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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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