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1.1     ! root        1: This is beta version 2 of mwcbbs. It has numerous features over the previous
        !             2: version.
        !             3: 
        !             4: 1. It is no longer necessary to give a filename when invoking mwcbbs.
        !             5: 
        !             6:        A menu of available files/options will be displayed when
        !             7:        the command is invoked. Once a user is done with a sele-
        !             8:        ction, the user will be returned back to this menu.
        !             9:        Leaving this program is done via this menu.
        !            10: 
        !            11: 2. The maillist file has been incorporated into mwcbbs. Lists of mwcbbs
        !            12:    mail accounts can be displayed by U.S. state, country, or 'unknown'
        !            13:    in the case of mail sites with unknown locations.
        !            14: 
        !            15: 3. Net maps have been added. Net maps are broken down into 3 major
        !            16:    groupings, 'WORLD' (all net maps from mwcbbs), 'US' (United States
        !            17:    net maps broken down by area code) and 'CAN' (Canadian net maps
        !            18:    broken down by area code). When selecting net maps from the main 
        !            19:    menu, a sub menu will appear to prompt for one of the above categories.
        !            20: 
        !            21: The added features should compensate for all of the current workings of mwcbbs.
        !            22: 
        !            23: 
        !            24: PLEASE try to see if you can crash this, especially by bouncing between
        !            25: opening menu options!
        !            26: 
        !            27: To be added:
        !            28: 
        !            29: Print list functions
        !            30: Color (curses isn't too friendly about color, so no promises on this)
        !            31: 
        !            32: 
        !            33: To be considered:
        !            34: 
        !            35: Sorting files by date has been requested. Given the size of some of
        !            36: these files, no can do in small model. The arrays would get too big
        !            37: too quickly. Other alternatives are being thought about. All variations
        !            38: would require an additional data file, which I'd like to keep to a minimum.
        !            39: Would the current newtobbs file suffice? Let me know...
        !            40: 
        !            41: All feedback is welcome.
        !            42: 
        !            43: **********************************************************************
        !            44: 
        !            45: Here it is, beta version 3, which is probably going to be extremely
        !            46: close to the first 'real' verison of the mwcbbs utility.
        !            47: 
        !            48: October 30, 1991:
        !            49: 
        !            50: Added and tested - printing Contents listings. Users can specify a
        !            51: date for printing entries newer than a specific date. Printing of maillists
        !            52: is not supported, nor is scheduled to be supported.
        !            53: 
        !            54: Added and tested - modifying the default receive directory path. Invoking
        !            55: mwcbbs with a  '-d directory' will allow users to override the default
        !            56: receive directory which is /usr/spool/uucppublic.
        !            57: 
        !            58: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
        !            59: ++ To install:                                                           ++
        !            60: ++                                                                       ++
        !            61: ++ Copy the program mwcbbs to a local bin directory. It need not be run   ++
        !            62: ++ setuid.                                                               ++
        !            63: ++                                                                       ++
        !            64: ++ Copy the data files (Contents*, Maillist, Net*) to a common directory. ++
        !            65: ++ I find that keeping them in /usr/spool/uucppublic is a good place, but ++
        !            66: ++ no one ever accused me of having good taste in these areas.           ++
        !            67: ++                                                                       ++
        !            68: ++ When running the mwcbbs program, you must be in the directory where   ++
        !            69: ++ the data files reside, or the program will never find the data files   ++
        !            70: ++ and will only display exit messages.                                          ++
        !            71: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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