Here it is, the long-awaited ISCA BBS client!   Here's what you need to know:

1)  I (the author of this client, Serendipity on the ISCA BBS) will not support
    this client in any way, shape or form, and will not respond to requests
    from people wanting help in compiling, porting, hacking, modifying, fixing,
    using, etc. this client.  I do not have that kind of time.  As it is it
    provides a lot of useful functionality and works on a fairly large number
    of machines, if it does not do what you want or does not run on the kind of
    machines you have access to, I'm sorry, but I can't help you.

2)  This client is useless without a machine running VMS or Unix connected to
    the Internet.  If you are running Unix on your PC at home you'll need SLIP,
    PPP, or some other form of software that will put your machine on the
    Internet.  The exception to this is if you are running the program 'term'.
    See the INSTALL.term file for more.

3)  This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU Software License.
    Copies of that license are available at the FSF's main FTP site,
    prep.ai.mit.edu.

4)  For instructions on how to compile and install this software, see the file
    called INSTALL.unix for Unix systems, INSTALL.vms for VMS systems, or
    INSTALL.term for term.

5)  Once you have the client compiled and installed, read the helpfile called
    Client on the BBS, which gives information on the various helpfiles
    available detailing how to use all the client features.  You can, however,
    just run the client in place of telnet and have everything work exactly the
    same way it used using telnet.

6)  This release of the client includes messages after your friends names on
    the friends list.  Messages can be edited on line.  It so far only works
    on Unix systems, if you know anybody who know how to program on VMS, let
    me know.  Problems and comments can be mailed to me
    Dave Bailey
    dabailey@iastate.edu
    Isoroku

7)  This release of the client includes Ansi Detection, Queue Detection, 
    Autologin, Autoansi, Autoreminder, displaying of the Client configuration 
    option in the BBS configuration menu, Totally new Client configuration 
    menus including an option to cancel changes made to your .bbsrc file, and 
    from the command line, a 'help' option, and a 'config' option that lets 
    you edit the Client configuration offline.  Ansi detection and Queue 
    Detection are hardcoded and can't be toggled.  Autologin can be toggled 
    within the client configuration menu.  Autoansi allows you to have the 
    prompt for whether or not you have Ansi to be answered automatically upon 
    login.  This can be disabled, and defaults to being disabled, in the Client
    configuration menu.  Autoreminder is the same as Autoansi except that it 
    automatically answers the reminder prompt for you when you login.  
    Autoansi can be forced on the commandline (ansi(f), noansi(f), askansi(f)).

    Even though I have made changes to the VMS version files, it has not been 
    tested with anything other than a Sun4 and a AIX system.  Problems and 
    comments about the stated features in this paragraph, or features you'd 
    like changed or added can be Emailed to me.  I'm looking for ANY little 
    modifications that others have made.
    Aaron Yourk
    ayourk@nyx.cs.du.edu
    Ayourk

8)  The next release, thanks to Qugh, will contain (Quoting Qugh):
 
    1) Programmable hotkey that will reformat your working X message or profile
       [useful for those of us that have X's set to arrive immediately]
 
    2) X message reply mode--allows you to reply to anyone who has sent you an 
       X without typing their name... It's kinda neat when it works.  :)
 
    3) When you are typing a name, pressing <tab> will check your friends list 
       and complete the name with the first match so far.  ex: if PanaSonic 
       was on my friends list and I typed <x> and then gave Pan<tab> for the 
       name, it would complete it for me, similar to unix file completion.
       [Ayourk Side note:  I plan on making this display the series of names 
        that match in a wide format and then sending out a beep.  Also, I plan
        on making this as configurable as possible.]

Also planned:  
    Allow editing the current friends info when going to edit info on a user 
    from the Friends list menu.

    Having a note saying you don't have any friends on if you don't have any 
    friends on rather than just remaking the current prompt.

    Color Scemeing:  Change how the colors appear.  You would only be able 
    to redefine the colors, not the areas that the colors appear.  You would 
    get to define how Bright Red looks, and any other color.  Also, I plan on 
    having a "Return to Defaults" menu option in case there are any screw ups.