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| ====== Version 4 ====== | ====== Version 4 ====== | ||
| - | FIXME | + | Synchronet version 4 was conceptual future version (after v3.x) that "fixed all the things" |
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| + | The changes originally planned for a version 4: | ||
| + | * Replace most of the proprietary binary file formats ('' | ||
| + | * Overhaul the file database to support modern files (long filenames, sizes > 4GB, etc.) [**done**] and other enhancements (discussions, | ||
| + | * Replace proprietary fixed-length text data files ('' | ||
| + | * Replace many of the native utilities (e.g. [[util: | ||
| + | * Eliminate sub-board " | ||
| + | * Expand the maximum length of many of the limited-length fields (e.g. passwords, internal codes) [**done**] | ||
| + | * Replace hard-coded msg area and file area functions (e.g. reading msgs, file listings, etc.) with [[: | ||
| + | * Filter file (e.g. '' | ||
| + | * FidoNet netmail stored in '' | ||
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| + | ... and probably some other stuff from [[http:// | ||
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| + | Rather than a massive version 4 that changed tons of things at once, we've been rolling in progressive enhancements into version 3.x, more or less one feature at a time per release. We will likely continue to do this until there is some massive change that makes virtually all existing Synchronet-related things incompatible with it. None of the todo items in the above bullet list meet that criteria. So, don't be expecting a version 4 any time soon. | ||
| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
| * [[: | * [[: | ||
