MBSEBBS History.
The good news is at the bottom :-)
v0.00 Started work on the Rapidbbs sources to make new structures,
headerfiles and makefiles.
The whole thing will include Fidonet echomail and tic file processing.
v0.01 Until v0.06 lots of sourcecode fixes, bugs removed which became
visible after writing the new header and makefiles. Included common
and jamapi libraries. The jamapi is not in use yet but will be the
final message base format.
Rewritten the mbse deamon. This deamon monitors the bbs and all the
utilities.
Written an import util to import textfiles from the databases exported
by a little Pascal program that exports the RA databases from the DOS
bbs.
Started writing a new setup utility. While doing this the old config
program is being stripped down.
Renamed the filelist program to allfiles.
v0.06 In the internal mbsed server structure added information for user
online messages. Added ADIS:2,pid,flag; set users Do Not Disturb
flag, also changed the bbs to sent that flag.
Added Status commands to the mbsed, test for BBS open, and Zone
Mail Hour. 2 new statements in etc/mbsed.conf. The mbsebbs now
tests at startup for ZMH and BBS open. If it is closed the user is
disconnected with the reason why.
v0.07 The new structures are ready. The bbs can run with local mail only.
Renamed the filepack program to mbfile, it will do a lot more later.
Removed the whoson program, the functions are in the setup program now.
Added in the setup program the oneliner editor, protocols editor,
language setup editor, limits editor.
The oneliner editor has an import facility to import plain textfiles
to add oneliners.
Changed structures again, lastcaller and ttyinfo.
Removed the usered program, the users editor is in setup now.
Fixed the download (non batching) function DownloadB, it does work
more or less. Changed the calling program from execl() to system()
to fix the stack problems. Now need testing voor carrier loss and
timeouts.
After testing with a DOS-PC (A real fast 286 10 MHz state of the art
of the eighties, directly connected to the tty port) the Good_Bye
function needed 5 seconds extra delay to be shure all data is
send to the user. Also the parent died too fast so the mbsed server
wasn't notified when the client was logged off.
In the bbs chat.c added unlink the /tmp/.BusyChatting file so the
chat could be more than once in a session.
In the internal mbsed server structure added information for user
online messages. Added ADIS:2,pid,flag; set users Do Not Disturb
flag, also changed the bbs to sent that flag.
Added Status commands to the mbsed, test for BBS open, and Zone
Mail Hour. 2 new statements in etc/mbsed.conf. The mbsebbs now
tests at startup for ZMH and BBS open. If it is closed the user is
disconnected with the reason why.
v0.08 Added the JAM c api. This is a modified version for Linux.
Reading JAM messages and Quickscan JAM messages implemented. Removed
support for the old message base format. The function Msg_Post() does
not work anymore, must be rewritten to support JAM.
In the msgpack program removed all code for the old message base
format. Inluded support for client/server.
Removed all structures of the old message base format, the only
format left is JAM.
v0.09 22-Mar-1998.
In Language data compiler removed output to screen for each compiled
line. When finished compiling it reports the number of language lines.
Changed the number of lines for the line editor in Post_Msg() and
Reply_Msg() in a #define statement. In the language source it still
allways says 60 lines.
Bugfix in mbsetup: edit message area item 7 an 8 didn't work.
Start writing of man pages.
Start writing mbfido, the net- echomail tosser, scanner and packer.
Succeeded tossing echomail, no dupechecking, links checking or other
checks are done. No reply linking either.
mbsetup: Added Fidonet aka setup.
Moved JAM I/O functions to the common directory.
Created the mbmon program out of mbsetup. Removed those items from
mbsetup.
Start build of the dbase library, this library will contain functions
to access the configuration datafiles for all utilities except the
mbsetup program.
v0.10 15-Apr-1998.
Allfiles changed to make use of the common and dbase libraries. Does
logging now of activities. Removed links to src/bbs/funcs4.c
Added fileareas and filesdatabase import to the import program.
Corrected file area mismatches in mbsebbs and fedit.
Mbsetup: finished global setup. Fixed pull filegroup and messagegroup.
Added edit bbs file areas. Changed format of fareas.data.
mbfido: Added first dupechecks, only logging. Fixed errors in dbase
search routines, caused mail to be tossed in the wrong directories.
Added tossing of bad (unknown areas) and dupe mail in the bad and
dupe boards. Checks for .PKT destination implemented. Ideas for
netmail tracking written. Dupe checking seems to work, but I can't
compare it with my other tosser yet. Note after more testing:
it's better than GEcho's 1.11+ dupechecking.
allfiles: Opens header.txt now only before processing the areas.
Added footer.txt. Both files must be in the configfiles directory,
if they are not present, nothing will be inserted. Removed all code
that constantly opened and closed the output file. Added logging for
total processing time. Added new lines to the area headers. Areas
are only written if there are downloadable files in them. Download
counter now represents bbs downloads, ftp downloads and file requests.
The last two counters are not in use yet.
v0.11 26-Apr-1998
mbsebbs: In the mail reader swapped From and To language fields, the
names were in the right place. Added the nodenumber after the from
name. Must be set for messagearea type (Local/Net/Echo).
mbfido: Corrected some loglevels.
userpack: rewritten from scratch. Deletes unix accounts as well, uses
/usr/sbin/userdel to do this, so shadow support works just fine.
This program must be run as setuid root setgid root.
structs.h: removed flags for Unixmode and all related flags.
mbuseradd: written. This is a setuid root setgid root version of
adduser, this program is called by newuser to create the unix account
of a bbs user. It also creates the homedirectory, the .profile file
and expires the unix account password. When a new created unix user
logs in he will be prompted for a new password.
newuser: lots of rewriting. Added inactivity timers. Now we have
always unix accounts and fido bbs accounts. It will also die
nicely when the user did hangup on us or waited for idle timeout.
mbsebbs: Check for unix account, if it doesn't exist the user is
forced to create a unix account. If unix login we now have a pause()
at the same place the password prompt is so the user can see the
opening screen and read it.
Removed the code that there was a parent (guarding users logon time)
and a child process (running the user). There is only one process now.
Implemented keyboard input timers. The total onlinetime must be
guarded in another way now, ie. checking must be done at prompts.
In the mean time proper idletimeout, hangup and error conditions
will log the user off in a neat way and writing into the logs about
what happened is mostly solved.
mbsebbs and newuser: New users can only be handled by the newuser
program. Listed users only by the mbsebbs program. You need 2 accounts
without a password for this. Maybe I'll chain these 2 programs later.
misc: compiling is a mess again, more libraries are needed, time to
close this version.
v0.12 07-May-1998.
mbsed: Rename the logfile from "mbsed" to "mbsed.log". The mbsed
logfile is opened and closed everytime now. Logfile cleanup utils
can now safely remove the logfile, make it smaller etc.
mbsebbs: Splitted misc.c into bye.c, pinfo.c and misc.c
dbase library: added userrecord search. Added netmailboard search.
mbfido: removed segmentation fault caused by a too long kludge, added
a check for the stringlength (512 bytes). Removed bugs in netmail
destination tests. Implementation of ftn netmail import into JAM area.
Only the first netmail area is used, no need for several areas now.
mbsebbs: Added aka display when reading netmail. Changed autowrap
to line 74.
Added test for users handle when scanning new mail.
Removed test tlcap() when comparing names. The tosser should correct
the names.
Changed the MsgSelectPrompt() to default return the lastread pointer
instead of message 1.
Changed Read_a_Message() so it will return TRUE if message read was ok,
FALSE otherwise.
CheckMail() now starts searching at the users lastread pointer. It
now also keeps track of messages to the user, and gives the option
to read them. Reply is not possible yet, but posting isn't working
also.
Added a check that the receivername must exist to prevent false new
mail.
Changed UserList() to skip the empty userbase records.
Place the users timecheck functions in a separate file, made it work
again. Inserted timecheck points at several prompts.
Changed the timebank to reflect new timecheck routine's.
Moved the exitinfo functions to a separate file, several other modules
now use new functions in this file instead of internal ones.
Changed FileArea_List() to work with options (F+ and F-) for direct
area change.
Improved the fatal menu error construction. The user now sees a message
and will logoff by SIGILL.
v0.13 24-May-1998.
mbfido:
Added a debug line to show flagfield of the original packet.
Added code to fill the message header MsgIdCRC and ReplyCRC
fields.
Added version info in the logfile.
mbsebbs:
Corrected unixmode login problem if there where more than one
field within the gecos field of the passwd file.
Added version info in the logfile.
Changed the setting of signal handlers, removed SIGINT, added
SIGILL.
Supress display goodby screen in case of a SIGHUP.
Display ttyinfo.comment instead if ttyname in connect info.
Added create/check for subdirectories wrk and tag in the users
homedirectory, wrk is for the users homedir fileoptions, tag
is where symlinks of tagged files area placed.
Corrected message diplayed to user when logging in during zone
mail hour.
Removed menu option GlobalDownload, see new feature below.
Implemented download file tagging in menus FileList and
NewFilesScan.
Implemented download tagged files, the old download function
is gone.
Moved Change_Protocol and Set_Protocol from file.c to change.c
where they belong. Change_Protocol is now Chg_Protocol as all
other functions in change.c use the same naming convention.
Made KeywordScan and FilenameScan working without coredumps,
implemented file tagging.
Made enum vars for WhosDoingWhat.
Changed the internal filearea record number, area 1 is now 1,
not 0. This should prevent a lot of bugs.
Now setting large timeouts on the client/server guard during
filetransfers to prevent server disconnection. Changed mbsed
and common.a for that.
Added logging info when user is kicked out if the BBS is
closed.
Split file.c into file.c and filesub.c
Added menu function 111, Copy file to home directory.
Download_Home, Delete_Home, List_Home, Upload_Home now all work
with the new directory structure. Upload and Download homedir
do not count uploaded/downloaded bytes, the user gets no ratio
bonus after upload, only the up/downloads are counted.
Quota check for users home directory. The value can be set
with the mbsetup program, value is MBytes.
Removed error message if user selected a menu option where he
has no access rights for. The user now sees nothing. If you
want to give a response, use the menu system!
Reset colors to lightgray on black after logoff.
Added menu function EditTaglist.
mbsed:
Invented two new commands, ATIM:1,n; which set a new client/
server timeout, and ADEF:0; which resets the client/server
timeout to 600 seconds.
common.a:
Implemented the two new client/server commands: ATIM and ADEF.
mbsetup:
In global BBS setup, added editing Users Quota.
import:
In FDB import, changed the filenames to lowercase.
allfiles:
Output list now contains CR/LF at the end of each line.
mbuseradd:
Added the line "export TERM=pcansi" to the generated .profile
in the new users home directory. This seems to work quite well
for all kinds of clients.
v0.14 02-Jun-1998.
msgpack:
Renamed to mbmsg, it will do more as just packing messages.
Implemented using the msgbase.a library: Purging (Days old
and Max msgs), Packing deleted messages and Reply linking.
During pack the messages are renumbered and lastread pointers
are adjusted.
mbsetup:
Added edit messagebase storage type.
msgbase.a:
New library, universal message base library, must support
JAMmb, Fido *.MSG, Passthru, Usenet news and E-Mail.
This came original from LoraBBS, written by Marco Maccaferri.
I changed the sources to normal C code without objects, that
was the fastest method to mix it with the existing sources.
I dropped support for Hudson and Squish.
Only JAM is supported for a start.
The JAM module renumbers the messages while packing.
Added support for lastread pointers.
Changed all msg handling so that the messagetext must contain
all the kludges to be compatible with several message bases.
This means that the JAM module now handles the kludges in the
text, storing and retrieving it between the *.jhr files and
text. This also means that the applications don't have to
worry about kludges.
mbsebbs:
Changed mail.c to work with the new msgbase library, dropped
the old jamapi. Scanning new messages looks slower, maybe
the speed improvement must be made in the msbase library.
Applied all changes in the messagebase library to the bbs
program.
mbfido:
Applied all changes in the messagbase library in the tosser
module. While doing that I saw some bugs but they don't
mather anymore.
v0.15 13-Jun-1998.
msgbase.a:
Implemented msgbase locking for JAM messagebase. Dropped
future support for other messagebase formats, I stick to
JAM and only JAM, it can do all we need, including mailer
netmail directory.
Implemented all possible attributes in the interface.
dbase.a:
Removed some bugs in dbmsgs.c
Added code to update the nodes and msgs data records if they
are changed.
During msgs record loading the group record will also be
loaded if it's defined.
Added support for .tic area lookup.
mbmsg:
Implemented msgbase locking during msgbase updates.
Added colours.
mbfido:
Implemented msgbase locking during msgbase updates.
Implemented simple echomail forwarding in the queue.
Splitted tosspkt.c into importmsg.c echoout.c and tosspkt.c
to make the source more readable.
Started collecting SEEN-BY and ^APATH information in memory.
Started appending SEEN-BY entries during echomail forward.
Added code which should append SEEN-BY and PATH lines in
outgoing echomail.
In the startup code changed the catching/ignoring of signals.
Activated mail send and received counters in the nodes
records.
Activated echomail received counters.
Started working on .tic file processing, using my own MBFIX
code (in Turbo Pascal) as a guide.
mbsed:
Changed the server locking in a more portable and secure way.
Added sequencer counter for generating MSGID numbers and
message packet numbers.
Removed a bug in response strings when the BBS is closed.
The signal SIGTERM is now ignored, we wait for SIGKILL only
so we keep running as long as possible.
mbmon:
Added support for sequence numbers display.
mbsebbs:
Removed a bug in the syntax of BBS closed messages.
Added a toggle switch to display message kludges for the sysop.
Added hilite color for quoted message lines in message read.
mbstat:
The BBS close command doesn't need a reason anymore.
Implemented the wait function. We only wait for users online
and utilities that we want to complete their actions. Depending
on the type of init program, if it uses shutdown scripts, you
can now wait for the system to become idle before the real
system shutdown starts.
common.a:
Added a flag "show_log" to the Syslog function to suppress
logging to the screen.
mbsetup:
Added support to edit .tic areas.
Started working on the creation of a site document, this is
a complete overview of the whole setup.
v0.16 06-Jul-1998.
General:
This version is the first version installed on the real BBS
server, line #2. While doing this I discovered lots of errors
in the Makefiles because I installed it from scratch. I also
found out that GEcho and or RA is screwing up some JAM bases
causing this program to dump core. Did some testing, download
and mail reading is ok.
mbsebbs:
NewfilesScan and show files listings now work with the file
upload dates instead of the real filedates.
mbfido:
It's possible to import .tic files into the bbs.
Unknown echomail areas now log with WriteError().
Added functions to pack mail for downlinks and put it in
the mailer outbound.
Because of small diffrences between ifcico and DOS mailers
running 2 mailers together still doesn't work for attached
files and mail.
Fixed a bug in outbound mail packets, the packed messages
didn't start with 0x0002 so downlinks didn't process the
messages. Output of echomail works now!
When processing large amounts of .tic files, the processing
stopped after about 30 files. Added 2 forgotten fclose
statements.
Added sorting functions for filenames with date/time. All
inbound processing is now sorted by date and time, oldest
files first.
common.a:
In mbfile.c changed file_cp() to copy file attributes as well.
userpack:
Changed commandline syntax.
mbmsg:
Changed commandline syntax.
mbstat:
Changed commandline syntax.
Added colors.
Does timeout after one hour waiting for the BBS to become free.
mbsetup:
Added setup for .tic magic records.
Improved logging reason when tossing messages not for us.
dbase.a:
Remove a bug where reading downlinks from areas base gave
nothing. (Introduced in 0.15).
mbmon:
Corrected the screen header.
v0.17 30-Jul-1998
mbfido:
When importing files to the BBS the destination directory
is checked and created if it doesn't exist.
Improved checks when to rearchive incoming files.
Forgot to chdir back to the inbound when rearc failed.
Switching virus check off when the inbound file isn't an
compressed archive. Should check incoming *.exe (selfextracting
archives).
Keep number of files now works.
TIC forwarding to downlinks implemented. There are 2 netmails
for each forwarded file, one for the file itself and one for
the .tic file. The subjectline is to short under Unix. The
second netmail is an empty one, lets see how this works.
Added cookies.
Packing ARCmail now checks for bundles older then 5 days and
creates new bundles if found.
Added netmail pack to ARCmail.
Improved errorlogging again when tossing bad echomail.
Scan for outgoing echomail from the bbs is working. It is a
complete messagebase scan for now.
TIC forwarding again with one netmail, I faked the subject
line, all files seem to come from C:\FILES\. This seems to
give no problems with the other end of the link.
mbmsg:
Improved debug logging.
Processing in only one area didn't work anymore.
mbsebbs:
Made post new message work.
Now unlocking and closeing the messagebase after a crash.
Moved the lineeditor to a seperate source module.
Reply to messages is working, also from scan for new mail.
Comment to sysop now works.
Removed the Voting door.
v0.18 10-Aug-1998.
general:
New record structure for fidonet networks. This makes
it possible to use the same nodelist indexes as ifmail.
Note that de define -DHAS_NDBM_H may only be set if you
have done this also in the ifmail package! This is set
in ~/src/mbfido/Makefile
run_inout:
A shell script run from the mbse crontab (every minute) to
see if there is something to do. It scan's the protected
inbound and scan's for the ~/sema/mailout semafore.
mbsebbs:
Creates a ~/sema/mailout semafore if mail is entered.
Added extra debug logging during newmail scan. On the live
bbs mbsebbs keeps on dumping core probably due to RA or GEcho.
Most amusing is that after crashing mbsebbs, RA will see new
netmail again, as if only mbsebbs knows how to handle the
users lastread pointers and fixes them for RA; sigh.
mbfido:
Start working on the netmail tracker/router. It works without
an external routing file, although hosts will need one.
It works on checking known nodes, then nodelists, and then
known nodes again. This is very experimental.
mbsetup:
Changed to the new fidonet structures.
import:
Changed to the new fidonet structures.
general:
Installed at 13-Aug-1998 at the BBS for testing.
v0.19 14-Aug-1998
general:
Wrote some documentation about how to setup the ftp server
so that it works together with MBSE BBS.
mbsebbs:
After download the message "updating download counters" now
will first send a <CR> to overwrite the zmodem init string
on the users screen.
Added structures for bluewave.
Now scans for new files at logon.
Removed global variable sUserName, gave some strange results.
Added logging which msg area was active when a segmentation
fault occurs.
script:
A new subdirectory for /bin/sh scripts. Look out with this
one, if you modify the scripts in ~/etc or ~/bin directly
they will be overwritten with each new install.
mbuseradd:
Add each new user to /etc/ftpusers to prevent them to login
under their own name in the ftp server.
fbgen:
Setting umask to 002.
fileedit:
Removed, was obsolete.
import:
Setting umask to 007.
common.a:
mkdirs now creates directories with permission 0775.
Added dos<->unix filenames translation.
Rewrote tu() and tl() functions.
mbfile:
Setting umask to 002.
Now checks for files on disk, but missing in the fdb. Deletes
them when found (exept some).
Now when packing the fdb records marked for deletion, also
if the file is on disk, it is deleted.
Added some commands to the todo list.
With the check command it now reports the area number to the
mbsed server, so mbmon will display how far it is. This will
also avoid timeouts on large areas.
Now handles multiple commands in one run. Pack will run
automatic if there are files deleted.
mbfido:
Set a semafore "msglink" when the message base is modified.
Added more debug logging for files descriptions.
Implemented dos<->unix filename translation for tic file
forward.
File attaches in .flo files now are DOS filenames and .flo
files are now DOS-compatible.
If there are no more then 2 Long Description lines we asume
that there is a better single (old style) Description line.
There are uplinks that make a mess of these lines.
Netmail forwarding should work now as long as the nodes via
we must route are in our setup.
mbsed:
Added in wait for free the mbindex and mbuser programs.
mbindex:
Written. Heavlily based on Eugene Crosser's ifindex.
mbsetup:
Written the menu editor and removed the old mbconfig program.
Added some editor commands to the user editor.
mbuser:
Now leaves the records alone with the NeverDelete flag set.
mbmsg:
Added logging when a segmentation fault occurs which was the
last message area.
v0.20 24-Aug-1998
common.a:
Moved from mbfido the modules ftn, falists, nlindex and
nodelist to this library. More programs will need it.
mbindex:
Changed some loglevels. Removed the -force switch, compile
is always forced now.
Removed a bug to the path of the index files.
import:
Now using dos2unix pathname translation for fileareas and
mailareas import.
mbfido:
Changed some logging. Removed ftn, falists, nlindex and
nodelist modules, they are now in the common library.
v0.21 25-Aug-1998
mbindex:
Trashed the index files when a new nodelist in the setup
was added. (ifindex did this also). Now it will allways
force to recreate the index files.
Now sends username who started mbindex to mbsed.
mbfido:
Imported files into bbs areas now get filemode 0644 instead
of 0660 so the ftp/www clients will really see them.
Corrected the experimental replace test, could never work.
If after trigger the compile nodelist flag there came in
another file, the flag was reset.
Now sends username who started mbfido to mbsed.
mbsebbs:
Created a language crossreference listing. Corrected some
language numbers.
After changing the language, it is now confirmed in the
new selected language.
When the language file is missing, the error message no longer
comes from the missing language file, now it is hardcoded.
Minimum location length is now adjustable with mbsetup,
changed language prompt 74.
Replaced hardcoded messages in chat with language prompts
59 and 60.
Changed error logging in exitinfo.c
When reading messages the more prompt is now language prompt
61 instead of hardcoded.
Posting messages is now blocked for Noreply boards. Language
prompt 438.
In message readpanel now language prompts 211 and 212 for
Next reply: and Reply to: threads.
In message area select now using prompt 207.
In newmailscan, added prompt 218 and the Quit option.
In message status, added prompt 226.
Readpanel, added prompt 227.
Delete specific message subfunction does work now.
In display file with more, changed prompt 72.
Changed prompts in file.c and filesub.c.
The info screen is 1 character smaller, 79 characters, some
terminal programs did extra line wrapping.
Added new language file format, the datafile now includes
the keys users can press.
Moved the loading of user's preffered language more to the
begin of the login procedure.
When the user is unknown (ordinary BBS account), the newuser
programm is started. If that runs successfull (depends on the
user on-line), mbsebbs will be run again. It's probably wise
to merge these 2 programs.
mbsetup:
Minimum location length installed in menu 1.5
allfiles:
Now sends username who started allfiles to mbsed.
mbfile:
Now sends username who started mbfile to mbsed.
mbmsg:
Now sends username who started mbmsg to mbsed.
mbstat:
Now sends username who started mbstat to mbsed.
mbuser:
Now sends username who started mbuser to mbsed.
Did leave the users.data file owned by root. It is now
set to the owner and group of the "mbse" account.
Added screen output for non-quiet mode.
lang:
Changed to compile new language datafile format, including
the keys a user can press.
newuser:
Added new language file format, the datafile now includes
the keys users can press.
Now always asks Date of Birth, this is necessary for later
checks.
At the end now engages mbsebbs.
mbuseradd:
Now uses the created gid and uid voor changing ownership
of files and directories.
v0.22 06-Sep-1998
mbsetup:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
Added menus for offline reader.
allfiles:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
mbsebbs:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
Started offline reader.
mbfile:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
Corrected creating full path/filename in pack files.
Added creating and removing symlinks for file requests.
Now deletes files during "kill" instead of only marking.
Simplified log messages.
Added commandline switch "req", this will only check the
file request symlinks.
mbmsg:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
fbgen:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
newuser:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
mbuser:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
mbstat:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
mbindex:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
mbfido:
Changed logfile to one master logfile.
Added creating and deleting of symlinks for file requests.
Files removed from the filedatabase when running "keep files"
are now also removed from disk.
Removed some debug logging for netmail forwarding. It seems
to work.
Replace files now works more or less. Moved the fdb packer.
mbindex:
Only logs crash cause if errorlevel > 0.
Removed some invisible screen output in quiet mode. Cron did
notice this.
lang:
Renamed to mblang, also the source directory is now mblang.
The directory lang will now be used for language sources.
v0.23 20-Sep-1998.
global:
Added #pragma pack(1) to ~/src/include/libs.h so that all
datafiles are now compatible over several hard and software
platforms. I needed this to implement the BlueWave Offline
Reader into the bbs. Increased the QWK tagname field to 20
characters.
mbsebbs:
Made menu execution logging more readable.
If a user has no archiver set, set default to ZIP at logon.
Changed logging in the Download Direct command.
Implemented first raw version of BlueWave Offline Reader.
Needs some security improvements, file requesting, filters
but it works for now.
Checking for a Unix account was done before the password was
checked, so if the password was wrong the user was asked for
a new Unix account again.
mbfido:
For netmail import now searches the netmail area on zone:net
match.
import:
Removed bugs when converting DOS to Unix paths which resulted
in corrupted pathnames.
mbsetup:
Corrected linefeed problem in language doc printing.
Horizontal line drawing now with low-ASCII instead of Alternate
Character Set.
mbmon:
Horizontal line drawing now with low-ASCII instead of Alternate
Character Set.
Corrected a color problem in View BBS Information, and added
display BBS startdate.
v0.24 30-Sep-1998.
structs.h:
New fields in config.data: OLR_MaxMsgs, OLR_NewFileLimit,
OLR_MaxFreq.
New fields in mareas.data: OLR_Default, OLR_Forced.
New fields in ttys.data: honor_zmh.
Added Areafilename field to group records.
mbsebbs:
Combined some functions from offline.c and mail.c into
msgutil.c
Messages posted with a OLR are now counted in the users record.
Closeing the bbs during Zone Mail Hour can now be set for each
individual line.
Now counting and marking the date/time when posting messages
in mareas.data.
mbsetup:
Corrected some sitedoc problems in global setup.
Added sitedoc printing for mail setup.
Added file and mailgroups setup to the nodes setup.
Added newfiles reports setup.
Added filefind areas setup.
mbfile:
Corrected spelling error.
mbaff:
New program. Announce new files and FileFind (Allfix).
mbfido:
In .tic file processing if we were a pointaddress, the path
checking always gave an error. The check of our boss is
skipped now.
The correct .tic area and filedate is now set in the toberep
database.
mbmsg:
Improved initialisation.
v0.25/a 12-Oct-1998.
general:
From now on version numbering will get /a (Alpha), /b (Beta)
and /g (Gamma) release extensions. This is necessary for
live testing at my bbs.
mbfido:
The Cost field in the toberep.data file was not set.
msgbase.a:
Added extra screen output in certain error conditions.
Added a trick to generate a FromAddress from the Msgid
in case there is no FromAddress. This was left blank by
GEcho 1.11+ (DOS).
mbaff:
Added some IsDoing information for the monitor.
Setting ReplyCRC to -1 instead of 0 if it's an original
message.
Minimum searchstring length is now 3 characters (hardcoded).
Added a check to see if there is a FromAddress and a Subject
before a message is added to the scanlist.
mbsebbs:
Corrected spelling error in OLR download logging.
mbsetup:
Changed some page layouts in the sitedocs, added some
forgotten formfeeds.
v0.25/b 14-Oct-1998.
mbfido:
If the tic queue directory didn't exist, it is now created.
Netmail messages now have zone:net aka matching on the
destination and from addresses.
Started with the AreaMgr and FileMgr functions. It can respond
to %help.
Added the notify function.
mbsetup:
When picking a mailgroup in messages setup or a filegroup
in ticsetup, the ftn aka is copied from the group setup as
a default aka for that area.
When setting the area tag and if the OLR tagname is empty, the
area tag is copied there as a default.
v0.26/a 17-Oct-1998.
general:
In some databases in the header there is now a time_t field
added. This is to mark the last statistics counters rollover.
Programs that count statistics must perform an rollover when
it's run on a new day, week or month.
warning:
To upgrade the databases, enter the setup for message areas,
tic areas, nodes, file groups and message groups and save
the databases.
mbfido:
Implemented new statistic counters.
Implemented rollover of the statistic counters every week and
new month.
Changed program locking, now it locks the whole program in
stead of short moments.
mbsebbs:
Implemented new statistic counters.
mbaff:
It now counts the posted messages in the message area.
Corrected the announce message text.
v0.26/b 20-Oct-1998
mbsetup:
Wrote the hatch manager. All basic functions are present now.
All databases that can be packed after deleting records can
do this now. During update those databases area sorted. This
is not for the message areas, files areas and the userbase.
These files may not be packed.
v0.27/a 29-Oct-1998
general:
Changed the database format for the files. Added support for
long filenames. The .tic file area is also stored in the
records to make the rescan function work later.
The files database must be rebuild for this release!!!
The BBS and the rest of the programs now use different
loglevels.
Changed the sourcefile distribution name to mbseN_NN.tgz.
upgrade:
Delete all file databases!
mbsetup 1-5-20: set utils loglevel.
run mbfile check -debug to fix the files references.
dbase.a:
Functions added to connect and disconnect nodes from echimail
and file areas.
Now marking the nodes record invalid after update. This should
prevent corrupting the nodes.data file from now on.
common.a:
Added a function to convert ifcico addresses to internal fido
addresses.
Removed a pointer bug in the aka2str function.
mbfido:
Added most AreaMgr and FileMgr functions. Needs a lot of
code cleanup but most things work for now.
Now imports the TIC area name in the filedatabase. This can
later be used for %resend <area> requests.
The long filename field is filled with the dos filename for the
time being.
v0.27/b 04-Nov-1998
general:
Changed the top Makefile, it "forgot" the script directory.
This release adds nodelist diff processing and hatching of
new files, for example the nodelist you just created.
Switched to compiling with ndbm.h, this is now default
because the nodelist can now be opened by several programs
at the same time (for reading). Support for dbm.h will be
dropped, it gives trouble and cannot be used on a multiline
system.
Created the semafore.doc document for semafore handling.
common.a:
Added the semafore functions.
import:
Implemented long filenames on files database import.
mbfido:
Changed the way of counting FILE_ID.DIZ lines in archives.
Made macro's in tic processing case insensitive.
Implemeted automatic hatching of files.
Creates the "mbindex" semafore when new nodelists have been
put in place.
mbuseradd:
Changed the contents of users .profile to:
. $MBSE_ROOT/etc/profile
The file $MBSE_ROOT/etc/profile contains the global startup
commands for normal bbs users.
mbsebbs:
Changed debug logging of DisplayFile function.
Logs the tty line comment after the username at login.
Linked with the new common/semafore functions.
mbdiff:
New program. Nodelist diff processor. Creates the "mailin"
semafore when it created a zipped nodelist.
mbsetup:
Added tic echo group pick in hatch and magic setup.
Removed setup of semafore path's, they are now hardcoded.
mbcico:
A quick hack of Eugene G. Crosser's ifcico. At this time
only the logging functions using mbsed are implemented.
It needs ~/etc/mbcico.conf for configuration together with
the standard database configuration. In time, the mbcico.conf
file will not be needed anymore. For testing in this release
it does the job.
mbaff:
Linked with the new common/semafore functions.
Creates also the msglink semafore when mail is written.
mbindex:
Removes the "mbindex" semafore when the nodelists are
successfull compiled. During compiling it places the
"compiling" semafore.
mbmsg:
Removes the "msglink" semafore when the messagebases are
linked.
mbstat:
Now maintains the semafore's "bbsopen", "bbsclosed", "zmh" and
"scanout" according to semafore.doc. You must schedule
"mbstat check" in the crontan at the start op ZMH and end of
ZMH both on summer and wintertime. If you did configure the
ZMH right in UTC in $MBSE_ROOT/etc/mbsed.conf this will work
if you did setup your timezone correctly.
v0.28/a 18-Nov-1998.
general:
Modified the structs files to add a database for modems,
changed the tty database to link it with the modems, added
fields in the nodes database for the mailer, added fields
in the global config file to add setup for the mailer.
Dropped nodelist V21 flag, added V32T and VFC flags. The
U flags for modem capabilities must be implemented somehow.
upgrade:
To upgrade, enter the global setup and leave it, say yes to
save changes. Enter the nodes setup, enter one of the nodes
record, exit and save changes. Setup the modems database.
Enter the tty ports setup, link the modems to the POTS and
ISDN lines and save it.
common.a:
In crc added crc16ccitt functions.
In clcomm the function IsDoing(char *) now accepts formatted
parameters.
Added function SetTTY(char *).
Added debug logging of nodelist flags.
Changed the way the nodelist flags are parsed, sometimes
U flags became standard flags, and standard flags became U
flags. 'U' became a flag also.
Moved some common files from mbcico and mbfido into the
library.
mbsetup:
Changed the lineeditor to accept the comma character.
Added modem setup, changed tty lines setup to pick a modem.
Changed nodes setup, finally added the statistics screen.
Changed fidonet setup, first zone is now called "primary zone"
mbfido:
Added IsDoing info during date rollover.
Removed a bug causing a segmentation fault when a mail packet
had an error.
Removed check that incoming packets must come from a node in
our setup. All received mail packets are now processed.
Echomail must still come from nodes in our setup, the rest goes
to /dev/null
Moved some sources to the common library.
In forward() changed the uppercase functions for the subject
line. The original filename became uppercase also.
Corrected debug logging for packet date, the month was 0-11 in
stead of 1-12.
Added logging for ftsc product name and version.
mbcico:
Added some EMSI extra logging.
Added more IsDoing info for mbmon.
Corrected the Makefile after testinstall on the live bbs.
Changed the order of the EMSI data to send to the remote
party to be more standard. McMail (maybe others too) didn't
recognize all options send too early.
Added EMSI logging for 'link', 'comp' and 'tranx'.
Moved some sources to the common library.
Completely rewritten the chat module. Everything received
from the modem is now logged. Because all modem responses
including echo from commands, are now logged, the aftercall
function (get modem aftercall or caller id), will go to the
logfile as well. (not tested, I have no CLIP capable modem).
Added patches from ifcico-3.0.cm.alpha-4.0 to filelist.c,
this should better handle files sent/notsent in failed
sessions.
Added counters for sent and received bytes.
Completely rewritten the scanout function. It now searches
only in the outbound directories defined in the setup.
In the fidonet networks of the setup the first defined zone
is the default zone for that domain. Other zones get a hex
extensions with zone number.
Scanning mail for the CallAll option now selects outside ZMH
only crash mail, during ZMH crash and normal mail. Logging
of selecting mail is improved.
When calling a node is failed for 30 attempts, the node will
not be called anymore. If the problem if corrected you now
must manually edit the .sts file or delete it to call that
node again. (Option for the future outbound manager). I think
that sessions errors do this after 3 attempts.
When calling a node, mbcico more ore less automatic selects
a tty with modem that matches the nodelist entries of the
node to call. ISDN is not yet supported. Also a best speed
test must set priority of ports to use.
mbmsg:
Supressed error message if there was no semafore "msglink"
to remove.
mbsed:
Added command SZMH, requesting Zone Mail Hour status.
Added command ATTY, setting a new tty port.
mbdiff:
Removed some unnecessary debug log information. This program
seems to work fine now. (Wow, only needed 2 releases for
this one).
v0.28/b 09-Dec-1998
general:
Added structure for the mailer history file.
mbaff:
Removed some debugging logmessages.
mbsebbs:
Removed some debugging logmessages for newmail scan.
Removed some debugging logmessages from timer functions.
mbmsg:
Added program info logline.
mbcico:
Added monitor info during FTS-0001 sessions.
mbout:
New program, the Outbound Manager, many ideas stolen from other
programs of the ifmail package.
v0.29/a 11-Dec-1998
common.a:
Opening of nodelists is now logged at debug level.
Added .pol files to pktname.c
Moved attach.c from mbfido to common library.
Nodelock now tests for own locks, if so, no error is given.
mbfido:
Worked on the uppercase bug again. It will only happen when
we must forward a file.
Moved attach.c to the common library.
mbout:
Implemented file requests.
Implemented creating and removing of .pol files to make and
remove polls.
mbcico:
Calls nodes when .pol file is present.
Made file requests working again, the .req files where not
added to the filelist to send.
When reading node options the NoEMSI and NoWazoo flags weren't
copied to the options.
Corrected a bug in yoohoo.c where it didn't initialize
remote->addr->name to NULL in checkhello(), this caused
a segmentation error and failing Yoohoo/2U2 sessions. Note
that this error is in ifcico as well.
Over TCP/IP with ifcico as other mailer EMSI, Yoohoo/2U2 and
FTS-0001 in- and outbound sessions are working. For other
mailers we will see if it will work in real live.
v0.29/b 17-Dec-1998.
general:
Installed 0.29/alpha on the bbs.
Installed usleep() code in some utils. See usleep.doc for
details.
Changed the nodelist flag definitions to prevent conflicts
with system macro's.
common.a:
Locking and unlocking nodes gives better error logging. It
now also checks our own pid if the lock was already made
instead of complaining.
mbfido:
Removed some bugs in logging in magic.c
Changed FILE_ID.DIZ file checking for empty lines.
Now always marks a file announced when importing into the bbs.
Added code to prevent terminal output in quiet mode.
Added usleep() code in statistics rollover.
Added usleep() code in importmsg. (sleep each message).
Added usleep() code in LoadTic. (sleep each .tic file).
Added usleep() code in scan for mail.
Removed error message when "mailout" semafore didn't exist
in scan for mail.
mbcico:
During outbound EMSI session we send the NRQ option flag,
requests on hold for us are not allowed when we callout.
When calling a node the first thing now is lock the node
to prevent further checking if the node is already locked.
Putstatus is logged for studying status updates.
Experimental status resetting of all nodes after successfull
session.
mball:
Renamed from allfiles.
Now creates allfiles and newfiles reports. Honors maximum
security level to include in the lists (no flags yet).
Optional parameter -zip will create allfiles.zip and
newfiles.zip.
Installed usleep() code.
It is finished.
mbout:
No more error message when a file attach in a .flo file is
nolonger on disk. This can happen if nodes don't poll often
enough.
mbmsg:
Installed usleep() code.
Removed color code output when in quiet mode.
mbaff:
Installed usleep() code.
Now marks the file announced after scanning the bbs for
uploads.
mbfile:
Added the usleep() code.
Added some code to lower the disk i/o.
mbstat:
Now logs status of ZMH with the "check" command.
mbuseradd:
Added a check to see if the "shadow password suite" is
installed. It is absolutely necessary to have this.
If /etc/login.defs is present, the useradd program gets an
extra parameter "-M", to override the creating of the users
home directory. (Found on Redhat 5.1).
Added an extra check if reading the /etc/passwd file failed.
Added newline characters after some error messages.
v0.29/b2 24-Dec-1998
general:
Added modem.stripdash and ttyinfo.portspeed in structs.h
common.a:
Changed logging functions in clcomm.c, repeated messages are
now counted and reported how many there were. A full filesystem
will hopefully not happen anymore.
Added the Nopper function, this one can be called often but
only once a minute a NOP is send to the server to prevent a
timeout disconnect.
mbcico:
Removed some debugging logs. Added some return codes from the
tty drivers in zmodem send and receive. (removed later, it
didn't work).
Added Nopper code in file transfer protocols.
mbout:
When creating a poll the node's status record is reset, so if
the node was undiable, it will start polling again. This will
not happen for sessions handshake errors and port errors.
mbsetup:
In edit tty added edit portspeed.
In edit modem added edit stripdash.
mbsed:
Corrected ZMH status response.
mbstat:
Corrected ZMH status check.
v0.29/b3 28-Dec-1998.
mbcico:
Inserted new ttyio code from the German version made by
P. Saratxaga and T. Tanaka. I hope the Zmodem problems will
now be solved.
Added Hydra filetransfer protocol.
Removed Janus, it wasn't implemented anyway.
Corrected modem init routine.
Implemented aftercall function.
mbsetup:
Removed setup to disable Janus protocol.
v0.29/b4 29-Dec-1998.
general:
Changed the Makefiles. Now only in ~/src/CONFIG you can place
extra defines.
Added compile switches -Wshadow -Wwrite-strings
-Wstrict-prototypes. This gave a lot of code cleanup, maybe some
strange errors are gone.
common.a:
Corrected the repeative log counter.
Included in nlindex.c HAS_BSD_DB
mbcico:
Improved ttyio logging, maybe we can better see what is going
wrong when transfering files.
EMSI compatibility protocol now gives Hydra first, then Direct
Zap.
Added file transfer counters to Hydra. Changed Hydra logging
a bit.
mbindex:
Changed nodebld.c to inlcude HAS_BSD_DB
mbuser:
Did some screen output when it was in quiet moded.
v0.30/a 01-Jan-1999.
mbfido:
Removed a bug in the program lock that could cause a segfault.
In delete viruswork made rm now work in forced mode.
Hatch files now logs only hatched files. Added the
statistics update.
Changed completly the call module. There were some locking
problems and modem access attempts when the port was closed.
In Hydra the transfercounters are now updated after each
succesfull block.
Added more debugging log to the ttyio driver.
In answer mode we grep the environment variables CONNECT
and CALLER_ID created by mgetty and make log entries.
Swapped timer numbers in Hydra, in tty_write we now don't
test the read timer anymore, this gave unexpected timeouts
and is not according the Hydra specs.
Changed more debugging in ttyio, zmodem and zedzap are still
not working well.
Undiable nodes will not be added to the callist anymore.
mbsed:
Added some logging in the ZMH status check to see what goes
wrong with asking ZMH status.
Changed the statusfile locking, now the lock tests are done
at 100 mSec intervals instead of 1 Second.
mbsebbs:
Added CONNECT and CALLER_ID environment variables logging.
newuser:
Added CONNECT and CALLER_ID environment variables logging.
v0.30/b1 10-Jan-1999.
common.a:
Removed a bug in client.c that caused a segmentation fault
when the connected tty was /dev/console. It is now possible
to run clients from sysv init during system boot.
mbsed:
Removed a bug in the ZMH status function.
Changed statusfile lock form 15 x 100 mSec to 10 x 250 mSec.
v0.30/b2 16-Jan-1999.
general:
Defined bitmasks for logging. There are now maximum 26 debug
logflags. The logflags are changed from int to long.
All programs have been changed to use these flags now.
upgrade:
In mbsetup set the new flags in menu 1.5.19 1.5.20 and 1.18.1
note:
This version still only compiles on Slackware 3.2 maybe
others, but not on RedHat 5.1 5.2 and RedHat 5.2 Sparc.
v0.31/a 23-Jan-1999.
update:
Recompile the nodelists. Remove old index.dir and index.pag
files from the nodelist directory.
Set new value for dialdelay.
general:
Removed mbsed from this source tree. From now on this will
be distributed as a seperate archive.
Finally found out why this package wouldn't work with glibc.
Complete rewrite of the nodelist indexes. I don't use any
dbm, ndbm anymore. I wanted username lookup included and
full support for ISDN and TCP/IP only nodes.
It now compiles on RedHat 5.2 Sparc and Intel.
common.a:
Removed a serious memory leak causing the system to exhaust
all available memory during long filetransfer sessions.
Rewrote the nodelist lookup functions. Search is very fast
because the index file is sorted on nodenumber.
The nodelists will be closed after each lookup so that mbindex
may always compile new indexes.
mbcico:
In call.c changed the port closing, it will now also close the
port after an unsuccessfull call so multiple calls in one
run will now hopefully work.
Removed a bug when calling a TCP/IP node it was trying to
dial with a modem.
Added random number generator to set the dialdelay before a
call is made.
mbindex:
Total rewrite for the new nodelist indexes. In -quiet mode
it does the usleep(1) call every 80 lines (if set). Note
that in quiet mode it still runs faster then with screen
output.
The index file is sorted before it is written to disk. This
makes node lookup very fast (faster then with ndbm).
The old files stay on disk in case they are open, which can
only be for less then a second.
The semafore compile is not created anymore, instead the
mbindex program creates a lockfile to prevent that another
mbindex can run. Compiling the nodelists can now be done at
any moment.
Username indexes are not supported at this moment.
mbstat:
Now only changes ZMH status if the status is really changed.
Will create the "scanout" semafore if ZMH status changes (I
did document it).
mbmsg:
Changed the logging, killing messages now logs in columns, so
you can easy see how the mailflow and killing develops.
Removed some debug logging (finally).
When screen output is on, the last line is now erased after
processing.
mbsetup:
Changed helptekst for mailer->dialdelay.
mball:
Now creates semafore "mailin" when ready so the produced
allfiles and newfiles listings will be imported by mbfido tic.
mbsed:
Changed the $MBSE_ROOT/sta directory to $MBSE_ROOT/var and
changed the names of the status and reginfo files.
v0.31/b 06-Feb-1999
common.a:
Changed raw keyboard read to get cursor movement keys and other
gray keyboard keys. Only cursor movements is guaranteed to work
This is a limitation of PC-ANSI clients.
This change is needed to write the fullscreen editor.
Removed memory leaks from getheader.c and mbfile.c
Switched to one single .h file.
If loggin "message repeated n times" the first character is now
uppercase as in normal logmessages.
mbsebbs:
Implemented raw keyboard read changes.
All actions in change.c are now logged.
Made change voice and data phone work.
Removed the (dangerous) gets function from funcs.c
mbsetup:
Removed ncurses code.
In line editor the delete and insert key is finally working.
Modified help tekst for modem hangup string.
mbmon:
Removed ncurses code.
In line editor the delete and insert key is finally working.
mbcico:
If modem hangup string is empty only DTR-drop will be used
to hangup the modem line.
During ZMH mbcico will now only call nodes for which it has
non archived mail (netmail).
Changed ttyio debug logs, could block the session.
For magic file and execute requests now looks for both upper-
and lowercase matches.
Filerequests are searched in the internal database on both
long and short filenames, password protection is supported,
and the request counter in the FDB is updated.
mbindex:
Doesn't complain anymore when the semafore "mbindex" didn't
exist when it tried to remove it.
Now tests for latest nodelist by filedate instead of file
extension number.
mbfido:
Creates magic file names for magic filerequests.
v0.32/a 16-Feb-1999
update:
Remove symlink directories.
general:
Changed elapsed time logging, now ranges from seconds to
days with the same stringlength.
Moved signal names to common.a, also included the names
for i386 and Sparc systems.
Added PackNetmail flag to nodes record.
msgbase.a:
Removed automatic adding of FMPT and TOPT kludges in netmail.
Applications are responsible for adding kludges.
mbfile:
Removed code to work on symlinks for ifcico file requests.
mbfido:
Added some code to prevent memory leaks.
The .pkt password check now always logs bad passwords, only
when mail password check is set, bad passwords are fatal.
Added code to keep dupe databases in maximum limits.
Now forcing chdir to inbound before processing each .tic file.
It will now export netmail from the message base. It also
supports packed und unpacked netmail.
Added TZUTC kludge (FSP-1001).
mbcico:
Changed zmrecv debug logging for hanging session with one
of my links using InterMail 2.50 ML, rev B020.
If polling all lines of a multiline node and the first line
was successfull, mbcico would still poll the other lines.
The random dialdelay is now always 10 seconds or more to give
mgetty the chance to reset the modem and takeover the line
between multiple calls.
During dialdelay the IsDoing status is now sent every second
to the mbsed so you can watch it with mbmon.
mbsetup:
Changed nodes setup so that password may be upper or lowercase
for remotes that are case sensitive (was always uppercase).
Added support for PackNetmail flags in nodes editor.
scripts:
In run_inout added the news gateway (echomail => news).
mbindex:
Now only tries to compile files with a numeric extension,
2 or 3 digits length.
mbsebbs:
Wrote a simple fullscreen message editor, more or less
Wordstar compatible.
Fixed a small problem in the line editor.
The maximum size of a message is now 500 lines.
When replying to a message, the original message is quoted
into the textbuffer including an introduction line.
When replying to a message, "Re: " is inserted in the
subject if there was none.
It is now possible to send and reply netmails.
Added TZUTC kludge (FSP-1001).
mbout:
With poll and stop command you can enter multiple nodes.
With the request command you can enter multiple files.
The request command doesn't create a .flo file anymore, the
actual calling of the node must be done with the poll
command.
mbaff:
Added TZUTC kludge (FSP-1001).
mbsed:
Implemented CIPM and CSPM commands (online messages between
users). Updated the programnames list for check if the bbs
is idle. Changed the reginfo file lock to 30 x 150 mSec.
Fixed the Linux Sparc version.
v0.32/b 15-Mar-1999
upgrade:
Delete the newuser program and any accounts using it.
Move compiled language datafiles to ~/etc.
Move config.data from ~ to ~/etc.
Remove ~/lang directory
chown -R mbse.bbs ~/home/*
Upgrade mbsed to at least v0.32 Alpha.
general:
The mbsebbs program now runs setuid "mbse" setgid "bbs".
All files are now owned by mbse.bbs, even the bbs users
private files.
All references to directories for the configuration are now
hardcoded to ~/etc, ~/fdb, ~/log, ~/tmp and ~/var.
The directory ~/lang is no longer needed.
The directory /tmp is no longer used, using ~/tmp instead.
Moved the language sources and installation into this source
tree.
mbfido:
Forgot to append <cr> after the TZUTC kludge.
If we were a point, a route to our boss was not found.
Updated for hardcoded paths.
mbsebbs:
Now runs setuid "mbse" and setgid "bbs". Changed the parameters
to the mbuseradd program. The newuser program is now part of
mbsebbs.
It is now possible to run mbsebbs as a shell, it is even wise
to do so!
Updated for hardcoded paths.
Sending and receiving online messages is now handled thru
mbsed. You need at least mbsed v0.32 Alpha.
Removed the last "gets" function.
newuser:
No longer exists.
mbuseradd:
Changed parameters to this program.
Finally worked around the problem of different passwd programs,
we will now let the user supply a new password instead of
creating an empty expired password. The shadow password suite
isn't necessary anymore but it may be wise to use it.
It will not install /bin/bash as user shell anymore, during
loading of the bbs users could get a shell prompt if they were
fast enough. The mbsebbs program is now installed as shell.
mbsetup:
Updated for hardcoded paths.
Updated screen 1.3, global paths. There is only one screen now.
mbmon:
Updated for hardcoded paths.
mball:
Updated for hardcoded paths.
fbgen:
Updated for hardcoded paths.
mbfile:
Updated for hardcoded paths.
mbmsg:
Updated for hardcoded paths.
mbuser:
Updated for hardcoded paths.
mbcico:
Updated for hardcoded paths.
If the tty port was locked by another process, mbcico tried
to close the port of that process (and luckily it failed).
Now it won't try to close that port and try to remove the
lockfile. Corrected the logmessages during this situation.
mbaff:
Updated for hardcoded paths.
mbsed:
Forgot to close the reginfo file after the CIPM command,
eventualy the bbs stopped logging because mbsed ran out of
file descriptors.
Added the GDST command, to get the status of all (but no
more then 10) mounted filesystems.
v0.33/a 25-Mar-1999
general:
Changed the users structure for IEMSI flags.
update:
Open in mbsetup the users database, record 1, and close it.
This will upgrade the users database with new fields.
mbcico:
Will dispatch mbsebbs when the EMSI string is EMSI_NAK instead
of EMSI_INQ. We then assume the client is an IEMSI client.
In the tty driver changed some error messages to debug log
messages.
mbsebbs:
Didn't flush the screenbuffer when asking the user to read new
mail so the user couldn't see the prompt.
For OLR download the maxumimum number of file requests is now
taken from the main configuration.
Added IEMSI login support. Tested with FrontDoor 2.11/sw.
Flushed a prompt after file download.
The users filetaglist is removed from disk during logoff.
Deleted Toggle Expertmode, menu 307.
Added Toggle New Mail Check, menu 313, text code ^U1.
Added Toggle New Files Check, menu 315, text code ^U2.
Added Toggle Fullscreen Editor, menu 316, text code ^U3.
Added Toggle Bulltins Read, menu 307.
mbfido:
Added more debugging messages for netmail processing. Netmail
between a boss and point are being bounced between each other.
At least they don't dissapear anymore.
When forwarding a netmail, all original <cr> characters were
lost and messages may have become undeliverable.
mbsetup:
Added new menu choices that were added to mbsebbs.
v0.33/b1 29-Mar-1999
general:
Added support for "pktdate" from Tobias Ernst. This is a Y2K
.pkt analyzer and fixer. It is called before each .pkt file
is processed. Indeed, he did also made a Linux version.
Added support for ISDN and TCP/IP nodelist flags. They may
be in the Userflag field or in the authorized flags field.
mbsetup:
Added .pkt preprocessor installation to global->mail for
the pktdate program.
mbfido:
Inserted code to call the .pkt preprocessor.
Should insert ^aVia line in forwarded netmails and exported
netmails from the local msgbase.
Will now put netmail for direct links that are not in our
setup (by the stupidity of the Sysop, including me) still in
the outbound (normal status) instead of /dev/zero.
mbcico:
Added support for ISDN and TCP/IP nodelist flags.
Will now call TCP/IP nodes. This is experimental! It uses the
proposal of Lothar Behet (2:2446/301) of 25 Oct 1998. The
defined flags may be in the User field or authorized fields.
At this moment only the IFC protocol is supported, the ITN
support on port 60177 is under construction.
mbout:
Added support for ISDN and TCP/IP nodes.
v0.33/b2 02-Apr-1999
general:
2 new configuration items, user levels to allow sending of
Crashmail and File Attaches.
update:
Set Crashmail and File Attach levels in screen 1.4
common.a:
Updated nodelist flags and rendundency flags according to
errflags.zc2 dated 20 Mar 1999 (from 2:2/0). I should make
an external table for this.
If a semafore already existed (or was removed), nothing will
be done anymore. When a semafore is created, fsync is called
to make sure it is on disk.
Totally rewritten the .pkt header read function, it is now
more portable and does only one disk read to do that.
mbfido:
Commented out some debugging logmessages in magic file test.
Corrected the ^aVia lines, in one case the Sysop name was
included, in all cases the year was only 2 digits. For
debugging the milliseconds fields are now different in all 3
functions that create Via lines.
Now creates .pkt headers in a more portable way and only needs
one disk write to do that.
Now creates message headers in a more portable way.
When creating notify messages, the correct local time is now
entered.
Created a new fidonet date parser, removed the bison parser.
When messages are exported, the fidonet date is generated from
the internal structure, so incorrect received dates are
hopefully corrected on the fly. You should not need pktdate
anymore.
Now sets the local time when a message is imported.
mbsetup:
When creating new message areas, the security fields will not
be preset anymore.
Removed the gid and start uid values.
Added setup for CrashMail and File Attaches.
mbsebbs:
Remove an extra close menufile in the menu processing. The
Sparc version aborted with Segfault error on this.
When a message is created, the time is now the correct
local time.
Now sets the local time when a message is received by the user.
When a netmail address is entered, the user will now see the
nodelist bbs name and is asked to verify it.
Only above CrashMail level and if the destination node is CM,
the crash option is presented.
When creating a new user, the gid is now taken from the running
process instead of the setup.
v0.33/b3 06-Apr-1999.
general:
Due to hardware problems on my bbs, I was forced to takeover
the whole bbs on MBSE BBS, RA is now retired. This means that
lots of things must be solved in a hurry from now on, there's
no way back for me. The MOBO died, it is now replaced by an
old 386/DX33, so I have to fix the parts that slowing things
down. It must be able to run good enough on that board. This
also means that only necessary things are developed from now
on to create a stable and useable version.
msgbase.a:
The message header read function doesn't seek the whole
messagebase anymore if it needs the next header. This will
roughly triple the speed of scan for new mail.
mbfido:
Removed check for connected uplink if .tic file was a local
hatched file, there are no uplinks for local hatched files.
Finally found the bug where the TOPT and FMPT kludge info
dissapeared from the netmails causing mail for points to bounce
back to the boss.
Added commandline switch -full to force scan to scan the whole
messagebase for outgoing mail.
If ~/tmp/scan.mail exists the area and message numbers are used
to quick export messages.
It can now attach file attaches. File attaches are not routed.
If the imported file has a magic name, this magic is added to
the file description.
mbcico:
Will stop calling a node after 3 attempts if there are no
matching ports, or if there is a port error.
mbsebbs:
Abort on SIGHUP is not logged as error anymore but as normal
log message "Lost Carrier".
With netmails files can now be attached if the user has a high
enough security level. Files must be in translatable DOS range.
Fixed segfault when user tried to select an non existing
filearea.
Creates ~/tmp/scan.mail for posted messages to allow quickscan.
mbaff:
Creates ~/tmp/scan.mail for posted messages to allow quickscan.
mbsetup:
Finally added the pull uplink in file and mail group editors.
In the tic area and echomail area editors if the group is
selected and the uplink address is set in the group, the the
first default connection for that area is the uplink.
v0.33/b4 13-Apr-1999
upgrade:
The ticarea, hatch and magic datafiles are changed in format.
Order of update is important!
1. Compile all sources, don't install.
2. Make backup of all .data files in ~/etc.
3. Announce new files.
4. Remove *.*.*.*.bill files from the ~/tmp directory.
5. Disconnect all modems, networks and stop the cron daemon.
6. Run mbsetup from the source directory. ~/mbb0_33b/mbsetup
7. Menu 10.2, leave and update the database.
8. Menu 10.3, leave and update the database.
9. Menu 10.4, leave and update the database.
10. If all is well, install the binaries, check mbsetup.
11. Start cron daemon, connect modems and networks.
common.a:
Removed errormessage when created semafore succeeded when it
opened file descriptor 0.
mbcico:
When searching for file requests it tried to use ~/fareas.data
instead of ~/etc/fareas.data.
mbsetup:
Changed the tic areaname field from 12 to 20 characters.
Corrected screen numbers in hatch and magic pick areas.
Setting the magic "to area" now also uses the picklist.
Does normal logging again.
mbfido:
Doesn't import the file area name anymore in the filesdatabase.
This needs a workaround because this field is now too small.
The check for quick scanned exported messages failed for
echomail if there was more then one downlink. This forced a
complete scan to be done while everything was really ok.
The .tic file dupecheck is moved to do a little later so that
if some checks fail, the file is not in the dupe database yet.
If the destination path is not available, the file and .ticfile
are moved to the bad directory.
Reads "Fullname" field from .tic file, logging only for now.
Will now process archived tic bundles with extension .c00 where
the numbers can be any digit. (Harald again :=).
More errorchecking in Magic file procesing.
Turned some debugging logging back on.
Corrected a bug that sometimes caused a segfault during tic
processing.
Corrected a routing problem if mail was to be sent to one of
my own points, in case there where more than one point.
mbmon:
Does normal logging again.
mbfile:
Calls the Nopper() function now to keep the connection with
the server alive. Good for slow systems and lots of files in
one area.
Removed a small memory leak in the check function.
mball:
Creates "00index" files in each download directory that is in
range of anonymous ftp users. These files contain the file
names and file descriptions of that directory. A new command
"index" is added.
mbaff:
Corrected for the .tic areaname size of 20 characters.
mbsebbs:
Fixed segfault when user was trying to select a non existing
message area.
v0.33/b5 26-Apr-1999
general:
A new set of grouprecords is created. This is for the announce
of new files, so reports can be created by subject, ie.
Windows, Erotic pictures, Utilities etc. The groupnames are
part of the bbs file areas.
upgrade:
Set in menu 1.15 the number of newfiles groups.
Create the several newfiles groups.
Install in all bbs file areas the right newfiles groups.
Install in all newfiles reports the right newfiles groups.
mbsetup:
Will now ask if messagebase must be created if it doesn't
exist.
Implemented the setup of newfiles groups.
Will now show the TZUTC time instead of system generated
timezone (didn't work on RH systems).
mbcico:
Changed some logging, removed some debug logging.
mbfido:
Corrected a errormessage when the file import failed in a
non existing area.
If the file is imported in a bbs area, and that area has a
separate Newfiles groupname, that name will be stored in the
toberep.data file for announce.
If a fdb area doesn't exist during file import, it will be
created on the fly.
Doesn't send empty netmails anymore if node has tic messages
off. Only messages with text in it are send now.
Switched .tic description lines logging on again because there
are some strange descriptions coming in.
Fixed a problem when there was only a normal description line
in the incoming tic file, the downlinks got a shortened
description line.
Doesn't strip Hi-ASCII from FILE_ID.DIZ file anymore, only
control characters. Stripping of Hi-ASCII should only be done
by file announce programs (if the moderator wants that).
mbdiff:
Removed a lot of debug logging.
Removed unarchive functions as they are already in the common
library.
mbindex:
Removed some debug logging.
It now deletes old nodelists from the nodelist directory exept
the most recent two lists.
mbsebbs:
Added logging of selected file and message areas by the users.
During mailscan and filescan inserted call to Nopper().
Wrote a new Getstr function to create Unix accounts, this
one won't accept spaces. (Thanks to Henk de Graaf, a user
who failed to login).
The username won't be converted to lowercase anymore when
his Unix account is created.
The Unix name has to be at least 3 characters.
mbaff:
In the announce function new uploads will get the area number
as fileecho name so they will be announced by area.
v0.33/b6 30-Apr-1999
common.a:
Execute now only logs result messages if there was an error.
mbaff:
Added High ANSI to Low ASCII translation for echomail areas
that need it.
mbsetup:
Added High Ascii switch in filefind setup.
Corrected menu numbering.
mbfido:
After tossing a .pkt the result is only logged if there was
an error.
Removed 2 debug messages during netmail import.
Made logging of "Keep files" final.
Allowed hi-ascii in .tic files for the descriptions.
Build in a check for multiple "Desc" lines in .tic file,
only one is allowed. Offenders are logged, See FSC-0087.
mbsebbs:
Quick_Bye() is now logged (if possible).
mbdiff:
The resulting new archived nodelist will now be a lowercase
name instead of a uppercase name.
The new nodelist will be default be archived with the same
archiver as the diff file came in, if it's not available
there is now a fallback to ZIP which is always available.
v0.33/b7 10-May-1999
upgrade:
ACRmail 0.60 file naming convention is default off for
existing nodes, check their setup.
msgbase.a:
Added a counter which keeps track of the size of the message
being written.
common.a:
Will now create unique arcmail names for out of zone mail if
it is turned on. This should prevent creation of duplicate
arcfile names to the same node.
Corrected logging of bestaka_s function.
Doesn't create 00000000.fr0 ARCfile names anymore if our
system is the point sending to the boss.
mbaff:
In the announce function added logging of the size of the
written message.
Inserted a checkpoint log after each announced block.
Inserted code to split messages after 13000 bytes.
mbfido:
Removed "Packing Mail" logmessage.
Imported netmail will now allways get the Private status.
Added code to replace the archive comment, currently this
works with .zip and .rar archivers, others don't support
this.
The ^aVia line was inserted at the begin of a forwarded
message instead of at the bottom, it also had the address
of the origin system instead of our own system.
Also moved the ^aVia line in the other 2 functions to the
bottom.
mbfile:
If during the check for missing files in a download area there
is an extra file and it is not a regular file, it wil be
ignored. This allows the use of subdirectories.
scripts:
Added support for binkd, if it is installed in ~/bin and the
binkd.cfg is in ~/etc it will be started and stopped as the
rest of the bbs.
mbsetup:
Added in nodes setup ARCmail 0.60 naming convention switch.
mbcico:
When there are session errors, the status counter is now
increased with 5, so maximum 6 calls are done. (was infinite).
v0.33/b8 23-May-1999
mbfido:
Corrected Connection time log messages.
mbcico:
Restored the original filetime functions.
Removed 2 debugging log messages.
Made the filerequest processor 3 times faster. The remote
doesn't timeout anymore during the search for files. It
must still be made faster.
mbsetup:
Added the (hidden) option to move echomail areas.
mbout:
Will also clear the status record of a node with the poll
command if the reason was session errors.
mbdiff:
Changed available archiver tests, and fallback to ZIP
archiving. It is finally working.
mbsebbs:
Corrected the reply test for new users when they had entered
their name.
Updated language number 413.
New users won't see the "new files" when they logon the first
time. (They saw all the files on the bbs).
If IEMSI login is aborted or failed, IEMSI won't be used
anymore during login.
When the offline reader packs netmail, only personal mail is
now added to the dowload packet.
v0.33/b9 12-Jun-1999
update:
Change scripts that call mbuser.
general:
Changed startup and finish logging of all programs to use
one style.
mbaff:
New file reports that are splitted over several messages will
now report the right report totals.
Removed some development debugging logs for splitting messages.
mbdiff:
Removed all extra debugging logs from version beta-8.
mbuser:
Made command syntax and helpscreen as in all other programs.
This affects the scripts.
mbsebbs:
For the "comment to sysop" function the .quote file in the
users homedirectory will now be truncated to 0 bytes to erase
its contents.
The "mailout" semafore is now only set at the end of the user
session.
Inserted the Nopper() call in the fullscreen editor to prevent
server timeout when writing a long message.
When writing a netmail to an unknown node, the user must verify
to send the mail anyway. New language prompt 241.
If a user is short with transfertime for a download, it will
be written to the logfile.
mbfido:
The notify function will now only include areas that are
"Active" in the reports.
Changed the ASCII filtering of reading .tic and FILE_ID.DIZ
files, High-ASCII characters are not lost anymore.
The packet password is now only checked if the originating node
is in our setup.
Before processing AreaMgr and FileMgr messages the right
noderecord is loaded again in case it was replaced.
v0.33/b10 19-Jun-1999
general:
The man pages are removed.
mbfido:
Removed logging of file descriptions.
Changed logging of replacing archive banner.
mbaff:
Removed logging of splitting messages.
Removed several other debugging logmessages.
mbsebbs:
Removed some debugging logging from download functions.
Corrected a logmessage for new users, language line 66
is now obsolete.
mbsetup:
Included (Spacebar = toggle) message in yes/no switches.
mbuseradd:
Removed the creation of .profile in the users home directory,
this is not necessary because the users shell is mbsebbs.
v0.33/b11 29-Jun-1999
Most fixes in this release are from Jan van de Werken who is beta-
testing v0.33/b10.
upgrade:
In mbsetup menu 1.14 set new fields 21 and 22.
In mbsetup, enter menu 8.5, set security levels for transfer
protocols and save the database.
general:
Added 2 global setup integers for splitting newfiles reports.
common.a:
Removed Getstr() function.
mbfido:
Changed AreaMgr and FileMgr message body checks, lines with
more than 1 space or tab and empty lines are skipped.
Removed debug logging for import local netmail.
mbsetup:
Added in menu 1.14 setup for newfiles reports message split
at a gently size (after a group of files) and a forced
message size.
In nodes setup, new records now default have Advanced tic off.
In nodes setup corrected several numbering errors.
New defaults for global configuration by Jan van de Werken.
To confuse all non-Unix users, all file attaches seem to
come from our A: drive.
Corrected a lot more wrong screen numbers.
mbaff:
Implemented gently and hard splitting newfiles reports using
the global setup.
mbsebbs:
Rewrote all user input functions. They should beep now if
the user does something wrong.
Changed the GetPhone functions, the format is not fixed
anymore and it accepts only 0..9 + - characters. This should
work in all countries now. Minimum length is 6 characters.
Changed the language prompts 45, 47 and 48.
Language prompt 46 is not in use anymore.
Removed the logdate2 function, it wasn't used.
Added GetstrP() function (instead of Getstr() in common.a).
Change transfer protocol now checks for the proper security
level.
scripts:
Updated most scripts, added more comments, added tests to
see if MBSE_ROOT is already set, style fixes.
v0.33/b12 08-Jul-1999
general:
Removed creation of .VERSION file from the main Makefile.
mbfido:
The echomail areatag is forced to uppercase.
Removes stale FILE_ID.DIZ files before processing a new one.
mbsetup:
The new fields 1.14.21 and 1.14.22 where placed at the wrong
column on the screen.
Changed the default values for gently and forced message split
to 27 and 30 KBytes.
Corrected a missing linefeed in sitedoc protocols listing.
Corrected a menu error in menu 8.
Corrected placement of menu item 1.4.11
Some cosmetic changes in the sources.
Corrected help message in screen 7.x.23, caused mbsetup to
crash.
mbsebbs:
The info screen now displays compile date and time.
The Area listings for file areas and message areas now break
lines at column 79 and send cr/lf at the end of the line.
Also, area numbers increased to 5 digits (was 3).
Added cr/lf to language prompt 220 in mail.c
lang:
Shortened prompt 220 with 1 character.
v0.33/b13 28-Jul-1999
general:
Added structure for file request index.
update:
Run "mbfile index" once.
Include "mbfile index" in the maint script.
Modify "run_inout" script to start "mbfile index -quiet" if
the semafore "reqindex" is present.
Modify "run_inout" script to replace the fixed .pkt filenames
with stdin from the mbseq program, ie: 12345678.pkt will
become `mbseq`.pkt
Set the filerequest limits in menu 1.17.22 and 1.17.23
You may specify portspeeds above 57600 in the tty's setup.
common.a:
Corrected a comment in pktname.c
Changed error logging in execute.c
Moved execsh() from mbcico into common library.
mbcico:
Removed some debugging logmessages from yoohoo.c
Changed some debugging logging from 'Session' to 'EMSI'.
File request response messages now contain MSGID, PID and TZUTC
lines and request limits.
Filerequest limits implemented.
Filerequest search now uses the index file created by mbfile,
should be fast enough now.
Moved execsh() to common library.
Magic execute request result is now send by mail instead of
an ASCII textfile.
Made some changes in zmmisc.c according to ifmail-2.13, sessions
with D'Bridge 1.58 seems to work now.
Logging of "chat: read return -1" suppressed, this is most of
the time caused by modem hangup during dial and is not a real
error.
During outbound scan missing directories will be created.
A major error in callall.c prevented crash arcmail to be sent.
Rewrote all functions that created mail, less disk I/O. Also
made the .pkt headers the same as the mbfido program did.
Will now handle serial port speeds upto 4000000 baud if your
hardware can handle that.
mbsebbs:
Finally implemented user access flags.
Removed some debug logging.
Changed "Terminated on SIGALRM" error logging to normal log
with "User inactivity timeout" message.
mbsetup:
In edit users toggle of flagbits is now correct, no "notflags"
anymore.
Added setting of filerequest limits in menu 1.17
Changed fieldlength for integers to 7 digits. Now you can
enter all available portspeeds in the tty setup.
mbfile:
New command: index. This will create ~/etc/request.index
which contains a sorted index of all requestable files on
your bbs. This index is used by the mbcico request processor
to speed up the filerequest search. The "reqindex" semafore
is removed when it is finished.
mbfido:
Creates "reqindex" semafore if there were files imported.
The check for stale FILE_ID.DIZ files was at the wrong point.
Will pack the mailqueue if the temporary .pkt file is bigger
then the maximum size of that .pkt and creates a fresh one.
mbseq:
New program. Write a 8 character hexadecimal unique sequence
number to stdout. This can be used in shellscripts to create
unique filenames. The sequence numbers are fetched from mbsed.
v0.33/b14 16-Aug-1999
general:
This is the first public release.
mbcico:
Revised zmodem protocol, changed timers etc. Used latest
information (Aug 1999) found at Omen Technology's ftp site.
In the openfile function added support to skip files already
present in the inbound.
Hydra and TCP protocol transmitters now send the filetime
rounded up to even seconds just like zmodem already did, so
the filetime is always the same on DOS (Fat) as on Unix
systems.
Zmodem will now skip files already present in the inbound.
Hydra will now skip files already present in the inbound.
TCPproto will now skip files already present in the inbound.
Changed EMSI debug logging, should be more clear now.
Does finish zmodem session with D'Bridge [1a] 1.58 now.
scripts:
Added support for UPS. The UPS software should set the
semafore "upsalarm" when it's running on battery power. Most
utilities will the not run anymore to prevent data-loss.
The semafore "upsdown" should be set just before the UPS
starts the real shutdown. This will force the mbstat program
to timout after 30 seconds.
mbstat:
The wait command will only wait for 30 seconds instead of
one hour if the semafore "upsdown" exists.
v0.33/g1 01-Sep-1999
general:
Many brave souls have downloaded and tested the previous
version. Most changes in this release are bugs found by all
these people.
Added checks in the Makefile to test the MBSE_ROOT variable,
written by Jan van.de.Werken.
Added checks in some Makefiles for root privileges for
make install.
upgrade:
Enter mbsetup 1.1.10 and set the name to "bbs".
Check UnSecure switch in echomail areas. Should be off unless
you need it.
Remove the line LOGDEBUG from $MBSE_ROOT/etc/client.conf
common.a:
Added the original copyright in for the 32 bits crc code.
Checking .pkt header now checks valid system aka's.
Removed reading LOGDEBUG from ~/etc/client.conf, wasn't used.
Added SigName for Alpha CPU (not tested).
mbfido:
Removed debug message in addpkt.
Added 2 extra DeleteVirusWork() calls in tic processing at
points where processing is aborted and left the temp directory
with unwanted files. This also happened when a virus was
detected.
Will now import echomail from points who are connected to
the normal nodenumber instead of the hub/host number.
Will now try to import bad netmail into a netmail directory
instead of losing it.
Changed the check for received echomail, the sending node
must be in the export list, unless the msg area UnSecure flag
is set.
Implemented the connected systems Excluded flag for echomail
connections in import/export echomail.
Implemented the connected systems Excluded flag in the AreaMgr.
The Notify function now also sends statistic reports to the
node.
Fixed a routing problem (I hope) for out of zone routed
netmail.
When scanning outbound netmail the domain field is zeroed in
the destination address to prevent garbage in the domain field.
Patches by Jan van.de.Werken, files import now set the name to
FileMgr instead of sysop's name.
AreaMgr and FileMgr generated messages now have AreaMgr or
FileMgr as "From" name instead of the sysop's name.
mbcico:
Restored some zmodem code that was changed in beta-14.
Added some other code for error handling (Carrier lost).
Zmodem file transfers are streaming again.
Added a tty flush in the TCP/IP transmitter.
Solved the EMSI handshake problem with T-Mail mailers.
mbsetup:
Added menu 1.1.10 to setup the name of the bbs startup
account. The default is "bbs".
Changed ImpSeenby switch in UnSecure switch in message areas
setup.
In message areas the Excluded flag is added to the systems,
you can now disable a node from an area if a moderator wants
that.
In edit users added a switch to toggle OLR Extended Message
Info in OLR download.
mbsebbs:
Now reads the bbs startup name from the configuration instead
of using the hardcoded name "bbs"
Writes a door.sys dropfile in users homedir. The first line is
fixed to COM0 forcing doors to run in local mode. The second
line is 0, meaning 0 baud is local mode. Let's see how this
works.
Added some logging for the OLR upload function.
Now tests lowercase filenames also for reply packets created
by MultiMail.
Now includes the ^aMSGID string in BlueWave download messages.
Optional includes all other kludges in BluwWave download.
v0.33/g2 02-Oct-1999
general:
Moved the mbsed back into this archive. Included the new
installation procedure.
Moved the example files into this archive.
upgrade:
Remove $MBSE_ROOT/bin/fbgen.
If you want to switch off CFG.dospath, be sure your outbound
is empty or mail and files will get lost!!! Thus: type
"mbout stat" and see if nothing is there before you do that.
common.a:
Patches by JvdW, if CFG.dospath is empty then fileattaches
will contain Unix style filenames, otherwise the ataches
are translated to DOS style.
dbase.a:
If SearchTic and SearchMsg function the area must be active
in order to be found.
mbaff:
Removed a bug in scanning uploads function that created empty
lines in the toberep.data file. Also forced the long
description strings to be no longer then 48 characters.
fbgen:
Finally fixed this one. Can now read multiple description
lines from files.bbs. Renamed to mbfbgen.
The dangerous gets function is replaced.
mbsetup:
The edit path function now checks if the directory has read
access instead of write access, it might be on CD-rom.
mbfile:
Skips the kill and pack functions on CD-rom areas.
Skips the check of files on disk against the database on
CD-rom areas.
mball:
Doesn't create 00index files on CD-rom areas anymore.
mbcico:
More bugfixes in TCP protocol. Better error handling for
disconnected sessions.
Creates inbound tmp directories when they don't exist.
Now presents the EMSI info from the tty records if
possible.
script:
Corrected a syntax error in the maint script.
mbfido:
The areamgr and filemgr names are not hardcoded anymore,
the names presented are the first names defined in the
setup.
Outbound processing now also works if CFG.dospath is empty,
then Unix style fileattaches will be created.
Rewrite of file import function by JvdW to fix some bugs.
FileMgr and AreaMgr global connect and disconnect now
check if the area is set to Active.
Rewrote ARCmail naming, zero length archives older then
6 days are deleted. If a zero length archive then still
exists, the extension number is bumped. This should
prevent using the same archive name on the same day to
nodes with more then one mailsession each day.
v0.33/g3 18-Oct-1999
general:
Ideas for generating ARCmail names by Sean Rima and JvdW
implemented.
Lot's of cosmetic stuff to make commandlines, help screens,
more clear and the same for each program by JvdW.
update:
In mbsetup 1.14.15 check that this is zero or the number of
old days you want echomail rejected.
Check in mbsetup nodes->mail that "ARCmail a..z" is off
for nodes that can't handle that.
mbcico:
File attaches that are no longer on disk are now correctly
removed from the flo files. Changed logging for this.
The scanout function now removes truncated ARCmail files
that are not of the current day or are older then 6 days.
Corrected a bug that the inbound directory wasn't created
when it didn't exist.
mbsebbs:
Now allows netmail crash replies.
Can now reply netmail that came in via the UUCP gateway,
when the reply is saved the message is readdressed to the
gateway.
Disabled the download transfertime check before starting a
download. It gave unpredicteble results if the users previous
download cps was bad for some reason, the user couldn't
download.
mbsetup:
New menu item in 1.14, "Reject old", to reject incoming
echomail older then this number of days, or zero to not
check the age.
In nodes->mail setup added a switch to allow a..z
ARCmail archives extensions.
Made editing log (debug) switches more clear.
Some editing keys now beep if you do something wrong.
mbfido:
The pack function now supports 'a..z' ARCmail extensions
if this is on for that node.
It's possible to reject too old echomail.
Short commands and options now displayed in the help.
The fileforward netmail now set's the filemgs name first
character to uppercase.
The uploader name with file import now only has one
name anymore, the first character is capitalized. This
line should not be too long, this gives ugly listings.
System aka's in the same zone other then the aka of echomail
area are added to the seen-by lines.
Added experimental zonegate support for echomail.
Removed some debug logging in tic processing.
mbaff:
Short commands and options are now possible, like other
programs already did.
mbout:
Short commands and options are now possible, like other
programs already did.
The scanout function now removes truncated ARCmail files
that are not of the current day or are older then 6 days.
Suppressed the help message for file attach, it is not
yet implemented.
mbfile:
Short commands and options now displayed in the help.
mbmsg:
Short commands and options are now possible, like other
programs already did.
mball:
Short commands and options now displayed in the help.
mbstat:
Short commands and options are now possible, like other
programs already did.
mbfbgen:
Handles files.bbs lines of 255 characters instead of 80.
v0.33/g4 05-Nov-1999.
mbfido:
The final seenby lines are deduped and sorted before writing
them to the in and exported echomails.
Areamgr and Filemgr messages now have a capitalized first
"From" name character.
Areamgr new function: flow reports. Can be requested by
%flow and is automatic generated with notify reports.
Areamgr, increased the area tag from 20 to 25 characters
in the notify reports and %list, %query, %unlinked response
messages.
Corrected a bug creating garbage at the end of the magic
execute commandline.
mbsebbs:
Reply to UUCP gateway didn't work in real live, it seemed
that the official UUCP gate had no ':' character after the
REPLYADDR and REPLYTO kludges, while my testsystem running
ifmail 2.12 for the gate does. I now test both cases.
mbcico:
Implemented remove ARCmail older then n days.
mbout:
Implemented remove ARCmail older then n days.
mbsetup:
Added integrity check for edit message groups.
Added integrity check for edit fileecho groups.
v0.33/g5 13-Nov-1999.
upgrade:
Edit /etc/inetd.conf to add "-t ifc" for standard ifcico
protocol, "-t itn" for telnet protocol.
If you don't use the original binkp mailer, you may want to
add entries for the binkp protocol, this will show the
remote that you don't support the binkp protocol.
The installation scripts are updated. See the file SETUP.sh
on how the files /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf should
look like.
mbcico:
Implemented "not supported" binkp protocol.
Revised commandline parameters, in TCP/IP slave mode the
mode must be given on the commandline, -t ifc for standard
ifcico protocol, -t itn for telnet protocol, -t ibn for
binkp protocol.
Starting mbcico without arguments will show the help screen.
Now all programs do that exept the mbsebbs binary.
mbsebbs:
Changed language prompts 214 and 215.
Added language prompt 46.
Added message export to file function. The file will be saved
in the users private homedirectory, the filename is created
as <areanum>_<msgnum>.msg in MS-DOS format.
Corrected display header of users home directory file list.
Added import file in message function, the file must be in the
users private homedirectory. This only works in the fullscreen
editor.
mbfido:
Inserted 2 sync() calls during mailtoss. I hope this prevents
temporary missing archives and .pkt files.
New command, "tag", writes areas tagfiles for each mail and
tic file group to the ~/doc directory. Filenames are automatic
created.
mbsetup:
In edit tic area and edit message area editing of connected
systems now uses the excisting node setup.
Made a new menu selector for areas with Global and Move
options.
Implemented new menu selector in message and tic areas select.
If you jump directly to a message or tic area with select, the
offset is recalculated to that area range.
Added global editing functions in message areas setup. Functions
are add, delete, change connected systems, aka to use and some
other settings.
Edit a nodes aka's is checked if these aka's are used in tic
and message areas.
Delete a node is checked against aka's used in tic and message
areas.
v0.33/g6 22-Nov-1999
mbsetup:
Removed a bug where you could not add new aka's to nodes due to
the aka's checking.
With database intergrity checks the cause of blocked actions
is now logged in mbsetup.log
If you change the number of connected systems or maximum groups
in global setup, the databases affected will be automatic
updated.
mbfido:
When writing a notify message to selected nodes all other nodes
received status messages.
Corrected uploader name, removed "BBS" string.
Installed patches from JvdW in file forward to correct some
segfaults with the subject variable.
The local hatched files are now moved to the inbound so that
the unarchiver programs can find these files.
mbcico:
Added very experimental binkp protocol. Handle with care and
at your own risk. This isn't finished yet.
SETUP.sh:
Fixed the script, there was one "fi" missing so the script
crashed and didn't do all changes.
v0.33/g7 05-Dec-1999
mbcico:
Fixed some logging in binkp protocol. It works for normal
mail and files transport.
mbsebbs:
Export message to users work directory did not put the
message in the work directory but in the home directory.
mbfido:
Netmail to unknown bbs users are now readdressed to the
sysop. Should be a bounce message.
Added a experimental test for empty imported netmails.
The netmail area Private flag is checked to see if we keep the
original Private flag or force imported netmail to Private.
v0.33/g8 12-Dec-1999
general:
Changed the Makefile, make zip now puts FILE_ID.DIZ in the
root of the directory tree so that file processors will
find it now. This is a <cr><lf> version of this file.
common.a:
Removed and changed nodelist lookup debug logging.
mbuseradd:
Now check the excistance of the users home directory, if it
is found then it is removed before the home directory is
created again. This fixes problems with RedHat 6.1.
mbfido:
Global AreaMgr commands cannot disconnect message areas anymore
that are mandatory.
Removed some routing tracking debug messages.
Added check to see why not connected echomail is imported to
the netmail of the last user in the userbase.
Changed check to "Sysop of z:n/n@network" to readdress to
the sysop's real name.
After readdress a netmail to the sysop, the usersearch is now
done again.
If locking the message base during import fails, import is
aborted.
v0.33/g9 18-Dec-1999
upgrade:
If you ever used DOSEMU then do a rm -Rf .dosemu in each users
home directory. The ownership of these files are changed so
they are created again when the user runs a door for the
first time.
If you have created ttyinfo records with just digits in it
for the /dev/pty/0 type tty entries, you need to change them
to pty/0 type entries. The example etc files are now containing
these entries.
general:
All sources recompiled with memwatch. I will not name all
places where I found memory leaks, it was a lot. Still busy
finding them, but most programs are allright now.
You can turn memwatch on and off in the file CONFIG. If you
change it, do a "make clean" before recompiling the sources.
Changed my Fidonet address, the testsystem is listed now and
removed my old e-mail address which was not valid anymore.
Changed the installation script.
For RedHat 6.1 and newer a different /etc/rc.d/init.d/mbsed
file is created then before because the su command behaves
different. The install script will try to detect this.
Thanks to Juergen Heisel for finding this problem.
Changed more startup and shutdown scripts.
Changed language prompts 306, 311 and 324 to reflect
GigaBytes storage instead of MegaBytes.
Changed language prompt 327, it had a space too many at the
end.
common.a:
In the attach function implemented the global leavecase
switch to be able to turn off the forced uppercase for
file attaches when dos translation is on.
mbfido:
Found a bug where mbfido ran out of file descriptors during
toss, only about 1012 messages were tossed and then the whole
thing started tossing everything to bad. Jim Hansen who
reported the problem, reported that tossing 37500 messages
now works fine.
Added the commandline switch -unsecure to be able to run an
unsecure toss, ie. no originating checks are performed.
Handle with care.
Forwarded netmail packets got the wrong from address in the
.pkt header.
Added fsync calls after every write to a message packet.
When writing .tic files to other nodes now the real aka of
the tic area is used in the From address instead of bestaka
match of the destination.
All system aka's in the same zone are now added to the .tic
Seenby lines.
Will now gently stop processing if the upsdown semafore is
detected.
Added a check with file import that there are no more then
25 description lines.
mbsebbs:
Added new controlcode, ^KM displays the users lastread pointer
in the current message area.
When reading new mail at logon, the users lastread pointers
are not updated anymore in echomail/news areas to prevent that
the users skips unread messages.
Only if a message area is Public/Private and a reply is given
the user gets the question Private y/N. On other cases the
flag is automatic set.
With netmail reply if enough security level a file may be
attached.
The door.sys dropfile date formats are now fixed. Depending
on the menu settings it can be original (pre 2000) format or
have four digit year numbers, the new style. Writing the
dropfile can also be suppressed.
Removed the setuid calls before and after running a door,
mbsebbs now always runs as user "mbse".
The $HOME environment variable is now forced to the users
real home directory, even if mbsebbs is started as user bbs.
When the user logs in, the existance of the subdirecties
.dosemu/run and .dosemu/tmp are created in the users home
directory if they don't exist. DOSEMU is happy with that.
Because of this, all files in the users directories are now
only owned by user mbse.
Moved the setup of last message and file area to a later
startup point in userlogin.
Autoexecuted menus are now also checked for user security
and user age.
Fixed the screen output of several bbs list menus.
Now handles the /dev/pty/0 device names found on newer
Linux distributions.
It will now also create the necesary subdirectories for the
/dev/pty/n devices.
mbaff:
The written messages statistics counters always counted at
sunday in januari.
mbmsg:
Added message post from a file function.
mbsetup:
With the filebase editor I got segmentation faults on a Sun
Sparc machine, changed the filedate calls. They show up the
local time now also.
Added the global editor for the tic areas.
Added in menu 1.3 a switch to leave to case for .flo files
original, ie. not forcing it to uppercase.
Added menu creation in menus setup.
Added setup to suppress the creation of a door.sys dropfile,
and the ability to write the years in four digit format in
the door.sys file. Newer doors seem to understand this.
Added delete menu item in menu setup, finally.
Added menu item move.
The menu editor now shows the autoexec menus with the
lightred lowercase "a" at the selection key position.
When a new config.data is created, the default loglevels
are now set to normal values.
mbcico:
Forgot to implement the NoTCP global and per node flag.
If you are not permanent connected to the net, use these
to prevent the use of internet protocols.
mbmon:
Screen 5 now calls Nopper() to keep the server alive.
Corrected screen display numbers 5 and 6.
v0.33.10 24-Jan-2000
general:
Changed version numbering. From now on, minor odd numbers
are testversions, even are stable. Same as with the
Linux kernel.
Changed the setup script, it should now detect SuSE systems.
This is not tested.
update:
Remove (as root) all bbs users from /etc/ftpusers. They are
not needed (and never were).
Compile and install this release.
Kill mbsed (killall -9 mbsed).
Edit $MBSE_ROOT/etc/mbsed.conf, remove the line with logdebug
and the commentlines above.
Start mbsed again (/opt/mbse/bin/mbsed).
Then start mbsetup, open the global menu 1, and exit. Answer
yes to update.
If you have any echomail passthru areas, give them a
message base path. Passthru doesn't exist anymore.
common.a:
The file_crc function now supports the usleep(1) code
for background processing.
The logfunctions now replace <cr> and <lf> with spaces.
msgbase.a:
Corrected a bug in the Pack function when the headerfile
was corrupt. If the header is corrupt, the index file is
used to find the right recordposition again. Errors are
logged.
mbsed:
Removed the logdebug loglevels. Logging is fixed now.
Changed the answers for the SBBS command.
mbsetup:
Added a global setup screen for the ftp server.
Added a switch in the menus setup for doors to set a flag
to create door.sys files for dosemu/Vmodem use.
Revised the message area setup screen.
Changed text's in global mailer setup to indicate that the
mailer flags are for TCP/IP connections.
mbuseradd:
Doesn't add usernames anymore to /etc/ftpusers. This is not
needed for standard ftp security.
mbcico:
Added send filerequest to the binkp protocol. In single
batch mode, you need to connect a second time to get the
request response. This is normal single batch behaviour.
Nodelist flag for Binkp mode is XX. (For POTS/ISDN XA).
Added received filerequest to the binkp protocol. In single
batch mode this will put the files on hold. Multiple batch
mode works now but is only tested against another mbcico
mailer.
Calling internet nodes could not use a forced hostname or
IP address. Fixed. Added search in nodes setup phone
fields for hostname/IP address, search in nodelist location
entry (2 nodes on the world do that, I needed one of them),
and the IP notation in the nodelist phone field (000-...).
Hostnames after the flags are not resolved, hostnames
should be in the system name field.
In the binkp protocol the flags from the global mailer
setup are sent as our flags.
mbsebbs:
The next two pathes are from Ken Bowley.
Changed the fullscreen editor with patches from Ken Bowley.
Improved behaviour for inserting and deleting text.
Changed the door.sys creation, if the COM port option in
the menu files is on, the door.sys file writes COM1 in
it with a portspeed of 115200. This is for running doors
under dosemu and a patched Vmodem.
Made newmail scan and other checks for personal mail case
insensitive.
The fullscreen editor source now has an extra define FSEDIT
to enable heavy debugging logs.
It didn't respect the BBS closed status on lines that did
not honor ZMH status.
Removed "Re:" debug logging from mail.c
mbfido:
Corrected the queue path for tic passthru areas, the
destination path missed a /.
Delete file from the inbound with passthru areas is now at a
later point.
Removed the message passthru switch, you needed and area
anyway.
mbstat:
Corrected screen output when it was waiting for the bbs to
close.
mbftpd:
New! Special ftp server for MBSE BBS. Should use BBS users
access restrictions etc. Doesn't work yet so don't use it.
It is included in the distribution, but not compiled or
installed.
v0.33.11 07-Mar-2000
upgrade:
Change the CLIENT line in ~/etc/mbsed.conf, the authcode must
now come behind the hostname. Remove the AUTHCODE line.
Kill the old mbsed, start the version from this version.
The same changes must be made to ~/etc/client.conf
Run mbsetup, goto 1.17 and 1.18 and set it up for your system.
Check the QWK area names in the message areas: if there are
areanames longer then 13 characters edit them so that they
fit in the 13 characters limit. In previous versions this field
was 20 characters.
general:
Added global config to create www pages for downloads.
Included the mbftpd directory in the main Makefile. Don't use
the mbftpd program yet!
Updated the documentation, some parts were 2 versions behind.
common.a:
Execute external programs now lowers process priority to 15,
and restores to 0 after execution. This should make running
(de)compressors and other utilities "nicer".
If a client fails server authorization, it will now proper
close the server connection.
mbsed:
The syntax of the client lines in mbsed.conf is changed,
multiple lines are now allowed, hostnames and authcodes must
be on one line now.
It is now possible to close the connection when not authorized.
Minimized the number of response codes. Updated the
documentation.
mbsetup:
Added global setup menu for the html pages creation.
The length of the QWK area names in the message areas setup
is changed from 20 to 13 characters for the QWK specifications.
Removed selection of menu number 216 from the menu editor.
mball:
The index command now also creates index.html files for web
clients. The index files are stored in the download directories.
If a download directory contains .gif or .jpg files then
thumbnails will be created and the thumbnails will be used in
in the index.html files.
You need "convert" of the ImageMagick package to use that
future.
mbfile:
Added 'index*' to the list of filenames that isn't checked
with the mbfile check option.
Pack and Move file functions will now also delete or move the
thumbnail files.
mbcico:
Changed the binkp receiver timeout code to prevent a hanging
receiver. This only happens sometimes on a Sun Sparc (and
still does).
Changed the modem chat logging. It is now visible what is
really send and received from to the modem.
mbsebbs:
Added wordwrap in the fullscreen texteditor. Patches by
Ken Bowley.
Replaced hardcoded prompts in offline.c with language prompts.
New prompts are 66, 228, 229, 256, 260, 277, 297, 338, 374,
377, 391..397, 411, 425, 439..460. Replaced a language prompt
in the Language load function with a hardcoded message.
Removed menu option 216, download pointmail.
Added QWK download and upload. Not fully tested yet!!
Added ASCII download.
File descriptions with color info will now be displayed in
color.
mball:
File descriptions with color info suppresses the color info
in the all/newfiles listings and 00index files.
v0.33.12 24-Apr-2000
upgrade:
After compiling and installing set the amount of free
diskspace in mbsetup menu 1.4.22 to your choice.
Kill and reload mbsed.
If you use the web interface for the file areas create
the directory css in your webserver document root and copy
files.css from the distribution archive in it. Then run
mball index. Customize files.css to your taste.
general:
Changed the ~/tmp/scan.mail file to ~/tmp/echomail.jam and
~/tmp/netmail.jam in the standard JAM format.
Added file README.GoldED
common.a:
Added function to check for free diskspace on ext2, msdos and
vfat filesystems, except floppies.
mbsetup:
New nodes now have "Notify" default off.
Renamed menu 1.4.
Added minimum diskspace setting to menu 1.4.
Added force FNC switch to the nodes setup.
mbfido:
Exported netmail are checked until any tearline, not MBSE's
tearline alone.
If exported echomail doesn't have a ^aPID kludge, the ^aTID
kludge will be inserted anyway.
Removed some debugging info from the ARCmail pack function.
When netmail to points is written with GoldED there was no
^aTOPT kludge. Any missing ^aTOPT, ^aFMPT and ^aINTL kludges
are now added if they were not found during mailscan.
The unarc/viruscheck directory is now completly removed after
use and created again. Sometimes files with strange names
were left behind with a normal recursive remove.
Now checks at regualar points the free diskspace. Execution
aborts if it is too low.
mbsebbs:
Inserted ^aINTL: kludge instead of ^aINTL without colon.
Corrected the users age calculation, the users age increased
one month after his birthday.
mbsed:
Added some fsync() calls to ensure disk writes.
Now starts logging reginfo locking after the fifth attempt.
mbcico:
Made some small changes to the binkp batch function.
Added free diskspace check during outbound calls.
Added BSY command support for binkp during file transfer stage.
Changed binkp timer reset points during file transfer stage.
The binkp receiver now checks diskspace before accepting a
new file, it sends BSY if too low to the remote.
If in nodes setup the FNC flag is set, the binkp protocol
will now send old 8.3 uppercase filenames to the remote.
mball:
The WWW pages now include a stylesheet so it is more easy
to create a personal look and feel for the pages. The
stylesheet goes into htdocsroot/css/files.css An example
is included in this distribution.
mbaff:
Added free diskspace check.
mbindex:
Added free diskspace check.
mbdiff:
Added free diskspace check.
mbmsg:
Added free diskspace check.
mbuser:
Added free diskspace check.
v0.33.13 12-Jun-2000
upgrade:
Make all files and install them as root.
If you use GoldED or other mail utilities as another user
change $MBSE_ROOT/sema and $MBSE_ROOT/tmp to mode 777.
Kill mbsed with signal 9.
Now start mbsed again (/opt/mbse/bin/mbsed).
general:
The install script now sets the $MBSE_ROOT/sema and tmp
directories to mode 777.
Updated the internet news gate documentation.
msgbase.a:
Now creates all JAM files with mode 0666.
mbcico:
The binkp driver skipped aka's when the node number
was zero.
Changed on hold logmessage.
mbfido:
When forwarding a netmail, a temp file was closed twice,
this caused a segfault on glibc-2 systems.
In the logfile areamgr notify messages had the same orgin
and destination address.
mbsed:
Changed the signal handlers. It will now allways try to
cleanup lost clients. It will also not hang anymore when a
client aborts for 10 minutes and use 100% cpu time.
mbsebbs:
Changed logging in filearea select.
Permanent removed download checktime function, this was
already off.
Added error logging for setting filearea 0 during logoff.
Only netmail replies via an internet gate are now readressed
to a UUCP address.
v0.33.14 03-Jul-2000
upgrade:
Read this section carefully!!! This is a large update.
Backup the whole BBS configuration.
Compile and install all programs.
Kill -9 pid of mbsed. Restart mbsed.
Delete file ~/var/mailer.hist
Delete in all outbounds the *.sts files.
Start mbsetup, set item 1.5.14 if you want new users to
get an email box, you should do this.
Set 1.13.4, 1.13.5 and 1.13.6 to the node where the pop3,
smpt and nntp servers are, normally this is "localhost".
Set 1.13.10 to the Fidonet aka you will use for incoming
and outgoing email via the Fidonet UUCP gate.
Set 1.13.11 to the node address of the Fidonet UUCP gate.
Set 1.13.12: use "No ISP" if you dont't have internet
access, you will then use the default Fidonet UUCP gate.
Set it to "Dial ISP" if you connect sometimes to the internet
of have a cable modem without a DNS entry. Set it to
"Perm ISP" if you have a permanent connection to the internet
and you system has a valid DNS name.
With mbsetup open the userbase, close it and answer yes to
the save question. If you want existing users to have
private email, set 15.36 for each user to yes. You should
do this to accept email from the UUCP gate.
Open the message areas setup (9.2), exit and answer yes to
the save question, this will update this database.
Remove any existing email areas in the normal mail setup,
menu 9.2 (you should not have had any yet).
With mbsetup open menu 16, this will add the default services
database. Add entries as needed.
With mbsetup open menu 17, this will add the default domain
translate database. Insert entries as needed. Move the new
entries so that the .fidonet .ftn translation is the last
entry.
Go back to the start of this section and check!
general:
Introduced users private email. Each user has (if set) three
email boxes: mailbox, archive and trash.
New system settings GiveEmail, POP3 host, SMTP host, Email Aka,
UUCP gate aka and Email mode.
New menus for email: 216 Read email, 217 Post email, 218 Trash
email, 219 Choose mailbox, 220 Quickscan email.
New user settings Email and plain password.
All users can now have private email boxes.
In normal mail areas you can't create email boards anymore.
Some documentation is updated for new features and some
changes are made to explain some things better.
Added a services database. These are mail accounts that can
perform certain actions.
Added domain translation database, this will translate fido
domains to internet domains and back.
Changed the message areas to contain newsgroups information.
common.a:
The nodelist lookup function didn't recognize the internet
protocol flags followed by a colon and portnumber.
Move some functions from mbfido and mbmsg in here.
Added characterset convertor from ifmail. It uses the same
maptabs.
Moved some other functions into this library.
mbinet.a:
New library, internet protocol interfaces. Has interfaces
to SMTP, NNTP and POP3 protocols.
msgbase.a:
The MsgIdCRC and ReplyIdCRC values were not set in the message
headers.
Added protection for too long subfield strings.
Made some stringlengths longer, following JAM specs.
clcomm.a:
When closing the server connection the autorisation table will
now be freed before the program ends.
mbcico:
During binkp calls the mailer history wasn't filled with
session information.
Some system names were too long for the history info.
Will now properly initialize the mailer history file when it
doesn't exist.
With incoming calls the "Node not in setup..." debug log
message at startup is supressed.
Will send netmail with Immediate flag set allways.
Will now also poll non-CM systems outside ZMH. You should
know what you are doing!
The format of the outbound .sts files is changed to prevent
problems on Sparc systems.
Made the FTS-0001 sessions work again.
With outbound sessions the RH1 link option is set.
If a file is received and there is alread an empty file with
the same name, that one is removed to prevent filename extension
bumping. This may be a leftover from a previous failed session.
mbout:
Won't create polls for nodes not in the nodelist, nodes that
are Down or Hold. Removing polls is always possible.
When multiple polls on the commandline are given, if one of
these nodes is down/hold, then all other polls are still
created.
When creating a poll for a non-CM node outside ZMH, a warning
is given and written in the log.
Added the fileattach command.
The format of the outbound .sts files is changed to prevent
problems on Sparc systems.
mbfido:
In the rollover function the mailer history is truncated each
month. The current and previous month records stay.
When forwarding .tic files, the files are now attached to the
routevia address if this is set for a node.
Processes scanning of netmail with the immediate flag set.
Added more debugging info for the scan function.
Uses the services database to decide incoming netmail to handle
by AreaMgr, FileMgr or Email.
Moved some functions to common.a
Configuration errors found during mailscan are now logged.
Removed a small memory leak from the magic manager.
Added experimental email import from a FTN UUCP gateway.
The AreaMgr now refuses to disconnect a node who is cutoff from
an mail area to prevent reconnection.
If from a received tic file the accompaning file is missing in
the inbound the errormessage will now say that instead of the
wrong message "Permission denied".
mbsetup:
In edit fido aka's when you remove a secondary nodelist the aka
is now automatic erased.
The line editor now checks if a line only contains spaces, if
so, the line is returned erased. Trailing spaces are still
possible!
Added global settings and user settings for the new options.
Added 5 new menu choices, Post Email, Read Email, Trash Email,
Choose Mailbox and Quickscan Email.
Added setup for the services database.
Added setup for the domain translation database.
Corrected some sitedocs chapters numberings.
Added setup parameters for news in the message areas editor.
For new installations there will now be a default system
location filled in. This will prevent "mbstat open" to hang
for sysops that didn't do proper system setup.
mbmsg:
The post function created the semafore scanout instead of
mailout.
Moved some functions to common.a
Messages written with GoldED were deleted by age because some
GoldED versions don't set the Processed date.
mbsebbs:
Added DoNop() to message read function to prevent losing the
connection with mbsed with long messages.
Added netmail Immediate option for non CM nodes.
Replaced some hardcoded prompts by language prompts.
Duplicate phonenumbers check is finally working.
Added better check for personal mail.
The messagearea overview now also counts messages written by
the user as personal messages.
Changed the newuser function to set system and bbs password
in one function so the user creates the password only once.
During normal login (via user bbs) the plain user password is
stored in the userbase. This will not work with Unix login.
New textcontrolcode: Control-K + N, current e-mail mailbox name.
Updated the change password menu command to use the new
mbpasswd wrapper.
If a user decided to Quit check for newmail, the bbs crashed
with a segfault.
Will not insert Re: in the subject of the subject contained a
Re^2: produced by GoldED.
Patched the fullscreen editor with code from Johannes Lundberg
to correct the "invalid screencoordinates" problem.
Adds the ^aCHRS kludge with CP437.
Will now free the server authorisation tables on exit.
The users plain password is now written to door.sys
mbsed:
Removed the fsync calls in the logfile write functions,
it never did any harm and the fsync calls do really slowdown
the system.
The locking functions only waited for 2,5 second instead of 15.
mbpasswd:
New wrapper, sets a new password for a user from the
commandline.
mbuseradd:
Doesn't ask the user for a new Unix password anymore, mbpasswd
is used instead to set the password.
lang:
Added 10 new language prompts, 461 upto 470.
Changed language prompts 39, 40 and 388.
mblang:
Corrected a bug reported by Johannes Lundberg (2:206/149).
mbuser:
Will now remove blank records at the end of the database.
mball:
The index function now translates the characterset from CP437
to ISO-8859-1.
mbdiff:
Removed a small memory leak.
mbindex:
Writes an error in the logfile when no nodelist is defined for
a network that is defined in the network setup. Processing of
all other lists will be completed.
mbmon:
Will now free the server autorisation table at exit.
mbmail:
New program, use this to replace ifmail from the ifmail package
for the email gateway if you had that installed. If it is then
it's probably configured in /etc/sendmail.cf or whatever other
MTA you are using.
v0.33.15 08-Oct-2000
upgrade:
After installing the new binaries kill mbsed. Start mbsed.
Start mbsetup, open global menu 1, exit and save. This will
set the default value for newsarticles dupe database size.
Set the real news areas to the type News instead of Echomail.
Copy mbsebbs-0.33.15/script/run_inout to $MBSE_ROOT/etc
Compile the nodelists again with mbindex.
general:
All version information for the sources now comes from the
generated file config.h
Tested on Slackware 7.1 (i386) and Debian 2.2 potato (Sparc).
Changed the SS() macro to MBSE_SS() to prevent conflicts
with system libraries.
Changed the way debug logging is, see the file DEBUG for
details.
Updated the ftscprod list with version 006 of 22 jan 2000.
I dared to ask for a product code with the FTSC commitee.
Removed the McMail.bug file from the distribution because
later releases (after 1.0) don't have problems anymore with
EMSI handshake.
Added nodelist capability flag IFT for future extension.
Added forgotten nodelist capability flag Z19.
Changed the analogue modems priority.
lib:
When there was more then 6 Gig diskspace free, several programs
complained about negative diskspace available.
The logger now registers the /dev/pts/n devices correct.
Changed the logger for the new debug way of logging.
The logger is now protected for stringlength overflow.
mbfido:
When exporting echomail all system aka's in the same zone are
now added to the SEEN-BY lines.
Experimentail newsgroup postings from local posted echomail
and received echomail.
Now closes active SMTP and NNTP servers only once if they have
been used instead of opening and closing for each message.
The filemover now creates destination directories if they don't
excist.
Added patches from Redy Rodriguez of 2:283/613.6:
. Added %RESCAN and %MSGS to the Areamgr.
. It also fixes two bugs in %QUERY: it incorrectly listed the
linked areas (I have added the great totals at the end of
answers to %QUERY and %LIST); and it also corrects its not
recognizing the area tag if you ask for it in lower case
letters (should always be in upper case).
. The AREA: kludge in echomail is now only tested if it is the
first line of the message.
. Added the message area autocreate function. See the manual
for details how to set it up.
mbfido now creates MBSE-FIDO ^aPID and ^aTID kludges.
Crashmail to points will be sent to their boss node.
Sending email now uses the mkrfcmsg function.
Incoming .pkt files not ending with a zero word are now
processed as if they were ok. The will not end up in the bad
directory anymore.
In magic unpackfile for test there is now an calloc for the
cwd buffer to see if that removes a NULL pointer free'd error.
SETUP.sh
Added extra check for Slackware systems. Since 7.0 there is
an extra check needed to prevent detecting a Mandrake system.
Corrected a minor typo for Debian startup script.
mbsetup:
The PickAka function loaded the global setup again when
editing the global setup so you did loose all recent changes.
Added a menu entry in menu 1.13 to set the size of the news
articles dupes database.
In screen 9.2 changed the order of fields 19, 20, 21 and 22
because item 8. got partly overwritten by linewrapping.
mbsed:
Corrected the data given for disk statistics for large disks.
The log function now prints all characters to the logfile.
mbsebbs:
New users have now default the fullscreen message editor.
Added patches from Redy Rodriguez of 2:283/613.6:
. Changed language prompts 136...141 and added 471. Changed
the timestatistics output in funcs4.c for the changed
language prompts. It is now full international.
mbsebbs now creates MBSE-BBS ^aPID kludges.
It is now possible to reply crash to points by testing the
status of the bossnode. Also crash posting to points is
now possible.
Changed some debugging code of the fullscreen editor.
Message reading on Sparc systems works again.
The offline reader functions Tag areas, Untag areas and View
tags will now display the more/y/= prompt when the listings are
longer then the screenlength. Patches by Redy.
When posting a news article the To: field is automatic filled
with "All".
Postings to email and newsgroups now add some RFC headers for
mbfido to process. The style of GoldED is used.
mbcico:
mbcico now creates MBSE-CICO ^aPID kludges.
The binkp transmitter now sends a zero length dataframe after
the transmitted file to all mailers except mbcico.
Removed a small bug in EMSI handshake routine.
Revised modem7 timeouts. Corrected checksum error for first
time receive of filename.
Did final testing for FTS-0001 sessions, a lot of bugs are
repaired. Note that most of them may be present in ifcico.
In a FTS-0001 session wazoo filerequests are also honored.
Sometimes received wazoo requests were renamed to temp
filenames and not responded to.
Corrected the helpscreen for the TCP/IP modes.
Improved the random dial delay time generation.
mbmon:
The logger now registers the /dev/pts/n devices correct.
mbchat:
Patches for new device pty names by Redy Rodriguez.
fbutil:
New utility written and maintained by Johannes Lundberg,
2:206/149@fidonet, <jojo@chaosdev.org>.
run_inout:
Changed this script to check for the inbound/bad directory,
if it doesn't excist it is created.
Removed all old news/email gateway stuff.
The goldnode compiler is called if it is in $MBSE_ROOT/bin.
v0.33.16 07-Jan-2001
upgrade:
Edit the crontab to comment out the lines with run_inout,
mailer and mbstat check.
Compile the sources.
Stop the bbs, kill mbsed.
Install the new binaries.
Start the bbs as root with the new init script. It will be
in some init.d subdirectory depending on your distribution.
If you can't find it, reboot.
If you want to start using the newsgate, run mbfido news -learn
the first time to learn which articles there are.
Edit menu item 1.14.3 and check that it's empty if you don't
use it.
CRON.sh:
Removed the lines that ware replaced by the mbtask program.
SETUP.sh
Changed binkd into binkp because binkp is the official protocol
name.
Corrected a problem installing on a system without shadow
passwords.
Removed the part where the init scripts are installed. They
are now in a new script in the script directory.
clcomm.a:
New function Syslogp, to log unformatted strings, the normal
formatted string logfunction did hang sometimes when logging
strings containing the % character.
Improved some error messages in the NNTP and SMTP connections.
common.a:
Protected uniq_list and sort_list against NULL pointers.
Handles the error strings now if there is a $ at the start
of an logstring. This was only in the daemon but that didn't
give the right errorstrings. Nobody noticed this error has
been here from the beginning.
Protected the chkftnmsgid function from NULL input.
libdbase.a:
Dupe checking databases are now loaded in memory when needed
and written to disk only once when ready.
general:
Two new global switches, don't regate and allow control
messages.
Changed the maptab cp437__iso-8859-1 to translate 8bits dos
graphics to 7bits characters to make all fancy dos like
textboxes more readable on Unix systems.
New setup parameters for UUCP newsfeeds.
Added support for the PPC cpu.
mbtask:
New daemon. Takes over the functions of the run_inout and
mailer scripts. This program launches every program needed
to run the bbs. It will also check Zone Mail Hour.
mbsed:
Corrected a spelling error in the program header.
Made the userlog full transparant.
Fixed a memory leak in the userlog function.
Changed file locking of mbsed status files to use fcntl()
instead of placing lockfiles.
mbfido:
Protected the rfcmsgid function against NULL input.
Build some protection against too long lines in ftn messages
that were gated from rfc and regated to news.
Removed a lot of #ifdef statements for gating behaviour and
made a lot of code permamenent.
Original code for #ifdef ALLOW_CONTROL and DONT_REGATE is now
under control of configuration settings.
Forwarded files had an old copyright message in the tic files.
When sending messages to the SNMP or NNTP servers a line with
only a dot in it will be sent as a space and a dot to prevent
that the server thinks it's the end of the message.
When sending or forwarding messages to a destination with a
routevia address, the arcmail will be packed with the flavor
of the new destination node.
Magic execute uses the exec call now instead of the system
call, the programs to execute must now be in MBSE_ROOT/bin or
it will fail.
If a MSGID is missing the dupecheck includes the message text
in the dupecheck. (Redy).
Local posted echomail gated to news has now the right From:
address format and the right UTC time.
Imported news messages had an AREA: line in the message text.
Gating news to echomail doesn't crash anymore. Fixed several
bugs to make this finally work.
During gating news to echomail the mbmon program now displays
what is going on.
Added usleep code during news scanning.
The program is now installed setuid mbse and setgid bbs. This
allows it to be called by other users as mbse.
New commandline, uucp. This allows mbfido to process incoming
uucp newsbatches. Call it from uucp by:
cat newsbatch | /opt/mbse/bin/mbfido uucp -quiet or
cat newsbatch | /opt/mbse/bin/mbnews
It will handle compressed and uncompressed newsbatches.
If a scanned netmail should be send via your own UUCP gate, the
message will be handled further by the ExportEmail function.
All other UUCP destinations will be send via the remote UUCP
systems.
News articles that need to be send via NNTP are now first stored
in a temporary file. At the end of the mbfido run it will try
to post these articles. If it fails (newsserver down), the temp
file stays for a later try.
Added newsserver options for submitting articles via rnews and
to an UUCP remote host.
Added alias database again that was in the original ifmail.
Made a universal email post function.
Removed sourcefiles addos.*, they were not used.
If in configuration the root for the html pages is blank, then
no html pages will be created.
Netmail send to "ping" are bounced back to the sender if your
system is the final destination. If such a netmail is passing
thrue, the receiver is notified (trace). All ^aVia lines are
added to the replies. Systems running MBSE 0.33.16 and up may
now add the PING flag to the nodelist.
mbmail:
If there is no Organization header, the BBS default origin
line will be used.
Removed a lot of #ifdef statements for gating behaviour and
made a lot of code permamenent.
Original code for #ifdef ALLOW_CONTROL and DONT_REGATE is
now under control of configuration settings.
The packet routing is now determined using the mail tracker.
The point of splitting large messages is now set at the point
from the setup instead of hardcoded at 12 Kbytes.
The program is now installed setuid mbse and setgid bbs so that
braindead MTA's can still deliver mail to the Fidonet.
Mail for users at your own bbs is now imported into the netmail
board.
Added REPLYTO: REPLYADDR: and MSGID: kludges if these where
not yet present in the message.
Added alias database again that was in the original ifmail.
mbsetup:
In menu 1.13 added allow control and don't regate setup.
In all menus the default prompt selection is now "-" instead
of "0", so just pressing enter will leave from a menu.
When editing a new message area the area is automatic made
active when you assign a group to the area.
Most databases now create default records the first time.
The sitedoc pages for the tty lines were to big for each
printed page.
Splitted menu 1.13 in a Fidonet and Internet part, added setup
parameters for UUCP newsfeeds.
In the services setup the UUCP/Email entry is now added for
first time installations.
mbmon:
In all menus the default prompt selection is now "-" instead
of "0", so just pressing enter will leave from a menu.
mbout:
Fixed the helpscreen.
mbstat:
Removed the check command, this is now done by the mbtask
daemon.
mbcico:
Doesn't use tmpnam anymore during execute magic request.
The openfile function doesn't use tempnam anymore if a filename
is created after 62 name bumps.
When searching for a matching aka and your first aka is
disabled the first active aka is used as default.
The closefile function doesn't use the tempnam function anymore.
mbsebbs:
When posting news articles when not permament connected to the
internet, the From address will be Fido style.
Messages for offline packets are now packed using the
following tests:
- If area is netmail then only personal messages are
included (unchanged).
- If area is not netmail, and msg-kinds are private then
only personal messages are included.
- If area is not netmail, and msg-kinds are both (pvt/pub)
then personal messages and messages without pvt flag are
included.
- Otherwhise all messages are included in the packet.
Removed debug messages for the POP3 protocol.
mbpasswd:
Fixed a compile problem on systems without shadow passwords.
Thanks to Mario Mure.
Corrected a missing library in salt.c
Corrected a missing conditional header file in encrypt.c
mbmsg:
Wrote wrong CHRS kludge in the post function.
mbfile:
Warns about empty file areas during kill files.
v0.33.17 21-May-2001
upgrade:
Compile the sources.
Stop the bbs using the init script mbsed as root:
Slackware 7.0 and older: /opt/mbse/etc/rc.shutdown
Slackware 7.1 and newer: /etc/rc.d/init.d/mbsed stop
RedHat and Mandrake: /etc/rc.d/init.d/mbsed stop
SuSE: /sbin/init.d/mbsed stop
Debian: /etc/init.d/mbsebbs stop
Install the new programs.
Start the bbs using the examples above and use the word start.
Use mbsetup menu 1.18 to change the Zone Mail Hour if you are
not in Fidonet zone 2.
general:
The daemon mbsed is now obsolete, all these functions are now
in the mbtask daemon. For client/server communications Unix
Datagram sockets are used instead of TCP stream sockets.
Italian language added, translated by nervous@nervous.it
Spanish language added, translated by Redy Rodriguez.
JAM messagebase locking is now according to the JAM specs.
docs:
Added fsc-0088, fts-4001 and a page to describe the use of a
UPS with MBSE BBS.
Updated documentation to show all changes.
Added in file area setup and message area setup the description
of the global commands.
SETUP.sh:
Removed installing mbse as port in /etc/services
common.a:
The diskfree check now ignores a mounted filesystem at /boot
because that filesystem is usually small and not needed by
mbse.
The diskfree check should support reiserfs now (not tested).
Code and logging cleanup in packet.c
dbase.a:
Removed debug logging from the dupes databases.
mbinet.a:
When an NNRP server asked for authentication after the first
command instead of after connect, the user authentication
wasn't started.
mbsed:
Obsolete and removed.
mbtask:
Does all things mbsed used to do, it uses Unix Datagram sockets
to communicate with the clients.
If IP addresses to test are entered in the setup it will check
if the internet connection is available with ICMP ping.
Added Internet connection status, system running status and
system load average to the GSTA command for mbmon.
Create's the file ~/etc/config.data if it doesn't excist and
fills it with default parameters.
Note: the internet connection status is for future use.
mbfido:
The pktdate logresult is now only displayed if there was
something wrong.
The Checkdupe fallback logmessage is removed.
Corrected a small bug in the news to echomail gate to get the
correct replyto and replyaddr kludges in the messages.
Changed the tosspkt messages read functions back to the way it
was so the namefield may be exactly 36 characters long excluding
the null terminator.
The PING function didn't work if the message came from a node
not in the setup.
The PING reply now has a Re: prepended.
The scannews function now acts better on nntp error conditions.
Local posted echomail dropped the subject when it was gated to
news.
If imported netmail doesn't have a FMPT kludge and there is
pointinfo in the MSGID line, the pointinfo is taken from the
MSGID line.
Improved the TRACE message of the PING function to make it
more clear that it is a TRACE message.
The PING reply now uses the aka from address that was original
the destination address instead of the matched aka in the
reply message.
Added a hack to try to process .tic files that are not lowercase
filenames.
Added support for a system alias file to convert fidonet
addresses to RFC addresses.
In the mbnews function the tests for the headers Newsgroups:
and Message-ID: are now case insensitive.
File attaches with the leave case option set did not get the
TFS or KFS flags set in the attachement.
mbdiff:
Removed some debugging logmessages.
mbfile:
Removed some unnecessary logmessages.
mbmon:
When viewing the bbs lastcaller list the clock wasn't updated.
The <host> commandline option doesn't work anymore because we
now use Unix Datagram sockets to communicate with the server,
so we must be on the same system.
Added Internet status, running status and system load average
to the Server Statistics screen.
Minor adjustments to the screen layout of the Filesystem Usage
screen.
mbindex:
Sends the correct IsDoing information to mbtask during sort and
write.
mbsetup:
Added setup screen for the task manager.
Some menus didn't have the default "-" character in the prompt.
The language setup now adds Italian and Spanish on new
installations.
In main system aka's shortened the domain names from 12 to 11
characters length to prevent SIGSEGV in mbsetup.
Improved help messages when editing aka's.
Corrected chapter numbering in sitedoc.
Changed page layout sitedoc 8.1
Removed initialisation of ~/etc/config.data, this is now in
mbtask.
In golded.inc AKAMATCHECHO is no YES.
In golded.inc writing the AKAMATCH aka's other then fidonet
didn't really match the aka's, the main aka was written instead.
mball:
Removed two redundant log messages.
mbmail:
The program wrote mbfido instead of mbmail in the logfile.
mbsebbs:
During login with two names the second name now also checks
for empty responses from the user.
Removed some IEMSI debugging messages.
Removed the timeleft debug message.
Removed logmessage if no newfiles were found.
Removed rendunant log message abount start newfiles scan.
Removed logmessage if no newmail was found.
Removed debug email setarea message.
The list of languages to select is now divided in two columns.
The message to sysop function now doesn't quote and doesn't
write "Sysop wrote to ..." anymore. Thanks to Harald Wuensch.
The program now uses umask(007) instead of umask(000)
In the displayfile function the ^B syntax (show text above
sec. level) is now: ^B<level>^B<text to display>^B without
the < and > characters. Thanks to Harald Wuensch.
Removed (press enter to Quit) from language prompt 379 since
there is no default choice.
Adjusted a lot of strings for filenames and paths to PATH_MAX
in stead of 80 characters length.
Moved the Nopper call in the fullscreen editor to a place were
it always should work.
mbcico:
The session debug logmessages are set to the special loglevel.
Implemented EMSI-II, FSC-0088.
When calling a TCP/IP node with hostname in nodelist system
name and a valid phonenumber, and if the hostname could not
be resolved, mbcico would dialout and try to establish a
TCP/IP session over the modem connection. Now the TCP/IP
flags are cleared and mbcico will fallback to valid old style
phone sessions.
In binkp added the M_NUL PHN and M_NUL OPM to log if they are
received from the remote. We also send these flags.
In binkp we now always send and empty dataframe after a file
is sent, most binkp implementations need this to detect EOF.
We don't log received empty frames anymore, we just drop them.
mbpasswd:
Added check that username and password may not be longer then
16 characters.
Fixed the error message on some systems about USERGROUPS_ENAB.
mbuseradd:
Error messages now go to stderr.
Increased stringslength of some internal variables to PATH_MAX.
Check all arguments that they are no longer then 80 characters.
The user is now the owner of his homedir. In this homedir a
directory Maildir with subdirs cur, new and tmp are created,
also owned by the user. Some MTA's need this (Qmail).
Doesn't create the .hushlogin file anymore, not needed.
mbmsg:
Now runs umask(007)
mbuser:
If users at the end of the userbase are deleted and the database
should be truncated, these users were not removed from the Unix
system and their homedirectories weren't removed also.
Added a check to see if the sysop defined in the main config
also exists in the user database because these two must match.
mbstat:
Added the semafore command to set internal mbtask semafore's.
script/installinit:
Corrected a bug for Slackware 7.0.0 were the wrong initscripts
were installed.
examples:
Replaced the internet menu and txtfiles with versions that work
with the current menu structure.
v0.33.18 27-Jul-2001
Upgrade:
In your Mail Transport Agent (if you use it) replace the line
"mbmail -r <nexthop> (recipients)" to mbmail "(recipients)".
In postfix this is in the master.cf file.
With mbsetup menu 1.3.8 fill in the path to the *.msg path.
lang:
Added Galego language by Redy Rodriguez.
Corected Spanish language.
SETUP.sh:
Doesn't create .huslogin anymore for user bbs.
Script does now work on FreeBSD.
common.a:
Corrected some defines in parsedate.c to include/exclude the
right code.
Changed the rawio to termios style instead of termio.
Added ufs filesystem as normal filesystem to the diskfree
function.
msg.a:
When locking the JAM messagebase failed due to a lock error
nothing was logged and the error was not flagged.
mbftpd:
Removed the subdirectory for this not finished program. It may
or may not return later.
mbfido:
Filefind replies had a wrong ^aREPLY kludge.
Rewrote a lot of code so that similar functions are only once
present. This will make bughunting and maintaining much easier.
Scanned netmail from point addresses created with GoldED are
now always checked for missing FMPT, TOPT and INTL kludges and
they are inserted when missing.
The checkdupe switch also work in uucp mode (mbnews).
The code for mbmail is now merged into mbfido. A symlink from
mbmail to mbfido is created to let mbfido run in mail mode.
The syntax to call mbmail is changed.
Implemented processing ^aFLAGS for received netmail (FSC-0053).
mbmail:
Obsolete, the functions are now in mbfido.
mbtask:
Removed all references to the Memwatch debugger, mbtask is oke
but the debugger fills up the harddisk (very fast).
Does now respond again to external semafore's mailout, mailin
and scanout in the semafore directory.
Removes stale socket file if found.
mbpasswd:
Added CLOSE_SESSIONS and ENV_ROOTPATH to getdef to prevent new
user error messages on some distributions.
Ported to work on FreeBSD.
mbindex:
Patched by Ken Bowley to prevent a crash when the 300 baud
field is the last item on the nodelist line.
mbmon:
Changed the rawio to termios style instead of termio.
Shows the OS name in the info screen.
mbsetup:
Shows the OS name in the info screen.
Creates default tty records with tty names for the right
OS (I hope).
Fixed a bug in the menu editor, deleted menus were not really
deleted.
Added setup items for the menu Display colors.
Added a no suid switch to the menu for doors.
Added setup for *.msg directory in menu 1.3.
mbcico:
Renamed sendfile function in zmsend.c to sendzfile to prevent a
conflict with an excisting library call on FreeBSD.
Removed some debug logmessages.
The filerquest response message doesn't use the tmpnam function
anymore, this was the last one of the unsafe tmpnam calls.
mball:
Removed some compiler warnings on some systems.
mbsebbs:
Removed some compiler warnings on some systems.
Added menu Display lines.
Added menu item 21, display text only.
When a user has no download files limit and no download Kbytes
limit he may download unlimited.
When a user has no timelimit set in the limits, he will get
a 24 hours session limit.
The written door.sys file now has EOF character at the end.
The written door.sys file now has a : after the comport.
Executing doors in nosuid mode (as real user) is now possible.
The can be switched on using mbsetup.
Fixed security problem in Unix username and password entry.
mbuseradd:
Ported to work on FreeBSD.
mbpasswd:
Ported to work on FreeBSD.
mbfile:
All path string variables are now of length PATH_MAX.
Added list file areas.
fbutil:
Removed list file areas.
htmldoc:
Upgraded the FTSC documents to the current state.