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Octopus BBS Changelog/Todo list

Last updated September 19th 2004

Todo List: - Integrated usenet access via internet access on the host computer and perhaps newswatch. - Implement a reliable file transfer system using lszrz or another - Get semper source and get full internet fido bbs system working

Octopus v0.76.3 alpha Resolved Problems: - Fixed a crash on startup on new deployments

Octopus v0.76.2 alpha Resolved Problems: - More than a few - Fixed telnet session disconnect after logoff - Fixed direct output of ANSI Images - Fixed startup garbage and added ANSI option - Fixed crashing after Local login - Fixed a lot of internal logic and plenty of code cleanups

Known Problems: - Too numerous to list, but mainly useredit.app doesn’t work properly under latest systems


Octopus v0.76A01 Resolved Problems: - Problems with running MAF and messages not being delivered

  • Double character bug
  • Octopus failure to create Octopus.mbi

Features of Inet Extensions: - STiK TCP support - Completed working telnet nvt protocol. - coded for efficiency using block transfers rather then single character. - Modularization - porting to other stacks is relatively painless. - Handles all possible issues with a telnet session and informs the bbs


Octopus v0.75 - Final version from original author Koos Kuil - we wish him the best.