Category : BBS Programs+Doors
Archive : BBQWK30.ZIP
Filename : WHATSNEW.DOC
Output of file : WHATSNEW.DOC contained in archive : BBQWK30.ZIP
1. Added the ability to process Qwksets! QWKSCAN can now be run in a
batch processing mode in a batch file without user input just prior
to reading the mail packet.
Command line: qwkscan /q=
or qwkscan /q /b
2. Added the capability to create new conferences in the mail
packet as the output from Qwkscan. The mail reader can then
read that conference just like a regular conference from the
BBS.
3. It is now possible to specify the location of the work
directory using the /b command line switch. This makes it
possible to use Qwkscan directly with Deluxe2 without
resorting to a batch file to change into the Q-WORK
subdirectory.
Syntax: QWKSCAN /b=path
It is important that the equals sign immediately follow the
/b with no spaces before or after the equals sign.
4. Added the capability to 'K'ill replies from within Qwkscan.
5. Added the capability to Shell to Dos by selecting the appropriate
option under the Toggles menu, or by hitting the
6. The SWAP option functions for the dos shell and the archiving/
dearchiving options. When this option is turned on QWKSCAN will
unload all but about 2k of itself prior to shelling out to an
external command.
7. QWKSCAN can now handle mail packets with >256 conferences.
8. Added the capability to search by conference
9. Added a Toggles option to select case sensitive or insensitive
searches.
10. Ascii output now uses a less offensive character to divide the
messages.
11. When viewing .REP files, the name of the reply file is displayed
on on the message viewing window to assist the user in remembering
which BBS the replies are associated with.
12. Fixed QCUSTOM.EXE so that it correctly uses the colors in
the QWKSCAN.CFG file.
13. The FROM field is now replaced anytime a [F]ilter operation
is performed.
14. Fixed the bug with Qmail packets that was causing searches on
the [E]ntire message to not find all matches. Thanks a
million to Joe Martella for his help on this one!
15. Fixed the bug with searching the [M]essage body that was
yielding "false" matches.
Version 2.1
1. Corrected the bug associated with mail packets from the Qmail
3.0 door.
2. Updated the opening screen display routine
3. Corrected the bug that prevented viewing replies when the
input .REP filename doesn't match the .MSG filename. It is
now possible to look at replies inside .REP packets like
1MINX.REP, F071290.REP, etc.
4. Added the BBS name at the bottom of the message-viewing
window.
Version 2.0 /* Lots of new stuff! */
1. Multiple search criteria using AND/OR/NOT logic. Can now
search for all messages containing "Jim" AND "Bob".
2. Ability to search and filter messages from Nitwits! Helps
maintain your blood pressure...changes are actually written
to the mail packet, making them permanent.
3. Ability to specify which field to search (To/From/Subject/Msg
/Entire Message).
4. Added the printer as an output option.
5. Separate customization routine, QCUSTOM, providing
customizations for Colors, Screen Sizes, Input/Output Directories,
Archiver and Unarchiver names, Alarm sound, and Preset Search
Strings.
6. Significant enhancements to the search routines. Scan speeds
are roughly *twice* as fast as before.
7. Support for >500 messages. Now limited only by available memory.
8. Filename matching is now set for "*.qw?" to allow Telix users
to find files with names like "MINX.QW0" without renaming
them.
9. The pagedown function (also the spacebar and the enter key)
now function correctly on multi-page messages. In previous
versions a pagedown near the end of a long message left you
with a full screen of data which didn't necessarily begin
where you left off reading the previous screen.
10. Fixed a bug reported by Steven Guralnick, Michael Robertson,
and others where certain messages would not be viewed but
simply "skipped!" Many thanks to Michael for uploading a
sample mail packet to allow me to track down the trouble!
11. Added the ability to select other directories from the
filename input windows.
12. Alarm sound at completion of search. (There you go,
BillyBob!)
13. Fixed a bug in the ASCII output options which left the files
unreadable on some systems. (Thanks, Carol W.!)
14. Can now accept credit card registrations! For even more
convenience, registrations can be performed on-line at the
DATAWARP BBS (1-918-455-5544).
Version 1.3
1. First official release.
2. Added the command-line switches "/m" for monochrome monitors
and "/b" to make it easy to integrate with EZ-Reader and
QDeluxe.
3. Added help screen to message viewing window.
Version 1.2 Beta
1. Added the capability to use the +, -, Enter, and 'G' keys from the
message viewing window, similar to EZ-Reader. "Message Read
Direction" is always forward, however.
2. Redirected the unarchiver output to NUL. Errors from PKUNZIP
or PKXARC are handled via the unarchiver return codes.
3. Added the capability to place work directories in a ram drive.
Version 1.1 Beta
1. Added the capability to use the space bar from the message viewing
window. Now striking the space bar will cause the next marked
message to come up in the viewing window. If there are no more
marked messages, it drops back to the message selection window.
2. Added 43 and 50-line support.
The default is 25 lines.
3. Corrected some sneaky bugs.
Version 1.0 Beta
1. Initial release to beta-sites.
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