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May 31, 2003, 9:59pm

Build 76 is now available for download.

To see what's new in this build, visit: http://caesar.homeunix.org/aw/relay/Help/build76.htm

A very important bugfix made should help reduce the amount of lag from all previous 2.0 builds.

http://caesar.homeunix.org/aw/relay/

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Tony M.

Jun 6, 2003, 4:57am

When I first started creating the very first cut of the CRB a long while back, I didn't imagine that it would become such a highly purposeful bot. The ChatRelayBot's home was (and still is) Shred's world ziOn; the very first builds of the CRB were like this: you only had a color choice of orange, and you were required to "join" the relay system. This was later refined over the course of almost half a year to the point where we now have many choices of color, and it's no longer mandatory to "join" the system :)

The open-beta release of Active Worlds 3.4 set the stage for many interesting new features that came about in version 2.0 of the ChatRelayBot. I've had fun developing and learning as I've issued all of these builds for ChatRelayBot 2.0. I must thank Panther1403 of the world AAWR for their continued support of the ChatRelayBot since build 71. Interacting with AAWR to locate [and fix :)] bugs in the ChatRelayBot was a fun experience for me. I hope other worlds begin to embrace the ChatRelayBot like AAWR has from the beginning.

I hope you've had fun too, and now you can enjoy what you've been waiting for since ChatRelayBot 2.0 went into beta :)

This isn't the end of the line for the ChatRelayBot; it's still unclear what the roadmap for version 2.1 is, so if you've got some ideas, send them either via the handy-dandy Feedback Agent, or by old-fashioned email to tony at caesar.homeunix.org.

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Download from http://caesar.homeunix.org/aw/relay as always.

Release notes can be found on http://caesar.homeunix.org/aw/relay/Help/build77.htm

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Tony M.

Jun 30, 2003, 4:21pm

ChatRelayBot 2.0, Build 78

Maintenance Release #1

This is maintenance release #1 of ChatRelayBot 2.0.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been resolved in this build:

1. The Bone URL in the Configuration Dialog did not activate upon being clicked.
2. If the bot was started with the Minimize to Tray option off, and it was later enabled, the program would not minimize to tray until restarted.
3. If the Minimize to Tray option was used, and the CRB restored from the tray, it would attempt to spawn another CRB.
4. The Apply button was never activated when entering a channel password in the Configuration Dialog.
5. The error EConvertError appeared in the log when using /shun with no parameters, or a non-existent user.
6. The error EStringListError appeared in the log when using /bone, /auth, /set, /controllers, /throttle, and /censor with no parameters.
7. The command /forbiddenaliases was not being recognised by the command parser.

New Features/Enhancements

There are no new features or enhancements in this Maintenance Release.

Jul 11, 2003, 8:07pm

ChatRelayBot 2.0, Build 79

http://www.homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay

Maintenance Release #2

This is maintenance release #2 of ChatRelayBot 2.0.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been resolved in this build:

1. Chat was not being relayed in the 1.042-style relay system.

New Features/Enhancements

The following enhancements have been made in this build:

1. Upgraded to build 32 of the Active Worlds SDK.
2. All programs should now support Windows XP themes.


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Tony M.

Sep 14, 2003, 10:08pm

Proxima has a system like this; with UberMonkey's permission, I have separated this system into a separate bot. If you're still interested, it can be found here: http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/anim

[View Quote] > Greetings folks,
>
> I'm looking for the best bot to use for generating a 'universal' action. Basically, when one person clicks on something with a move, rotate, or logic pole link, then everyone in the area also gets to see the results as well as the Cit who clicked the object.

Sep 14, 2003, 1:41am

I created this originally for use in ziOn a long while back, but it's fairly usable for other worldowners.

http://www.homeunix.uni.cc/aw/backup/

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Sep 14, 2003, 11:53pm

[ Three bots in one weekend; that's an interesting accomplishment. :) ]

http://www.homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay

ChatRelayBot 2.1, Build 84

Beta Notice

This version of the ChatRelayBot is beta software. There are still issues that may come up in the beta version that could cause possible loss of program-related data, and affect the stability of either your system or the program. If you do not wish to test beta-quality and potentially unstable software, you should wait until this version of the ChatRelayBot has been officially released as production-quality software.

New Features/Enhancements

The following features/enhancements have been introduced in this build:

1. The tabs in the Configuration Dialog have been removed. There is now a list box on the left side of the dialog.
2. The ChatRelayBot no longer depends on the presence of bone.dll for operation; if the DLL is missing, the Bone functionality will simply not be available.
3. It is now possible to have multiple instances of a ChatRelayBot in several different worlds and universes within a single application.
* WARNING: This feature has caused some regressions in the usability of the CRB. Due to the complexity of managing multiple instances within a single application, some functions from version 2.0 are no longer available in 2.1.
4. The channel number of a speaker now appears in the GUI's chat history, as well as the world they spoke from.
5. The Event Viewer now contains a navigation bar (First, Previous, Next, Last).
6. The ChatRelayBot will no longer process text that begins with / as a command if it is less than 2 characters in length.
7. The main GUI has been completely overhauled
* The control buttons ("Start", "Stop", ...) have been moved to a toolbar.
* The HTML viewer for chat history has been replaced with a richedit control.
* Added a menu.
* A Restart function is now available.
8. The User Information Dialog will now give rights to bots.
9. The ChatRelayBot no longer logs when it loads/saves its settings and when it receives world attributes.
10. The ChatRelayBot now allows you to mute the text of others in-world, just like the browser's mute function.
11. Bots will no longer receive a console message from the ChatRelayBot when users are chatting in the Hide Chat relay mode.
12. The user list storage has been revised, and should improve performance.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been resolved in this build:

1. Chat received from Bone users will now be written to the ChatRelayBot's log.

Sep 15, 2003, 8:29pm

The other two bots would likely not have been released if there wasn't a request for such functions; I consider them "finished", as they do what they're expected to quite well. CRB will continue to receive foremost attention among my AW bots :)

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Sep 21, 2003, 5:46pm

http://www.homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay

ChatRelayBot 2.1, Build 85

Beta Notice

This version of the ChatRelayBot is beta software. There are still issues that may come up in the beta version that could cause possible loss of program-related data, and affect the stability of either your system or the program. If you do not wish to test beta-quality and potentially unstable software, you should wait until this version of the ChatRelayBot has been officially released as production-quality software.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been resolved in this build:

1. Attempted fix for crashing on startup under Windows XP.

Sep 23, 2003, 11:13am

Crashes on startup for 2.1 builds 84 and 85 are believed to be due to missing relay0.ini and profiles.ini. The workaround is to simply create these files and then restart the CRB.

If anybody is still encountering crash problems with the CRB, please file a bug report as usual.

Sep 28, 2003, 10:14pm

ChatRelayBot 2.1, Build 86

Beta Notice

This version of the ChatRelayBot is beta software. There are still issues that may come up in the beta version that could cause possible loss of program-related data, and affect the stability of either your system or the program. If you do not wish to test beta-quality and potentially unstable software, you should wait until this version of the ChatRelayBot has been officially released as production-quality software.

Enhancements

1. The Feedback Agent has been revised.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been resolved in this build:

1. Fixed crashes on startup if relay0.ini or profiles.ini are missing. The ChatRelayBot installer will now also create these files.
2. Disabling "Enable in-world chat channels" did not remove the [0] in chat text.
3. Fixed an instance where the control buttons (Start, Stop, Restart) would not be enabled if there was an error encountered when Start was clicked.

Oct 6, 2003, 1:52am

ChatRelayBot 2.1, Build 87

Beta Notice

This version of the ChatRelayBot is beta software. There are still issues that may come up in the beta version that could cause possible loss of program-related data, and affect the stability of either your system or the program. If you do not wish to test beta-quality and potentially unstable software, you should wait until this version of the ChatRelayBot has been officially released as production-quality software.

Enhancements

1. Colors for various events such as user entry/exit notices may now be customised.
2. /names can now also be invoked as /users.
3. The /crb:report command has been renamed to /status.
4. New /restart command restarts the current CRB instance.
5. Colors for command responses and certain notices are now customisable.

Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been resolved in this build:

1. There seems to be a very rare condition where the SDK function aw_instance() returns NULL, causing the CRB to spectacularly crash. This is continuing to be investigated; an attempted workaround is now in place.

Nov 8, 2003, 2:27am

Not many bug reports have come in for ChatRelayBot 2.1-BETA for the latest build. Bugzilla was temporarily broken, but has been fixed since the beginning of this month. If you're experiencing any problems, or have suggestions to make, please use the Bugzilla system. [ http://homeunix.uni.cc/bugzilla/buglist.cgi ]

Version 2.1 is expected to enter Release Candidate phase this Sunday (Nov. 9), unless major bugs are discovered. This is the last planned version in the 2.x series.

Version 3.0 is in simultaneous development with 2.1; it is a complete rewrite of the CRB core in standard C++. Feature suggestions for 3.0 are welcome (as they are also welcome for 2.1!)

It is being considered for version 3.0 to not include the "distance-relay" (i.e., non hide chat) mode. If there is still demand for this relay mode, please tell me now, before 3.0 goes near beta stage :)

Also, please ensure that you report any problems with 2.1-BETA before it enters Release Candidate phase. I'd like to iron out any major problems before closing out 2.x :)

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Tony M.

Nov 9, 2003, 6:48pm

http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay

ChatRelayBot 2.1, Build 88

Release Candidate #1

ChatRelayBot 2.1 has entered release-candidate phase. If no further issues are raised with this build by Sunday November 16 2003, it will be released as the final production-quality build.

Note that this release candidate may still contain bugs, and should be treated as beta-quality until the production release.

Bug Fixes

1. For multi-universe profiles, the CRB would attempt to use the same universe login information from the last profile for all instances. (Thanks, CodeWarrior)
2. Fixed spurious crash issue if License.rtf is missing.
3. If you said "No" or "Cancel" to the restart prompt, the CRB would attempt to restart anyway.

Enhancements

1. Startup/shutdown logging messages are more clear.
2. The avatar list now clears when the CRB is stopped.

Nov 19, 2003, 1:55am

http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay

ChatRelayBot 2.1, Build 89

Production Release

This is the final production-quality release of ChatRelayBot 2.1.

Bug Fixes

1. If a user with eject rights used the /names command, the command would not show the channel of a user who changed their alias.

Enhancements

1. A "Please Wait..." dialog pops up after clicking "OK" in the Configuration dialog.
2. New splash screen

Nov 27, 2003, 8:39am

Some preliminary information regarding the next version of the ChatRelayBot (3.0; AKA "Project Intrepid") is now available at this URL:

http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay/intrepid.htm

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Happy Thanksgiving (U.S. residents)! :)

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ChatRelayBot 2.1, Build 90

Maintenance Release #1

This is the first bugfix release for version 2.1.

Bug Fixes

1. Chat from the Bone Network was not being processed.
2. Upon shutting down the CRB, the popup dialog now properly reads "Shutting down..." instead of "Starting up..."
3. Bone SDK upgraded to build 14.

Nov 27, 2003, 3:31pm

The Bone relay was fixed in build 90. Please upgrade.

:)

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Dec 6, 2003, 8:44pm

http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay

ChatRelayBot 2.1, Build 91

Maintenance Release #2

This is the second bugfix release for version 2.1.

Bug Fixes

1. The following commands may no longer be used through the Bone interface:
* /alias
* /bold
* /sendto
* /join
2. Alias command will no longer allow one to use an alias that someone else is using.
3. Aliases may no longer start with the tilde ("~") character. Usernames starting with tildes are reserved for remote users on the Bone Network.
4. If disconnected from the Bone Network, the CRB would not reconnect.

Enhancements

1. Server broadcasts from the Bone Network can now be optionally relayed.

Dec 10, 2003, 9:34pm

Rebuilt installer and .ZIP files.

Note that the actual login information was never lost, only the names of the profiles.

[View Quote] > can you set something so that when one upgrades one doesn't lose the login information for all but the default instance?

Dec 11, 2003, 1:31am

more installer enhancements, "events.ini", "colors.ini", and "profiles.ini" won't be removed by uninstaller.

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Jan 7, 2004, 9:40pm

I am using a Windows 2000 system, and can absolutely assure that it WILL function on this OS.

I have never received any emails from you regarding crashes, so I am unable to help you in any regard since you appear to have given up. It must be concluded that your problems are in fact a hardware issue, and not related to the software. Have you tried any other OSes? On other computers?

Please e-mail me with your troubles, as I do not wish to carry out support through the newsgroups.

*** (Followup-To set to 'poster')

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Dec 16, 2003, 12:55am

Put a small page giving information about the bot; giving the URL just to the zip file doesn't work with some people :)

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Jan 13, 2004, 11:49am

http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/anim/

Do you mean this one?

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Mar 24, 2004, 3:48pm

http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay

Introduction
ChatRelayBot version 3.0, which has been in steady development since the last bugfix build of version 2.1, is now available for review by the public. Please note this is BETA-quality software; there are still issues that may come up in the beta version that could cause possible loss of program-related data, and affect the stability of either your system or the program. If you do not wish to test beta-quality and potentially unstable software, you should wait until this version of the ChatRelayBot has been officially released as production-quality software.

Brief Review of Some New Features
1. Language Files — Each user can individually select a language file (using the /langset command), which changes the command output. Messages such as the CRB startup/shutdown are also localized.
2. A limited selection of user commands can now be issued through the CRB GUI. Consult the Version 3.0 Handbook to see what commands can be used through the GUI.
3. If you enter a world where your alias is already in use, it will be reset back to your original name.
4. If someone enters with an alias that is forbidden (i.e., the list of forbidden aliases was updated while they were not present), it will be reset.
5. When updating the Forbidden Aliases list while the CRB is active, any users with forbidden aliases will be reset.
6. For users who are still running version 3.3 of the Active Worlds® browser, they will no longer see an echo of themselves.

Reporting Bugs or Other Problems
Please report all bugs/problems in the ChatRelayBot forums. Please make sure that your bug reports are as specific as possible. The more details that are available, the more likely that your problem can be fixed. If you are reporting a crash bug, you MUST have a debug log leading up to the event of the crash; reports without a debug log may result in the author(s) of them being tarred, feathered, and stuffed into chicken suits.

Documentation
The CRB handbook for version 3.0 can be found at http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay/doc30

Mar 29, 2004, 3:20pm

http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay

ChatRelayBot 3.0 Build 113
1. Resolved crash when disconnected from Bone and reconnecting.
2. Fixed invalid command response in default language.
3. Performance warning appears when enabling the debug log. ('/debuglog' parameter)
4. New security option to link Word Censor List to Forbidden Aliases.
5. Resolved issue with using multiple Bone instances within a single CRB application.

Apr 8, 2004, 12:50am

http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay

Changes

1. New security option to limit user entry/exit messages only to people with Eject rights, and to allow/disallow use of whisper command /w.
2. Updated for Active Worlds® SDK build 37 (3.5 beta).
3. Enhanced disconnection handling: if only disconnected from the world, the CRB will not exit the universe. It will now only exit the universe when it loses the universe connection.
4. /away command now returns error when no parameters are passed while not set away.
5. A new /back command is now alias to passing no parameters to /away.

Apr 15, 2004, 12:52am

http://3dhost.net/~crb
http://homeunix.uni.cc/aw/relay

Build 115
1. New public commands to view forbidden aliases and word censor list.
2. Instance profiles may now be added and deleted without requiring a program restart.
3. It is now possible to rename instance profiles.
4. Name of login owner is now shown in /status command. Note that you must have updated versions of the language files to see this change.
5. New feature to block URLs in chat text.
6. The whisper command will no longer be available to tourists if the world option "Allow tourist whispers" is disabled.
7. New option to use the word "<censored>" in place of censored words.
8. When disabling the "/alias" command while a CRB instance is active, all user aliases will be reset. Users entering the world will also have their alias reset if they set it before the command was disabled.
9. New option to have PS bold off by default.

*** PLEASE NOTE: If you upgrade through the Upgrade Utility, you must install the latest language pack: http://3dhost.net/~crb/lp4.zip ***

Apr 17, 2004, 9:05pm

EMERGENCY UPDATE

Users of ChatRelayBot version 3.0 build 115 are advised to immediately upgrade to build 116 (http://3dhost.net/~crb/crb116.zip). This build resolves a serious crash bug in 115 that, once widely known, will leave your CRB at risk of exploitation.

Specific information regarding the issue can be found at: http://3dhost.net/~crb/issue115.htm

Apr 30, 2004, 12:28am

I'm not sure if you thought of it before, but bots are the only other entity which can be represented by your citizen number concurrently while you're logged in. So your second case does not consider any existing bots the citizen may be running in that world.

Just a thought -- maybe you do know about it, but chose to leave it out of your report.

[View Quote] > This is the newest xelagot topic: Ghosts
> http://www.imatowns.com/xelagot/xlgtopicghosts.html
> It applies to all bots and browsers, so I make it generally available.
>
> For particulars about xelagot, see What's New
> http://www.imatowns.com/xelagot/xlgwhatsnew.html

Apr 28, 2004, 11:52pm

== FINAL WEBSITE LOCATION ==

Thanks to the generosity of 3DHost, the ChatRelayBot's official website will now be finally located at http://crb.3dhost.net. The CRB forums have also been transferred to http://crb.3dhost.net/forums.

The old CRB forums on http://homeunix.uni.cc/phpBB2 will eventually be closed.

== LANGUAGE PACK 6 ==

If you are upgrading to build 117 through the Upgrade Utility, please be sure to install Language Pack 6 if necessary.

== CHANGES IN BUILD 117 ==

1. Fixed disconnection handling where the CRB would not attempt to re-enter after the 2nd attempt.
2. Fixed misinterpretation of "Allow /whois" option.
3. "/whois me" and "/locate me" will now function regardless of security options.
4. New "/colors" command to allow administrator modification of the color list outside of the main interface.
5. New "/rehash" command to reload instance settings.
6. ChatRelayBot is now available as a Windows NT® service.
7. The ChatRelayBot will now attempt to appropriately identify and deal with same-session "ghost" connections as described on http://www.imatowns.com/xelagot/xlgtopicghosts.html.

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