New features introduced in Synchronet v1b rev 4
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General
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o New menu look
o New (J)ump to message and file area commands for moving easier between areas
o New optional minute bank where users can deposit unused time for later use
o New user questions are now optional (example: Sex, Birthday, Location, etc
  can be toggled off by the sysop)
o Caller ID support with optional trash-can file
o New status line formats with sysop selectable default
o New online help menu for local keyboard commands (Alt-Z)
o Quick-validation sets can be used to add credits or extend expiration date
o Sysop can define expired account values separate from new user values
o Real-name BBSs can now prompt for a Company Name
o Wait for call screen-blanking option
o Sysop configurable default phone number format
o Auto-detection of RIPscrip terminals to support ANSWER.RIP file
o User default option to have auto-detection of terminal type for every logon
o Menus and message display may now be aborted by hitting a command while the
  text is being displayed
o Real-time and deferred notices for users having sent you or read your mail
o SpitFire SFDOORS.DAT file support
o New Ctrl-A codes to support ANSI cursor-right animation codes
o Conversion utilities to convert from ANSI to Ctrl-A format and vice versa
o ASCII translation table used for displaying IBM EX-ASCII to 7-bit users
o EMS (Expanded Memory) can now be used to speed up overlay swapping
o User selected passwords are now checked more thoroughly for obvious strings
  of characters

Modems
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o Updated ZyXEL 1496-U auto-configuration for v6.0 ROMs
o Added ZyXEL 1496-U with FAX enabled auto-configuration (example batch file
  SBBSZFAX.BAT included) for receiving FAXs and BBSs calls
o Added Hayes ACCURA 24EC, 96, and 144 auto-configuration entries

Networking
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o Enhanced support for partial addresses when sending NetMail
o Sub-boards can contain around a 1000 messages each (depending on free RAM)
o Sysop can send NetMail from the Wait For Call screen with the (E)mail command
o FidoNet File Requests and Return Receipt Request NetMail can be sent from
  within Synchronet
o QWKnet sysops can adjust new-scan pointers for one or all subs remotely
o QWKnet sysops can request files from hub

Messaging
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o Support for WWIVEdit and other WWIV specific full-screen editors
o Home, End, and Del keys now work in internal editor and line editing from
  most ANSI terminals
o Pause can be toggled temporarily with Ctrl-O
o Threading in sub-boards by Title, Author, or User
o Users can reply to a message but send the message to a user other than the
  author, both in sub-boards and in E-mail
o When replying to a post, the title will default to the title of the message
  to which the user is replying. This allows for more consitent threading
o Users can upload and download file attachments in E-mail (better than /U)
o New user default option to prompt for "Scan for un-read messages to you"
  upon logon
o (S)can for your messages can now be configured with &S from the main menu
o Enhanced support for messages using extra attribute codes (Wildcat, PCBoard,
  WWIV, or Celerity)
o Sysops can have sub-boards default to OFF for new user new-scan config

QWK Offline Reader
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o Support for PERSONAL.NDX file to quickly find messages sent to you
o 'Read' flag is now supported
o Users and QWKnet sysops can set their new-scan pointers remotely
o Users and QWKnet sysops can request files remotely
o When downloading a QWK packet, if there are files in the batch download
  queue, they will be included in the QWK packet

File Transfers
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o Enhanced support for multidisk changers
o Individual directories can be set to allow free time for downloading
o New batch flagging prompt allows viewing extended info and file contents
o Sysop batch flagging prompt allows bulk deleting and moving of files
o When logging off, if there are files in the batch download queue, the user
  will be prompted if they wish to download them at that time

