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    A large number of you are still confused as to who is doing what to     
             Iniquity so i have decided to include this again.              
                                                                            
                Iniquity was first started by Michael Friker.               
 It was then sold to Michael Pike, after Friker no longer had the time and  
 energy that was needed to continue the project.  With the comming of Pike  
 we all hoped that iniquity would once again develop into the software it   
                             was in the past.                               
  Things did not go as planned and as we had hoped. Pike was lacking one    
   key that he would need to develop iniquity, he could not code pascal.    
After we releazed this things turned ugly after our devotion and commitment 
    had been played apon my Pike, and eventually the source code itself     
   was leaked to the public.  Comatose suggested to iniquity's die hard     
 supporters that the development should now be run by the iniquity sysops   
   themselves and form a type of group or team of system operators that     
  wish to continue the development and yet respect its original founders    
                   work and credits where they are due.                     
                                                                            
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              Its finally that time again, and ist has release yet
            another update of the Iniquity BBS Software.
            In this release we have added a few features that users
            will like such as a time bank and an ansi abort. We also
            have consitrated on making the system more usable for
            sysops by adding more sysop alt commands, system variables,
            and a few mci codes. The documentation has also been updated
            for this release and should contain all new settings and
            features since it was last reviewed. Keeping iniquity well
            rounded both from the user and from the sysops point of
            view is what we are aiming to do.
   
   
   
          If you are intested in helping out then email idt@infestation.com
          or stop in #iniquity on efnet.
   
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    ::Mail                                                                  
       - Added Netmail ACS level in Message System Config                   
       - Fixed Iniqmail bugs with netmail and origin lines                  
       - Added Netmail address in message headers (from: alias (xx:xx/xx)   
       - Added move message/copy message commands at the read message       
         prompt. Press M to move, C to copy it                              
                                                                            
    ::WFC Screen                                                            
       - Pressing ctrl-left/ctrl-right changes the stats window             
       - Added Windows98 detection                                          
                                                                            
    ::Menu Commands                                                         
       - Added menu command:                                                
         M#  - Keys must be '#' for this to work:                           
               when users enter a number in a menu that has this            
               command, it will change to that # message area               
               (like the old rg system)                                     
       - Added menu command:                                                
         F#  - Same as M# but for file areas                                
                                                                            
    ::Misc                                                                  
       - Added configurable time slices in misc options                     
         disable if the bbs is to slow (makes telnet faster)                
       - Added a command to reset a string to its default setting           
       - ALT-V will edit the current user                                   
       - Added invisible mode and an ACS level for it in Login              
         Configuration (user logon not added to todays callers)             
       - Added user search for email and user editor                        
       - Added Ansi abort. Ansis can now be aborted by pressing             
         the space bar. Add |AD at the begining of an ansi file to          
         disable aborting for that file                                     
       - Added a command to list all the menu commands in the menu editor   
       - Reordered the system config commands                               
       - Changed the protocol limit to 25                                   
                                                                            
     ::MCI Codes                                                            
       - Added MCI code parameters                                          
          Parameters are after the MCI code, in parentheses                 
          example: %UN(fwmc15,9,1) Also works with wave(~xx) codes          
                                                                            
          Parameters:                                                       
                                                                            
          Mx This code will change the length codes output to x characters  
                                                                            
             Examples:                                                      
             %UN(M10)  ->  "ck        "                                     
             %RN(M10)  ->  "Chirstos K"                                     
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
          Fx  This will capitalize the string in format x.                  
              For example, FU will convert all letters in the string        
              to upper case.                                                
                                                                            
              These are the formats that can be used:                       
                                                                            
              U  All letters are converted to upper case.                   
                 (example: %IN(fU) -> "INIQUITY")                           
                                                                            
              l  All letters are converted to lower case.                   
                 (example: %IN(fl) -> "iniquity")                           
                                                                            
              C  The first letter of each word will be upper case,          
                 all other will be lower case.                              
                 (example: %UN(fC) -> "Christos Karras")                    
                                                                            
              W  All vowels will be lower case, other letters will          
                 be upper case                                              
                (example: %IN(fw) -> "iNiQuiTY")                            
                                                                            
              3  "31337" : replace: a -> 4                                  
                            e -> 3                                          
                            l -> 1                                          
                            o -> 0                                          
                            t -> 7                                          
                 (example: %FA(f3)                                          
                 (if current file area is "Old Warez" -> "01d w4r3z")       
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
            Wx  This will return the Xth word.                              
                For example, if the users real name is                      
                Christos Karras, "Mr. %RN(w2)" would become "Mr. Karras"    
                                                                            
                                                                            
   Cx1,x2,x3... This will insert color codes in the string.                 
                (example: %IN(c15,9,1) -> "|15I|09n|01iquity")              
                                                                            
                                                                            
     ::Wave Codes                                                           
       -Added a enhanced Message and File area listing system               
         Lists can be like the classic 1 area per line or                   
         the new 2 areas per line system.                                   
       To use the new layout::                                              
        Put ~TC in your mareatop.ans/fareatop.ans                           
        Edit mareamid.ans and add for the new listing system                
                                                                            
        First column-                                                       
         ~AT  :  Area Name                                                  
         ~AN  :  Area Number                                                
                                                                            
        Second Column-                                                      
         ~T2  :  Area Name                                                  
         ~N1  :  Area Number                                                
                                                                            
        Your layout should be something like this                           
                                                                            
           1 public files               2 crappy files                      
           3 files for rainy days       3 files for sunny days              
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
       <comatose>                                                           
        - Fixed misc ansi display problems                                  
        - Updated the Iniquity docs.                                        
        - Wrote a text file on setting up Iniquity with echomail            
        - Packaged an iniquity setup preconfigured and packaged with        
          Gecho,Frontdoor,Iniquity, and Fido2int                            
        - Setup CEXYZ (fossil protocol) to be the default protocol          
        - Helped with the install program                                   
        - Addded a preconfigured .RAR archive support setup                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
       <J-Dredd>                                                            
        - Made the install program                                          
        - Added a new matrix/lightbar system that uses the X,Y coordinate   
          system. ~01 ^01 codes in ansis are no longer needed and will no   
          longer need to be changed in order to move a lightbar prompt.     
          All the new settings are in the Menu Editor                       
          Also coded a *.mnu converter to go from a** to a26r5              
          (note: do not run this on the new timebank.mnu is is already r5)  
                                                                            
        - Added a clear message command to the message editor               
        - Added ALT-E to the sysop commands. This command will edit the     
          menu the user is currently using.                                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
       <tytarg>                                                             
        - Fixed Pentium Delay() bug and Pentium II CRT.TPU incompatibility  
        - Renamable Iniquity.exe/Iniquity.ovr                               
        - Overlays can be loaded to XMS                                     
                                                                            
       <ck/pureforce>                                                       
        - Added a Time bank                                                 
                                                                            
          New menu commands:                                                
                                                                            
          !D  :   Deposit time in bank                                      
          !W  :   Withdraw time in bank                                     
          !E  :   Deposit Kbytes in bank                                    
          !I  :   Withdraw Kbytes in bank                                   
          !V  :   View time bank stats - tbnk.ans                           
                                                                            
          Configuring the time bank:                                        
                                                                            
            In level editor, edit the time bank maximums for each level     
           and then update the users.                                       
                                                                            
           Add a command in your main.mnu to go to the timebank.mnu         
                                                                            
                                                                            
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     ²`    ::currently we are working on the following things
   
           still working on jam
           build in internet email
           a more irc like multinode chat
           more configuration
           voting booth
           lightbar area lists
           tring to have fun doing this heh
           call back verifier should be done soon
   
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              Web page: http:www.infestation.com                            
              backup page: http:www.bit-net.com/~cheeta/iniquity            
                                                                            
              Email: idt@infestation.com                                    
              Ftp: ftp.infestation.com                                      
              Irc: #iniquity (efnet)                                        
              Bug list: jughead@infestation.com                             
              Support: iniqnet-hq@infestation.com                           
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