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May 25

InetPowerServer v0.9.3 (Beta) released!

On May 26th 2001, The author Terje Flaarønning released v0.9.3 (Beta) of his full featured Inet server package InetPowerServer (IPS). This new version of IPS has a number of great performance enhancement over the previous versions and will deliver e-mails, web pages or file transfer to your clients even faster than before. The web server component now has a plug-in interface for writing CGI style applications for t

InetPowerServer will help you provide efficient and stable Inet services for e-mail, file transfers and web. IPS provides a common security setup for multiple services, an advanced virtual file system and flexible multi hosting or even multiple site personalities. Many of the recent extensions to the supported protocols (FTP, HTTP, POP3 and SMTP) are also implemented in IPS making it one of the most feature complet

The IPS Beta Team has been opened for anyone to join as long as they have a Yahoo ID! (for access to additional features) and have time to test and report back on most closed releases done within the IPS Beta Team. Join the IPS Beta Team from the http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IPS-beta page

Work has begun developing an IMAP component for inclusion into the IPS product to further enhance the e-mail features available to your clients. There is no fixed date for completion of this new component yet, but it will first reach the users of the IPS Beta Team before a public version with IMAP support will be made available.

The official IPS site can be found at http://www.InetPowerServer.com/ from where you can download the latest available version at any time. IPS is high quality software offered to you for free!

Best regards,
Terje Flaarønning û author of InetPowerServer


May 25

Mozilla great news

Our security changes finally got checked in!!!!

Tomorrow's nightly upload will have security in it.

Also, we have started investigating the VACPP performance issues and believe we have found some areas to improve.

You should see some better performance in the official 0.9.1.

Mike Kaply
IBM

Moderator's note: You can download the latest nightly build of Mozzila for OS/2 at ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/nightly/latest/mozilla-i386-pcos2-vacpp.zip


May 25

New Java 1.3 Service Refresh 8 is available on Software Choice

The above service refresh is available on Software Choice.

Running java -version will report a build level of co130-20010502.

Chris Tomlin
IBM Java Technology Centre

Moderator's note: URL for IBM's Software Choice is http://service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/catalog.htm#resfeatwarp Java 1.3 is a reserved feature of Software Choice and requires a paid subscription to download.


May 25

Astrolog 0.99 released

Magnus Olsson known for WarpCalc, has released Astrolog 0.99

Astrolog is a classic when it comes to astrology software, not only is it 100 percent open source software, but it is also the most complete, and most flexible astrology calculation program ever made freely available.

New:

1. Dynamic scrolling (tracking slider) in both graphics and text displays.

2. MLE control replaced by custom solution with keyboard scrolling. This solution may be somewhat faster and will also make it possible to display text in different colors. Please let me know if you are interested, since that will provide the motivation I need.

3. Changes allowing for planetary orbs (used in classical astrology). Defaults are changed for planets and aspect settings, but unless you delete your .INI file, you will keep your present settings.

4. DrawWheel: Fixed alignment of lines and arcs. XChartWheel and XChartWheelRelation: Aspect lines are dotted according to dynamic orb (instead of fixed aspect orbs).

5. ChartAspectRelation: Upgraded 16-bit legacy limit to INT_MAX, so that also the most important inter aspects are included...

http://www.visdom.nu/software/astrolog


May 25

Warpstock 2002 Bid Intents Due on June 1st

Would you like Warpstock 2002 to be in your home town? Do you think you and a few friends might be able to host a Warpstock? It's not as hard as you think.

But you need to hurry. June 1st is the cut-off date for the Warpstock 2002 "Intent To Bid". What's that? It's simply a quick email indicating that you're interested in hosting Warpstock 2002. All you need to specify in the email is:

- The name of your city
- The names of the people in your group (we recommend at least four)
- Any other information you happen to have, like possible locations for the event.

And that's it! If you submit this email by June 1st, you'll have all summer to work on the actual bid. So call a few of your fellow OS/2 users and talk about it. Then send an email to bids@warpstock.org with the information.

Hurry - you only have a week left! We've already received some bid intents, but we would like more. The Board of Directors will be more than happy to assist you in your bid application, so you have nothing to lose!

The 5th annual Warpstock conference will be held October 6-8, 2001, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is produced by Warpstock, Inc., a North Carolina non-profit corporation. The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More information is available at the Warpstock 2001 web site: http://www.warpstock.org or its mirror site: http://www.ibmforum.com/warpstock/

From: Luc Van Bogaert luc.vanbogaert@pandora.be


May 24

WeirdX 1.0.27 released

WeirdX is an X Window System server in pure Java under GNU GPL. It is derived from WiredX-Lite and will run on any platforms which support Java 1.1. This X server will not be suitable to exec heavy x clients, but you may find that twm, xterm, etc. will run fine on it.

http://www.jcraft.com/weirdx/

Changes since version 1.0.27:
............................
- renamed the window mode 'MultiWindow' as 'Rootless'. In this mode, you have to run an X window manager.
- added the window mode 'RootlessWM'. In this mode, WeirdX will work as in the 'MultiWindow' mode of WeirdX 1.0.26; title bars will be attached to window frames. - improved to support the 'RootlessWM' mode.
* The close button on the title bar will work correctly.
* The name of window will be displayed on the title bar.
* The tile bar will not be attached to pop-up menu and pop-up window.
* The input focus will be handled.
- modified the root window to be invisible in the 'Rootless' and 'RootlessWM' mode.
- fixed a bug in typing '_' on MacOSX.


May 24

Data Shield ~Enhanced E updates

Data Shield and the Enhanced E Editor have been updated to v1.4 and v2.4 respectively.

Data Shield is a secure deletion program that removes sensitive information from a hard drive. Normally, deleting a file only marks the file as deleted on your drive but the data remains and may still be recovered. Data Shield will obliterate it so that data may not be recovered by overwriting it x number of times or according to Department of Defense specification.

It has options to do a standard or secure delete on:

 Individual files
 File listings
 Contents of a directory
 A directory tree
 Complete drives
 Freespace on a given drive
 TMP, TEMP or DELETE directories
 Netscape browser cache
 Netscape history and drop down history list

Data Shield will automatically find standard installations of Netscape 2.02, 4.04, 4.61 or 6.0 and offer to clean any part of it according to the versions need.

In this version we have included the routines to securely overwrite and clean entries for the new IBM Browser as well as a few changes in file deletion routines to increase effectiveness.

If you have sensitive data on a drive (financial records or client lists for example) never give away or sell the drive without cleaning it thoroughly.

The Enhanced E has a few new features and fixes also. New items in v2.4:

 Added ascii character viewer and insert tool.
 Strip trailing spaces also when "Strip # chars"
 Fixed "Strip # chars" when "Left" is greater than LineLength
 Changed hot-keys for ClipText.

Data Shield is not for sale separately but is available as part of the PillarSoft Suite. The Enhanced E is $25 and is available through BMT Micro, Mensys and others. Take a peek at our website for more information on the Enhanced E and Data Shield.

The PillarSoft Suite has been updated to contain both of these programs plus 11 more OS/2 and eCS specific programs for only $129.

Note: The $99 PillarSoft Suite special remains in effect for a few more days. You can take advantage of this great price on a full suite of OS/2 and eCS software until June 4th.

Downloads and more information:

Data Shield:
http://www.pillarsoft.net/dshield.html

Enhanced E:
http://www.pillarsoft.net/enhanced.html

PillarSoft Suite:
http://www.pillarsoft.net/suite.html


May 24

Indelible Blue: eComStation and WarpUP users

To All WarpUP and eComStation customers:

Effective immediately, Prism Data Works is handling all fulfillment for WarpUP and eComStation orders. The reason for this change is that Indelible Blue is closing its operations on May 31, 2001.

We regret this decision, but the current structure and obligations of the company do not allow for continued operations. The decision is a result of changes in distribution channels, high overhead, and the current economic slowdown--it should not be construed as an abandonment of the OS/2 community. We cannot tell you how much it has meant to us personally to be involved with this group of people over the past eight years. We hope to maintain those relationships.

Prism Data Works has been founded by the owners of Indelible Blue primarily to provide IT services. Prism will fulfill all of Indelible Blue's obligations to WarpUP and eComStation customers. Duane Chamblee, the author of WarpUP and contributor to eComStation, will be affiliated with the new company and will continue to provide support for both products.

Our goal is a seamless transition for Indelible Blue customers who have purchased these products. IB email addresses and phone numbers will remain active and all customer records are being transferred. All of IB's obligations to you will be honored by Prism. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any concerns--you know where to find us.

Best Regards,


Buck Bohac ~Katy Ansardi
Indelible Blue


May 24

eComStation makes an appearance on HelpDesk at Ubersoft.net

"That's right, OS/2 is coming back. And this time, it's pissed." Those lovable, world domination software support guys at ubersoft.net have begun to discuss the rollout of eComStation. Read the new series at http://www.ubersoft.net/

HelpDesk is an online cartoon drawn by Chris Wright, former editor-in-chief of OS/2eZine.


May 24

ZOC 4.01 released

http://www.emtec.com/zoc/index.htm

FIX: ^KEY= showed internal error when using unknown key string
FIX: remap assitant did not work in key remap dialog
NEW: syscolor.dat file for user defined colors (Windows only)
FIX: changed default window title to "%ZOCORHOST% %OPTIONS%"
FIX: clipboard paste quoted sent a null character
NEW: bringing back the v3.xx stream capture functions (edit, etc.)
FIX: asserted/crashed when loading too many fonts
NEW: function to load scroll back buffer into editor


May 24

New Java 1.1.8 update
New service for 1.1.8 was posted last Monday at ftp://ftp.hursley.ibm.com/pub/java/fixes/os2/11/118/

Not tried it yet.

Graham.

Moderator's note: According to the fixes.html file this new update includes the following updates since the last update - Jan 14, 2001

+--------------+------+-------+--------+----------------------------------------------+
| o118-20010124|13015 |IC29810|N/A |Access violation problem when JIT on |
+--------------+------+-------+--------+----------------------------------------------+
| o118-20010217|13047 |IC29811|N/A |Applet not loading properly in Browser |
+--------------+------+-------+--------+----------------------------------------------+
| o118-20010228|13066 |IC29812|N/A |Webmethods B2B server fails to verify Certifi |
+--------------+------+-------+--------+----------------------------------------------+
| o118-20010228|13067 |IC29813|N/A |synchronized code block doesn't seem to be sy |
+--------------+------+-------+--------+----------------------------------------------+
| o118-20010303|12569 |IC29814|N/A |Country Taiwan translated incorrectly |
+--------------+------+-------+--------+----------------------------------------------+
| o118-20010329|13071 |IC29892|N/A |HttpURLConnection gives NullPointerException |
+--------------+------+-------+--------+----------------------------------------------+
| o118-20010405|13082 | |N/A |OS/2 Runtime doesn't respect BEGINLIBPATH. |
+--------------+------+-------+--------+----------------------------------------------+


May 23

Indelible Blue Closes=Prism Dataworks Opens

eCS customers who ordered from Indelible Blue should be aware that IB is restructuring, creating new companies which will focus on specific lines of business. For eCS customers, this means that their order fulfillment will be done by a new company with some familiar faces.

The new company is Prism Dataworks. The familiar faces are Einstein, Katy Ansardi and Buck Bohac. Buck and Katy, who were the founders and principals of IB, are the founders and principals of Prism.

For eCS customers who ordered from IB, this means nothing more than your reseller has a new name. But the change will in no way effect your orders.

Regards,
Bob

Bob St.John
Dir, New Business Development
Serenity Systems International
a Managed Systems company

214 222-3414, ext 101 (outside USA)
888 299-6483, ext 101 (USA only)

http://www.Serenity-Systems.com


May 23

PTime 0.80

PTime/2 is a OS/2 program for recording and evaluating of project times. With PTime you are able to record the time needed for projects or orders fast and easy. It gives you the opportunity to keep track even when dealing with several projects simultaneously.

http://www.ws-it.de/en/product/ptime (english)

http://www.ws-it.de/product/ptime (deutsch)


May 22

New Crystal PCI Soundcard driver

Good news!

There is a new audio-driver-version (3.08) for Crystal-PCI-Soundcards with CS4614, CS4624 and CS4280 Chips. I don't know why it's not availble from the crystal-web-site, but you can get it from ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/mobiles/aftpitos.dsk

You can create a disk out of this diskimage with LOADDSKF (or if you have the gnu-utils installed also you can use dd if=aftpitos.dsk of=a: echo=on logdisk=on bs=32k (and then eject - reinsert the floppy))

It's a version for Thinkpad's but it works well on my Desktop-System (noname CS4614 chip-soundcard)

Only 4 files changed in comparison to the 3.06 version and I just copied this files over the old ones

\os2\boot\cwcmmpm.sys
\os2\boot\cwcspud.sys
\mmos2\dll\cardinfo.dll
\mmos2\dll\cwinst.dll

:-)) Now the flash Plugin in netscape works! :-))
:-)) And I can use the 'pause'-feature in z! :-))

!WARNING!

It works for me, but one other guy reported that this new 3.08 version causes TRAPS on his machine. So be careful and be shure you have a backup of the old driver-version.

Franz

P.S. thanks to Klaus who told me about this new version

Moderator note: According to the text file this driver is an audio driver meant for the Thinkpad 600X, T20, T21, and T22. The text states the driver is from March 12, 2001.


May 21

New emx-Mozilla

New release of the emx-Mozilla (moderator note: The version freeware of the Netscape 6 web browser that requires the EMX runtime) at http://river.anduin.net/mozilla/moz-2001-05-21.rar


May 21

UpdSig 2.1 released

I have just uploaded a new Version UpdSig to hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming and to my homepage http://p-engels.de.vu UpdSig is a small utility which will add the system uptime to your Mail/News signature file. New in 2.1: I have removed the (en). signature.

MfG / Regards

Peter Engels


May 20

Version 4.01 of C-side has been released.

The following changes has been included in this version:

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Capability for using a text file as text area. File are loaded during load of the cd layout, or when selecting a new file.

The code of the text area have been cleaned somewhat up.

An error freezing the desktop while printing printing the CD-cover from a previously saved cd-layout has been corrected.

If you load a layout containing fonts not installed on the system, the load process is no longer aborted, the missing font is substituted by the default font.

The value for hight of back cover insert, was not saved (was always 121 mm )

Some new templates has beed added.

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For those who don't know, C-Side is a CD label and cover designer, with a multitude of functions, and more are coming!

You can allways find the latest version on my homepage.

Kim Foder

kimfoder@inet.uni2.dk
kim@foder.dk
kif@crosswinds.net

Homepage : http://inet.uni2.dk/~kimfoder/
Photopage : http://www.crosswinds.net/~kif
Family : http://www.foder.dk

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