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author | Markus Uhlin <markus@nifty-networks.net> | 2024-01-06 13:47:31 +0100 |
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committer | Markus Uhlin <markus@nifty-networks.net> | 2024-01-06 13:47:31 +0100 |
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diff --git a/FICS/README.NEW b/FICS/README.NEW deleted file mode 100644 index e302ec3..0000000 --- a/FICS/README.NEW +++ /dev/null @@ -1,171 +0,0 @@ - -Versions up to 1.2.16 and between 1.2.23 and 1.3.2 are approximate. -Information on changes may not be exact or complete. - -1.6.2 News bug fixed (Marsalis), caused crash and corrupted index file. - ECO brought back (Sparky), bug fixed for use with scratch games - (uninitialized moveList caused crash). Examine can now - be used to load board positions (Sparky). Works with - scratch games also. - -1.6.1 News rewritten (Marsalis), Much faster code. Some crash - protection code (writing player files after every 'set' - command for example) has been supressed for speed. - Bug in new playerfile code fixed (sanity checks added to - avoid crashes). - -1.6 Playerfile formats completely recoded (DAV) new and old - formats recognized. New format is written always. The - new format has expanded functionallity, more compact form, - and much faster processing. - -1.5.2 Ghosts hopefully killed; no more timeseal sitting; - Oldmoves implementation changes; game structure shrunk. - fics_hostname now takes it's contents from SERVER_NAME, - which should nwo be a DNS resolvable hostname. - fics_addplayer new account message modernized to include - brief instructions on how to connect to the server and - and warn about the use of anauthorzied duplicate accounts. - both adminproc.c and fics_addplayer modified. - -1.5.1 Fixes in journal commands, some bughouse bugs. - -1.5.0 Journals allowed. Some fixes for NULL v. NULL games. - -1.4.0 Initial bughouse version. - -1.3.3 clearing and showing individual messages. - -1.3.2 fixes to open file bugs; - clearing and showing messages from a particular player. - -1.3.1 kibitz level; tell/whisper bugs and similar fixed; - noplay and gnotify lists. - -1.3.0 new admin structure for coordination, responding to suggestions, etc; - got rid of annoyingly large version numbers :-). - -1.2.23-1.2.24 ??? - -1.2.22 Examining of history games supported. - -1.2.21 Language variable; can't refresh private games; - Got rid of "You are not observing" message when you are observing. - New news interface; cnewsi, cnewsf, and news show on startup. - Percent of life stats. - -1.2.20 New help interface; index command. - -1.2.19 Examine mode (without history game support) - ECO and NIC codes now supported for history games and for - interactive reporting on games in process. - PGN format now supported for email of game scores. - Direct sendmail support provided with the SENDMAILPROG - definition in config.h, which overrides any MAILPROGRAM - definition. Provides for more reliable and efficient operation - under heavy load. - -1.2.18 variable mailmess: mails messages to you. - messages give the user feedback on what was sent. - simul commands simallabort, simadjourn, simalladjourn - (aliases saa sadj saadj) - simabort given alias sa - cshout and it prompts fixed - it gives better feedback - can restart simuls (or untimed games in simul form) with simmatch - game format reduced in size -1.2.17 asetpasswd now sends mail to the player telling him the new - password. - extra info in up for admins - annunreg seen by all admins - hostinfo and lock removed as was fics_delplayer, fics_mailproc - and mail_proc. - see messages from one person, clear messages from a person - More simul bug fixes. - simprev (alias sp), goboard (alias go, goto), gonum commands. - allow admin to reset RD; ratings may be set with 0 games played. -1.2.16 Many simul bugs fixed, one fatal bug corrected which caused - a crash during a simul. - unobserve command. - MAILPROGRAM replaced by "sendmail -t" and appropriate "To:" - and subject headers. This should help with blank mail - message problem. mailhelp and mailsource still depend on MAILPROGRAM - stuff added for SUN5 compilation - best info shown in who -1.2.15 Simul bug fixed - losing connection led to a crash - adjudicate written (forcedraw, forcewin, forceres commands removed) - hostinfo removed from addplayer -1.2.14 Simul code made operational. - games list ordered. - tally code disabled -1.2.13 forcedraw, forcewin, forceres commands - asetv command replaces pose -1.2.12 bug fixes. - pose weakened. -1.2.11 First stable version of FICS. unnotify and unalias had big problems - that led to crashes and corrupt player files. - siteinfo removed - caused infinite lag - mailmess -1.2.10 bug fixes, max length enforced in alias to stop a crash. -1.2.9 autoboot out code added. -1.2.8 aliases fixed, @ added, can alias system commands - flagging without material claims a draw, not a win. -1.2.7 filter list operational. - multicol.c used to drop 2048 bytes -1.2.6 rank and best, makerank - time for next shout shown. - bug fix to timelog - login/logouts logged - addcomment and showcomment -1.2.5 Summon written. - ban list - (TD) in who - board styles fixed - shout quotas, it and shout modified - admin command to toggle (*) - fixes to up - admins can observe anything -1.2.4 td list - qtell, getpi, commands for TD - asetblitz, asetstd - news,anews - wild chess made rated, best shows wild, new file - asetwild - next - SGI compilation possible. -1.2.3 lists - (FM) (GM) (IM) (C) shown in who - raisedead given a second argument to rename a player - ahelp, info written - help files split into help and info - shutdown fixed -1.2.2 internal version -1.2.1 bug fixes. - admin gods can only use pose. - siteinfo shown -1.2 notifiedby flag - remplayer, asethandle, raisedead written - nuke improved - query disabled -1.1 who bug fixed - caused a crash if more than 10 players on. - ++++ shown in who for unreg players - early version of nuke. - (*) shown if level 10 admin - level 60 given title Assistant superuser. - who A, who l, who U, who R - Look of announce and other stuff improved. -1.0 Original Nash code. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Here is a more stable, hopefully more portable release of the -FICS source code with many features added. - -People who have helped improve this from previous releases -(March 1st 1995 onward) include (FICS names): -DAV, foxbat, grimm, Hawk, hersco, loon, mann, Shane, Sparky, vek -SORRY if you feel you should have been on this list but were forgotten. - -And Most thanks to red (Richard Nash) for the original code! - And Micheal Moore for the original idea of an ICS. - --- Uploaded by Shane Hudson (Shane on FICS). -Thanks to everyone for their support of FICS. |