deb-mbse/ChangeLog

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		If you feel lucky then try this version, if not just wait
		a few days so that I fix the destructive bugs that might
		be present in this version.


v0.51.2		06-Mar-2004

	upgrade:
		Before upgrade announce all new files!
		Compile all programs.
		Close the system with mbstat close.
		Install programs as root (as usual).
		Start mbsetup, this can take a while on a system with lots of
		files, during startup the files database will be converted.
		After the menu appears, you may exit mbsetup.
		Open the system again.
		If you want you may restart mbtask.

	general:
		Updated to a new files database structure that allows for
		expanding the records like most other databases to allow new
		features.
		Removed all references to costsharing for ticfiles which wasn't
		fully implemented.

	mbcico:
		Updated file request function to new files database structure.

	mbfido:
		When removing files during tic import due to replace or maximum
		files, thumbnails are now also removed from disk.
		Updated tic file import function to the new files database
		structure.

	mbfile:
		Updated kill, index, check, pack, list, adopt, import, move,
		delete and sort to the new files database structure.
		The file delete function in kill didn't delete the thumbnail.

	mbaff:
		When scanning for uploads, files which were hatched now have
		the right tic area name instead of AREA n in the announce
		record. They also contain the used magic filename if this is
		known.
		The scan for new uploads function is updated to the new files
		database structure.
		The filefind function is updated to the new files database
		structure.

	mbsebbs:
		Updated to the new files database structure.

	mbsetup:
		Added auto upgrade for the files database.
		Changed menus 14, 7.n.6, 10.1 and 8.4.

	examples:
		Updated English, German, Spanish and Dutch macro files:
		html.nodes and filemgr.status.

	lang:
		removed obsolede prompt 240.


v0.51.1		21-Feb-2004 - 06-Mar-2004

	upgrade:
		In all message groups set check/set default character set.
		In all message areas set the character set to use with the
		global editor (to Latin-1 for example). Local and netmail
		areas must be done by hand because they are most likely not
		in a group.
		The macro templates are updated, you MUST install the newfiles
		macro template at least because the format changed!
		Type "make help" in the examples subdirectory to see how.

	SETUP.sh:
		Changed to support Darwin (OS X). Note that in earlier days
		mbse did compile under OS X, but things are different since
		then. Work is underway to let it compile and run again.
	
	libmbse.a:
		Changed the execute function so it will work on 2.6.x kernels
		and fast cpu's.
		Added execute_str function for compatibility with the older
		api. Added execute_pth function to execute programs in the
		path.
	
	mbout:
		Replaced system() call with execute.

	mbsetup:
		In edit message groups added setup for default character set.
		In edit message areas added setup for character set for the
		area. Also added global edit for character set.
		In several places where groups need to be tagged, there is now
		a switch (*) to select/deselect all groups at once.
		In the user editor the sex is now changed with the spacebar to
		prevent typing errors.
		In the user editor added character set edit in the second
		screen.
		Removed users fullscreen chat setting, not used.
		Added menu setup for change character set, menu 321.
		Replaced system() call with execute.

	mbsebbs:
		Writes the ^aCHRS: kludge again in new created messages.
		Changed ^aPID to include OS and CPU.
		Added user selecting a character set, menu 321.
		Added login check to see if user has a valid character set.
		Added Control-U 9 to display file to show the users character
		set in the menus screens.
		Added experimental characterset translation to message read.
		This will translate the message character set used to the users
		character set. When translation is impossible a ? is printed.
		After problems with iconv, switched to use code from Martin
		Junius Fidogate package.
		In delete file in home directory the Y/N keys were read from
		the wrong language prompt.
		Replaced system() call with execute.

	mbnewusr:
		Replaced system() call with execute.

	mball:
		Replaced system() call with execute.

	mbmsg:
		Writes the ^aCHRS: kludge again in new created messages.
		Changed ^aPID to include OS and CPU.

	mbaff:
		Writes the ^aCHRS: kludge again in new created messages.
		Changed ^aPID to include OS and CPU.
		Added macro "u" that holds the magic filerequest name.

	mbfido:
		Changed ^aTID to include OS and CPU.
		For the tic area create and message area create the check is
		now case insensitive, also the area tagnames are forced to
		uppercase. This should solve the problems with Linuxnet.
		Replaced system() call with execute.
		New files with already in the toberep database will not be
		added again.

	mbdiff:
		Replaced system() call with execute.

	mbfile:
		For creating www pages of the download areas, the new mapping
		tables are used to translate from ibmpc characters to 
		iso-8859-1.
		Replaced system() call with execute.

	examples:
		Added change character set in English menus and textfiles.
		Updated all newfiles macro template to include the magic file-
		request macro (English, German, Spanish and Dutch).

	mbuseradd:
		Uses the execv instead of system to call the systems useradd
		program.

	mbpasswd:
		Uses the execv instead of system to call the systems vpassswd
		program if needed.

	lang:
		Added language prompts 23, 24 and 25.


v0.51.0		09-Feb-2004 - 21-Feb-2004

	general:
		Reorganized the library header files. This will make it easier
		to switch to dynamic libraries so other apps can link to mbse.

	mbaff:
		Patched to store long filename in the newfiles database

	mbsebbs:
		Added support for the internal editor for hi-ascii 
		international character sets.
		The screenlength is now really set to the users screenlength.


v0.50.0		03-Oct-2003 - 09-Feb-2004

	general:
                Added menu setup switches for doors: Singe user door and
                hidden from lists.
                Make dist now creates bzip2 archives.
                Two html pages are now under control of configure.
                The configure scripts shows the use of zlib compression for
                Hydra and Binkp.
                Updated all documentation to validate html makeup.
                Added installation support for Gentoo Linux, contributed by
                Capit<69>n X.
                Since this version Posix threads are being used, please let
                me know if this doesn't compile on you system.
                All Makefiles do not strip the binaries anymore, the binaries
                are stripped during make install only. This allows to run the
                not yet installed binaries under debuggers.
                The configure script has a --enable-debugging option so that
                all code can be compiled to let it run under debuggers. Not
                usefull for production systems.
                This version had a lot of testing using valgrind. Most errors
                were minor problems.
                Added French language file created by Francois Thunus. This
                translation is not yet complete.
                Cleanup in main makefile, added help.
                Revised configure and all Makefiles for better support of
                linking with threads libraries.
                Changed endian tests using the configure script.
                Upgraded to new released ftscprod.008
                Added setup option per node to disable the binkp/1.1 protocol.
                Added new binkp/1.1 driver.
                In all sources replaced the usleep function with the msleep
                function. The usleep function will become obsolete someday.
		Incoming and outgoing telnet (ITN) sessions finally works.

        upgrade:
                If you don't have any personal archivers, then remove
                ~/etc/archiver.data and start mbsetup to recreate the
                archivers setup.
                If you didn't change anything of the language defaults then
                delete /opt/mbse/etc/language.data and run mbsetup to create
                a new language.data including the french setup.
                Check setting 7.x.3.18 for each node. If you know the node uses
                Irex between 2.24 and 2.29 then set this to Yes or you won't
                have good sessions without files with this mailer. Sessions
                with Irex that do transfer some file are Ok.

        libclcomm:
                Fixed a small (not harmfull) buffer overlapped copy detected
                by valgrind.

        libcommon:
                A small fix in printable log function.
                Added a safety check for the TCP registrate function to prevent
                stale TCP/IP mailer counts.
                Fixed a forgotten fclose in proglock.
                Allows node locking with zero bytes lockfiles created by some
                other OS when enabled in the setup.
                The attach function now checks if a file is already attached.
                In execute and execsh on Linux systems sync() is called before
                and after running the external program to make sure diskbuffers
                are committed. Also added a 300 ms pause.
                Added a milliseconds timer.
                Code cleanup.

        libmsgbase:
                In JAM_Open replaced a strcpy with memmove.
                Fixed invalid memory read/write in Msg_Link.

        libdbase:
                Code cleanup in dbdupe.

        libnodelist:
                Fixed a small memory leak.

        mbsebbs:
                The whoson list displays the doorname if set in the menus.
                If a door is single user and the door is in use, the second
                user can't start the door but gets a message about this
                situation.
                Fixed a bug where the bbs goes into a loop after idle timeout
                during login (and maybe in other situations).
                Fixed chat debug logging to only log to the debug.log file.
                Posted netmail messages now support CC: lines. The CC: lines
                should be the first lines of the message in the format:
                CC: Michiel Broek 2:280/28 
                The Carbon Copied messages are marked with original sender.
                Fixed small memory leak.
                Fixed posting to local/echomail areas from bbs users.
		A lot of small fixes for problems found with valgrind.

        mbsetup:
                Added menu settings for single user door and hide door. Added
                setting for the door name in the menus and removed the never
                used password for the menu (Was only present in the setup).
                In node editor, fixed error message when there was no more
                room for new nodes to point to the right menus.
                Added support for tar compressed archives.
                Changed all fidonet domain names to maximum 8 characters so
                that we now follow the FTSC specs.
                Removed binkp CRC settings.
                Fixed a unitialized unlink call in nodes close.
                Fixed unclosed tempfile.
                Fixed several small memory leaks.
                Added default record for french language. 
                Added setting in menu 1.14 to allow zero bytes lockfiles
                created by another OS.
                Added setting in menu 7.x.3.18 to disable the use of binkp/1.1
                protocol per node.
                Corrected a spelling error (thanks Vince).
                Removed global setup screen for the ftp server.
                Reorganised menu 1.4 screen 1 and 2.
                Added settings for T-Mail filebox paths in the second screen
                of menu 1.4.
                Clearing the working message is now only done by the keyboard
                read function.
                In several menu items added range check for integer values.
                In global main aka setup, added check if a domain name is
                present.
                Updates to the database is now shown to the user.

        mbcico:
                Added Hydra zlib compressed data blocks using the idea of Alex
                Shakhaylo. The compression will transfer some files about twice
                as fast as without compression.
                Changed signal handlers to better detect broken TCP links.
                Changed two inbound logmessages to debug level.
                All internal references to tfido port changed to telnet port
                because we now default to telnet port 23 for ITN calls.
                Dropped binkp CRC support because it will be incompatible with
                future extensions.
                Fixed a small memory leak.
                New binkp/1.1 driver. Check the upgrade for your Irex links.
                In case of troubles please report these.
                Added support for T-Mail fileboxes, partly written and info
                provided by Przemyslaw Kwiatkowski (2:480/127).
                Removed the check to disable calling points.
                Added a check to see if we get a URL to call other systems.
                If nodelist info fails, increase error counter in steps of 10.
                Fixed nodelocks during session handshake after many years. The
                problem showed only when mbcico was used together with a mailer
                on a different OS. When a aka is busy, the aka is now dropped.
                When all akas are busy, a session is impossible and the session
                is refused. Thanks to Przemyslaw Kwiatkowski for finding and
                documenting this bug.
                The total session avg cps is now corrected with the two seconds
                session close delay time.
                Added PLZ compression option to binkp.
                Added telnet input and output filters so we can now call and
                answer telnet (ITN) sessions.

        mbfile:
                When the areanumber with the adopt command was not given, the
                help is displayed instead of trying area 0 that doesn't exist.
                With the file move, adopt and import command if the file
                already exists in the destination area, the action is refused.
                Added mbfile sort <area> command. Files are case insensitive
                sorted on the long filename. After sort the indexes are rebuild.
                Fixed some logging that should have been debug logging.
                Fixed a uninitialized memory pointer in the index command.
                Fixed a 3 forgotten file closes in mbfile list.
                Removed sync calls that are now in execute.

        mbfido:
                Changed two logmessages to debug level.
                Fixed a some small memory leaks.
                With scannews after a GROUP command when authorisation was
                asked we did not perform a login.
                Removed sync calls that are now in execute.

        mbtask:
                The ping function now runs in a separate thread.
                Changed some ping timer logic.
                Added a "secret" commandline parameter to allow mbtask to run
                under control of debuggers.
                The client command server runs in a separate thread.
                Fixed some small memory leaks which had no effect on long term
                running of mbtask, only leaks during program stop.
                Moved the scheduler in a thread.
                Rewrote shutdown procedure to make it more portable.
                Removed default settings for the ftp server.
                Added support for T-Mail fileboxes.
                Will call points if a call method is available.

        mbout:
                Fixed several memory leaks.
                Poll, remove poll and request failed to points which had no
                point directory in the outbound, now the directory is created.
                Added support for T-Mail fileboxes.

        mbindex:
                Fixed a forgotten file close.

        mball:
                Fixed 2 forgotten fclose functions.

        mbuser:
                Fixed a forgotten file close when nothing was done.

        mbmon:
                Fixed a minor problem with an uninitialized array.

        mbdiff:
                Removed sync calls that are now in execute.

        mbpasswd:
                Fixed a small memory leak.

	mbuseradd:
		Now logs to syslog instead of stderr.

        script:
                Added install scripts for Gentoo.
                Changed all init scripts to allow the slower stopping of mbtask
                For the latest Slackware distros a setup script for pkgtool is
                added. Most other distro's don't need this.
                Dropped support for Slackware pre 7.0. 
                Changed startup scripts for NetBSD.
                Fixed NetBSD init script
                All init scripts now clean the ~/var/run directory and start
                the bbs allways so that the bbs will try to start after a power
                failure.
                New scripts are installed with an extension of .new, you need
                to check yourself if you can use them to replace your own
                possible modified scripts.
                Updated the hatch script to abort if it's not configured.
                If the user skips to hatch a file, the questions for the magic
                and replace command are not shown anymore.
		Dropped support for RedHat and Mandrake pre 6.1.

        lang:
                Added language prompts 20, 21 and 22.

        examples:
                Updated English and Spanish menus with the new door settings.
                Fixed some spelling errors in the Dutch templates.
                Updated file menus, added View File command.
                Changed Dutch newfiles template file.

        html:
                Removed the outdated ftsc documents, www.ftsc.org is the place
                to look for them
                Added upgrade procedure.