EzPPP Changelog

April 28, 1997:After 2 months of work, beta 9 is ready. This is a major re-write of most of the code. EzPPP now uses Qt Tab Dialogs, and runs with Qt 1.2 shared libraries. The .ezppprc file is not compatible with any previous versions, and will overwrite any current .ezppprc file. Some important new features are:

• Two types of accounting
• Built-In Terminal for SecureID and other dynamic logons
• A more reasonable handeling of static/dynamic IP addresses
• DNS Search suffixes
• Debug window sticks around
• Better documenation in EzPPP-HowTo

I consider this release to be my final feature set for version 1.0. Once all the bugs are worked out, and perhaps a little interface clean-up, I'll be done! (Until the next version...)

Feb 20, 1997:Beta 8 is released. I broke Beta 7 rather badly. The clock and connect button are now fixed.

Feb 16, 1997:Beta 7 is released. Fixed bugs in the script creator. If you unable to use EzPPP because of a "Expecting: ~", your problems are over. EzPPP no longer waits for the PPP packet before exec'ing the pppd daemon, it just waits for two seconds after finishing the script. Re-written debug window allows scrolling and resizing.

Feb 12, 1997: EzPPP 1.0 Beta 6 released. Added a clock, fixed bug with static IP addresses, and the charactor used for "Enter" can be selected from CR/LF (ANSI), CR, or LF.

Feb 10, 1997: EzPPP 1.0 Beta 5 released. Better handeling of some error conditions, a little serial code clean up.

Feb 8, 1997: EzPPP 1.0 Beta 4 released. Major bug fixes, including a very nasty one if the pppd daemon dies earily in the connection process, and you then try to hit the "Disconnect" button. Sorry. It's all fixed now. I've also added (by default) automatic re-dialing on busy signals, a smaller EzPPP window with a expand/contract button in the lower right hand corner to enlarge the window for editing accounts.

Feb 6, 1997: EzPPP 1.0 Beta 3 released. Many cool changes... First, here's a bad one: the .ezpprc file from Beta 2 is not compatible with beta 3. Delete it or risk core dump!

• You can edit all the modem command strings, and the modem replies
• No more Zombie processes!!!
• You can customize, and add arguments to the arguments list passed to the pppd daemon when it exec's on a per-account basis
• Selectable flow control
• A terminal window that shows you the whole script session as it's happening to help get scripts working.
• Updated to Qt 1.1

January 31, 1997: EzPPP 1.0 Beta 2 released. Name changed from XPPP because I found another program called XPPP. Changes from Beta1:

• Name Change: .xppprc is now .ezppprc
• More Serial Code Improvments: this should be totally fixed now.

January 29, 1997: XPPP 1.0 Beta 1 released, serial code improvments. All options now work. The .xppprc file is not compatible with the Alpha release.

January 27, 1997: XPPP 1.0 Alpha released, poor serial code, many options don't work.