From: MERC::"uunet!WKUVX1.BITNET!goathunter" 15-APR-1993 01:27:12.31 To: fsupdate@WKUVX1.BITNET CC: Subj: New DSNlink_NEW (V4.1-5) Dan Wing has released DSNlink_NEW V4.1-5. He promises this will be the last for a while. ;-) You can get it via e-mail by sending the following commands in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@WKUVX1.BITNET: SEND DSNLINK_NEW SEND FILESERV_TOOLS !Only needed if you don't have UNZIP and MFTU You can also get it via anonymous ftp from ftp.spc.edu in: [.MACRO32.SAVESETS]DSNLINK_NEW.ZIP Thanks, Dan! Hunter ------ Hunter Goatley, VMS Systems Programmer, Western Kentucky University goathunter@WKUVX1.BITNET (or goathunter%wkuvx1.bitnet@UKCC.UKY.EDU) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * DSNlink_NEW, version V4.1-5, released April 14, 1993. * * DSNlink_NEW will automatically retrieve titles of new DSNlink ITS * articles from all the ITS databases you'd like to search. The new * article titles are mailed to a user or group of users. * * Version 4.1 includes some significant changes over previous versions * of DSNlink_NEW. * * Please contact the author at dwing@uh01.colorado.edu if you encounter * any bugs, or have questions, problems, or enhancement requests. * * * NEW FEATURES: * * V4.1-5 * o Disregard upper-/lower-case in config file. * * V4.1-4 * o All messages now use %DSNlink_NEW as facility code, and other * cleanups. * o Set DSNLINK_NEW_DIR to location of DSNLINK_NEW.COM instead of * SYS$LOGIN. * * V4.1-3 * o DSNLINK_NEW_DIR logical, and .LOG_FILE in configuration file * * V4.1-2 * o More verbose output to the .LOG file. * * V4.1-1 * o A configuration file controls all major settings, eliminating all * prompting for information. A template file is provided to assist * with the initial setup. * o FLASH articles are now automatically retreived, and are put at the * top of DSNlink_NEW mail messages. * o A history file prevents mailing article titles that were previously * retreived by DSNlink_NEW. * o Support is provided for using one DSNlink_NEW batch job to send * new articles to groups of different users. For example, the systems * group can receive new articles from databases X, Y, and Z, and * programmers can receive new articles from databases X, Y, and W. * o Documentation is in a separate file instead of imbedded as comments * in the first few hundred lines of code. * o Errors with DSNlink_NEW or with connecting to the DSNlink host are * mailed to a special group, instead of all recipients as in previous * versions. * o DSNlink_NEW mail message indicates connect time with DSNlink host. * o Improved error handling if DSNlink session is dropped. *