X-Git-Url: http://dxcluster.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=spider.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=Changes;h=a16c7ca350286361bef2804af2cb7bb7aabbccc1;hp=b0acc50da8c2c00f1859d2ad9bb56decccd41bc0;hb=ba0bc47c95759a369af81fb19556c48261530a79;hpb=f0b59af5985f155c108932be14840726be7cd1f5 diff --git a/Changes b/Changes index b0acc50d..a16c7ca3 100644 --- a/Changes +++ b/Changes @@ -1,6 +1,27 @@ +02Nov01======================================================================= +1. fixed some Aliasing problems, but this whole area will have to be addressed +more comprehensively. +2. Changed talk logging so that it hopefully is more consistant and maybe even +useful. +3. Altered the mechanism of the personal emailing so that it uses lower level +components and should be therefore available on M$ platforms. You will need +to install a version of libnet (perl -MCPAN -eshell, then install Net::SMTP). +I believe all 5.6.x perls have this built in (ie M$ should have this). If you +are on M$ or you want to use an MTA via SMTP in linux then you need to declare +the dns name of the MTA by: set/var $DXMsg::email_server = 'post.fred.net' +(or whatever the MTA is called). You can also use local programs other than +sendmail by: set/var $DXMsg::email_prog = '/usr/bin/postfix ..' or whatever. +Finally you can alter the 'from' address using: set/var $DXMsg::email_from += 'FBloggs@msn.com' (\@ if you use " and ") - bewarned that you may be +prevented from using just any old address. You can place these commands in +/spider/scripts/startup for permanent use. 01Nov01======================================================================= 1. added information on registration, login scripts and passwords to the -administration manual +26Oct01======================================================================= +1. If $main::reqreg = 1 then set/register will allow 'registered' users +full access, if $main::reqreg = 2 then registered users will be 'read-only' +(ie the opposite). If $main::reqreg = 0 then registration and its effects +are disabled. 25Oct01======================================================================= 1. added unset/password command to allow sysops (only) to completely delete and remove a user's password. @@ -8,10 +29,7 @@ and remove a user's password. 3. give a read receipt for everybody that reads a message so marked. 4. enhance set/email so that if you set email address(es) with this command it will send any messages to your callsign as they come in. unset/email -will disable forwarding. This probably only works for unix systems. To enable -this feature you need to download Mail::Send from CPAN and install it. -(http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Mail/MailTools-1.40.tar.gz). If you -don't want this then it should work without. +will disable forwarding. 24Oct01======================================================================= 1. added (un)set/register, show/registered commands which when a 'set/var $main::reqreg = 1' is done in the startup script will require users to