Plenty! This section lists all of the changes and additions to OS/2 CONNECT that were implemented since the last issue. NOTE: Sections such as "World Reports," "Graphic of the Month" and the "Editorial Page" are updated monthly. All other sections of the newsletter's main web page are updated as changes occurs. All web pages are packaged and distributed once a month to other carriers.

We would like to thank the following people for their input:

  • Eric Johannesen - Denmark - eric@inet.zitech.dk
  • Paul Marwick - Toowong, Queensland, Australia - pauljm@ozemail.com.au
  • Bob McLellan - Wellington, New Zealand - bobmcl@ibm.net
  • Timothy F. Sipples - Chicago, IL, USA - tsipple@us.ibm.com
    THE FOLLOWING ARE CHANGES MADE BETWEEN AUGUST 17 - SEPTEMBER 14, 1998

    INTERNET SECTION

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    Advanced Wed Editor (AWE)
    Brisbug PC User Group OS/2 SIG - Queensland, Australia
    Fortify for Netscape - free encryption support
    Hobby Computer Club (HCC) - Netherlands
    MattiP's /tmp/ - Sweden
    OS/2 Helpdesk - United Kingdom
    Simplicity for Java - Data Representations
    Warped WebRing
    Win32-OS/2 Application Compatibility Resource - United Kingdom

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    IBM Antivirus Products and Services
    OS/2 User Group Belgium

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    DeScribe, Inc.
    OS/2 Shareware Library - Sound/Music/Voice


    USER GROUP SECTION

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    Brisbug PC User Group, OS/2 SIG
    27 Fewings Street
    Toowong, Queensland 4066
    Australia
    Tel:  +61-07-3871-0611
    Fax:  +61-07-3871-0611
    BBS:  +61-07-3870-2972
    E-Mail:  pauljm@ozemail.com.au
    WWW:  http://www.ozemail.com.au/~paulm/os2sig
    Meeting Schedule:  4th Wednesday, 7pm.
    Location:  Queensland Museum
    Contact:  Paul Marwick
    SIG Leader:  Paul Marwick
    Founded:  1990
    Membership:  25
    Newsletter:  None
    Dues:  Brisbug - AUD$55 to join, AUD$40 renewal;
      no dues for the OS/2 SIG.
    Description:  Support and promote use of OS/2.  All interested in 
      OS/2 are welcome to attend.
    
    OS/2 User Group Belgium
    Goudveilstraat 5
    B-3360 Bierbeek
    Belgium
    Tel:  +32-16-46-39-78
    Fax:  +32-16-46-39-78
    BBS:  +32-16-46-15-38
    WWW:  http://www.os2ug.org/
    E-Mail:  driesmans.j@tornado.be
    Meeting Schedule:  2nd Friday
    Location:  Kultureel Centrum 'De Kam',
      Beekstraat 172, B-1970 Wezembeek-Oppem; Tel:  02/731.43.31
    Contact:  Alex Wyckmans (awyckma@ibm.net)
    President:  Wim Teughels (wteughe@ibm.net)
    Vice President:  Maurice Derden (ma3den@ibm.net
    Secretary:  Johan Driesmans (driesmans.j@tornado.be
    Tresurer:  Dirk Vermeersch (dverm@ibm.net
    Public Relations:  Alex Wyckmans (awyckma@ibm.net)
    WebMaster:  Maurice Derden (ma3den@ibm.net
    Staff:  Mark Spiessens (maspies@ibm.be)
            Kin-Shing Tchang (ktchang@ibm.net)
            Pieter Dubois (duboisp@ibm.net)
    Newsletter:  Warp Magazine (monthly)
    Dues:  500 Bfr
    Description:
      The OS/2 UG Belgium is for everyone who is using OS/2.  There are 
      a lot of demos, hints & tips and last but not least the technical 
      workshops.  If you're having a problem with your configuration 
      under OS/2 or need assistance in a certain application, bring in 
      your PC in the Technical Workshop.  We'll fix it for you.
    
    Wellington OS/2 Users Group
    P.O. Box 40866
    Upper Hutt
    New Zealand
    Tel:  +64-4-5267775
    Fax:  +64-4-5267775
    BBS:  Unknown
    E-Mail:  wgtn-os2-ug-l@inisant.actrix.gen.nz
    Meeting Schedule:  First Wednesday, 7:30pm (not January)
    Location:  IBM Petone
    Contact:  Bob McLellan (bobmcl@ibm.net)
    President:  Unknown
    Dues:  NZ$2 per UG meeting
    
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    BBS SECTION

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    AUSTRALIA:
    7-3871-0298 (Brisbane)              Brisbug Multi-line BBS
    7-3871-0304 (Brisbane)              Brisbug Multi-line BBS, Node 2
    7-3870-0653 (Brisbane)              Brisbug Multi-line BBS, Node 4
    

    BOOKS SECTION

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    Beyond DHCP:  Work Your TCP/IP Internetwork with Dynamic IP"
    IBM Redbooks
    IBM Pub No. SG24-5280)
    September, 1998
    Timothy Sipples
    This new book includes extensive sections on the new IBM TCP/IP 4.1.  This 
    book also documents, for the first time, how to create a set of OS/2 Warp boot
    diskettes which can connect to the network using TCP/IP and DHCP; how to
    customize Netscape for firewall access using information provided by a DHCP
    server; how to integrate LAN domain information into a TCP/IP network; and 
    much more. 
    
    A Comprehensive Guide to Virtual Private Networks
    Volume I:  IBM Firewall, Server and Client Solutions
    IBM Redbooks
    IBM Pub No. SG24-5201-00 
    June 19, 1998
    250 pages
    Includes extensive information on OS/2 Warp's new Virtual
    Private Network (VPN) capabilities.  Section 9.4.7 describes 
    how to use TCP/IP 4.1 to set up a "mini firewall." 
    
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    PERIODICALS SECTION

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    VIDEOS SECTION

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    TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBERS

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    Wellington OS/2 Users Group (New Zealand)        +64-4-5267775
    
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    WHO'S WHO OF OS/2 SECTION

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     Munoz, Jorge                                Austin, TX, USA
       IBM's Network Computing Software Division
       Tel:  512/383-9403
       jlmunoz@ibmpe.vnet.ibm.com
       ssadm438@us.ibm.com
    
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    CALENDAR SECTION

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    September 12, 1998 - OS/2 User Group Belgium Warp-O-Que meeting;
    Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium; Tel:  +32-16-46-39-78; E-Mail: awyckma@pandora.be;
    WWW:  http://www.os2ug.org/ or 
    http://users.pandora.be/luc.vanbogaert/
    
    September 16, 1998 - Les Utilisateurs d'OS/2 de Montreal meeting;
    Montreal; Tel:  514/272-1953; E-Mail:  os2user@contact.net;
    WWW:  http://www.contact.net/os2/
    
    September 21, 1998 - VOICE SpeakUp session with SunDial Systems; 8pm (EDT);
    On the #voice channel on the WEBBnet IRC network.  For a list of WEBBnet servers, 
    please visit http://www.suntrix.com/ibbs/server.html.  
    For more info:  http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html.
    
    October 24, 1998 - Hobby Computer Club (HCC; HCC OS/2 gg); 
    Maartensdijk, Landelijke, Netherlands; Tel:  +31-30-637 87 88;
    E-Mail:  mtillema@hccfido.hcc.nl;
    WWW:  http://users.capitolonline.nl/~nlcos273/index.html
    
    April 19-22, 1999 - COMDEX/Spring '99; Chicago, IL;
    Tel:  617/449-5554; WWW:  http://www.comdex.com/
    
    November 15-19, 1999 - COMDEX/Fall '99; Las Vegas, NV;
    Tel:  617/449-5554; WWW:  http://www.comdex.com/
    
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