Version History
Version 1.0 -- May 24, 2000
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"Prev" and "Next" buttons are disabled when appropriate.
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Added a "Message menu to the article windows. You can now reply and
post a new message directly.
Version 0.9.4 -- April, 26th 1998
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new message format
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better Mime suppport (not full support)
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fixed an error that caused BeInformed to froze while loading articles
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"mailto:", "http://", "file:///" and "ftp://" now are hyperlinks
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displaying articles is a lot faster
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level of quotation is shown by different colors
Version 0.9.3 -- March, 2nd 1998
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view heights in main window and hosts window now adjustable
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online mode added
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column size and position are remembered
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completely new and quick display of host and group list
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started online help & documentation (not finished yet)
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editable filters
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articles are shown in context of their threads
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additional settings
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replies via BeMail
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keyboard shortcuts added
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single articles/headers can be removed
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handling of expired articles added
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authentication works
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error report if something went wrong during posting articles
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queued articles are no longer removed when removing messages
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long click on left button emulates right click
Version 0.9.2 -- February, 9th 1998
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fixed a bug in displaying articles
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attempts to get new groups from a host in the hosts window (not implemented
yet) are rejected with a proper error message
Version 0.9.1 -- February, 8th 1998
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made loading of group list faster
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switching groups made faster
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it is now possible to view articles while group list is loading
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articles are stored in /boot/home/news instead of /boot/home/articles
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authentication improved
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won't crash anymore when trying to connect to a server without subscribing
to a group
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in outgoing postings lines are wrapped to 78 characters per line
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when quoting, the quoted authors name is shown above the quote
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references are stored in correct order (new added to end) and are separated
by ' ' and not by ','
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renamed some items (mostly in the german version)
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no "Sure to quit" alert when quitting
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unread articles are shown in blue color instead of bold face
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slightly smaller size of main window to fit a 640x480 screen
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windows remember size and position
Version 0.9 -- January, 30th 1998
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