Bruce Morse has just released the long awaited final version of
RemoteAccess 2.60 shareware to the public. Earlier this year 2
gamma versions of 2.60 were released for registered users only
which included Y2K fixes. Since then, several other bugs have
been fixed, and some new features added.
The shareware version now allows 4 live nodes plus a local node,
which is two more nodes then the previous 2.xx versions offered.
Other new features include:
A revised "new files search" routine
keeps track of the time of day that the user last called.
The sysop can configure default areas and groups for new users.
Support for up to 9 Welcome screens instead of 2.
Support for multiple user accounts uwith the same first and last name.
Option to create a message to the sysop when a user uploads
a private file.
The structures to the EXITINFO.BBS drop file have been changed
in a way that older non-y2k utilities will still be compatible.
Other drop files such as door.sys and dorinfo1.def by default
will still use 2 digit dates unless a optional parameter is
passed on the command line.
RAMSG.EXE, the messagebase tosser/scanner that came with previous
versions of RA is no longer included. The source code to RAMSG was
not provided by the previous author, so work is now in progress to
rewrite that program.
http://pcmicro.com/ra
WildCat! BBS News:
Hector Santos released AUP 449 update to Wildcat! 5 (aka Winserver) last week.
This is a major revision update, now known as v5.4. In addition to fixing
some serious bugs such as memory leaks, lockups and security holes, several
new features were added, including:
Auto-responders and mailing lists can now use a full email address. This allows for autoresponders, such as info@domain1.com and info@domain2.com to work.
Added a server message database date validity check during mail creation.
When changing to a new web page, the user browser will now require new login authentication when the password has changed.
Web server will now detect broken browser connections!
Massive Performance improvement when running WCX code.
You can now disconnect a web connection with WcNODE.
You can now Add/Subtract Online Time to a web connection using WcView!
You can now change user security to a web connection using wcView!
Improved communications between host clients and wcVIEW.
Added Activity Logging of new mail created via web.
Enhanced the finger service so it can send host generic information.
In order for registered users to download AUP updates and bug fixes, they
must be subscribed to the AUP program ($149 per year).
http://santronics.com
Osiris BBS News:
Osiris version 5.01 was released last week. Developer Mike Bryans
has now made Osiris freeware, unlike previous commercial versions.
Osiris will no longer be supported or developed, and the source
will not be made available.
Osiris is a Windows 95/98 application, but will not run under NT
or Windows2000. It includes internal Telnet, POP3, NNTP and SMTP
internet support, and supports both RIP2 and MaxGraphics user
interfaces in addition to ANSI.
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EleBBS News:
A new beta cycle for EleBBS started last week. This is the
first version to include support POP3/SMTP, to allow the BBS
users to send and receive internet email without the sysiop
needing to insall a third-party server such as multiserve.
A release date for the public version has not been set yet.
http://www.elebbs.com
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