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@@ -1,3 +1,53 @@
+29Oct02=======================================================================
+1. make sh/log et al a bit more efficient.
+2. fix dupe message in dx.
+3. update cty.dat to the latest, add k8T, K8O to KH8 and TX5BTY to FO/A
+25Oct02=======================================================================
+1. remove the dupefile automatically if it becomes corrupted
+2. instrument the startup slightly more
+21Oct02=======================================================================
+1. Fix msg aging.
+2. make the default pinginterval and obscount variable (set/var 
+$DXProt::pingint and $DXProt::obscount) 
+20Oct02=======================================================================
+1. remove dupe check on local sysop announces
+2. fix format errors on sh/muf for 5.8.0
+3. add new version of the administration manual that includes WinCVS with
+thanks to K1XX (g0vgs).
+17Oct02=======================================================================
+1. added new Spanish files for help and Messages from Angel, EA7WA.
+16Oct02=======================================================================
+1. decrease the default max length of PC16/19 to around 180 characters to be
+slightly friendlier to ARC, which seems to have a difficulty reconstructing
+lines from multiple packets. Also make the value settable via set/var.
+2. strip off blank spaces from the ends of lines of  command output.
+15Oct02=======================================================================
+1. made some detail changes to the raw USDB data and the routines that 
+generate and operate on them. There were some bugs involving a few 'missing'
+callsigns which been fixed. Also there were some, for our purposes, invalid
+callsigns in the database which have been removed (down to about 820,000 
+entries now). You should really update your database. 
+
+The latest code now (conditionally; ie if you have it loaded it will use it)
+support Compress::Zlib on both *nux and Windows. The suggested procedure 
+is this:-
+
+1. Download the corrected database from
+   http://www.dxcluster.org/download/usdbraw.gz to somewhere like /tmp.
+2. update from CVS.
+3. Restart (on linux, just stop the node and *don't* restart on Windows).
+4. remove /spider/data/usdb.v1
+5. cd /spider/perl
+6. (perl) create_usdb.pl /tmp/usdbraw.gz (or wherever you put it)
+6a. If you don't have Compress::Zlib loaded then you will need to gunzip
+    it manually and do: create_usdb.pl /tmp/usdbraw (not Windows :-)
+7. on linux, in a console window do: load/usdb, on windows: restart the node. 
+--
+2. Added set/usdb command to add adding or changing of a callsign in the USDB
+3. Stop dupe spots from the same spotter (with or without comment corruption)
+14Oct02=======================================================================
+1. added show/usdb command as a simple, direct interface to the information
+available in the USDB stuff.
 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
@@ -6,7 +56,8 @@ to :-
 1. download the database at http://www.dxcluster.org/download/usdbraw.gz 
 2. save it somewhere (/tmp, anywhere).
 3. Decompress it using your favorite program (gunzip / winzip) [call it
-   usdbraw if winzip).
+   usdbraw if winzip]{BE WARNED, some browsers may decompress it on the
+   fly for you, you can tell; if it is 5Mb it is compressed - 16Mb not}.
 4. remove any /spider/data/user.v1 files lying around (at least for this
    first time.
 5. cd /spider/perl
@@ -14,7 +65,9 @@ to :-
 7. Wait, I suggest some cups of tea are in order.
 8. Wait a bit more.
 
-You will be able do this while the node is running. There is a 
+You don't need Compress::Zlib anymore, I assumed it was universal.
+
+You will be able do this while the node is running somewhen. There is a 
 planned method of keeping the US DB up to date with smaller (ie < 15Mb) 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
@@ -24,7 +77,7 @@ 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
+a waste of time. The run-time version is 30Mb and has 840,000 odd entries
 in it. This does not replace or supplant sh/qrz (sorry Charlie [who put me
 up to this]).