X-Git-Url: http://dxcluster.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Changes;h=193f9cc0184c2b9db56394b018a2f9b8bb65fa9d;hb=8178d787d7cc8040fa8958197582bba5c80e6f59;hp=ab3605e267e6c61afe82e41a2b5925c5eb665e54;hpb=f7ad460466e7e783eda20d467146ef29fde1f4fa;p=spider.git diff --git a/Changes b/Changes index ab3605e2..193f9cc0 100644 --- a/Changes +++ b/Changes @@ -1,10 +1,144 @@ +13Oct02======================================================================= +1. A large change has occurred. There is now some (optional) US state recog- +nition. This is in its early stages but appears to work for me. You will need +to download the database at http://www.dxcluster.org/download/usdbraw, save it +in /spider/data and the run /spider/perl/create_usdb.pl. BE WARNED this will +take several minutes. You can do this while the node is running. There is a +planned method of keeping the US DB up to date with smaller (ie < 5Mb) patch +files once a week but you will have to wait a bit for the code to bed down +first. You can filter on routes, spots and announces using 'call_state' or +'by_state' and a comma separated list of state codes. The HELP has been +updated (which may help...). + +Once you have run the create_usdb.pl you will need to restart. + +If you don't need this, then don't run create_usdb.pl it will simply be +a waste of time. The run-time version is 24Mb and has 840,000 odd entries +in it. This does not replace or supplant sh/qrz (sorry Charlie [who put me +up to this]). + +2. There are a number of other niff-naff changes which I hope will improve +rather than hinder your user experience (including check forward as well as +back for those speedy clocked dupes mentioned below). +12Oct02======================================================================= +1. attempt to improve the "check back for 5 minutes to see if this spot is +the same as a previous one but for the time spotted" dupe check. +2. improve the sh/vhftable and sh/hftable commands to allow you to enquire +by dxcc country (using the relevant prefixes or dxcc country numbers). +[note to translators, I have changed the help text and Messages tags for +stat*]. +07Oct02======================================================================= +1. fix problem with (invalid) callsigns starting with '0' (zero) eg 0f6ira. +03Oct02======================================================================= +1. only sysop (priv=5+) can now send to distro SYSOP, ordinary users will have +their message routed to the $main::myalias callsign as a private message. +29Sep02======================================================================= +1. Added LRU caching to DXUsers and Prefix. +2. make Timer::handler only search its chain once a second seeing as that +is the minimum granularity available. +3. add some separation between cfg file making, data generation and mrtg +running. See /spider/cmd/mrtg.pl for some instructions... +4. Added data in and out to the MRTG stats, you need to do an indexmaker +to get them onto the index page, I have also added some colour to the +legend to make what is being displayed a bit more obvious. + +See http://gb7djk.dxcluster.org/mrtg/stats.html for an example of the +default screen. + +28Sep02======================================================================= +1. Put some transparent caching into Prefix.pm to see if this has a +performance impact. +2. Fix doing a new log open for every log file write. +26Sep02======================================================================= +1. added WWV and WCY to the Mrtg stats. Don't forget to do an indexmaker! +25Sep02======================================================================= +1. added mrtg stuff to the system as a template. In order to use this you +must install mrtg onto your system and copy all the mrtg files (or at least +all the images) to new directory /spider/html/mrtg. The system generates the +config file for you as part of its workings. To get it to update add a line +to your spider crontab like: + +00,05,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * run_cmd('mrtg all') + +You will also need to do an indexmaker once in the html directory. I put the +index page into /spider/html/mrtg/stats.html YMMV. I do: + +indexmaker --output stats.html --columns=1 --title "MRTG statistics for +GB7DJK" ../../mrtg/mrtg.cfg + +But all on one line. +2. I have made a technical change to the way ax25 connects outward on unix +boxes are done. I currently have no way of testing this. I think it still +works. +22Sep02======================================================================= +1. Add changes to the installation manual for Windows users from K1XX +21Sep02======================================================================= +1. make some detail changes for connects out in Msg.pm +17Sep02======================================================================= +1. Added shu command for Charlie's (K1XX) benefit (together with the rest of +our butterfingered sysops) who miss the '/' out of sh/u frequently enough +to curse. 'shu' simply types out a message saying 'type SHUT' to shutdown the +node. Added 'shu' to /spider/perl/Messages. No need to restart, just +load/mess and load/alias after doing a CVS. +21Aug02======================================================================= +1. added 'warc' and 'contesthf' to the regions in bands.pl (K1XX). +20Aug02======================================================================= +1. fix lines containing just the character '0' in messages (and console.pl) +(K1XX). +2. remove all newline characters from AGW data, thus treating it like a +'normal' ax25 connection where the 'newline' convention is just carriage +return (K1XX) +06Aug02======================================================================= +1. added 5.5Mhz band as '60m'. +29Jul02======================================================================= +1. Changed max R value in wcy to 500 from 300. +2. Got rid of warnings on startup using 5.8.0 +28Jul02======================================================================= +1. stick the invalid key deletes in an eval loop in export_user +18Jul02======================================================================= +1. Make additions and changes to manuals. (g0vgs) +16Jul02======================================================================= +1. Add changes to the spider-web java web client. Thanks to Rene, OZ1LQH. It +should now be easier to install and run for all systems. (g0vgs) +11Jul02======================================================================= +1. NP work has now started in ernest ([ed]who he?). You will need to download +Digest::SHA1 and any dependant packages to run this release. HOWEVER tempted +you are, please don't set/newprotocol on any nodes. It won't work. +http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Digest/Digest-SHA1-2.01.tar.gz +2. Make the cluster node registered on from startup (from Mark HB9DBM). +3. Make the 'export_users' process *MUCH* more robust. It should now accept +funny characters and not rely on an absolutely 'perfect' user file to work. +Errors are displayed (and logged if done from the cluster) and then ignored. +Invalid callsigns are removed. +09Jul02======================================================================= +1. make the is_qra more accurate (from Mark HB9DBM). +04Jul02======================================================================= +1. added another fix to Prefix.pm so that it resolves Japan callsigns again +also you can 'set/debug prefix' to see what it is trying to do. +03Jul02======================================================================= +1. Added the DEMONSTRATE command which allows a sysop to demonstrate a +command to a user (from a request by Charlie K1XX). +2. added message e31 (xxxx is not a user) +02Jul02======================================================================= +1. Fixed the problem with badspotter or badnode being set to baddx if either +of the data files are missing. +25Jun02======================================================================= +1. as predicted there was an error in the Prefix routine, I have improved it. +24Jun02======================================================================= +1. make set/badspotter non SSID sensitive. Set/badnode is left to be SSID +sensitive. +2. added 3XA(=3X) and K1B(=KH1) also changed the logic of sh/prefix. This +may break things, please test it. +19Jun02======================================================================= +1. make set/badspotter and set/badnode apply to announces and talks as well +as spots. 12Jun02======================================================================= 1. fixed (un)set/wwv and (un)set/wcy so they don't issue spurious messages. Thanks Rene (oz1lqh) 07Jun02======================================================================= 1. fix messages in DXDb.pm to point to the correct ones. Thanks Rene (oz1lqh) 2. add missing wcys and wcyu messages to Messages. Thanks Rene (again) -2. upissue version number to 1.50 (finally) +3. upissue version number to 1.50 (finally) 16Apr02======================================================================= 1. allow the rest of PC19 to continue if it contains a reference to a locally connected node. Thank you Tommy SM3OSM.