Changes: (Version History) V 1.2 V 1.2.02 (not released yet) - new: direct feeding mode (experimental) (1.2.01k) - new: "pedantic" mode; all violations will be reported in auto-mode - chg: RFC-violations marked with "*" instead of "-" in output (1.2.01k) - chg: only RFC-violations will be reported in auto-mode; everything else is considered a minor problem (1.2.01k) - chg: "quoted/printable" no longer checked (1.2.01k) - chg: new "artchk.pl.disabled" will disable _all_ instances - chg: sample.rc corrected (new URLs) - fix: $diaglevel was not set for problems in From:/Reply-To: (1.2.01k) - fix: signature delimiter in first line of posting wasn't checked (1.2.01i) - fix: alternative postingserver could run in timeout (1.2.01g) - fix: "mode reader" must be send _before_ authentification (1.2.01g) - fix: default for $ininame contained full path (1.2.01g) - fix: check for Mozilla-generated MID was not case-insensitive - fix: length of first body-line was not checked - fix: some problems with "From:" were not reported due to a spelling error - fix: logging did'nt work correctly - fix: expanding of variables from .rc didn't work correctly V 1.2.01 (01-01-07) - minor code rewrite - new version numbers - chg: "-v*" replaces "-dn" - chg: improved expanding of variables from .rc - chg: sample.rc changed - new: logfile added (for debugging purposes) - new: forced check of a single posting (message-id) in any group - new: enhanced check for reply-to: - new: check for MX-/A-records in From:/Reply-To: (experimental only) - new: check for duplicate headers - new: program can be temporarily disabled via "*.disabled" file - new: killfile added V 1.1 Build 00082501 BETA: - fix: bugfix for unquoted special characters in regexps - chg: sample.rc changed - chg: improved signature check (delimiter and length) - new: check for role accounts (only) in From: - chg: reporting of problems with From: / Reply-To: (renamed sections in .rc-file) - chg: complete rewrite of &getmailaddres-parser Build 00081101 BETA: - fix: expanding of variables just worked once --> wrong output - fix: expanding of variables didn't recognize all variable names Build 00080901 BETA: - new: you may use variables in .rc-file / sample.rc changed accordingly - chg: MIDs conforming to draft-ietf-usefor-msg-id-alt-00, chapter 2.1.2, will be accepted () - new: "$trigger_check verbose" in Subject will copy extract of logfile to followup - you should set log level to 4 or above - chg: minor problems won't be reported anymore unless "$trigger_check" is found in Subject ("$diaglevel") - chg: first line of posting is no longer checked for "$trigger_check" - chg: "nocheck" is no longer a trigger word - chg: .ini-file is rewritten after each group that has been checked - fix: Subject of followup could contain 8bit-chars - major code rewrite Build 00061301 BETA: - new: you may enter a special check-reply for every known newsreader in the .rc-file that will be printed out after the "normal" reply (.rc-file changed!) syntax: [checkname-nr], e.g. [nomid-moz] or [nomid-gnus] - fix: newsreader from Staroffice was detected as Mozar^H^Hilla Build 00052101 BETA: - chg: check-reply for local-part/domain of From: (.rc-file changed!) - fix: regexp for legal characters in the local-part of From: Build 00051501 BETA: - fix: reading of .ini-file Build 00051401 BETA: - new: you may define the name of the .rc-file in the .ini-file - chg: format of .ini-file - fix: add trailing "/" to path, if needed - new: send "mode reader" command to both servers before starting - new: check local-part and domain of From: / Reply-to: (.rc-file changed!) - new: you may define a posting server different from the one you read from (syntax of .ini-file changed!) - chg: improved handling of NNTP-errors - chg: default trigger string for check is now "check" (again) (.ini-file) - fix: 'nocheck' was ignored or mistaken for 'check' if trigger-expression was changed from "\bcheck\b" to "check" - chg: Decoding (qp/Base64) is now done by modules from CPAN Build 000050501 BETA: - chg: parameters can now be given in any order you want Build 000050101 BETA: - fix: "uk" was missing in file "domains" - chg: warning for Mozilla-generated MID will appear only _if_ MID is generated by Mozilla Build 00042401 BETA: - new: trigger strings for checking and ignoring (in auto-mode) may be defined in .ini-file - chg: default trigger string for check is now "\bcheck\b" ---> check as a single word - chg: better handling for check / ignore in subject and first line - fix: 'check' found in first line of body did not generate right introduction for followup - new: debug levels 5/6 Build 00042203 BETA: - new: you can have different .ini/.rc-files - new parameter when starting artchk.pl - fix: URLs for identified newsreaders were not posted since 00042102 Build 00042202 BETA: - new: settings for path to .ini/.rc/domains - fix: too long lines in signature were detected even if there was no signature - new: "check" will also be found in first line of posting - chg: sample.rc ("check" in first line of body) - fix: base64-decoding (was still not working correctly) Build 00042201 BETA: - new: entries in *.rc-file may be deleted to skip checks - fix: sample.rc (spelling errors / some clarifications) Build 00042103 BETA: - fix: MID-FQDN-TLD-checking (was case-sensitive) Build 00042102 BETA: - new: decode base64-encoded bodies - new: check for Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 - fix: q/p-decoding was completely broken Build 00042101 BETA: - new: MID must have a FQDN with valid TLD - new: settings for debug level - new: you can specify the nntp-port in the *.ini-file (default: 119) Build 00042001 BETA: - fix: RegExp for checking From:-header (finally) Build 00041902 BETA: - fix: Date:-check Build 00041901 BETA: - new: check Date: for 4digit-year - fix: RegExp for checking From:-header - fix: don't compare From: and Reply-To:, but rather the addresses in them - chg: &getmailaddress redesigned Build 00041303 BETA: - fix: max. line length in sig is set to 80 chars Build 00041302 BETA: - new: send output via NNTP instead of copying files to the news.out-directory. - chg: "replybymail" is not supported any more - chg: line length in sig not checked any more - fix: improved checking of sig-delimiter Build 00041301 BETA: - new: get input via NNTP instead of starting HAM.exe and reading from files V 1.0 Build 00040601 BETA: - fix: Date:-Header was invalid for single-digit day (wrong regexp) - fix: followups to crossposting were directed to wrong group Build 00032801 BETA: - fix: sigdelimiter-warning for OE was displayed even when sigdelimiter was correct Build 00032501 BETA: - new: moved entries for last tested postings to .ini Build 00031901 BETA: - fix: problem with sig-delimiter: everything ending with "--" matched - fix: problem with q/p-decoding: whitespace at EOL was cut Build 00031802 BETA: - chg: killed Hamster-specific headers from header-copy in replies by mail Build 00031801 BETA: - new: support for "replybymail" in the Subject:-line. - new: &getmailaddress - fix: RegExp for checking From:-header ---------------------------------------------------------------------------