Telegard Bulletin Board Software, v3.10
                              Feature Listing

                      Copyright (C) 1997 by Tim Strike
                            All Rights Reserved.


                       Last Updated: October 31, 1997

        The following is the feature listing for Telegard 3.10.  Features
        which are not marked GAMMA x are in GAMMA 1.  The features marked
        GAMMA x will only be available in that gamma release ("x").

        This listing does not include bug fixes or changes; for a complete
        list of changes, the WHATSNEW.310 documentation should suffice.

        DOCUMENTATION

            * Telegard 3.02 documentation (TELEGARD.DOC) will be 
              suplemented by the WHATSNEW.310 and TELEGARD.310 update
              documentation.  A complete set of documentation will not 
              likely be available until 3.10 final, or slightly thereafter.

        LANGUAGES
             
            * New language storage and retrieval mechanism breaks 64K 
              barrier on languages, and pushes it to 2.1 MB [limited to
              128K for the current Telegard releases].

        UTILITIES
            
            * Updated utilities to provide more useful diagnostic and
              statistical information.

        AREAS

            * Area scan records now stored in flag file (instead of an
              individual file for each area).  Improves speed of all 
              message scanning features (reading, toggling, etc.), and
              reduces size requirements greatly.

            * File and Message Quick-Access menus are now powered by the
              menu kernel for complete configurability of the two menu
              sets.

            * A second group set has been added so that you can separate
              your file/message areas as desired.

            * Area compression now separate b/w files and messages.

        MESSAGES

            * Major internal code modifications to the entire message 
              reading structure; fixes bugs, improves overall speed and
              operation of the message areas (all known JAM and Squish
              bugs have been fixed).

            * Message reading is now driven by the menu kernel, providing
              complete control over the message prompt and how it interacts
              with the users.  New set of menu commands R? to complement 
              this feature for use on the reading prompt.

            * Title scanning now available in more reading modes.

            * Reading non-scan criteria messages is now allowed in all 
              modes (except waiting/emailscan).

            * To and from scans now accept optional names to scan for (so
              you can read messages to/from a specific user)--blank assumes
              the online user (i.e. you).

            * Editing of message headers (to/from/subj/flags) is now 
              available.  Additionally, toggle for message received status
              is now available too.

            * Telegard can now use REPLYADDR from Internet Email addresses.

            * Message threading (following reply chains) has now been 
              added, with SmartPath, allowing the user to follow a reply
              chain and then return to the original unordered thread with
              the next non-thread message command.

            * New anonymous toggle: Realname or Handle (allowing either to
              be used/chosen at time of posting).

            * New anonymous tracking modes for echomail/netmail areas so 
              that messages can be posted partially or totally anonymously
              from your system, and still be tracked back to the 
              originating user [provided anonymous tracking is on, 
              otherwise the message is completely anonymous except for 
              system logs].  Anonymous echomail should now work flawlessly.

            * Smart message area opening code: if an area can not be 
              opened, a polite message should be returned rather than a 
              hard runtime error message.

            * Kludge lines can now be extracted from messages, and also
              quoted in replies (provided necessary access is available).

            * Quote warnings and quote thresholds (maximum) now available
              within the line editor.

            * Added toggle for appending "Re:" to the reply subjects.

            * Smarter 'dumb-quote' (SmartQuote off) will now properly 
              truncate lines only when it needs to.

            * Smarter quote engine, restarts quoting from where it was
              previously ended.

            * Fixed up file attaches such that the parameters passed to the 
              protocol use the proper format (no filename for batch 
              protocols, which is often why attaches via Zmodem, etc. would 
              report errors when used with DSZ/GSZ).

            * Version 7 nodelist searching has been completed.  Version 7 
    GAMMA 3   nodelist browsing will be completed in a later version.       

            * SysOp logs contain the From: name for posted messages if the 
              base allows anonymous types (even if the message is not 
              anonymous).  This is for tracking purposes.

            * Added auto-signature support for messages posted within the
              line editor.  Two lengths, long and short, are configured by
              the SysOp for each area.

            * Import filenames are persistent across the same message area
              session.

        FILES
        
            * Complete overhaul of the file section: improves speed, 
              storage format, and fixes many of the previous restrictions.
              Overhaul also fixed many of the file section bugs, and made
              the interface more user friendly!

            * File tagging prompt now driven by the menu kernel for 
              complete control over file tagging options.  Also added file
              editing features from the file tagging prompt.  Complementary
              menu command set S? for use with the file tagging menu.
              
            * Upload queues no longer used (blind uploading gone).  
              Download queue increased to 50 files.

            * Duplicate file names are allowed across file areas [fixed
              previous faux-pas].

            * Added secondary sort option for file area sorting, and added 
              per-area sort criteria.  Also added command-line driven 
              sorting (based on this per-area sort criteria).

            * Added ability to update file path based on label of CD-ROM
              so that CD-ROM changes function better.

            * More complete logging from the file section, including all
              download requests for:
                    - Missing, Offline, Failed, Unvalidated files
                    - Failed passwords
                    - Unmatched CDROM labels
              (i.e. all the ones that SysOps might be interested in)

            * Smarter editing commands now included in the file editor.

            * Option to remove high-bit from imported descriptions.

            * Support for PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format added.

            * The validate files maintenance option is now powered by the
              same update engine as most of the other maintenance items.

            * Graphic Specification (GifSpec=NNNxNNN,NNNc,type) is now 
              represented as (xSpec=NNNxNNN,NNNc,type) instead.

            * The search engine for the file section has been updated to 
              reflect the new structure--it's using the QuickSearch now 
              instead of the much slower POS(), and was noticeably faster on 
              my machine (perhaps not on yours . . . )

            * When moving files, conferences are now ignored automatically.
              This -could- be accomplished locally before by just hitting
              the IGNORE CONFERENCE SysOp key, but this makes it automatic,
              so you can move files across conference boundaries.

        SCRIPTS

    GAMMA 2 * Telegard scripting language takes a complete overhaul into a
              compile language, with compiler.  The new scripts are 
              smaller, run faster, and provide a more feature rich set of
              functions (math, file, etc.).  Compiler also includes more
              helpful diagnostic information.

        DOORS

            * The DOOR.SYS file (Menu DG) has been updated to reflect the 
              *correct* format of the DOOR.SYS file created by GAP.

            * The DOORFILE.SCR was updated to reflect the correct format
              of the DOORFILE.SR file expected by SR games.

        MENUS
        
            * Major overhaul to the internal menu routines -- this was done 
              not only for optimization purposes, but also to support the 
              new specialized menus (see AREAS, MESSGAES, FILES and this 
              section for details).

            * The New User Information Verification menu is now driven by
              the menu kernel (NEWUSERV.MNU) for complete control of the
              new user process.

            * New menu commands for processing adjustment of timebank,
              netmail debits/credits, filepoints and online time.

            * New default (override) menu help levels for complete menu 
              control.

            * Menu editor now contains a (R)ename menu function, and a 
              (C)opy menu command function.

    GAMMA 3 * Automated lightbar menus, including support for external
              ANSI menus.  Also includes advanced support for arrow
              keys as menu command keys, for both local and remote 
              operation.

        OTHER
            
            * User-ID *text* was changed from ##-#### to #### format.
            
            * Support for FrontDoor or Binkley style logging.

            * Duplicate phone number warnings can be optionally sent via
              email.
                    
            * Local input routines accept left and right arrows to move
              within the input line, and the insert and delete keys to
    GAMMA 3   toggle editing types.  Advanced remote input will be included
              when the full lightbar menu interface is completed.

            * Added drive table listing and update facility from 
              SystemConfig.Hardware.

            * Added security level upgrade and downgrade notices to the 
              validation system.

            * User accounts can now be toggled with 'No Password Alert'.

            * The TRASHPHN.TXT file will now be used to deny BBS list
              numbers as well.

            * The TRASHPHN.TXT file which Telegard parsers to deny phone 
              numbers now accepts ? as well as * as wildcards.

            * Improved file I/O for multinode configurations.

            * Date and time separators now completely used.

            * Random files should be more evenly distributed between .ANS, 
              .AN1, etc...

            * MCI translation (~xx->text) should now be more friendly to
              short-long file names (i.e. Features310.html -> Featur~1.htm) 
              when displayed.  Mainly for Windows 95/Linux systems.

            * Tonnes upon tonnes of listed and unlisted bug fixes.

        PLATFORMS

             * Telegard 3.10 will be available on at least DOS and OS/2
               native platforms.  The first gamma will be DOS only,
               followed shortly thereafter by Telegard/2 (OS/2) release
               which is a drop-in replacement (same data files et al.).

               Other platforms are being explored, but no commitment has 
               been made to develop any other platforms (and indeed, no 
               work has been started).

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