Worldgroup BBS 3.3 now available!
Attention MajorBBS and Worldgroup owners:
A new version of Worldgroup has just been released. This new version
includes much requested features such as an improved web interface,
prompts for an outside e-mail address and password hint on signup,
tracking web referrals, and much more.
Check out the list of new features below and either call 301-498-7797
or stop by our web site at www.gcomm.com to see it in action.
Updated Web Interface
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This upgrade provides a complete overhaul to the web page interface
of the Worldgroup baseline modules. Various bug fixes and significant
look-and-feel changes were implemented. By far the most important
change is the addition of a new module, Dynamic Text Variables, that
you can use to completely change the look (primarily colors) of wg site
with the simple change of a CNF option. This add-on is meant as a
short-cut tool for a sysop to be able to make global changes to Worldgroup
Active HTML pages without a lot of hassle. You simply define a new
text variable name and assign it some HTML code.
E-Mail address and Password hint on Signup
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You can optionally prompt users to enter their e-mail address and/or a
password hint when they create their account from the web signup.
CNF option SENDWEL allows you to send a welcome message to new users
external e-mail address (with their userid and password) upon signup.
Lost Password Option on Login
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When an Active HTML login fails, the user is given the option to receive their
password via email (using either their User-ID or alternate email to look it up),
or to view their password hint.
Additional Signup questions now stored in database
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You can use the WGSRPT utility to dump these questions to a text file
for import into an external database.
User Export to Database Utility
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The utility WGSRPTU can be used to dump the user account database,
including the additional signup questions, to a comma delimited format
for easy importing into external databases. The filename created is
USERLIST.TXT.
The program can be run either from Windows or the command line. It can
also be run WHILE Worldgroup is running, allowing you to do a real-time
dump. You can also run the program from a Batch file for export during nightly
cleanup (typical usage). Real-time Import tools are also available.
Web Refferals now tracked
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The referrer log (referrer.log) records the URL of the site from
which the visitor accessed the your Web page. (Where they came from).
Watching search engines and search terms is helpful in maximizing
your search rankings. Knowing the search terms used to find your
site may yield insight into changes needed in META tags. Knowing who
has links to your page can tell you what marketing strategies
are working.
Sign-up allows multiple welcome screens / redirection
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After signup (when the user hits submit) the next displayed page can be determined
using an onsuccess parameter. Generally, the standard display of the WELCOME.HTM
will service most needs. But perhaps you'd like the user to be taken directly into
a service after they sign-up, or have a different welcome screen displayed depending
upon which sign-up link they initially clicked.
For example, if you wanted a user to immediately fill out his registry as soon
as he signs up, you could have him automatically sent there after signup.
New Forums
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In this version of Worldgroup, we've replaced the forum web pages
that use "forum groups" with just the list of forums. We found
that many users were too confused with the idea of groups.
On the other hand, if your users can deal with it, you can still offer it.
Remote Sysop Additional Control Panel
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Added web page links for easy access to add-on management services
(polls, Teleconference, forums, library, etc.)
HOSTDENY.TXT supports IP ranges
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You can now enter an IP address range. For example:
207.243.141.28
199.227.16.0-199.227.16.255
The first line specifies a single IP address.
The second line specifies a range of addresses.
Speed Efficiency in file processing was also added.
Improved default web template
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Better looking index.htm in webpages
Added "Sent Mail" to Web HTML e-mail interface
FIND users dialog provides links
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The Find User HTML dialog display now allows username to be clicked
and it will populate the parent form.
Live help - with video (a humanclick / liveperson clone)
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Many web sites are now adding the ability to 'click here to talk to a
sales (or tech support) live' using services from companies such as
Humanclick, or Live Person. Now you can provide similar services
WITH VIDEO (optional). All those other services just let you type back and
forth with a live rep. Now with Worldgroup, they can see the rep too!
SMTP Set to stop spam by default
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We set the configuration for SMTP to be closed (rather than open)
for a default installation of Worldgroup. This should help in the
fight against spam mail. If you are upgrading your system you
should consider setting the CNF option SMTDLOCR to YES.
(We also have spam filtering add-ons available - call for details!)
Bug Fixes
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- Users Signing up are automatically logged in.
Previously a user would have to re-enter his userid and password.
- Some systems reported crashes during cleanup. The WGSYSDN.EXE was corrected
- Thwarted D.O.S attack for HTTP and FTP.
- Correct teleconference crash
- Very large file uploads (10MB+) were timing out on upload.
- Terminal mode tag and abort issues corrected
- New a-html web signups sometimes had the IP address in the new user e-mail to sysop.
- SMTP interface now contains code hooks for integration of ISV modules
- Joined libraries where not being listed in web file libraries
- Couldn't create a new library in web file libraries
- Web forums were fixed so that the prefs URL processes the curforumname parameter properly
- Galacth\galfilah\file\search.htm & searchnf.htm updated to fix problem with order of searches
- Fixed problem with date searches being off by one day. Wouldn't show the earliest date requested
- Systems running a large number of add-ons could get a semaphore error. Corrected CW3220MT.DLL
- win2k sometimes wouldn't send email to users on same
system if addressed via IN: protocol
- System would crash with wierd -10724845634 (or similar)
for no apparent reason.
Turns out it happened when users using web email got mail with a subject line with a % in it.- List by threads links in I.E. did not work. Corrected
- Sometimes clicking on forum name in forum list gave javascript error
===== WORLDGROUP 3.20 FEATURES ===================
The previous version of Wordlgroup we shipped was 3.20.
If you are at a version prior to that you'll get all these 3.20 features too!
New Web Interface Modules
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All the ANSI/ASCII and C/S services now have web counterparts. Services such as
file libraries, user registry, chat rooms, polls, forums and signup
are now avaiable through any standard web browser!
WorldLink comes with Worldgroup!
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Add thousands of users to your chat rooms by linking your chat rooms and forums
with other Worldgroup systems.
Extra Software
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Worldgroup 3.20 now includes the Advanced LAN Option, Fax Online, and the
WebCast Add-On.
WebCast Add-On
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Stream live or pre-recorded Video and Audio on the web.
Your customers can talk live with your service representatives! Show off
your products and services in real time! Prospects, customers and employees
can see what’s going on at the office. News, weather and traffic sites
can pipe a feed to web viewers. Security and monitoring can take place
from the desktop. Management can conduct staff meetings with remote offices.
Engineers can troubleshoot problems in realtime across the Internet and
show their associates exact procedures. You can play your commercial on the web.
WebCast makes your website a powerful broadcast station and the possibilities are endless.
For more information
Voice: 301-498-7797
WEB: www.gcomm.com