AB>Do you know the differences between 1.52 and 1.53? I love 1.52, but if
AB>the newer is better, I might get it!
Whaddaya mean might?  Look for a file called QMPRO153.ZIP (or similar)
for a free download from many BBSs (or MSI's own BBS).  It's a free
upgrade to 1.53, with mostly bug fixes.  It includes an update for
the OLX bundled with it, too.
The following is from the README file in that package:
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This file contains changes made in QmodemPro/OLX since v1.0 in reverse
chronological order,
QmodemPro v1.53
- Changed the port assignment numbers for DigiBoard cards to reference
  COM1 as PORT 0, COM2 as PORT 1, etc.  This change was made to have our
  references match those given by DigiBoard and Wildcat!.
- QmodemPro will now display an actual error message instead of a number
  when the disk is full.
- Fixed a longstanding problem where QmodemPro would not go into RIP mode
  and reported the wrong error condition. If we fail to go into RIP
  mode the proper error message will now appear.
- Fixed a problem with printing support in VT emulations. Printer was being
  opened and closed each time it was accessed. This caused the network
  printer support on Novell to eject a page for each character.
- Changed Zmodem to include support for escaping all control characters.
  This should fix the problems with using Zmodem on Delphi and any other
  systems that request escaping.
- Changed the way the RIP RestoreMouseFields works.  It used to redraw the
  buttons all the time.  Now it skips the drawing of the graphics.
- VT Emulation colors have been fixed.  If Strict Color is set, then real
  VT Colors are used.  Otherwise, it works exactly like 1.52 did and will
  reference the colors defined in the custom color config.
- Fixed a sporadic 201 error when doing uploads.
- Fixed numerous minor ANSI and VT emulation bugs.  Added support for
  scrolling regions to ANSI.
- Fixed the RIP $RESET$ command.  Would cause an infinite loop and hang the
  system under some conditions.
- Fixed a problem with the NACS init code.  It could only allocate the
  first port that matched the the Server General and Specific
  parameters.  It now searches the wildcat matches thoroughly until a
  match is found or it runs out of possibilities.
QmGate
- Fixed a problem with receiving long text messages from MCI and CIS. It
  would generate 214 errors (collection overflow) if the message
  exceeded something like 16000 lines.  Now, it splits long messages at
  around 1000 lines each.
- Increased the number of sections supported in a single forum to 26.
- Various minor adjustments for better performance.
OLX
- Fixed a problem with @READ so it won't look like it locked up with
  some long files
- Changed @READ so it accepts wildcards like *.msg.
- Changed carbon copy processing so it uses the correct 'From' name
  on each message.  Also changed New message code so if a message is
  written outside of any packet context, then the correct From name
  is used.
- Fixed a problem with creating REP files with the internal zipper if
  there wasn't enough memory available.  OLX will now automatically
  invoke the external zipper if the internal one fails.
- Added support for internal PKZIP 2.0 decompression.
- Added the ability to export messages with no lines (empty messages) to
  the REP file properly.  This is for use with file requests to a
  Wildcat! system where the request is in the Subject field.
- Fixed apostrophes and possessives in the spell checker.
- Added support for PCBoard style " @FROM" header lines.
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