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Subject: TCP-Group Digest 96/233B
X-BBS-Msg-Type: B
choked.
If one or other of the ADC channels used for measuring RX
Deviation or signal strength are not required for those
purposes, they may be used for other purposes in a manner
similar to the other 2 ADC channels.
A menu driven windowing patch utility with context sensitive
help is included.
Utilities for printing passwords in a sysop-friendly manner
and a utility for changing the help text attributable to John
Bednar WB3ESS are also provided. Modifications for the
MFJ1278C by WB0YRQ are included in the bankswitching details.
A utility to manage the node configuration by N8PTT is
included.
The previous releases introduced the following :
An S-meter function in the heard list
A Voltmeter function for the other two ADC channels
Support for the TexNet '*** LINKED to' syntax
A bug fix to the BBS, ALIAS and DXCLUSTER commands
The ability to change the user's command prompt list
The ACL function has had a feature added to speed it up
A complete IP router,
The Receive Deviation meter,
Control of 'Slime Trails',
Information text messages 160 characters long,
Multiple line INFO, CTEXT and BTEXT messages,
Nodes broadcasts occur 60 seconds after power up,
Optional reconnect to the node after remote disconnect,
PARMS, MODE etc may be managed by offset & value,
Digipeat uplink & downlinks may be selectively enabled,
Level 4 retries ( min ) is now 1,
An MTU command allows MTU settings to be changed for IP use,
Node alias handling is optionally case sensitive,
TALK will optionally pass 8 bit data,
The RESET bug in versions prior to TheNet X-1J has been cured,
The ability to remotely set the node's alias,
The ability to listen for 3 extra aliases & invoke BBS etc,
Selective node broadcast control for 'hash' nodes,
A UI command to send arbitrary UI commands,
Access control list capabilities,
Multi-user conferencing ( the 'TALK' command ),
A CWID keyer,
Better SYSOP authentication,
MHeard list showing callsigns, packets heard & time since last
heard,
MHeard list shows whether a station is a node and / or TCP/IP
station,
A Closedown command to remotely shut the node down,
A DXCluster command that operates like the BBS & Host commands,
A Btext command to set the node's beacon text message,
A Ctext command to set an optional alias connect text message,
The ability to enable or disable any command,
Improved command prompting with only valid commands shown,
Routes show optionally as alias:callsign or callsign alone,
Additional control over system reset,
KISS as an alternative to the crosslink protocol,
Hardware handshake controlled host mode operation,
MODE command for configuring additional parameters,
BBS command to auto connect to a remote BBS,
HOST command to auto connect to another BBS or Host,
BYE or QUIT commands to disconnect,
STATS command to display internal statistics,
MANAGER command for system manager access,
AUDIT command to set system audit levels,
Bug fixes ( e.g. info messages too long crashing the node ),
Changes to the NODES command,
An improved nodes broadcast algorithm for the crosslink port,
Split port nodes broadcast intervals,
Ability to enable & disable nodes broadcasts selectively on each
port,
CQ apologises nicely if disabled,
Most Escape commands have been replaced with MODE parameters,
Beacon messages may be digi'd,
CALIBRATE command for remote checking of Tx deviation,
LINKS command to show current level 2 links,
Configuration of the beacon period,
Auto routing of 'connect' to either BBS, DXCluster or HOST,
Remote dump of entire neighbour lists for all nodes.
QTHR
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