Release Notes DPBOX v5.05.00

Berlin, 14.02.97

Release Notes dpbox v5.05.00 / 12.02.97



Changes since v5.04.00 / 04.12.97



UNERASE: users can only unerase deleted mails that were deleted by a user-
   erase-command or by forward, not by sysop erases.

LIFETIME: lifetime command should now work with a search parameter, example:
          LT IBM 1- #7 < DL1ABC
   Sorry, I haven't verified that, I just mention the change for the case it
   works ;)

WANTBOARD/NOTBOARD: expanded maximum size of parameters to 997 bytes, was
   253 bytes.

TRANSFER: added ability to "transfer" a mail into the same board. The MBX
   command is the more logical way to readress user mails, but anyway.

MD5: added MD5 and MD5SF commands. Works like MD2 and MD2SF, but uses the
   MD5 computation. (RSA Data Security, Inc., MD5 message-digest algorithm)

Due to that change, you have to re-enter MD2SF specification if defined for
   any call. Parameter gets lost while updating.

Fixed an error concerning SID analysation of forward partners: total length
   of SID was limited to 20 chars.

Forward list could overflow (max. size 32767 entries), fixed.

unproto message lists: now sending an "end of list" - message after sending
   a new header.

changed parameter tokenisation when calling an external command. Had the 
   feeling the old method led to memory loss.

changed "VERSION +" output.

LIST: a list on a board defined in system/transfer.box now lists the target
   board instead of prompting "no messages for ..."

SEND: when sending a private mail, board is not changed to the destination
   call after ending.

READLOCK: added options 3 and 4: User first has to enter his password when
   logging in, protection of his userboard is:
     3 as 1 (mails visible for others after read by owner)
     4 as 2 (all mails only visible for owner and sender)

PREFIX: provided you have two database files, system/prefix.inf and 
   system/prefix.sub installed, you get some information about prefix area,
   distance, direction of a call/prefix. Having a digiinfo database in-
   stalled (system/digimap.stn), you get extensive information about
   specific stations.
   Syntax: PREFIX <CALL|PREFIX> [<own WWLOC>]
   
   digimap.stn database is updated by dg8fbl
   prefix.inf / prefix.sub were created by dj3jw who kindly allowed the usage

QTHLOC: Syntax: QTHLOC <WW-LOC1> [<WW-LOC2>]
   calculates position, distance, directions of WW-locators.

BBS: the BBS command uses the prefix and digimap databases to display
   additional information about another BBS.

Mailing lists:
   Daniel, DL3NEU rewrote the mailing list server. Servers now can be
   public (self-subscription allowed) or non-public.
   These are the new commands:
   
   SERVER          => Sysop: shows all listserver
                   => User : shows all public listservers                
   SERVER ?        => All  : shows all listservers one is subscribed to
   SERVER !        => All  : shows all public listservers
   SERVER !+ sname => Sysop: makes the server sname a public listserver
   SERVER !- sname => Sysop: deletes the public flag
   SERVER != sname => Sysop: shows infotext of public server
   SERVER != sname text => Sysop: sets infotext of public server
   
   Only sysop/server-sysop:

   SERVER sname + call  => adds call to the subscriber list of sname
   SERVER sname + !call => adds call to the subscriber list of sname and
                           makes <call> a server sysop for sname
   SERVER sname + #call => disables <call> to subscribe to sname
   SERVER sname - call  => deletes call from the subscriber list
   SERVER sname =       => shows subscriber list

   Mail-commands:
   Sending a mail to LSTSRV, the subject of the mail causes some actions.
   Mail body may contain dummy text. Commands may be upper- or lowercase.

   SUBSCRIBE SNAME    => subscribes the sender to public server SNAME
   UNSUBSCRIBE SNAME  => unsubscribes from SNAME
   SUBSCRIBERS SNAME
   or
   LISTABONNEES SNAME => returns subscriber list of server SNAME (if
                         sender is subscribed himself)
   LISTSERV           => returns all public servers (seems as if it
                         doesn't work at the moment)

   When subscribing a public listserver by mail, a text file named
   server/SNAME.INF is returned. Typically it is intended to inform about
   list policies. Subscription/Unsubscription in any case generates an
   acknowledge.


New configuration parameters:

In system/config.box:

# new with v5.04 (04.12.96):
#
# force new users to enter name and homebbs first?
LOGINCHECK ON
#
#
# prompt only with numbers when responding to a MD2-password-request?
# this lowers security, but TSTHOST expects only numbers...
LAZY_MD2 OFF
#
#
# scan also private mails for badwords?
PRIVATE_BADWORDFILTER OFF
#
#
#
# new with v5.05 (12.02.97):
#
#
# import daily logfiles into board Y (userlog, sflog, syslog, usrsflog,
# readlog, convlog) or leave them in box/proto/ ?
IMPORT_LOGS ON
#
#
# how many user-infos to cache? Range is from 25-250, each user-info
# has about 5kB. The more, the faster is dpbox. 
MAXUFCACHE 100
#
#
# mailing list servers: cancel display of subscriber list in header
# if count of subscribers is greater than MAXSUBSCRIBERDISP
MAXSUBSCRIBERDISP 50
#
#
# return mailer: return only first RETMAILMAXSIZE bytes
RETMAILMAXSIZE 1500
#
#
# last updated 14.02.97 for dpbox v5.05.00 by DL8HBS


new commands:

In system/commands.box:

MD5 123 0 1
MD5SF 124 0 1
PREFIX 60 0 1
QTHLOC 125 0 1

new files:

box/system/digimap.stn
box/system/prefix.inf
box/system/prefix.sub


73 Joachim DL8HBS@DB0GR.#BLN.DEU.EU