
                                FASTLST

                         Changes and Additions



        1.15 - Some programs skip the first entry in V6 nodelist,
               assuming it is a dummy entry that contains the version
               number of the nodelist. These programs could loose
               the "zone number" of the first zone compiled, thus
               assuming zone 0.
               Now FastLst puts the "version ID" entry at the start
               of nodelist V6.



        1.14 - Some programs do not correctly read V7 indexes when
               an empty node appears (This happens when a key has no
               greater keys in the lower index level, so that it points
               to an empty node).
               Sometimes these programs could not find part of the
               V7 nodelist entries.
               Now FastLst adds a dummy duplicate key to avoid the problem.

             - New "Node,<address>,..." keyword to allow
               straightforwad addition of nodes without the need for
               Zone and Host lines.

             - Removed the Point flag in the output nodelist for
               point 0 entries (after the "Boss,..." keyword).



        1.13 - When a totally empty line was found in a nodelist
               file a strange undesired nodelist entry was compiled.
               It was not a bug since FTS-0005 does not allow
               empty nodelist lines, however it has been fixed
               to avoid problems with private manually written
               nodelist segments.

             - The .DOC now reports an "undocumented" feature:
               when using the "Boss,<address>" method for pointlists,
               you can also use the point #0 to easily add the Boss
               entry, if useful.



        1.12 - In the case of SysOps of multiple nodes, all the
               Name/Address couples are now put in the SysOp
               lists (fidouser.lst and sysop.ndx).
                 This new behaviour allows to use the great "address
               choice" feature of TimEd (excellent Dos/OS2 message
               editor by Gerard van Essen 2:281/527).

             - New behaviour of "SysDup" option: since now all the
               name-duplicate sysop entries are kept by default,
               SysDup allows to keep (for a particular sysop name)
               only the entry with one of the specified addresses.

             - Many internal changes, not visible to users: if you
               find out a new unexpected behaviour, please let me
               know.

             - Removed redundant empty lines in nodelist.prn and
               nodelist.txt after comment lines.



        1.11 - CRC is now checked on all nodelist files that have
               the expected CRC on the first line (previously it
               was checked when applying nodediffs only).

             - New errorlevel 10 for CRC Error while compiling
               nodelist (errorlevel 9 is still used for CRC Error
               while applying nodediff).

             - When merging the first line is skipped if it contains
               the CRC.

             - New -r command line switch to avoid exit on CRC Error.

             - New -s command line switch to override SYSOP.NDX
               base name.

             - Any file specification can contain drive and path,
               including -n -d -o -s overrides.

             - When using Version7 only, the added nodelist segments
               are appended to the end of the full main nodelist
               instead of the end of your zone.

             - Some small changes in Nodelist.Prn and Nodelist.Txt

             - Fixed bug introduced in v 1.10: when a region segment
               (no zone entry) was compiled as the main nodelist,
               zone 0 was erroneously assumed.
               Now the address levels not present in the main nodelist
               correctly default to the config address.



        1.10 - OS/2: First 32 bit version, compiled by BC++.

             - OS/2: New "flat" index sorting (no more disk based
               merge-sort).

             - OS/2: "TmpPath" option in *.cfg not used any more.

             - OS/2: Long filename support

             - DOS: The "TmpPath" directory is now automatically
               created when necessary.

             - New improved Disk Full handling (errorlevel 4)

             - New "-o<nodebase>" command line switch to override
               output file names (NODEX.* -> <nodebase>.*).

             - New "KillAfter" config verb, to save old nodelist files
               in the case of compilation error.

             - New "Boss <address>" statement for easier pointlist
               support (see FastLst.DOC).

             - New optional partial address parameter in
               "MyList <nodefile> [default partial address]"
               to allow the addition of nodelist segments without
               the need of ZONE, HOST, node prefix lines (V7 only).
               See FastLst.DOC for more details.

             - New "-i<include>" command line switch to allow easier
               different file inclusions.

             - New "KillOld" config statement to kill old versions of
               nodelist files.

             - New "Kill999" config statement to kill the .999 file
               that remains after merging with MergeList.

             - Now the .999 file is killed whenever FastLst begins
               execution, thus you do not have to manually delete it
               if you stop using the MergeList command.

             - Now the "Gated" config keyword prevents Hub coordinators
               of other zones to be put in the output nodelist (only
               ZC and NC remain).

             - New "GateAddr" config keyword allows to have only
               selected zones, regions and nets in the output files.

             - New "GateCoord" config keyword allows to have in the
               output files only selected coordinators from the excluded
               zones, regions and nets.

             - New errorlevel 9 exit after CRC error while applying
               a nodediff. If "Autoerase" is active, the nodediff and
               the resulting nodelist files are erased, otherwise they
               are renamed to NODEDIFF.BAD and NODELIST.BAD.

             - New "StatusLog" config statement to specify the log
               filename in the .cfg instead of the command line.

             - New "TypeExact" config option to set modem types in a
               way more coherent with the behaviour of Binkley 2.55 and
               newer.

             - New "SysDup" config option to override FastLst's choice
               when killing duplicate SysOp Names.



        1.06 - OS/2: Fixed bug that caused some reg. keys not to work.

             - DOS: Fixed bug that sometimes caused memory problems
               during index sorting.
             


        1.05 - New UCOST verbs to set User Cost Different from Call Cost.

             - OS/2: Fixed bug that sometimes caused "Disk Full" error.



        1.04 - Changed redirection criteria: if you have a password with a
               hold/unpublished system or its coordinator, then it is NOT
               redirected; instead it gets an empty phone number string.

             - Slightly changed the algorithm to choose the entry for
               a multi-SysOp in Sysop.Ndx, so that he never gets data from
               an entry that is not used due to local segment override.

             - Added "Flags" Keyword to set the user defined bits.

             - OS/2: Fixed a bug that caused a "NULL POINTER" error when
               compiling only Version 6 and FidoUserLst.



        1.03 - Added <CR> before comment output to fix video output when
               both comments and report are active, Thanks to Roberto
               Zanasi.

             - OS/2: First (16 bit) version, ported by Pasquale Cantiello.
            


        1.02 - Null pointer bug fixed in Merge module, Thanks to Pasquale
               Cantiello.



        1.01 - Minor message and DOC adjusting.



        1.00 - First public release.


