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     Maximus                                         Copyright  1997     
      User                   History                cooke@playcom.com    
       Editor                                    Written by: Larry Cooke 
    

        v0.01 thru v0.04:

    These versions were for just the basic screen colors, layouts, and
    basic i/o routines.

        v0.05:

    At Gary Gilmore's suggestion, I added a second color option in the
    configuration menu.  I really liked his suggestion over my version,
    I left the old version in as some beta testers liked it.  Also, added
    the purge menu option stuff though the actual purge routine wasn't
    quite finished in this version.

        v0.06:

    Finished the purge routines.  Purging from the command line is now
    possible with MUE.  I also added time slicing for those using Win95,
    OS/2 has had it since the first version...

        v0.07wb:

    This was the first wide beta version released.

        v0.08wb:

    Corrected a problem in the Key Label definitions.  Seems if you put a
    value in the A-G keys they'd actually be saved in the Q-W positions.

    Corrected a problem when entering values greater than 65535 in the
    Matrix Credit/Debit fields, by default this also corrected some of the
    other fields too.  Note that a value cannot exceed 65535 due to
    limitations in the field sizes as defined by Scott Dudley.  Thanks to
    Bill Cooper for the heads up on both of these mites!

    Fixed the ChatA flag option.  (Boy, I never dreamed I had this many
    critters in this program!)  :-)  Seems I had reversed the logic so it
    was reporting the reverse value.  Thanks to Jack Smith for reporting
    this one!

    Implemented the page up/down keys in this version.  Currently set to a
    value of 10.  Thanks to Michael Kirst for reminding me to implement
    them.

    MUE will no longer display a Sysop level user's password regardless of
    the show password option.  The only way to see a sysop's password is
    by pressing the W key to change it.  This is a minor attempt to keep
    prying eyes from knowing them.  Thanks again to Michael Kirst for this
    suggestion.

    I broke the time portion in the 1Call and LCall fields.  These are now
    fixed.  Thanks to Jack Smith for reporting this error.

    Fixed a problem with packing/purging users.  If a USER.EXT file didn't
    exist, MUE would blow up with an error.  This is fixed now.  Thanks to
    Bill Cooper for reporting this error.

        v0.09wb:

    Corrected yet another problem in the Key Label definitions.  This one
    is very embarrassing, I was displaying key choices 1 thru 9 and A thru
    W.  Should be (and is now) 1 thru 8, A thru X.  Thanks to Michael Kirst
    once again for noticing and reporting this mite!  For those that
    defined your keys, they will be skewed by one after key 8.  Sorry about
    this, but you'll have to reenter your definitions.

    Finally got the LIst option working.  Of course the milage on this one
    will undoubtedly vary for you.  :-)  If there are any mites left, most
    likely it will be in this new routine.  Please let me know if you find
    any!

        v0.10wb:

    Fixed the LCall field not being displayed in the LIst routines.  - LC

    Also, corrected a display problem in the fourth screen, the MtxCrd and
    MtxDbt fields were overflowing.  Also corrected a minor screen paint
    error.  Thanks to Gary Zarzycki for pointing these out.

    Finally implemented the displaying of the Key definitions.  The key
    definition is now displayed in the Expire field when editing users keys
    (pressing K).

    Corrected a logic flaw with the /g command line switch.  I was setting
    the value to 1 if a number specified was greater than the last user
    record.  Per Phil Roberts suggestion, MUE will simply jump to the last
    user record under these circumstances.

        v0.11wb:

    This is the first version made available via FTP, I'll leave it up to
    Gary Gilmore to distribute it via the FDN since this version expires
    on 3/31/97.

        v0.12wb:

    At Gary Zarzycki's suggestion, I moved the page number box (LIst mode)
    to the bottom of the screen and added a background color to help make
    it a little more readable.  Thanks Gary!

    Fixed a bug in my routine for the OS/2 version that due to a typo
    wasn't releasing timer ticks, MUEP was sucking 100% of the CPU...

        v0.13wb:

    Fixed the D052 or P052 error when packing or purging the user base
    again.  Temporary fix for this if it comes back again is to simply
    add a description to any user record, I recommend your user record as
    it's not likely to be deleted and thus recreate the error later.  To
    add a description, load MUE(p) and on your user record press E to edit
    and then press your up arrow key once to highlight Description.  Press
    enter and enter a description, any text will do for this purpose.
    This will create the USER.EXT file and should prevent the error.

    Added the ability to pass a config file name to MUE(p).  With this, it
    is possible to use different configurations.  The switch for this is
    /c.  Example:  MUE(p) /cD:\MUE\MUE001.CFG

    Added a Sort option.  This can be accessed by pressing Ctl-S or Esc >
    File > Sort from the main menu.  This option strictly sorts in memory.
    I see no need at this time to permanently sort the user file.  As
    usual, I have tested this quite a bit but if you find anything wrong
    let me know.

        v0.14wb:

    Fixed a problem with the default for displaying the password not being
    saved to the .CFG file.  Thanks once again to Michael Kirst for
    reporting this one.

    Also fixed it to prompt with a nag notice to save any changes made for
    the Sound and Show Password settings from the menu.  Seems I forgot to
    add checks for any changes made to these two settings.  Now you'll be
    nagged to save the .CFG file if you make changes without saving them.

    Thanks to Michael Andrews I have fixed an problem with external
    protocols not being listed in the available protocols.  This only
    affected those with external protocols.

    Added a secondary sort when sorting the user base.

    Added Global Key Settings.  With this I changed the menu a bit, there
    is now a Global menu choice.  Within this menu you can choose the Key
    Settings, Purge Settings, and Sort the user base.

    I have created a document for this beast as now.  I'll reserve this
    file for the purpose of changes made and use the document file to
    explain the uses of any new features.

    Also removed the expiration checks.  Hopefully MUE is stable enough
    at this point to not have to worry about permanent support on beta
    versions.

        v0.15wb:

    Fixed a bug with saving the user base after sorting.  While there
    wasn't any bugs per se in MUE, it appears the USER.IDX file needs to
    be deleted.  The USER.IDX file is automatically recreated the next
    time Maximus is ran.  Also fixed a screen bug when choosing Save As
    sorted from the menu.  Screen wasn't repainting properly.  Thanks to
    Ed Seneshen for reporting this error.

        v0.16wb

    Added the /a## command line switch.  You can now add user descriptions
    via mex or mecca using this option.

    Corrected a fatal assumption in one of my .PRM checks.  I was assuming
    the Maximus .PRM file would always be named MAX.PRM...  Thanks to
    Zdravko Blagdan for reporting this error.

    Added logging when packing/purging users.  To use this feature you'll
    need to specify a log file from in the configuration menu.

    Added the ability to determine sort direction.  You can now sort in
    ascending or descending order.

        v0.17wb

    In my haste to release v0.16wb I forgot to remove some test code that
    prevented the /a## command line switch to the description to the
    USER.EXT file.  This is now corrected.  Thanks to Gary Gilmore for
    reporting this.

        v0.18wb

    Fixed a problem with the Expirey section.  If a user was set to
    expire and you pressed the X key and then escape, his settings would
    be lost - this is now fixed.  I think I corrected a display problem in
    the City/St field.  Apparently on some users it's displaying garbage.
    Hopefully this one is fixed now.  Thanks to Zdravko Blagdan for
    reporting these.

    Did some general clean up and added a .MEC sample file in MUEDESC.ZIP.

