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                             USBBSDoor Revision History
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       This file describes the new features in recent USBBSDoor releases.

       Please refer to USBBSDOR.DOC for a basic description of USBBSDoor.

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      [ USBBSDoor 5.4 New Features 05/09/95 ] ------------------------------
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      * New command - (I)nternet BBS Search. This command searches the USBBS
        list for systems offering Internet services.  These searches may  be
        narrowed to Area codes, States or the Entire list. When displaying a
        system using the (I) command, USBBSDoor will "expand" the listing on
        the screen. This expanded display takes the one-letter Internet list
        designation and displays it as a verbose listing on a second line.

      * To accommodate the (I)nternet command,  "(I)nfo on USBBS"  has  been
        changed to (U)SBBS info.

      * The (M)odem brand search has become obsolete and has been removed.

      * The new (I)nternet and (U)SBBS-info commands, as well as the removed
        (M)odem command are reflected in the enclosed MENU and HELPx  files.
        If you are already running USBBSDoor, these new files should be used
        and the MODEM file can be deleted.

      * USBBSDoor now accepts ANY three digit number as an area code. In the
        past, area codes always had a 0 or 1 as the second digit.  USBBSDoor
        would validate area code input by making sure the three digit number
        met this requirement before searching the entire list. A shortage of
        area codes caused the second-digit 0/1 requirement to be dropped  by
        the phone companies recently.

      * The AREA, AREA2 and AREA3 files have been updated with the new  area
        codes since USBBSDoor's last release.

      * The BRAND file reflects the current USBBS List software brand codes.

      * USBBSDOR becomes USBBSDoor -  "USBBSDOR" was conceived in early 1987
        for  a single BBS package.  In that time period, for that particular
        software, the common nomenclature for naming "doors" was to  fit the
        door name  into eight characters  (the DOS limit for a  file's  base
        name).  Therefore DOOR was often clipped to DOR.  Hence this  door's
        original name, USBBSDOR.  That naming convention is long a thing  of
        the past.  For the last few years "USBBSDOR"'s author has desired to
        change the name, fearing people might think he cannot spell his  own
        program's  name!  Now this program will be spelled  "USBBSDoor".  Of
        course, some file names such as USBBSDOR.EXE will remain the same.

      * * * QSUSBBS New Features * * *

      * The  filename has changed for separate QSUSBBS distribution  and  is
        is  now QSUSB21.ZIP (or QSUSB21.ARJ, etc.).  In the last release  of
        USBBSDoor (5.3) the filename was QSUSB20.ZIP.

        -  To  create a new QSUSB21.ZIP, make sure the NEW  QSUSBBS.EXE  and
           QSUSBBS.DOC are located with the NEW  USBBSDOR.EXE.  Then run the
           enclosed QSREG.BAT file.

      * QSUSBBS now accepts ANY three digit number as an area code.  See the
        text above for USBBSDoor for details.

      * The area code help screens have been updated with the new area codes
        since QSUSBBS's last release.



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      [ USBBSDoor 5.3 New Features 12/23/93 ] ------------------------------
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      * USBBSDoor now recognizes the RIP designation in  PCBoard,  Wildcat!,
        and DOOR.SYS modes.  When encountered, USBBSDoor will act as if the
        caller is in regular COLOR mode.

      * If USBBSDoor detects a RIP communications program, it will clear the
        caller's RIP screen and set it to 25 line mode.  This is needed  for
        USBBSDoor's list display screen which is designed to be used on a 25
        line screen.

      * QSUSBBS,  the off-line USBBS list searcher and viewer,  has  several
        new features:

           - At the QSUSBBS.EXE input prompt, the user may now enter an  "A"
             alone  (without the quotes) to display a list of area codes  by
             state.  An "S" may be entered alone to display a list of  state
             code abbreviations.

           - If no USBBS list file name is given on the QSUSBBS.EXE  command
             line,  QSUSBBS  will search for the newest file  name  matching
             USBBS???.LST in the current directory, and use one if found.

           - QSUSBBS  will add the extension .LST to the  command-line  list
             filename (USBBSxxx.LST) if not included during startup.

           - The filename has changed for separate QSUSBBS distribution  and
             is now QSUSB21.ZIP (QSUSB21.ARJ, etc.).

      * A command line switch was added for users of intelligent  multi-port
        serials cards (requiring a FOSSIL driver) on some nodes, and regular
        serial ports on others.  This switch is /NOFOSSIL and should be used
        on the nodes not using a FOSSIL (and only when FOSSIL mode has  been
        turned  on in USBBSDoor's configuration screen).  This switch  would
        be placed in the door batch files on the nodes where needed.

      * The AREA files reflect the new 610 area code in Pennsylvania.

      * USBBSDoor now contains an internal ANSI emulator for those folks who
        still use the old fashioned "one ASCII file for mono, one ANSI  file
        for color" method for menu, hello, help, etc. files.  While ANSI.SYS
        has never been needed on the host to use USBBSDoor's screen movement
        or any of the menus, etc. done with color macros, it was needed  for
        local display if the menus, etc. were ANSI files.

      * USBBSDoor's  use of the popular DOOR.SYS file is now  documented  in
        the USBBSDOR.DOC file.  This is to assist Sysops whose BBS  software
        does  not create the standard 52 line DOOR.SYS or any of  the  other
        formats supported by USBBSDoor.


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        Very early versions are listed below with their version numbers  and
        release dates only.  The detail has been omitted to keep the size of
        this file lower.  Contact the author if this detail is needed.

        Version 5.2     04-09-93

        Version 5.1     11-14-92

        Version 5.0     07-06-92

        Version 4.5     01-24-92

        Version 4.4     11-01-91

        Version 4.3     09-01-91

        Version 4.2     07-06-91

        Version 4.1     04-26-91

        Version 4.0     11-09-90

        Version 3.0  -  03-18-89

        Version 2.1  -  12-19-88

        Version 2.0  -  08-20-88

        Version 1.5  -  01-03-88

        Version 1.4  -  12-06-87

        Version 1.3  -  11-28-87

        Version 1.2  -  11-07-87

        Version 1.1  -  07-28-87

        Version 1.0  -  07-06-87


