husky

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 1.2-release

Notes:
Download win32, DOS/DPMI and OS/2 binaries from here
Download Debian GNU/Linux packages from http://husky.sourceforge.net/debian
Download BeOS binaries from http://walther.sourceforge.net

Win32 version required smapi and fidoconf
OS/2 version required EMX runtime (available from here)

If you wish activate Perl support, download perldll-w32.zip from here and
place it into husky/bin directory or install full ActivePerl from http://www.activestate.com


Changes:
HPT 1.2.1-stable
(1.2-stable branch started 25.06.2002)

This file describe changes between hpt-1.0-stable and hpt-1.2-stable

1. MAJOR feature improvements:
   - new areafix code; idle forward requests (track new echoes requests
     from uplinks);
   - 'hpt qupd' - check requested echoes queue,
   - 'hpt qrep' - report queue status (send requested echoes status to links)
   - areafix: report about already linked areas
   - areafix: send echoarea rules on subscribe (token sendRules)
   - areafix: new syntax of %list and %avail
   - toss speedup
   - win32 binary with dll (MS Visual C/C++ compiler)
   - Compile HPT with Perl support on MS VisualC & VisualC.NET
   - new perl hook tossbad(), called when put message to badarea
   - vars $fromname, $toname, $date, $subj for route() func in filter.pl
   - flags 'dir', 'imm', 'kfs', 'tfs', 'cfm' and 'npd' support
   - hpt post: uue-multipart posting
   - hptlink use hpt.log for logging
   - misc/hptlogstat.pl: new version
   - misc/pretty.pl: sort & format area definitions
   - misc/hpt_ro: New perl module for filter.pl: hpt read-only manager
     (written by Andrew Sagulin 2:6073/1).
   - added hpt link -j switch, link jam areas by msgid/reply crc -- speedup

2. CONFIG changes:
   - the 'pause' keyword syntax expanded: on, off, 1, 0, earea or farea
     possible ('pause earea': echoes paused, 'pause farea': fileareas paused)
   - change loglevels (see fidoconf & hpt documentation)
   - new token: sendRules
   - add sample configs to distribution

3. IMPORTANT bugfixes:
   - do not autoadd tearline & origin in netmail
   - do not scan messages with flag 'LOK' set (mfc)
   - Clear trs, loc & k/s attributes after scan() perl hook
   - translates origin & tirline to OEM-defined character set (win32)
   - HighWaterMark fix where scan jam area with deleted messages
   - hptlink: ignore characters case and .0 at the end of node address
     in msgid/reply fields
   - Fix remap (replace INTL kludge)