Development Information about TPP 2.00

Many bugs and potential bugs were fixed from TPP release 2.00, as well as added many features, including:

• Assorted tweeks....
• A fix to allow conversd to run with no links defined.
• A fix to properly pass remote link requests more than one hop away.
• MANY fixes to tolerate loops, and these MIGHT be strong enough to allow loops to be used on purpose.
• Added two convers.conf commands to allow limiting of the amount of data that can queue up for hosts and users.
• Made the '/uptime' command available before a '/name' or '/host' command.
• Fixed convers compatibility problem with NON-TPP servers
  If the callsign/nickname combo's is larger than 9 characters, this will prevent a JNOS host (or other non-TPP compatible server) that is linked in from hearing what that person is saying. This is fixed now, by looking at the negotiated features, and if the linked host does NOT support nicknames (and one is being used), it will be striped from the messages. I think this will fix the entire problem.
• Alphabetized link listing.
• Backup links identify which link they are to serve as a backup for.
• Added a configuration file 'CmdDelete' command
  This allows any command to be deleted from the command table. No user will be able to execute it, and it will not show up on the '/?' command summary.
• Added a configuration file 'CmdAdd' command
  This allow a command to be added to the server which will act as an Extended command (ECMD). This command (if received locally or remotely) will start a local external executable, and send the output from that command back to the originating user. Allow people to extend their server with neat new stuff without needed to know the internal workings of the converse server.
• Alphabetized incoming ECMDS, for cleaner '/?' display
• Added code to remove ECMDS, when their 'via' link disconnects
• Added code to allow 'idle' links
  Any server that does not have any local users, and only has a single linked host, can now make itself 'idle'. Any TACS 2.00 server seeing this /..IDLE command will not output any information to that link until seeing a /..ACTV command from the link, re-activating it for communications. The only packets passing to an 'idle' link will be packets at the protocol level, keeping the link alive.

  The TACS configuration file now has a 'DisableIdle' command, which can be used to disable the ability for a server to go into idle state.

• Added a verbose listing of destinations (/dest -)
  Shows via host, number of local users, number of users coming via this destination, and channels active on that destination.

  The display can be reduced to a single destination's info by adding the name (or partial name) of the destination (/dest -name).

• Added a configuration command 'RequireFeatures'
  This can allow linking stations to support a minimal feature set in order to link.

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