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            |   Release Notes for Worldgroup, version 1.01    |
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Version 1.01 Information
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Worldgroup V1.01 is a maintenance release.  The purpose of the release is
to correct problems that have been reported since the software's initial
release.  In addition, Worldgroup V1.01 is compiled with Borland C++ V4.50.
Previously Galacticomm had been using Borland C++ V3.1 to compile the
product.  In general, we have found that there are no problems running
Add-On Options compiled with Borland C++ V3.1 with baselines compiled with
Borland C++ V4.50.

Several client side problems have been corrected with this release.  If you
distribute the Worldgroup Manager to your customer base don't forget to
rebuild your client diskettes or client zip.


Version 1.00 Information
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Add-on Compatibility
--------------------

For those of you who are upgrading to Worldgroup from The Major BBS,
Worldgroup was designed to provide binary compatibility for as many of The
Major BBS v6.x add-ons as possible.  This means that most old add-ons should
work as-is under Worldgroup.  But, some will not.  In particular, add-ons
that deal with E-mail or Forums messages will most likely need changes in
order to work under Worldgroup.

You should have been automatically sent updates to any Galacticomm add-ons
that needed changes.  Contact the appropriate ISV (formerly called TPDs) to
find out more information on the status of a particular ISV add-on.


MHS Connectivity
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When an MHS user addresses a message To: a user on the Worldgroup server,
he should use the form printed in the MHS chapter of Sysop's Guide:

     WG@<gatewayname> {WG: <userid>}

When an MHS user receives a message From: a user on the Worldgroup server,
he will see a From: address in the form:

     MBBS@<gatewayname> {MBBS: <userid>}

This maintains backwards compatibility with existing add-on software by
continuing to use the addressing format used by The Major BBS.

If you use Global MHS 2.0, you will need to create MHS user accounts
named WG and MBBS on the gateway you create for this Worldgroup server.

If you use MHS 1.5, it is not necessary to create either user account.


Resetting During Auto-Cleanup
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For various reasons, some Sysops run as the last command in BBSCLEAN.BAT
a .COM or .EXE file which cold-boots the PC (as if pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del).

In general, it's preferred that you not do this.  BBSCLEAN.BAT is a middle
step in the auto-cleanup process, not the final step.  Most of the cleanup
activities are handled before the WG.BAT file calls BBSCLEAN.BAT, but a few
are not handled until BBSCLEAN.BAT ends.

If you insert a reset command in BBSCLEAN.BAT, when Worldgroup comes back
online it will see the flag file BBSISUP.FLG and conclude that it needs to
recount all E-mail and Forums messages because it believes a crash has
occurred.  You'll see in the Audit Trail Summary screen the announcement

     E-MAIL/FORUMS: RE-COUNTING

In the full audit trail you'll see the announcement

     Re-counting all messages due to a crash today.

While it's preferred that you not run a cold-boot program from BBSCLEAN.BAT,
we realize there are rare circumstances where it may be worth the trouble.
To avoid re-counting messages, you should preceed the cold-boot command
with the line

     DEL BBSISUP.FLG
     <cold-boot command here>


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