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+===== 1.12 Alpha 46 =====
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+ + Mystic Linux version no longer uses command line options for password
+   during RLOGIN and SSH sessions.  It now privately passes using a 512
+   bit hash.
+ - The old MI Message Index Reader has been removed and replaced with the
+   newer Index reader.  This "new" index reader has been in Mystic to be
+   tested under the M! menu command for more than a year so it is time to
+   get rid of the old.  The default template is msg_index so you should
+   copy msg_index.ans and msg_index.ini during upgrade if you haven't yet.
+ + Mystic's BINKP server now has an "SSL Port" option which when set to a
+   non-zero value will also run the BINKP server in direct SSL mode.
+ - Removed the Opportunistic BINKP SSL/TLS extension support as Mystic was
+   the only known software to support it and it was unlikely other software
+   would adopt it.  Maybe I'll bring it back someday as I do prefer this
+   method of BINKP server.
+ + Mystic's BINKP server now allows the "Port" option to be set to 0 to
+   disable non-SSL connections when used in combination with the SSL Port
+   option, so that Mystic will only accept SSL BINKP connections.
+ + FIDOPOLL and EchoMail node entries now have a "Use SSL" option which flags
+   whether or not the node being configured for BINKP is an SSL BINKP node or
+   not.  Note: The default port for BINKP SSL is 24553.
+ ! Fixed a bug where stale .BSY files were not getting deleted properly.
+ ! Fixed a potential incompatiblity issue with some versions of Cryptlib.
+ ! Fixed an issue where a file that contains "file_id.diz" in its filename but
+   is not an exact match could get left in the temp directory when uploading
+   files.
+ + MIS now has a replacement for FIDOPOLL built into it and is accessible by
+   the "POLL" command line.  This still supports BINKP, BINKPSSL, FTP and
+   Directory connections and has the "send "force" and poll by address lookup
+   options contained in the original.
+   The benefits here besides having one less binary as part of the Mystic
+   package is that it has a better user interface, better logging, and can
+   have an unlimited number of concurrent outbound connections (defaulting
+   to 5, configurable under Servers > General Options).
+   For example if you have 2 FTP uplinks and 5 BINKP nodes that all have mail
+   you can run the "mis poll send" command line it will attempt to send to all
+nodes at the simultaneously instead of one after the other.
+   Eventually FIDOPOLL will be replaced so it may be a good idea to switch
+   over to using this sometime soon.
+ + When attempting to connect to an outbound mail server, MIS will now wait
+   only 6 seconds, down from 10 before assuming the connection is unavailable
+ + MUTIL MsgLink no longer spams every single message base into the logging
+   regardless of loglevel.  Only the base name will be shown if there were
+   messages actually linked within that base (level 2) and a list of the
+   actual links (level 3)
+ + MIS POLL now tracks send and receive file statistics (number of files and
+   size) for FTP-based FTN transmission.
+ + MIS POLL now tracks connection errors for outbound connections for both
+   FTP and BINKP style connections.
+ + New MUTIL function [EchoNodeTracker] can be used for various HUB-related
+   utilities to automate downlink management.  Features include:
+      - Suspending echomail nodes based on days of inactivity
+          - Optionally unlinking message/file base subscriptions
+          - Optionally deleting their entire outbound mail queue
+      - Changing mail and filebox crash nodes to hold-only after a set
+        number of failed outbound connection attempts
+      - Automated resetting of echomail tracking statistics after X days
+   See default MUTIL.INI [EchoNodeTracker] stanza for more information.
+ + When changing a node from "Inactive" to "Active" in the Echomail node
+   editor, Mystic will now ask if you'd like to reset the node's statistics.
+ + EchoNode editor now shows a "Crash Errors" statistic which is the number
+   of failed outbound connect attempts since last reset.
+ + CHATx.DAT files now include the Process ID of the current process running
+   the node and the updated field now uses a Unix timestamp.
+ + Users now have a new flag that when set to Yes will always log them in as
+   invisible, bypassing the login as invisisble prompt when set to Yes.
+ ! Fixed a bug with BINKP where Mystic could send a 0 byte length data frame
+   if a file size was exactly evenly divisible by the buffer size.
+ + Mystic now allows the -Nx command line to be supplied to force a specific
+   node number if you want to log into it.  You should still not use this and
+   let Mystic manage the number numbers itself, but I've added this for those
+   that seem to be trying to do this for some reason.
+ ! Fixed a bug with SSL and BINKP where the data frame size could be
+   improperly calculated under severely throttled/poor latency connections.
+ + Two new Python functions: msg_getlr and msg_setlr to get and set the
+   lastread pointer for the currently opened message base.
+     Syntax: msg_getlr (msgbase, userID) returns last read message
+         Ex: lastread = msg_getlr(msgbase, user["id"])
+     msgbase is the open message base pointer returned by msg_open
+     userID is the user's unique ID found in the "id" field of a user
+     lastread is a signed 32-bit integer of the last read message which can
+     be passed to msg_seek, for example.
+     Syntax: msg_setlr (msgbase, userID, userHandle, lastread)
+         Ex: msg_setlr (msgbase, user["id"], user["handle"], lastread)
+     The user handle should always be passed (not the real name) as this value
+     will be hashed as required when a new last read record needs to be added
+     for the user.
+ ! When deleting an Echomail node, Mystic was not delinking the nodes from
+   file bases causing an "Unknown node" message to appear in file bases.
+ + Revamped group configuration.  Group names have been expanded to 80
+   characters.  Groups now have new ShortName field (40 characters).  Groups
+   now have a InfoFile field (40 characters), and each group's Hidden boolean
+   has been changed to a flags field.
+ + New MCI code: <pipe>FS returns the current file group short name
+ + New MCI code: <pipe>MS returns the current message group short name
+ + MPL groups now have "groupshort" and "groupinfo" and "groupflags" variables
+ + Python groups now have "shortname" "infofile" and "flags" entries in the
+   group dictionary.
+ + MIS.LOG now has configurable log rolling in the System Configuration >
+   Servers > Logging section.
+ + POLL.LOG now has configurable log rolling in the System Configuration >
+   Servers > Logging section.
+ + When using GOSUB/RETURN with Lightbar menus, Mystic will now remember your
+   last selected item and return the cursor position to it when returning.
+   If you want to reset the cursor, use /CURSOR on the data field of your GR
+   menu command.
+ ! MIS was not refusing to run if the Mystic BBS data files did not match the
+   version of MIS.
+ ! When in the text editor in view only mode, the backspace key was still
+   working in edit mode.
+ ! Mystic was being way too aggressive with SSL read/write timeout values
+   which may have caused some errors in SSL BINKP.
+ + New option: "Ask Message Post" in message settings, when set to yes or no
+   determines if Mystic will ask users if they'd like to post after reading
+   a message base.
+ + Mystic's message readers will now print all the maximum column width per
+   line instead of columns - 1.  This means that your message reading
+   template will need to not use the bottom line of the user's terminal for
+   message text or it will cause the user's terminal to scroll.  This may be
+   reverted back, but we'll see how it goes and how it effects people.
+ ! When toggling show kludges (V) in the standard message reader, Mystic was
+   not automatically displaying the message.
+ + Max number of simultaneous poll connections is now configurable in the
+   Servers > General Options section of System Configuration
+ + When tossing TIC files, the dir_prefix can now be defined by source address
+   as with other settings.
+ + New command line option -AUTH <user> <password> checks the supplied user
+   and password and prints TRUE if the user exists and password matches or
+   FALSE otherwise and then immediately exits.
+ ! Fixed a bug in Linux versions where Mystic would couldn't find files in the
+   file base when hatching a file, despite it actually existing.
+ ! Fixed a bug that could cause some long lines in echomail packets to get
+   truncated at 255 characters when tossing messages.
+ ! Fixed a bug in the FTP server that would confuse some FTP clients when
+   closing a data connection (sending two 226 responses after successful
+   transfer).
+ + Mystic now allows a single message base to be assigned to a QWK network
+   when operating as a hub, and a FidoNet style network.  Gating will be
+   automatic when configured for both.
+ ! Fixed a bug when copying an event in the event editor that would cause it
+   to have the same unique ID as the original event.  This could cause some
+   events to save incorrectly.  When editing an event, all IDs should be
+   unique (the ID is shown at the top of the edit window). Review your events
+   and if you have any that have a duplicate ID you should either make a copy
+   and then delete the original or just delete the original and remake it so
+   all events have a unique ID.
+ + MUTIL ImportEchomail now has a bad_packet setting which defines a directory
+   where bad packets are moved to when an error occurs during import.
+ + New Python function: flush().  This forces any data currently in Mystic's
+   outbound buffer to be sent to the remote client.  In almost all
+   circumstances Mystic handles this for you so this will not be needed.
+ + New Python function: purgeinput().  This clears out any input currently in
+   Mystic's input buffer.  In most cases when doing any IO with the user Mystic
+   will handle this on its own.
+ ! Mouse support was not working in Lightbar menus.  Not sure when this was
+   broken but it was probably when I changed how NetRunner mouse support
+   worked in Beta 19.
+ + Msg listing and file listing was not working properly with mouse support
+   but I also changed it to allow clicking an already selected message or
+   file to read the message or flag the file respectively.
+ + New MCI codes for setting high intensity background colors ON or OFF for
+   compatible terminals like NetRunner and SyncTerm:
+      CY - Turns iCE colors ON
+      CN - Turns iCE colors OFF
+ + New Menu Command: XV.  This option allows the user to validate their
+   e-mail address from the Matrix login menu.
+ + Users can now be created in the User Editor by using the CTRL+A hotkey
+ + Updated the defaults for Matrix login so it no longer uses a Matrix
+   password by default.
+ ! Fixed a bug in the QWKPOLL FTP client and the FTN FTP client that was
+   causing non-passive mode to fail.
+ ! Fixed a display bug in the From field of routed Netmail messages.
+ ! MIS was not resolving the "Country" of the connection when the IP address
+   was whitelisted.
+ + Area/Filefix both now accept %QUERY which works the same as %LINKED
+ ! Fixed a bug with the MPL compiler and the DateValid fuction
+ + New users can now be created from the command line using the -NEWUSER
+   option followed by a series of attributes in any order:
+     mystic -newuser handle=myhandle "name=real name" pass=mypass
+     email=mysticbbs@gmail.com level=10
+   Mystic will print TRUE or FALSE to STDIO depending on if the user was
+   successfully created or not.  The command line MUST have a handle, name,
+   and password attribute at a minimum for the create to succeed.
+   The level value will accept anything less than 250.  Any new user created
+   with a level of 250 or higher will be rejected.
+ + The "hackwarn.txt", "newletter.txt" and "sysletter.txt" automatic messages
+   will now be sent from/to the "Feedback To" setting instead of using the
+   SysOp name setting.
+ + When searching for a user name, typing "SYSOP" will now translate to the
+   "Feedback To" user setting instead of the SysOp Name.
+ ! MUTIL PostTextFile was not using the default Origin line when the base's
+   origin line was blank.
+ + When executing an archive, MIS and MUTIL will now automatically append
+>nul redirect to prevent leaking error messages.
+ ! Did a review of the FTP server code which resulted in a bug fix and a fix
+   of a memory leak when using passive and extended passive modes.  Server
+   stability has also been (hopefully) increased.
+ ! Fixed a bug with QWK packet generation when message text lines are longer
+   than 255 characters.  This bug existed both in the BBS and the QWK
+   Networking engines.
+ + Mystic-DOS "EDIT" command now also accepts "nano" and "notepad" for those
+   of you who have that stuck in your head.
+ + Two new MCI codes to show message status of E-mail base:
+      MW : Shows the number of messages in your e-mail box
+      MU : Shows the number of unread messages in your mailbox
+   Note that these values are set to 0 until the MC (Check E-mail) menu
+   command is executed.  The values are calculated at that time.
+ + New optional data option for menu command MC (Check E-mail): /SCAN
+   If /SCAN is supplied the MC command will only calculate the current
+   mailbox stats (total messages and unread messages) without having any
+   display or interaction with the user.  These values will be stored in
+   the MU and MW MCI codes.
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