v1.6 - 3/26/01
• Total rewrite offering better performance.
• Fixed a number of cosmetic problems.
• Possible fix for the mysterious "-10002 Invalid Key Form" error.
• Added a new window for managing newsgroups. This window lets you add, delete, and rearrange the list of newsgroups you can post to. As a result, the options to add and remove newsgroups has been removed from the posting process.
• Better handling and clean-up when a user presses the "Cancel" button in dialog boxes.
• "Message Setup" window widened.
• New "Select Newsgroup" window created. This window lets you select which newsgroup to post to from a list instead of a popup menu. The listbox will allow multiple selections, allowing you to crosspost your messages. If you select more than 5 newsgroups, a warning message is displayed.
• Error dialogs cleaned up.
• Added Appearance Manager support (finally!).
• Added new "Web" menu. Through this menu you can go to the YA-AutoPoster Website, report a bug, or send feedback.
v1.5.1 - 6/17/00
• Now compatible with YA-NewsWatcher 5.x.x.
v1.5 - 1/19/00
• Now detects which version of YA-NewsWatcher you are using.
• Now automatically queues file transfers for YA-NewsWatcher 4.x users.
• Will no longer check message body length if you’re using a version of YA-NewsWatcher greater than 4.2. This allows you to post without a 0/# part.
• If message body text is blank (available only for YA-NewsWatcher 4.2.x users) YA-AutoPoster will not add the "Anti-Cancel String" or a "Signature" field. This is necessary in order for YA-NewsWatcher to not post a 0/# part.
• Now posts files in ascending order (alphabetically by file name).
• Modified the "YA-AutoPoster.rsrc" file.
• Removed all System 7.x specific code.
• Rearranged start-up routine.
• No longer temporarily hides applications and Finder windows when creating message files.
• Drag and Drop added to "Message Setup" window.
• "Select All" (command-A) now works in "Message Setup" window.
• Now opens your posting folder when YA-AutoPoster has finished creating the message files.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes occurred when YA-AutoPoster trys to locate the "YA-NewsWatcher Prefs" file.
• Made "Status" window smaller.
• Position of status window is now saved in YA-AutoPoster's preferences.
• The "Status" window now stays open and displays YA-AutoPoster's current status at all times.
• Removed the annoying beep when YA-NewsWatcher starts posting and YA-AutoPoster is quitting.
v1.2 - 3/26/99
• Now works with YA-NewsWatcher 3.1.8 and higher. If you are using YA-NewsWatcher 4.x.x, YA-AutoPoster will not automatically start posting the files; you will need to queue the files yourself by pushing the "post" button.
v1.1 - 2/12/99
• Now recognizes alias files and will get the size of the original file instead of the alias file.
• Now uses the "File Commands" scripting addition, which makes certain processes much faster.
• Improved the "Anti-Cancel String" algorithm. Now generates the string much faster.
• Fixed a bug where the "Import group list…" command in the "File" menu did not get enabled when the application was registered.
v1.0 - 8/28/98 (first final release)
• Now lets you add and remove newsgroups from the popup menu.(When registered)
• Added "Import group list…" command to the "File" menu. This will copy newsgroups from a saved YA-NewsWatcher group list file to YA-AutoPoster's newsgroup popup menu.(When registered)
• The "All Done" dialog has been removed. This way, when YA-NewsWatcher begins posting the files, YA-AutoPoster will quit without waiting for you to dismiss the "All Done" dialog box.
• No longer needs the "YA-NW patch".
• Fixed a bug where YA-AutoPoster asked you to locate YA-NewsWatcher every time it was launched.
v1.0b7 - 6/19/98
• You can now have YA-AutoPoster create message files without posting them by selecting "Create Messages…" from the "File" menu.
• Improved file referencing and sorting routines.
• Will now pad message file names that end with a single digit extension with a zero so they will be opened/posted in the correct order. NOTE: This is for posting multi-segment files with names like: "Filename.sit.1", "Filename.sit.2", "Filename.sit.3", ... , "Filename.sit.10", etc. The message files created for these segments would be named: "Filename.sit.01", "Filename.sit.02", "Filename.sit.03", ... , "Filename.sit.10", etc.; while the names of the actual segments will remain untouched.
• Revised the "YA-AP" scripting addition.
• Added "Select All" command to "Edit" menu for basic text editing completeness.
• There is now only one version of YA-AutoPoster which runs on any Macintosh running System 7.5 or higher.
• Now detects which System Software version you are using and executes code optimized for that System.
• No longer uses the "Finder" to copy files when YA-AutoPoster is creating the message files. File copying is handled by the "YA-AP" scripting addition, resulting in a tremendous speed boost.
• Major speed improvement for users running System 7.5.x.
v1.0b6 - 6/1/98
• Added option, in preferences, to show file sizes in either bytes or kilobytes.
• Fixed a problem where a blank line was sometimes added to the "Extra Headers" field of the created messages.
• Fixed a problem where "-- " was added to the "Signature" field of the created messages, even when no signature was specified.
• Slightly re-designed the "Preferences" and "Message Setup" dialog boxes.
• Re-designed status window.
• Removed status window from startup routine, making the application launch faster.
• Cleaned up the "Preferences" window's redraw when closing the "Signature" or "Extra Header" entry dialogs.
• "Signature" and "Extra Headers" text entry boxes are now zoomable.
• Overall speed improvements.
• Fixed some small cursor problems.
v1.0b5 - 5/8/98
• There are now separate versions for System 7.5.x & System 8.x.
• Now adds the "standard" dash, dash, space ("-- ") to beginning of Signature.
• Speed improvement in the System 8.x version.
v1.0b4 - 4/24/98
• Now uses a scripting addition to make some of YA-AutoPoster's processes faster.
• Fixed a problem renaming files with 4 character extensions (i.e. ".mpeg", ".jpeg"), where a period would be left at the end of the new file name.
v1.0b3 - 4/19/98
• Fixed a problem that prevented YA-NewsWatcher from posting once all the message files were opened.
v1.0b2 - 4/17/98
• Fixed compatibility problems with QuickTime 3.0.
• Fixed a Finder error which occasionally occurred when renaming the message files.
• Revised the file "YA-AutoPoster.rsrc".
• Now removes unnecessary version resources from the created message files.
• Added "Encoding" method option in preferences.
• Now correctly posts files using either UUEncode or BinHex encoding.
• Cleaned up "Preferences" and "Message Setup" dialog boxes.
• File size (if selected in preferences) moved to end of Subject line.
v1.0b1 - 4/3/98 (first public beta release)
• No longer uses YA-NW to create messages. The entire message creation process is handled by YA-AutoPoster.
• Eliminated the need for the "tempƒ".
• Added option, in preferences, to include an effective "Anti-Cancel" string for the (0/#) parts.
• "Show file sizes" option moved to preferences.
• Added "Extra Headers" field in preferences.
• Added "Signature" field in preferences.
• Drag and drop enabled in "Extra Headers" and "Signature" entry boxes.
• The status window now remains open most of the time to let you know what's going on. A progress bar, in the status window, is also implemented for long operations.
• All text entry dialogs use Geneva 10 as the font and point size. This allows more text to remain visible.
• Cut, Copy, and Paste work properly in all text entry dialogs.
• Message body text entry box enlarged.
• Menus cleaned up:
• All "..." (3 periods) changed to "…" (single character).
• "File" menu and "Preferences…" in the "Edit" menu are disabled while the Preferences window is open.
• Instead of the "done" folder, YA-AutoPoster creates a "Saved Messages" folder where all of the message files are saved after they are created. Within the "Saved Messages" folder, a "Saved Binaries" folder is created where all of the binary attachments are moved to.
• Help system removed because it's not really needed.
• YA-AutoPoster's launch and quit times reduced.