+23Feb03=======================================================================
+1. Added show/wm7d command (a US only callbook server) [by K1XX].
+2. Added a prototype show/db0sdx command (w.i.p).
+22Feb03=======================================================================
+1. changed qrz.com address
+2. added Charlie's [K1XX] new wpxloc.raw data stuff to get WA1, KC3 type
+callsigns to work better.
+3. added in set/usstate command which prints any US state information
+available on both the spotted (LHS of time) and spotter (RHS of time).
+[Translators: I have added usstates and usstateu to Messages].
+4. Merged in the new (faster) DXUser.pm.
+
+[NOTE] this version will require Storable to be installed. On the
+other hand the code may work without, in a compatible way. This bit hasn't
+been very well tested (the 'no Storable' condition that is).
+
+[*** NOTE ***] make sure that you do an 'export_user' BEFORE restarting
+you node. (Yes I know this is like a shrinkwrap licence, but I can't
+help it).
+
+It will take several minutes for the node to restart when it does the
+conversion from .v2 to .v3 user file. Please go and have a good strong cup
+of tea whilst this is happening.
+
+If it fails then you will need to edit your latest user_asc file on (or about)
+line 25 it says: $ref = decode($f[1]); you will need to change that to
+$ref = asc_decode($f[1]); and then do: perl user_asc
+
+DO MAKE SURE THAT you include subdirectories in your CVS update
+
+21Feb03=======================================================================
+1. moved the export of the users file to Wednesday night (GMT) to avoid
+possible crashes and/or delays during a contest weekend.
+14Feb03=======================================================================
+1. some major changes to the structure of the manual documentation. To bring
+the manuals into line, they now have the language tag (like
+installation_en.html). Hopefully someone will translate the manuals
+eventually :-) I have left the old files in CVS for now to allow
+everyone to change any symlinks etc to the new filenames. I will remove the
+old files shortly, please update your links! (g0vgs)
+2. docs makefile updated and commands2sgml.pl added from M0AZM. This script
+inserts the helpfiles automagically from Commands_en.hlp into the relevant
+manuals. (g0vgs)
+3. Commands_en.hlp adjusted slightly to ensure at least one space before
+examples for the purposes of the above script. (g0vgs)
+4. Amend index.html to the right document names. (g0vgs)
+09Feb03=======================================================================
+1. Correct some typos in the manuals and update perl modules etc. Also
+amend some help files to show correct syntax, around the 'clear' commands
+swapping [input] and <callsign> in each case, translators please take note.
+Thanks to Dave N3RD for info. (g0vgs)
+2. update the addendum for latest build and include information on additional
+modules required. (g0vgs)
+20Jan03=======================================================================
+1. changed sh/c so that, by default, it only shows the caller's country nodes
+sh/c all will show the old style full list. "sh/c sk gb" will show the config
+of all the GB and SK nodes.
+2. changed sh/stat and sh/route for nodes
+19Jan03=======================================================================
+1. I have made a fundemental change to the way PC19s are dealt with as a
+result of the discussions on the mailing list. From now on, only nodes that
+issue PC16s will have PC19s propagated. If they *ever* issue a PC16 then from
+then on they are considered as being 'connected' and thus routable. No PC16
+and you have no route. This should stop all passive links being routed. For
+the few cases where you know that that is a very small node and it rarely has
+users, then you can do a set/routepc19 <node> to enable PC19 propagation. In
+the even more rare case of you wanting to prevent PC19s being routed thru
+your node, you can use unset/routepc19. THIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ROUTE
+FILTERING!!!!! [translators: I have added wpc16s, wpc16u, wpc19s, wpc19u]
+
+BTW the first time you connect again you will notice a separate PC19 go out
+for each 'new' PC16 that the node sees. This is normal and will go away the
+second time the system needs to issue a PC19.
+2. Alter the export_user command to remove users that have no useful info
+and have not been seen for more than (default) 1 year.
+3. fix the problem of users on more than one node not being propagated
+4. remove spaces and all non-US ascii characters from PC41 for the dup check.
+5. put in check to see if the parent of a newly allowed PC19 is still there
+(this needs further investigation).
+17Jan03=======================================================================
+1. Fix problem with lines being left in the main input queue for a
+disconnected/ing node.
+14Jan03=======================================================================
+1. Tidy up AUTOLOAD functions
+2. Make sure that empty PC16s are not sent on startup to a node.
+12Jan03=======================================================================
+1. add Czech language courtesy of Milan OK1XH
+06Jan03=======================================================================
+1. add the latest changes to the spider-web java interface from Rene, OZ1LQH.
+Please note that there is a change to the spider.cgi file this time so that
+the client show 'Connected to Node_Call' instead of the hostname. You will
+need to update your cgi file when you update the changes. Please make sure
+that you back up your old files first! (g0vgs)
+2. yet more changes to the java client from Rene :-) Also added a makefile
+and a Changes file for the client in the spider-web directory.
+05Jan03=======================================================================
+1. fix some irritating messages caused by protocol loops in sh/c
+2. update copyright
+3. move GN from GJ to GI
+31Dec02=======================================================================
+1. Update files in the java client with fixes and additions from Rene, OZ1LQH
+05Dec02=======================================================================
+1. Fix SSID issues with AGWMsg.
+2. updated show/hftable, vhftable, hfstats, vhfstats and dxstats after K1XX
+sent in some sample code indicated new functionality he requires. Translators
+please note that the stat* messages have been changed and e33 added. I have
+also added quite a bit of extra examples and things to the relevant HELP
+texts. It is now possible to search from any date for up to 365 days of data.
+You can get the information by prefix or by callsign or for ALL spots.
+04Dec02=======================================================================
+1. updated sh/log to allow searching for more arbitrary strings such as IP
+addresses
+08Nov02=======================================================================
+1. update Keps.pm to reflect which satellites now come round in the weekly
+updates. I suggest that you copy this file to /spider/local and do a load/kep
+and you should lose all the 'old' satellites (eg MIR).
+08Nov02=======================================================================
+1. made some small mods to grepdbg and spot2csv.pl
+2. fix a possible DOS in dx command
+07Nov02=======================================================================
+1. allow three digit longitudes
+2. make a small change to see if messages now stay in place.
+3. make keep actually stick over a reboot and take it fully into account for
+deletions (translators: I added m18).
+4. try not to delete new messages (even if this is an update that reads 'old'
+messages with missing fields).
+29Oct02=======================================================================
+1. make sh/log et al a bit more efficient.
+2. fix dupe message in dx.
+3. update cty.dat to the latest, add k8T, K8O to KH8 and TX5BTY to FO/A
+4. clear cache on reload of prefixes
+25Oct02=======================================================================
+1. remove the dupefile automatically if it becomes corrupted
+2. instrument the startup slightly more
+21Oct02=======================================================================
+1. Fix msg aging.
+2. make the default pinginterval and obscount variable (set/var
+$DXProt::pingint and $DXProt::obscount)
+20Oct02=======================================================================
+1. remove dupe check on local sysop announces
+2. fix format errors on sh/muf for 5.8.0
+3. add new version of the administration manual that includes WinCVS with
+thanks to K1XX (g0vgs).
+17Oct02=======================================================================
+1. added new Spanish files for help and Messages from Angel, EA7WA.
+16Oct02=======================================================================
+1. decrease the default max length of PC16/19 to around 180 characters to be
+slightly friendlier to ARC, which seems to have a difficulty reconstructing
+lines from multiple packets. Also make the value settable via set/var.
+2. strip off blank spaces from the ends of lines of command output.
+15Oct02=======================================================================
+1. made some detail changes to the raw USDB data and the routines that
+generate and operate on them. There were some bugs involving a few 'missing'
+callsigns which been fixed. Also there were some, for our purposes, invalid
+callsigns in the database which have been removed (down to about 820,000
+entries now). You should really update your database.
+
+The latest code now (conditionally; ie if you have it loaded it will use it)
+support Compress::Zlib on both *nux and Windows. The suggested procedure
+is this:-
+
+1. Download the corrected database from
+ http://www.dxcluster.org/download/usdbraw.gz to somewhere like /tmp.
+2. update from CVS.
+3. Restart (on linux, just stop the node and *don't* restart on Windows).
+4. remove /spider/data/usdb.v1
+5. cd /spider/perl
+6. (perl) create_usdb.pl /tmp/usdbraw.gz (or wherever you put it)
+6a. If you don't have Compress::Zlib loaded then you will need to gunzip
+ it manually and do: create_usdb.pl /tmp/usdbraw (not Windows :-)
+7. on linux, in a console window do: load/usdb, on windows: restart the node.
+--
+2. Added set/usdb command to add adding or changing of a callsign in the USDB
+3. Stop dupe spots from the same spotter (with or without comment corruption)
+14Oct02=======================================================================
+1. added show/usdb command as a simple, direct interface to the information
+available in the USDB stuff.
+13Oct02=======================================================================
+1. A large change has occurred. There is now some (optional) US state recog-
+nition. This is in its early stages but appears to work for me. You will need
+to :-
+
+1. download the database at http://www.dxcluster.org/download/usdbraw.gz
+2. save it somewhere (/tmp, anywhere).
+3. Decompress it using your favorite program (gunzip / winzip) [call it
+ usdbraw if winzip]{BE WARNED, some browsers may decompress it on the
+ fly for you, you can tell; if it is 5Mb it is compressed - 16Mb not}.
+4. remove any /spider/data/user.v1 files lying around (at least for this
+ first time.
+5. cd /spider/perl
+6. perl create_usdb.pl /tmp/usdbraw (ie the UNCOMPRESSED file)
+7. Wait, I suggest some cups of tea are in order.
+8. Wait a bit more.
+
+You don't need Compress::Zlib anymore, I assumed it was universal.
+
+You will be able do this while the node is running somewhen. There is a
+planned method of keeping the US DB up to date with smaller (ie < 15Mb) patch
+files once a week but you will have to wait a bit for the code to bed down
+first. You can filter on routes, spots and announces using 'call_state' or
+'by_state' and a comma separated list of state codes. The HELP has been
+updated (which may help...).
+
+Once you have run the create_usdb.pl you will need to restart.
+
+If you don't need this, then don't run create_usdb.pl it will simply be
+a waste of time. The run-time version is 30Mb and has 840,000 odd entries
+in it. This does not replace or supplant sh/qrz (sorry Charlie [who put me
+up to this]).
+
+2. There are a number of other niff-naff changes which I hope will improve
+rather than hinder your user experience (including check forward as well as
+back for those speedy clocked dupes mentioned below).
+12Oct02=======================================================================
+1. attempt to improve the "check back for 5 minutes to see if this spot is
+the same as a previous one but for the time spotted" dupe check.
+2. improve the sh/vhftable and sh/hftable commands to allow you to enquire
+by dxcc country (using the relevant prefixes or dxcc country numbers).
+[note to translators, I have changed the help text and Messages tags for
+stat*].
+07Oct02=======================================================================
+1. fix problem with (invalid) callsigns starting with '0' (zero) eg 0f6ira.
+03Oct02=======================================================================
+1. only sysop (priv=5+) can now send to distro SYSOP, ordinary users will have
+their message routed to the $main::myalias callsign as a private message.
+29Sep02=======================================================================
+1. Added LRU caching to DXUsers and Prefix.
+2. make Timer::handler only search its chain once a second seeing as that
+is the minimum granularity available.
+3. add some separation between cfg file making, data generation and mrtg
+running. See /spider/cmd/mrtg.pl for some instructions...
+4. Added data in and out to the MRTG stats, you need to do an indexmaker
+to get them onto the index page, I have also added some colour to the
+legend to make what is being displayed a bit more obvious.
+
+See http://gb7djk.dxcluster.org/mrtg/stats.html for an example of the
+default screen.
+
+28Sep02=======================================================================
+1. Put some transparent caching into Prefix.pm to see if this has a
+performance impact.
+2. Fix doing a new log open for every log file write.
+26Sep02=======================================================================
+1. added WWV and WCY to the Mrtg stats. Don't forget to do an indexmaker!
+25Sep02=======================================================================
+1. added mrtg stuff to the system as a template. In order to use this you
+must install mrtg onto your system and copy all the mrtg files (or at least
+all the images) to new directory /spider/html/mrtg. The system generates the
+config file for you as part of its workings. To get it to update add a line
+to your spider crontab like:
+
+00,05,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * run_cmd('mrtg all')
+
+You will also need to do an indexmaker once in the html directory. I put the
+index page into /spider/html/mrtg/stats.html YMMV. I do:
+
+indexmaker --output stats.html --columns=1 --title "MRTG statistics for
+GB7DJK" ../../mrtg/mrtg.cfg
+
+But all on one line.
+2. I have made a technical change to the way ax25 connects outward on unix
+boxes are done. I currently have no way of testing this. I think it still
+works.
+22Sep02=======================================================================
+1. Add changes to the installation manual for Windows users from K1XX
+21Sep02=======================================================================
+1. make some detail changes for connects out in Msg.pm
+17Sep02=======================================================================
+1. Added shu command for Charlie's (K1XX) benefit (together with the rest of
+our butterfingered sysops) who miss the '/' out of sh/u frequently enough
+to curse. 'shu' simply types out a message saying 'type SHUT' to shutdown the
+node. Added 'shu' to /spider/perl/Messages. No need to restart, just
+load/mess and load/alias after doing a CVS.
+21Aug02=======================================================================
+1. added 'warc' and 'contesthf' to the regions in bands.pl (K1XX).
+20Aug02=======================================================================
+1. fix lines containing just the character '0' in messages (and console.pl)
+(K1XX).
+2. remove all newline characters from AGW data, thus treating it like a
+'normal' ax25 connection where the 'newline' convention is just carriage
+return (K1XX)
+06Aug02=======================================================================
+1. added 5.5Mhz band as '60m'.
+29Jul02=======================================================================
+1. Changed max R value in wcy to 500 from 300.
+2. Got rid of warnings on startup using 5.8.0
+28Jul02=======================================================================
+1. stick the invalid key deletes in an eval loop in export_user
+18Jul02=======================================================================
+1. Make additions and changes to manuals. (g0vgs)
+16Jul02=======================================================================
+1. Add changes to the spider-web java web client. Thanks to Rene, OZ1LQH. It
+should now be easier to install and run for all systems. (g0vgs)
+11Jul02=======================================================================
+1. NP work has now started in ernest ([ed]who he?). You will need to download
+Digest::SHA1 and any dependant packages to run this release. HOWEVER tempted
+you are, please don't set/newprotocol on any nodes. It won't work.
+http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Digest/Digest-SHA1-2.01.tar.gz
+2. Make the cluster node registered on from startup (from Mark HB9DBM).
+3. Make the 'export_users' process *MUCH* more robust. It should now accept
+funny characters and not rely on an absolutely 'perfect' user file to work.
+Errors are displayed (and logged if done from the cluster) and then ignored.
+Invalid callsigns are removed.
+09Jul02=======================================================================
+1. make the is_qra more accurate (from Mark HB9DBM).
+04Jul02=======================================================================
+1. added another fix to Prefix.pm so that it resolves Japan callsigns again
+also you can 'set/debug prefix' to see what it is trying to do.
+03Jul02=======================================================================
+1. Added the DEMONSTRATE command which allows a sysop to demonstrate a
+command to a user (from a request by Charlie K1XX).
+2. added message e31 (xxxx is not a user)
+02Jul02=======================================================================
+1. Fixed the problem with badspotter or badnode being set to baddx if either
+of the data files are missing.
+25Jun02=======================================================================
+1. as predicted there was an error in the Prefix routine, I have improved it.
+24Jun02=======================================================================
+1. make set/badspotter non SSID sensitive. Set/badnode is left to be SSID
+sensitive.
+2. added 3XA(=3X) and K1B(=KH1) also changed the logic of sh/prefix. This
+may break things, please test it.
+19Jun02=======================================================================
+1. make set/badspotter and set/badnode apply to announces and talks as well
+as spots.
+12Jun02=======================================================================
+1. fixed (un)set/wwv and (un)set/wcy so they don't issue spurious messages.
+Thanks Rene (oz1lqh)
+07Jun02=======================================================================
+1. fix messages in DXDb.pm to point to the correct ones. Thanks Rene (oz1lqh)
+2. add missing wcys and wcyu messages to Messages. Thanks Rene (again)
+3. upissue version number to 1.50 (finally)
+16Apr02=======================================================================
+1. allow the rest of PC19 to continue if it contains a reference to a locally
+connected node. Thank you Tommy SM3OSM.
+19Mar02=======================================================================
+1. fix problems with ephemeral dup checking on PC16,17,19,21
+2. perturb the problem with national character sets.
+15Mar02=======================================================================
+1. add help for 'accept' and 'reject'. (g0vgs)
+2. adjustments to the manuals (g0vgs)
+3. make changes to reflect the correct output of sh/sun and sh/moon based
+on information from Steve, K9AN. (g0vgs)
+23Feb02=======================================================================
+1. remove old satellites from keps.
+2. Add information on setting up the ax25 utils to the installation manual
+(g0vgs)
+19Feb02=======================================================================
+1. move the PC11 dup check after the input filter
+06Feb02=======================================================================
+1. changes to manuals to (hopefully) improve documentation and alter my email
+address (g0vgs)
+02Feb02=======================================================================
+1. changed sh/qrz to the latest incarnation of the command at qrz.com.
+29Jan02=======================================================================
+1. add VP8GEO to South Georgia
+27Jan02=======================================================================
+1. make save work in cron context
+2. try to get the C client to handle closes on its standard input better
+3. put some validation in cluster.pl to check that people have set it up
+handled.
+4. fix the long callsign checking
+22Jan02=======================================================================
+1. limit spot dupe checking to first 12 characters
+13Jan02=======================================================================
+1. changed the backstop termination alarm routing in the C client so that
+it flushes the input and output buffer and then commits suicide.
+12Jan02=======================================================================
+1. put setsockopts into eval block to allow some of them to fail
+11Jan02=======================================================================
+1. Make M$ TCP connx blocking again, sigh...
+2. backed out ALL the M$ speedup and make nicer changes :-(
+3. cope with data coming in during the disconnection process. Don't worry
+Earth people, this will take no longer than 15 of your Earth seconds...
+10Jan02=======================================================================
+1. set SO_LINGER = 0 to try to prevent the system sending data on a closing
+socket. This MAY help some of the hanging problems (but I am now beginning
+to doubt this).
+2. do the same on the C client (which means DON'T FORGET to make it).
+3. set no nagling on the output from the node.
+4. set KEEPALIVE on TCP connections for both the node and C Client (you will
+have to make the C client again) and you will need to restart.
+5. It appears that it IS possible to set non blocking on M$ you just need to
+know how.
+6. Fix problem with load/cmd_cache core dumping the system
+08Jan02=======================================================================
+1. altered sh/qrz to point to the new server
+2. alter the character set handling a bit to make it better for spanish
+06Jan02=======================================================================
+1. fix leading space removal from messages input from the keyboard
+2. make some mods to allow perl 5.7.2 to run
+3. create $DXProt::eph_restime to allow variable slugging of ephemeral dups
+4. create $DXProt::eph_info_restime to allow a long dupe time for these
+5. create $DXProt::eph_pc34 to allow a short anti dupe slug for rcmd loops
+6. Add a new sysop cmd 'save' which will save the output of any command (or
+list of commands in "<cmd>") to a file.
+7. Add a new command "echo" which echos its argument to the screen (useful
+for titling in the save command above.
+8. Increase interval between logins causing for/opernam to 60 days (from 30)
++ a random factor between 0 and 9.
+9. Added Italian translation of Messages from Luca IT9ROT (thank you
+very much).
+10. Added the /<cmd> feature (as in talk) to execute a cmd whilst typing a
+message, then enhanced it so that if you do //sh/dx (for instance) it will
+put the result into the message (as well as show it to you).
+11. Added the // feature to talk as well.
+02Jan02=======================================================================
+1. updated the copyright dates
+2. modernised and extended the Windows instructions a bit.
+3. added a TODO file which is the list of things that I need to do. Please
+badger me to put YOUR enhancement on this list. It will then get done.
+31Dec01=======================================================================
+1. Make a couple of changes to the Installation Manual and add a FAQ on msg
+deletion. (g0vgs)
+2. Fix unset/register so it works (g0vgs)
+30Dec01=======================================================================
+1. make PC21 coming from the channel's node call then treat it as a PC39 and
+disconnect it.
+2. Send the client a 'Z' command (shutdown) to see if this has any effect on
+the hangs.
+26Dec01=======================================================================
+1. make some detail changes to help texts
+2. Added 'all' to the Band's region table to allow 'acc/spot on all/cw'
+23Dec01=======================================================================
+1. allow sh/dx on 1000/4000 (or 1000-4000).
+2. merge sh/dx and sh/dxcc commands (Alias sh/dxcc to sh/dx dxcc). You can
+now do things like 'sh/dxcc oq2 by w dxcc'.
+20Dec01=======================================================================
+1. Fix 'not' in filtering
+2. alter default max spots to 100 and the no of WWV to 5
+17Dec01=======================================================================
+1. added new satellite stuff from Steve K9AN. Fixed upper/lower problem
+in convkeps.pl.
+2. enhanced load/keps to accept a message no. This will create a new keps
+file from a msg (hopefully containing 2 Line Nasa keps) and then load - all
+in one step. Added load/keps to the help files
+3. Updated spanish Messages
+4. Improve wcy command from Stephan DK8LV's input
+5. Added set/prompt (and unset/prompt) command so that Stephan can fool some
+external programs into thinking it is talking to clx.
+15Dec01=======================================================================
+1. added superfluous spaces back into PC73 for the benefit of clx
+14Dec01=======================================================================
+1. make Spanish in set/lang & Messages 'es' instead of 'sp'
+2. added prototype WCY and WWV commands (for qualified users only)
+3. Added Commands_es.hlp contributed by Angel EA7WA
+12Dec01=======================================================================
+1. added Commands_de.hlp contributed (in record time) by Stephan DK8LV.
+2. fixed help command so it uses it!
+11Dec01=======================================================================
+1. make PC17 generation more unconditional
+08Dec01=======================================================================
+1. added unset/hops command
+02Dec01=======================================================================
+1. Fix spurious 'new message for you' messages if things are deleted but
+unread.
+2. stop remote passive nodes (those with version numbers of 0000) from
+poluting the nodes table. Maybe this will make things slightly more stable.
+3. Take off rspf checks on announces and spots and allow the dupe filters
+to take the strain.
+4. Move the dupe checking AFTER the input filtering for announces and spots.
+5. Changed the checking of PC19/21 that it doesn't alter the wrong node
+6. Alter the storage of messages so that illegal characters are stored as '.'
+in an attempt to stop such messages from hanging.
+26Nov01=======================================================================
+1. Make changes to the installation manual to show making the client before
+actually trying to use it! Thanks to oz1lqh. Also add a line for SuSE
+distros on useradd.
+22Nov01=======================================================================
+1. finally fix DELETE = ^H = Backspace in console.pl
+21Nov01=======================================================================
+1. altered the PC16/17 generation slightly to see whether this cures Roland's
+problem.
+19Nov01=======================================================================
+1. added Ducie Island to prefixes
+17Nov01=======================================================================
+1. updated the Java Web Interface from Ian, m0azm to allow passwords. If
+a user with no password enters anything, including null, it is happily
+accepted and ignored.
+2. added the German language to the Messages file from Stephan, dk8lv
+14Nov01=======================================================================
+1. make the number of characters of the dx comment dependant on the type of
+connection. This should mean that 'legacy' user programs can cope.
+2. move the handling of unprintable characters out of IntMsg
+07Nov01=======================================================================
+1. fix is_pctext so that it actually catches corrupt spots and announces.
+2. fix console.pl so that you can type in '0' again
+3. Fix problem with reply disappearing up its own bottom.
+4. Added Steve's latest sh/moon stuff
+06Nov01=======================================================================
+1. fix read so that sysop reading doesn't increment the read counter for
+private mail not addressed to them.
+2. fix console.pl to show blank lines more reliably.
+3. fix msgs so that 2 R: lines are only stored on initial entry (not just
+after forwarding).
+04Nov01=======================================================================
+1. Allow the user to equal the node in RSPF checks (this allows spots and
+stuff with the origin and spotter to be the same (although it is STRONGLY
+recommended that they are NOT!!! [hint hint]).
+2. make the send command rather more sensitive to what is allowed. Basically
+it will only allow TO addresses that are bull addresses (if not private) or
+vaild callsigns (if private). Bull addresses are the ones in
+/spider/msg/forward.pl with a 'T' flag on them. If there is no forward
+file it will only allow 'ALL' and 'DX' as valid Bull TO addresses. You may
+use commas as callsign separators if you like.
+02Nov01=======================================================================
+1. fixed some Aliasing problems, but this whole area will have to be addressed
+more comprehensively.
+2. Changed talk logging so that it hopefully is more consistant and maybe even
+useful.
+3. Altered the mechanism of the personal emailing so that it uses lower level
+components and should be therefore available on M$ platforms. You will need
+to install a version of libnet (perl -MCPAN -eshell, then install Net::SMTP).
+I believe all 5.6.x perls have this built in (ie M$ should have this). If you
+are on M$ or you want to use an MTA via SMTP in linux then you need to declare
+the dns name of the MTA by: set/var $DXMsg::email_server = 'post.fred.net'
+(or whatever the MTA is called). You can also use local programs other than
+sendmail by: set/var $DXMsg::email_prog = '/usr/bin/postfix ..' or whatever.
+Finally you can alter the 'from' address using: set/var $DXMsg::email_from
+= 'FBloggs@msn.com' (\@ if you use " and ") - bewarned that you may be
+prevented from using just any old address. You can place these commands in
+/spider/scripts/startup for permanent use.
+01Nov01=======================================================================
+1. added information on registration, login scripts and passwords to the
+26Oct01=======================================================================
+1. If $main::reqreg = 1 then set/register will allow 'registered' users
+full access, if $main::reqreg = 2 then registered users will be 'read-only'
+(ie the opposite). If $main::reqreg = 0 then registration and its effects
+are disabled.
+25Oct01=======================================================================
+1. added unset/password command to allow sysops (only) to completely delete
+and remove a user's password.
+2. make 'read' increment the 'no of times read' for all messages.
+3. give a read receipt for everybody that reads a message so marked.
+4. enhance set/email so that if you set email address(es) with this command
+it will send any messages to your callsign as they come in. unset/email
+will disable forwarding.
+24Oct01=======================================================================
+1. added (un)set/register, show/registered commands which when a 'set/var
+$main::reqreg = 1' is done in the startup script will require users to
+be 'registered' in order for them to have 'write' access to the node. Non-
+registered users will only be allowed to TALK or SEND PRIVATE to the cluster
+sysop callsign.
+2. Added password interrogation to the ExtMsg connections. If a user comes
+in via telnet and this is being done with the internal listener and a pass-
+word has been set for that user - he will be asked for it. You can force
+a password interrogation (for ALL users) with a 'set/var $main::passwdreq = 1'
+in the node's startup script. It is anticipated that if you are using
+registration you will also issue passwords to those registered users.
+3. set/password has been changed so that users already with passwords can
+change them.
+4. A non-registered user will get the /spider/data/motd_nor file instead of
+the motd on login.
+5. made the BadWord regexes slightly less aggressive WARNING this may let
+some constructions thru, but hopefully will also allow more legitimate
+foreign (mainly) things thru as well.
+19Oct01=======================================================================
+1. Allow DELETE (0x7f) for backspace in console.pl
+2. redo prefix table using latest cty.dat
+14Oct01=======================================================================
+1. Add the shortform SH/ST like display to sh/user <call> to make it more
+AK1A compatible (G0RDI+G4PDQ pace).
+12Oct01=======================================================================
+1. make del nnn delete messages again (fix system Aliases file)
+2. substr the subject so that the dup works for stuff coming back via AK1A
+09Oct01=======================================================================
+1. change Aliases to allow shutdown as a command again. If you have changed
+/spider/cmd/Aliases and you update from CVS you may find it better to remove
+this file and then do another 'cvs update'. Otherwise you may get conflicts
+and the Aliase file will not load properly. The cvs update will recreate
+the (now) missing file.
+2. Remove the 'please don't use XXXX on here' messages to prevent people
+from exploring the 'bad words space'. Three bad words will still disconnect
+without warning.
+3. Sending dx spots/announces with bad words will succeed - but only back to
+the sender. These two mods are designed to annoy the perpitrators of the
+sort of filth as much as possible whilst not inconveniencing 'normal' users.
+4. Add expunge feature to kill. Deleting messages now marks a msg for
+deletion two days hence. To have the old behaviour, do a 'kill exp' or use
+the standard alias "expunge". This will cause the message to be deleted at
+the next queue message cycle.
+5. Put in prototype echo handling for direct connections using ExtMsg and
+Listeners.pm.
+6. fix msgs to g1tlh-2 (as opposed to g1tlh)
+04Oct01=======================================================================
+1. allow a residence time of (default) 2 days before actually deleting a msg.
+2. reduce the number R: lines on a bull from a bbs to 2 (the origin and the
+last port of call).
+3. ignore deleted messages for queuing purposes
+4. store deleted status across restarts!
+5. make callsign checking more rigorous
+6. dup check PC49 (kill full)
+7. improved the regex matching of badwords (more efficient, better coverage)
+8. added default badword and badw_regex tables (as .issue files) which will
+activate unless there is one there already. It will NOT overwrite an existing
+file - so if you change it your changes will remain intact.
+03Oct01=======================================================================
+1. don't allow @WWW to become a 'TO' field...
+2. handle @gb7tlh.#35.eu type addresses as well
+02Oct01=======================================================================
+1. fixed the 'ever lengthening msg' syndrome and probably made the whole
+thing more reliable at the same time.
+2. do some restructuring of the msg system and upissue the version no.
+3. fix @xxxx syntax for bbs input
+01Oct01=======================================================================
+1. made login info not the default
+2. change the looping protoection for PC16/17/19/21 and also be more rigorous
+in who we accept which PC16/17/21's from.
+3. fix MAJOR disconnect bug introduced accidentally in the NP work.
+4. Try each badword with an S on the end as well and also check for 'f.u c'
+type things as well (this only works for a few wellknown english ones).
+5. Go back to the old way of caching commands (but without the silly warnings
+because I know better what I am doing now). This allows symbolic debugging
+of commands again without coredumps. Hurrah!
+6. Add badword handling for messages. Users will get rude messages back if
+they try to send naughty words in msgs. Incoming messages with badwords will
+be dropped on receipt and their contents logged.
+7. and if you swear 3 or more times you are unceremoniously logged out.
+30Sep01=======================================================================
+1. made some small bug fixes in rspf checking and also messages.
+23Sep01=======================================================================
+1. I have incorporated Steve's (K9AN) lastest sh/sun and sh/moon stuff which
+copes much better with some of the end effects that occur in these calc-
+ulations. You can now also see up to a year into the past or future. The
+results compare favourably with the US Naval Obs (unlike certain other
+software's output which "I would not want to use their results to aim my
+moon rocket..."). It also fixes some ambiguity about which day the results
+are actually for.
+21Sep01=======================================================================
+1. fix set/lockout so that it is possible to lock out all SSIDs except those
+specifically unlocked and so that you don't need to lock the non-SSID call in
+order to lock an SSID call. So set/lock g1tlh will lock out all instances of
+g1tlh, g1tlh-1, g1tlh-15 etc except (for instance) unset/lock g1tlh-9.
+2. show/lock allows partial callsign matching so sh/lock gb7 will only show
+GB7* calls that are locked.
+3. Had a grand shift around for the start of NP.
+19Sep01=======================================================================
+1. put in some rudimentory rsfp checking for various things
+2. tried to do some fixes on console.pl - YOU WILL REQUIRE Curses 1.06 from
+CPAN (perl -MCPAN -eshell, then at cpan> install Curses).
+17Sep01=======================================================================
+1. Fixed help and apropos commands so that they default to english if
+the language is not english and help in the 'not english' language isn't
+available.
+2. added some help text for sh/newc.
+15Sep01=======================================================================
+1. released 1.48
+2. found 1st bug, fixed unset/logininfo reseting itself after logout
+14Sep01=======================================================================
+1. added the start of script files on login/startup. You can now add
+commands (for example to set variables) to a file called
+/spider/scripts/startup. You can also put in scripts for a callsign which
+will be executed when that callsign logs on. A sample script is in the
+directory (you did remember to do cvs update -d?). User settable versions
+of this will happen when the general mechanism for doing that is available.
+2. Added set/unset/anntalk commands. If you unset/anntalk then you will
+no longer see many of the of talk like announces. Unfortunately you may
+miss the odd useful one as well (but since everything is repeated many times
+you probably won't :-)
+3. centralise the invalid callsign check so that g1tlh1 and similar calls
+will not be allowed to login anymore.
+4. Fiddle with the lockout mechanism so that set/login g1tlh also locks out
+g1tlh-1 -> g1tlh-15 UNLESS one of these is specifically unlocked.
+5. Make sh/log only show stuff that sh/ann, sh/talk, sh/rcmd doesn't.
+6. Make the scripts look for user and node_default files if there isn't a
+more specific one.
+7. add the blank command which prints nn blank lines (default 1), this cmd
+can also print lines of characters: see help for examples.
+13Sep01=======================================================================
+1. did some work on making talk more intelligent and fixed a>b problem.
+2. fixed a nasty problem on input when being hit with full buffers of
+data (eg at init time with large lists of node/users on fast links).
+3. fixed realtime input filter changing.
+4. added announce->talk conversion for routable calls when announces of the
+form 'to g1tlh hello', 't g1tlh hello' or 'g1tlh hello' appear.
+This also suppresses similar announces for users whose callsign is not the
+one in the announce.
+5. Change the badwords interface to be the same as baddx, badspotter et al.
+added set/badword, unset/badword and show/badword. This routine will auto
+convert (and delete afterwards) the old badwords file.
+6. fix intermittant bullitin mail forwarding?
+11Sep01=======================================================================
+1. added IP address logging of connections
+10Sep01=======================================================================
+1. clear/* node_default and user_default now work.
+2. in acc or rej/* you can now use (comma separated) prefixes as well as lists
+of numbers for things like *_dxcc, *_itu and *_cq (eg: by_dxcc ve,w); just
+remember that countries like ve and w have lots of zones and itus!
+3. Added all the clear/* commands to help and added some comments about 2.
+4. All filters (including *_default ones) are now reinstalled on channels in
+realtime, so changing a filter does NOT require a disconnect and reconnect
+cycle anymore.
+09Sep01=======================================================================
+1. Add show/dxstats command
+2. Add show/hfstats command
+3. Add show/vhfstats command
+4. Add show/hftable command
+5. Add show/vhftable command (BE WARNED, the first time you run one of these
+commands it will take some considerable time to complete, thereafter it will
+be a lot faster).
+08Sep01=======================================================================
+1. Update the sgml docs on filtering a bit.
+06Sep01=======================================================================
+1. prevent nodes appearing as users from incoming PC16s
+2. Change ping averaging to be like TCP and become a smoothed RTT.
+3. Make all the Prompts in stat/* like output appear in alphebetical order
+4. Fix problem with 17m spots not appearing in sh/dx
+5. pump up eph dups everytime they re-occur and increase life to 180 secs
+04Sep01=======================================================================
+1. add delete/user command
+03Sep01=======================================================================
+1. make spot dups look back 5 mins.
+2. strip the top off each character in any text field of a Spot for duping.
+3. Try to make the routing tables more accurate for users that login to
+more than one node.
+4. Make PC50s come out in one heap on all channels every 14 mins, instead of
+on the 14th minute in the connection time for each channel. This should
+reduce (slightly) the dups that are dumped.
+5. Speed up input queue processing (a lot).
+6. make set/isolate and acc/route mutually exclusive (and issue appropriate
+error messages) and fix set/iso on PC18 input.
+7. Improve stat/route_node and stat/route_user for diagnostics.
+8. strip top bit of comments in ann/spots.
+9. fix the announce filtering problem.
+10. Fix the double announcement of node disconnections?
+01Sep01=======================================================================
+1. Change build number calc (hopefully for the last time)
+27Aug01=======================================================================
+1. make rej/wwv and rej/wcy work
+26Aug01=======================================================================
+1. make all newly learned nodes locked out by default.
+2. add lock_nodes.pl which locks out all the nodes in the user file whose
+privilege is 1 or less and which isn't mentioned as an argument to the
+command on the command line.
+3. make set/node, set/spider and their friends unlock a node as well as make
+them one.
+4. Make sh/log et al more efficient / less memory hungry (and the display
+the correct way round!)
+24Aug01=======================================================================
+1. Allow badmsg to reject on interface callsign ('I')
+20Aug01=======================================================================
+1. protect against PC41s with field[3] == field[2]
+2. Redo Julian stuff as proper objects
+3. Make the various Log display come out forwards instead of backwards
+4. Add the dbgclean routine to system cron to clear out all debug files
+more then 10 days old.
+19Aug01=======================================================================
+1. Fix rcmds
+2. make isolation when there are no filters present work again?
+3. dup check PC16/17/19/21 !
+17Aug01=======================================================================
+1. Sort out PC41 handling to include type 5 records for QRA locators and also
+remove all filtering (but retain ephemeral dup checking).
+2. Improve format checking in latlong and qra locators.
+3. Sort sh/st so that sh/st by itself displays only the local call not the
+whole lot (all 17000+ users records in my case). SH/ST ALL does this.
+16Aug01=======================================================================
+1. send a forward/opernam for a logged in user once a month (when they next
+login).
+2. rearrange rcmd stuff to be more maintainable and also be certain that
+they are translated in both directions correctly for clx and ak1a style.
+3. Allow PC41s to be propagated and hope that the ephemeral dup filters
+do their job!
+15Aug01=======================================================================
+1. fix problem with talks not coming out anymore
+13Aug01=======================================================================
+1. fixed problem of dxspots not being echoed back to spotter (announces too)
+02Aug01=======================================================================
+1. correct manual and help references on accept/route and reject/route. Thanks
+to ea1dav for pointing out the errors
+2. make sure that the actual line is printed in grepdbg & watchdbg esp. with
+ALL the '^' and leading space characters as they really are
+30Jul01=======================================================================
+1. changes to manuals to add links etc. (g0vgs)
+23Jul01=======================================================================
+1. made ann,dx spots,wwv,wcy,wx more 'object oriented'.
+2. allow for 'enhanced clients' and tell them what sort of thing is being
+sent.
+3. Allow debug info to be sent via interface to an enhanced client.
+21Jul01=======================================================================
+1. started a gtkconsole program. It appears to sort of work. Requires Gtk-
+Perl-0.7007.
+2. start doing some spot statistical stuff.
+19Jul01=======================================================================
+1. changes to Admin Manual to reflect route filtering. Some alterations to
+the help files (g0vgs)
+09Jul01=======================================================================
+1. fix cron so that it allows stuff to be executed on the hour (ie min=0)
+06Jul01=======================================================================
+1. fix talk and routing problems to mycall
+2. add unset/privilege command to relinquish any sysop privileges you might
+have for the current session.
+05Jul01=======================================================================
+1. disconnect channels whose route node has disappeared
+29Jun01=======================================================================
+1. fix merge command
+28Jun01=======================================================================
+1. fix problems with users on more than one node
+27Jun01=======================================================================
+1. try adding an ARC mail hack
+2. slug the not here messages so they can't loopback
+25Jun01=======================================================================
+1. added automatic 'not here' message
+21Jun01=======================================================================
+1. fix (some) problems with 'init'
+2. fix stat/msg a bit more
+3. small change to PC28 generation to make sure that the subject always
+contains at least a blank
+16Jun01=======================================================================
+1. fix talk
+2. fix stat/msg
+14Jun01=======================================================================
+1. changed debug api to (potentially) use less cpu time
+2. changed the spider.cgi in Arnold's borrowed java client to Ian's perl
+script
+3. Added input route filtering
+4. put back the set/isolate logic into routing which is now overridable with
+filters whcih means a default filter is no longer generated. If you want the
+OLD behaviour, do rm /spider/filter/route/*.pl*, restart and try again.
+5. Add http_proxy to Internet.pm and allow sh/qrz to use an HTTP Proxy
+13Jun01=======================================================================
+1. fix init cnd rinit cmds
+2. add missing clear/route cmd
+10Jun01=======================================================================
+1. fix set/here and unset/here
+2. fix indirect routing to users two hops away
+09Jun01=======================================================================
+1. more fixes
+2. add set/debug filter so that you can see why your filters aren't working
+(for sysops only)
+3. add ephemera deduping for all those PC41,24,50 etc etc broadcasts
+4. Fix a problem with the connect text being sent on outgoing connections
+(this confuses db0fhf amongst other things)
+5. catch deep recursion bugs before you run out of memory.
+6. Make sure that PC16|17|19|21 update as well as add and delete
+7. local announces by the sysop will always be displayed
+08Jun01=======================================================================
+1. first cut with new routing code. Created NEW_ROUTE branch
+2. added acc/route and rej/route commands
+3. added stat/route_node and stat/route_user commands to look at the routing
+table entities
+07Jun01=======================================================================
+1. move userconfig.pl and nodeconfig.pl to stat/
+2. fix problem with locally connected users not being removed from the
+routing tables
+3. Fix the build calc to take into account subdirectories
+06Jun01=======================================================================
+1. add stat/route_node and stat/route_user commands
+2. add sh/userconfig command (to show backward links to nodes)
+3. add sh/nodeconfig command
+05Jun01=======================================================================
+1. add set/bbs command
+2. more work on Routing code.
+3. status/msg on its own will print the status of the msg system.
+4. add sh/newconfig command
+03Jun01=======================================================================
+1. Fix the problem with ExtMsg and unresolvable IP addresses, hopefully
+properly this time.
+15May01=======================================================================
+1. set/lockout now prevents any outgoing connection taking place.
+2. Started the new routing stuff which will run in parallel for a while.
+3. changed the msg timeout arrangements so that it might not get stuck so
+easily.
+4. add $DXMsg::bulltopriv global to make msgs to known callsigns private
+14May01=======================================================================
+1. fix problem with re-reading in db definitions for remote databases.
+2. try to prevent situations where two can (semi) successfully login, probably
+under load, and get a 'tried to connect whilst already connected' abort.
+3. change the max number of days to search for spots to 100
+11May01=======================================================================
+1. allow stat/msg on priv 1
+07May01=======================================================================
+1. set/page 0 switches off paging
+03May01=======================================================================
+1. It appears that for ages now, not enough PC19 and PC16s are being sent
+if you have more than one of them. Sigh..
+02May01=======================================================================
+1. put an upper limit on the number of concurrent errors allowed in command
+mode (20). This should disconnect runaway spot suckers....
+28Apr01=======================================================================
+1. fix an occasional problem with 'sorry connected to' messages
+23Apr01=======================================================================
+1. fix very long standing bug in storing and transmitting spots. The decimal
+point was left off :-(
+22Apr01=======================================================================
+1. Sysops can now have full privileges if there is a ExtMsg listener on
+localhost (or everything) and they telnet to localhost and login with their
+callsign. This means that they don't need a client anymore (for local access)
+2. added input spot filtering.
+3. Added run_cmd to DXCron which allows you to run any command on the system
+from the crontab. (Dunno why I didn't do this before).
+18Apr01=======================================================================
+1. added Ian M0AZM's Java Client (SpiderConsole)
+17Apr01=======================================================================
+1. made a slight speedup on write in Msg.pm (about doubled it)
+16Apr01=======================================================================
+1. make the correct error messages come out on reject/accept when people
+leave out keywords like 'on'.
+2. Fairly major changes to the documentation tree. Split the admin manual
+into 2 sections, Installation and Admin and merge the Windows stuff.
+15Apr01=======================================================================
+1. made some mods to the sgml documentation for 1.47
+2. added show/connect command
11Apr01=======================================================================
1. fixed more of the "xxx disappeared from yyy" messages
2. altered the build no logic so that it always checksums the same files
3. made shortcut at shutdown so that you don't get a storm of PC21s on busy
nodes as each connection goes down. Just send a pc39 to each interface and
nothing else.
+4. changed action of SIG{INT} and SIG{TERM} so that they now work on MSWin32
10Apr01=======================================================================
1. altered PC21 logic somewhat to eliminate dup PC21s
2. disconnect should remove dangling local users in the routing table.