROL PANEL.

           CHANGED   - Operation of AUTOPOLL. Now an AUTOPOLL will
                       start immediately after depressing the
                       START AUTOPOLL switch on the CONTROL PANEL.

           ADDED     - An AUTOPOLL COUNTER on the CONTROL PANEL.

04/11/00 - Version 1.2.6
           ENHANCED  - Many small enhancements made to PCBNNTP
                       USENET and RIME services.

04/08/00 - Version 1.2.5
           ADDED     - DISABLE XPOSTING switch to the USENET
                       CONFIGURATION panel. Setting this switch will
                       disable PCBNNTP from cross-posting the same
                       article in multiple conferences regardless
                       of the number of groups specified in the
                       article header.

           ADDED     - XPOSTING DEPTH switch to the USENET
                       CONFIGURATION panel. Setting a value in this
                       field will instruct PCBNNTP that this is the
                       MAXIMUM number of groups to post to.

           FIXED     - L/R HUB pointer updating in the RIME services.

           CHANGED   - Moved the WRAP TEXT switches from the SITE
                       CONFIGURATION panel to their respective
                       service configuration panels.

04/07/00 - Version 1.2.4
           ADDED     - Wrap Text function to RIME Import.
                       When the WRAP TEXT(RIME) switch on the
                       SITE CONFIGURATION screen is checked, PCBNNTP
                       will wrap all lines of text not to exceed
                       78 characters. This will allow PCBoard
                       to display incorrectly formatted article
                       text.

           ADDED     - USE MESSAGE DATE switch. When USE MESSAGE DATE
                       switch is checked on the PCBNNTP SITE CONFIGURATION
                       screen, PCBNNTP will store RIME and USENET
                       messages using the date/time on the message, rather
                       than the system date/time when tossing to
                       PCBoard's message base.

           ENHANCED  - The operation of the RESET HUB/BBS pointers
                       operation for RIME and USENET functions.
                       Removed duplicate checking.

           ADDED     - A RIME Conference Configuration Import function
                       similar to the USENET Configuration Import.
                       Once you have the RIME CONFIGURATION completed,
                       PCBNNTP will allow you to export and save the RIME
                       conference configuration to a file. This file can then
                       be used as input to restore a lost or damaged
                       configuration.

           ENHANCED  - The general GUI operation of the CONTROL PANEL
                       and the RIME and USENET Configuration
                       panels.

04/05/00 - Version 1.2.3
           ADDED     - Wrap Text function to Usenet Import.
                       When the WRAP TEXT(USENET) switch on the
                       SITE CONFIGURATION screen is checked, PCBNNTP
                       will wrap all lines of text not to exceed
                       78 characters. This will allow PCBoard
                       to display incorrectly formatted article
                       text.

           ENHANCED  - The error handling on server errors in the
                       5xx range. PCBNNTP, when informed by the
                       remote host that it had an error, will exit
                       the USENET IMPORT and resume the AUTOPOLL.

04/03/00 - Version 1.2.2
           ENHANCED  - UseNet and RIME Reset of Message Pointers.
                       PCBNNTP will now check for duplicates
                       and invalid groups.

04/02/00 - Version 1.2.1
           FIXED     - Dupe detection in Usenet Import Module.

           FIXED     - Invalid group PCB Conference Pointer
                       removal.

           FIXED     - AutoPoll Countdown timer running backwards.

04/01/00 - Version 1.2.0
           CHANGED   - Redesigned the Usenet Import module.
                       Greater stability and new interface.

           ADDED     - Check for valid news group name when
                       resetting hub L/R pointers. Check log
                       for any invalid groups found and
                       removed from Usenet Configuration.

03/29/00 - Version 1.1.3
           ADDED     - Command line option to start PCBNNTP in
                       DEBUG mode. Call PCBNNTP with the following
                       option to start in DEBUG mode:
                       pcbnntp.exe /DEBUG. Be aware that the two
                       DEBUG logs can grow very large.

           FIXED     - Intermittent PCBNNTP hangs when pulling
                       Usenet articles that are too large to
                       be processed.

           FIXED     - A number of small bugs and display problems.

03/16/00 - Version 1.1.2
           FIXED     - Crossposting to multiple groups fixed.
                       Crossposting depth is set at a maximum
                       of 10 groups per article.

03/15/00 - Version 1.1.1
           ADDED     - Command line option to start PCBNNTP in
                       AUTOPOLL mode. Call PCBNNTP with the following
                       option to start in AUTOPOLL mode:
                       pcbnntp.exe /AUTOPOLL

           ADDED     - To the USENET Configuration:
                       A 'USE LONG PCB MSG HEADERS' switch.
                       This switch, when activated will cause
                       PCBNNTP to store messages in PCBoard's
                       long header format.

           ADDED     - To the USENET Import Module:
                       The ability to store messages in two formats,
                       Short Headers or Long Headers. In SHORT format
                       the format of a FROM field message might
                       appear as:
                       From: DON BARBA
                       and in LONG format, the message may appear as:
                       From: drbarba@relaynet.org, DON BARBA


03/14/00 - Version 1.1.0
           ADDED     - To the USENET Import Module:
                       The ability to handle
                       multiple Newsgroup names. PCBNNTP will now scan
                       every Newsgroup name in the header, and if it matches
                       a conference on PCBoard, it will toss that message
                       to each conference matched.

           ADDED     - To the USENET Configuration:
                       A 'DUMP JUNK' switch.
                       This switch will disallow posting to your PCBoard
                       JUNK conference articles that should not be posted.

           ADDED     - To the USENET Configuration:
                       A 'SPAM STOP' switch.
                       This switch, when enabled, will change your
                       return email address to "@i.hate.spam.com"

           ADDED     - To the USENET Import Module:
                       PCBNNTP will write to the JNKGROUP.LST file in the
                       '/pcbnntp/logs' directory any message that had
                       no matches, regardless of the setting of the
                       'DUMP JUNK' switch. It will write the date and time
                       along with the Newsgroup name, allowing you to
                       keep track of any articles not posted because of
                       no matching conference.

           FIXED     - Intermittent non-connects to News Server causing
                       a loss of posted message.

03/13/00 - Version 1.0.22
           Fixed     - PCBNNTP will now export messages addressed
                       using PCBoard's @ macro's. PCBNNTP will
                       convert any @ macro in the To: field to
                       the recipient 'ALL'.

03/12/00 - Version 1.0.21
           Fixed     - PCBNNTP will now handle PCBoard message
                       numbers greater than 32767.

           ADDED     - PCBNNTP can now use the text file produced
                       by UUUTIL/EXPORT for configuring the
                       PCBoard Conference numbers to News Group
                       names. Run UUUTIL/EXPORT and place the
                       file name/location on the USENET CONFIGURATION
                       screen and check the IMPORT switch. PCBNNTP
                       will then configure itself. PCBNNTP will also
                       notify you if any News Groups are missing
                       from your server.

03/10/00 - Version 1.0.20
           ADDED     - Warnings when HUB or BBS 'RESET ALL POINTERS'
                       is selected on PCBNNTP Control Panel.

03/07/00 - Version 1.0.19
           CHANGED   - PCBNNTP now creates all the directories
                       it needs under the location you specify
                       for install during Setup. PCBNNTP will
                       create and use the following directories:
                              /dupes
                              /logs
                              /uuin
                              /uuout
                              /InSave
                              /OutSave

02/27/00 - Version 1.0.18
           FIXED     - Fixed import of email message with
                       multiple recepients in the rfc-822
                       formatted 'To:' header.

02/21/00 - Version 1.0.17
           FIXED     - Fixed intermittent Invalid Procedure
                       or Argument error in RIME Import
                       module.

02/21/00 - Version 1.0.16
           CHANGED   - Reduced CPU utilization from 95% to
                       less than 5%.

02/20/00 - Version 1.0.15
           ADDED     - Additional indicator lights on the
                       Control Panel:
                       AutoPoll Paused (Indicates that PCBNNTP is in
                                       the range of times to skip
                                       autopolling.)
                       Waiting         (Indicates that PCBNNTP is
                                       in wait mode during execution
                                       of any services.)
           FIXED     - PCBNNTP under certain situations, would not
                       start AutoPolling after expiration of the
                       Skip-AutoPoll times.

02/18/00 - Version 1.0.13
           ADDED     - Option on SITE CONFIGURATION screen
                       the ability to exclude a range of times
                       from the AUTO-POLL sequence. This will
                       allow automatically pausing PCBNNTP when
                       doing a nightly event that may be packing
                       the message bases.

02/03/00 - Version 1.0.12
           CHANGED   - Modified format of optional Email
                       tag/advert. Hid the EOT terminator.

01/31/00 - Version 1.0.11
           ADDED     - Option to tag outbound email messages
                       with your own tag, or message.

01/31/00 - Vwesion 1.0.10.
           FIXED     - EMail Configuration items
                       not being saved on shutdown.

01/30/00 - Version 1.0.09.
           CORRECTED - Error handling on Connect for
                       Usenet services.

01/29/00 - Version 1.0.08.
           ADDED   - Insure EMail text body conforms to
                     822bis standard for MSN and
                     QMAIL servers.

           CHANGED - Warning on missing directories
                     specified on Configuration screens
                     changed from 'OK/CANCEL' to
                     'YES/NO/CANCEL'.

01/29/00 - Version 1.0.06.
           ADDED - SMTPBeamer switch to the EMAIL
                   Configuration for compatibility
                   with the SMTPBeamer program.

01/25/00 - Version 1.0.04.
           CORRECTED - RIME-IN and RIME-OUT
                       counters.
                       USENET-IN and USENET-OUT
                       counters.
                       Activated RUNNING TOTALS
                       counters.

01/24/00 - Version 1.0.01.
           ADDED - 'Trip-Odometer' feature to
                   Message Status Panel that keeps a
                   running total of all messages
                   imported/exported. Does not loose
                   totals between runs. Can be reset
                   by sysop.

           ADDED - an 'ABOUT' screen for PCBNNTP
                   information.

01/23/00 - Version 1.0.0 released





