Hello!

On the homepage www.fido-deluxe.de.vu is the new version v2.5 available
(about 3.6 MB). During the next days it will also be available via Fido
file request at all nodes being connected to the CDP file echo (please wait
for file announcements).


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 v2.5  (24-APR-2005)

       - Bug with Node-Info fixed.

       - The PDF manual will no longer be opened in the Fido-Package window
         with the Acrobat Reader library, but in an extra window directly
         with the Acrobat Reader, because this causes less problems on some
         systems.

       - Third dynamic DNS entry of Christian von Busse's system was cut.
         Fixed.

       + You cannot only change the point number, but now also the whole
         address (within the same zone number) - for being able to change
         easily to another node in case the old node quits.

       - The point list was received, but not uncompressed and used. Fixed.

       - In Dutch language the areas description changed from "belgian" to
         "Duitse".

       + At request of the new point list there does not come a *.TIC file
         with it anymore.

       + American area list (backbone.na) updated.

       - Some areas were not displayed. Fixed.

       + Now you can move the Fido directory (also to another drive), the
         paths will be changed automatically at program start. (Only if you
         change from Win9x to Win NT/2k/XP or other way round you still should
         run the update once to make it use the correct Golded version.)
         Thanks to Gregor Skrzeczynski.

       + Now you can update the list with the selection of the nodes during
         installation. Either by downloading the current list from internet,
         or by opening a list from hard disk.

       + If you already were a point at a CDP-Node and you don't have a
         CDN-File, you can select this now during installation and enter the
         data manually, so no new point number will be given away.

       + New unzip version 5.51 from 22-MAY-2004.

       + New BinkD version 0.9.7/Win32 from 15-JUN-2004.

       ! Irc-Client (chat) removed, has been very rarely used.

       + Fastlst nodelist compiler now without shareware notice and delay.

       + New Golded version 1.1.5-31012 from 12-OCT-2003 (Win32 version only).

       - DNS entries of Monika added and partly corrected.

       + New UnRar Version 3.42, from 30-DEC-2004.

       - If the windows directory had been changed, the compressors were not
         written correctly. Fixed.

       + CDP-Nodelist updated.

       + Now you can also use other IP-nodes for installation that are not
         CDP capable and being not in the selection list.

       + In the menu "Infos about Fido, Help, ..." there is a new button
         "Problem-Check". This function reads the DNS name of the node from
         the binkd.cfg, determines its IP address and checks then with an
         independant DNS lookup in the internet whether the IP that has been
         determined by your system is correct. Some users have a faulty
         DNS cache and therefore often an out of date IP address, so that
         no connection is possible when you try to poll for new mails. If this
         problem occurs, you can now easily check if it is a DNS problem, or
         if the system on the other side really is not available. You need an
         active internet connection in order to use this function.

       + Written mails now will not be exported (packed) anymore after leaving
         the editor (Golded), but first when getting new mails (poll for new
         mails). The advantage is that you can change self-written mails again
         even after leaving Golded until they are really sent out.



 Symbol explanation
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 + means: new feature or modification
 - means: bug fixed
 ! means: change in handling neccessary
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Fido-Package deluxe -IP- v2.5
  --- Complete + Update ---
by Michael Haase, 24-APR-2005
URL:  www.fido-deluxe.de.vu
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Get fast,easy & for free into
the Fido Net.
Internationally usable.
Languages: English, German,
Russian and Dutch.
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Makes use of the CDP protocol
(Ver.3) and Fido-over-IP.
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for all windows versions from
Win95 on and with VMWare also
with Linux
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See ya,
*Micha*

--- GoldED+/W32 1.1.5-30512