New Features in Synchronet Version 1b Rev 1 - Released Jan 25 1993
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* General *
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o Internal support for RIPscrip (v1.5+) Graphical/Mouse User Interface

o A much more user-friendly novice menu mode with screen-clearing menus

o Increased user database capacity from 4000 to 9000 total users

o Much more liberal DEMO version for evaluation purposes

o Enhanced Waiting For Call status display

o Support for ADD and DROP control messages in QWK REP packets

o Exemptions now eliminate the subtraction of credits for downloading,
  running external programs, sending NetMail (new S exemption), or changing
  chat channels (new J exemption)

o New users are now created with an expiration date of 00/00/00 (rather than
  5 years in the future) and expired accounts are now set to the security
  status of a new user (rather than being deleted)

o The echoing of passwords locally is now optional

o Remote and local sysop logons can now be disabled

o Passwords can be required locally

o Support for FAX/Modem receiving incoming FAXs with sysop notification
  (ZyXEL, Supra, and other selective answering FAX/Modems)

o Message quoting (preferably used in conjunction with a full-screen editor)
  is optional in E-mail and per sub-board

o Minimum transfer level and transfer flags for downloading can now be
  specified per directory to allow users to see directory contents but
  not be allowed to download

o New user default toggle settings are now sysop configurable

o QWK off-line reader and network support has been enhanced with greater
  reliability and compatibility

o Multinode chat now has configurable topical chat channels

o Configuration of new-message scan has been simplified by allowing (A)LL
  subs in a group to be toggled with one key stroke

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* External Programs *
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o External programs can be assigned a specific command key from the main
  and/or transfer menus for immediate execution (seemless integration)

o Increased compatibility with various external program data file formats

o Support for call-back verification doors written for RBBS/QuickBBS that
  use DORINFO#.DEF and EXITINFO.BBS soley

o External editors that use their own communications routines, FOSSIL
  driver, or DOORWAY can now be used (Intercept I/O is now optional)

o Eliminated need for external program (door) start-up batch files by
  allowing the specification of a start-up drive/directory in SCFG

o External programs supporting MODUSER.DAT can extend user expiration
  dates (great for subscription boards)

o Native WWIV external programs (that require I/O to be intercepted)
  can now exit properly when a user hangs-up by utilizing the new
  DCDWATCH utility

o Transfer protocols that use FOSSIL drivers now supported

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* Additional Configuration Options *
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o Trash can files for user names, aliases, chat handles, phone numbers, and
  file names (with optional custom rejection message)

o Automated configuration of multiple message or file areas with duplicate
  configuration settings (saving hours of tedious configuration time)

o Nested messages/menus are now supported via Ctrl-A"<filename> code

o Menu options and message text can be hidden from uses based on security
  level or flags

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* Networking *
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o UTI drivers for use with PostLink v1.05+ to enable access to RelayNet,
  ILink, Intelec, and other PostLink based message networks as well as
  MegaMail and other UTI based off-line mail doors

o Internal scheduling for PostLink network call-outs

o Supports native message color codes for PCBoard, Wildcat, WWIV and
  Celerity

o Time-till-next-event can be passed from a front-end mailer

o The exporting of extended ASCII and control characters is now optional
  on a per-sub-board basis

o FidoNet NetMail can be sent from QWK REP packets by sending to the
  username "NETMAIL" and placing the "username @address" on the first line
  of the message (Example: Digital Man @1:103/705)

o E-mail sent via QWK REP packets to user's with a NetMail forwarding address
  will automatically be converted to NetMail

o Sysop can over-ride default NetMail crash status, by starting the NetMail
  message title with "CR:" to force crash status on

o Files can be transferred between QWK nodes and hubs with extreme
  simplicity

o Specific users can be kept from sending NetMail with the new M restriction

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* Upgrading *
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Version 1b owners can upgrade for free by calling Vertrauen and using the
Synchronet Upgrade Door v2.00 to link and download their upgrade to rev 1.

Version 1a owners can upgrade for $40 by calling Vertrauen, using the Domain
InstaTeller door to purchase the upgrade w/Visa or Mastercard, using the
Synchronet Upgrade Door to link and download their upgrade to v1b r1, and also
downloading 1ATO1B.ZIP. (If upgrading from v1a r9 or lower, R10UP.ZIP must
also be downloaded).

To get the newest version of Synchronet Blackjack and XSDK (v2.03), download
XSDK_203.ZIP from Vertrauen as well.

Vertrauen access numbers: 714-529-9525	2400bps
				  5313	9600/14.4kbps V.32/V.32bis
				  9547	9600/14.4kbps HST
				  9721	16.8kbps HST
				  9722	16.8kbps ZyXEL

