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November 14

AE 1.4.2

[Moderator note: ae.exe is a replacement for E.EXE from Aaron Lawrence. "Fixes most of the annoying things about IBM E.EXE."]

Ah, the joys of well structured and debugged libraries...
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/ae1_4_2.zip
later
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/misc/ae1_4_2.zip
1.4.2
Multi-lingual support like NewView (see bottom of file) Fixed saving of word wrap setting

Please note that DragText does work (well mostly :). Read the readme.txt!

November 14

eComStation conquered Altai mountains

In the end of summer group of OS/2 users walked by Altai mountains and conquered some high tops. The log is written on russian text but you can see some nice photos and eComStation flag.

Url: http://ru.ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=93

November 14

eBayWatch/2 Ver 1.09s
I have uploaded ver 1.09s to -
http://www.eclipse.net/~knkrchnr

"eBayWatch/2 is an auction management tool for OS/2 users. It works solely with the eBay auction site. It is meant to aid the user in searching for, monitoring and bidding on auction items. eBayWatch/2 is copyright freeware.
Required -
1) partition with long filename support (hpfs/jfs)
2) rexxutil.dll and rxsock.dll in libpath
3) must start from its work directory, or a program object which sets the work directory"
From the readme -
- eBay changes randomly break bidding
- fix: AutoBid process falsely shows "(no bids yet)"
- chg: URL Folder monitor now starts at program load
- chg: More url encoding added to item searches
(needed for new eBay servers)
- fix: Buyer and bid info not saved for Buy Now auctions

As usual, any feedback of things strange or broken is appreciated.
Thanks,
Ken

November 14

Clarification: PKZIP for OS/2>

I need to clarify a point in my previous announcement regarding PKZIP.

In that announcement, I said that PKZIP for OS/2 is commercial. In fact PKWARE is only treating PKZIP for OS/2 as if it were commercial in that your only option from their web site is to buy it. Actually, however, PKZIP for OS/2 is shareware. The product itself says this everytime it starts up, and several files in PKZIP for OS/2 archive say this as well. If you wish to "try it before you buy it", it's on Hobbes at http://hobbes .nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/archiver/pkos2250.exe.

My thanks to J. R. Fox for prompting into investigating this further.

November 14

Links 2.1pre14 for OS/2 on Hobbes

The latest Links Textual & PM Graphical Web Browser, version 2.1pre14 was built and uploaded to Hobbes by Dave Yeo.
Requirement: EMX v0.9d fix 3
Size: 2.57 MB
Location: Hobbes
Archive Search: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=links-2.1pre14.zip
New: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/new/links-2.1pre14.zip
Source: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/www/browser/links-2.1pre14.zip < Br>
Author: Mikulas Patocka
Contact: mikulas@artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz

November 13

20031113 kernels

I know, I know, there have been too many releases lately. Sorry. Anyway, here's the updated part of today's readme:
20031113 14.096e
- yet another named pipe fix
- trace fix didn't get into previous w4 and uni kernels
- EXPERIMENTAL: Removed a bunch of redundant locking and unlocking of some pages in filesystem code that's already pinned, anyway. This ought to speed up a number of filesys-related APIs. Also, re-enabled the un-pinning of numerous pages of memory from init code. This memory is now available for other uses, which should reduce paging on many systems. This had been turned off since WSeB!

[Moderator note: Download from ftp://testcase.boulder.ibm.com/ps/fromibm/os2/

"This contains fixes since xr_e002/xr_m015/mcp/acp. Important note: If you use the OS/2 SES facility, you need a new sesdd32.sys dated April 2001 or later to use this kernel. Also, a matching dump formatter (df_ret.exe), provided separately, is required, if you want to analyze a dump from this kernel. Finally, note that os2ldr is only required for the >64mb memory detection mentioned below."

As always these are not officially supported by IBM unless they tell you to use them.

**** Please send any followup to comp.os.os2.bugs on usenet. ****

Also note that files are only on IBM's testcase for 2-3 days, so if you want to try these get them now. Make certain you back up any files replaced and don't try these on a production system. Read any readme file before applying any changes. If your system is working well, and you have no problems addressed by these updates, do yourself a favour and don't mess with this. You have been warned.

The UNI and SMP files are for WSeB/ACP/eCS Pro (SMP kernel) and the W4 files are for post FP15/MCP versions, including eComStation. Only use the SMP kernel on a machine with more then one CPU.]

November 13

SmartBackup beta available by request

SmartBackup takes the time and guess work out of backing up large directory trees to CD or DVD discs. It uses a "best fit" sorting method to minimize the number of discs needed to store all the files it finds.

Currently supported output methods include direct CD recording (using mkisofs and cdrecord) and zip compression with subsequent CD recording (which saves long filenames and extended attributes).

SmartBackup 0.7 is now available for beta testing by request. All current features have tested successfully on my PC. I am now looking for other users to test it, be sure that it works on multiple system setups and give feedback about new features that are needed.

If you are interested in trying out this pre-release version of the next great data backup program for eComStation & OS/2, then send an email to freiheit@syntheticdimension.net. PLEASE BE AWARE that this software is not guaranteed to be 100% bug free and should not be used in any mission-critical environment.

November 13

PKZIP for OS/2 - ACT NOW!

Hello everyone:

PKWARE currently has an OS/2 version of their long popular PKZIP program available on their website at http://www.pkware.com. What sets this archiver program off from most others I've seen is that it is capable of spanning disks and splitting archives into multiple files. What makes it even more useful is that the old standard ZipCntrl now supports PKZIP for OS/2 v2.50, the current version of PKZIP.

Put these two programs together and voila! you now have a work-around for the 2GB limit when backing up hard drives.

NOTE: ZipCntrl does not yet support PkZip's spanning and splitting features, but Frank Fortson, author of ZipCntrl, told me he will likely

be adding support for those features after he moves into his new digs.

(Note: The shareware program RAR also spans drives, but the OS/2 version has only a command line interface with a very archane set of parameters and is not supported by ZipCntrl or any similar GUI program that I know of.)

Even without additional ZipCntrl support, however, PkZip contains a lot of commands that make it easy to produce command files and multi-file archives.

When you want to restore part or all of the drive, you have ZipCntrl's nice GUI to make the job easier.

ZipCntrl is shareware and the registration fee is: $35 USD. You can download and/or register it either at http://www.bmtmicro.com or the authors' website at http://www.RPFSoftware.com. This product is still supported, and response to email inquiries is extremely quick and helpful.

PKZIP for OS/2 is commercial software, and unfortunately is no longer supported. A statement on the web site indicates they will only be distributing it for a limited time. :-( So if you're interested, you'd better ACT FAST! Also, they don't offer a download option. You have to purchase the boxed version. The cost is $47 USD for a single user.

I have used ZipCntrl for years and have been very pleased with both the product and the support. I used PkZip for OS/2 many years ago to span floppies, but I haven't used it recently.

I just ordered my copy of PkZip so I haven't had a chance to test it with ZipCntrl yet. I will post a note here or possibly do a review after I get it and let you know how it works.

Note: Apart from having purchased both products mentioned in this email, I have no relationship to either company/ISV.

November 13

I18N support in ZeroToaster::MTA

One of the next releases of ZeroToaster::MTA will contain mailinglists and newsletters.

For a good (un)subscribe mechanism we need response messages in the users natural language.

To test the internationalization mechanism in ZeroToaster::MTA we created a small testcase.

We need samples in various European and Asiatic languages.

Please download the file below and follow the steps in the read.me file.

Thanks for your support,
Bernd Hohmann
ZeroToaster::MTA development

http://www.zerotoaster.net/unitest.zip

November 12

Intel PRO/1000 Fiber & Copper Gigabit Ethernet

http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/bf7e05615440e8f086256b6c005eac99/601345448d45d91686256b3b00769a4c?OpenDocument
Intel PRO/1000 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet 82542
Last Updated on: 11/12/2003 12:29 PM

The OS/2 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Driver provides support for the Intel PRO/1000 Family of Copper and Fiber Adapters for the following hardware controllers:
1. Intel 82540EM controller based Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
2. Intel 82540EP controller based Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
3. Intel 82541EI controller based Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
4. Intel 82544EI controller based Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
5. Intel 82544GC controller based Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
6. Intel 82540 controller based Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
7. Intel 82544EI controller based Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
8. Intel 82543GC controller based Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapters

This driver will not work with any Intel PRO/1000 82543GC controller based Copper Gigabit Adapter or earlier versions.

The most current version of this device driver package is part of the IBM Software Choice offerings. http://www.ibm.com/software/os/warp/swchoice/

Download: http://service.software.ibm.com/swchoice/os2dd/ibmgu.exe

November 12

WarpWeekend Pictures Gallery

From: http://www.os2world.com

Roderick Klein has some pictures of the WarpWeekend posted online.
check them out at:
http://os2.mensys.nl/rwklein/warpweekend/gallery.html

November 12

M$ Virtual PC 2004 updrade for free
Also support OS/2 guest, but no more OS/2 host :(
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/virtualpc/upgrade/upgradeform.asp

November 12

Security/2 SSES-alpha-0.1.9

Download: ftp://ftp.os2.kiev.ua/sses/sses-alpha-0.1.9.zip

"Security/2 is a multi-user system for OS/2. It provides controlled access to files, drives, drivers and other OS/2 stuff, based on access control list for each user. Security/2 has modular structure and can be easily (i hope ;)) extended and provides a API for developers to enable their applications be multi-user."
Web site: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/sses.php
Support forum: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/forum.list.php?f=5

November 12

OpenSSH/2 3.7.1p2.2
Web site: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/openssh.php
Download: ftp://ftp.os2.kiev.ua/openssh/openssh-3.7.1p2.2-bin.zip
Support forum: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/forum.list.php?f=5

"OpenSSH is a FREE version of the SSH protocol suite of network connectivity tools that increasing numbers of people on the Internet are coming to rely on. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other network-level attacks. OpenSSH supports SSH 1.3, 1.5 and 2.0 protocols.
OS/2 version.
At this time, the current OpenSSH version is available for OS/2 with almost full functionality. To start VIO programs via SSHD use vioroute package.
Documentation.
Besides native documentation there is a nice one for OpenSSH/2 in inf format by Doug Rickman. For additional info read the manuals and visit the OpenSSH homepage http://www.openssh.org."

November 11

New kernels (20031110) on IBM testcase FTP site

Download from ftp://testcase.boulder.ibm.com/ps/fromibm/os2/

"This contains fixes since xr_e002/xr_m015/mcp/acp. Important note: If you use the OS/2 SES facility, you need a new sesdd32.sys dated April 2001 or later to use this kernel. Also, a matching dump formatter (df_ret.exe), provided separately, is required, if you want to analyze a dump from this kernel. Finally, note that os2ldr is only required for the >64mb memory detection mentioned below."

As always these are not officially supported by IBM unless they tell you to use them.

**** Please send any followup to comp.os.os2.bugs on usenet. ****

Also note that files are only on IBM's testcase for 2-3 days, so if you want to try these get them now. Make certain you back up any files replaced and don't try these on a production system. Read any readme file before applying any changes. If your system is working well, and you have no problems addressed by these updates, do yourself a favour and don't mess with this. You have been warned.

The UNI and SMP files are for WSeB/ACP/eCS Pro (SMP kernel) and the W4 files are for post FP15/MCP versions, including eComStation. Only use the SMP kernel on a machine with more then one CPU.

Here are the latest changes in this version, as posted in the readme file. (See the Readme for a complete listing):

Fixes to problems that exist in released code:
20031110 14.096c
- 1103 system trace fix not built into some kernels
- fix named pipe regression in 1031 and 1103 kernels
- os2ldr is now the version that "works" with shared interrupts. HOWEVER, if your system has shared interrupts that didn't used to get noticed, then you may suddenly get much slower. This happens on my personal Intellistation which shares an IRQ for the USB and audio.

November 11

ae 1.3.0

[Moderator note: ae.exe is a replacement for E.EXE from Aaron Lawrence. "Fixes most of the annoying things about IBM E.EXE."]
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/ae1_3_0.zip
later
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/misc/ae1_3_0.zip
1.3.0
Fixed saving files with no extension - don't add ..txt
Option to print selection
Fixed long printer list
Drop file on window to open

November 10

ae1_2_3, replacement for e.exe
Hobbes Search: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=ae1_2_3.zip
Incoming: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/ae1_2_3.zip
Final placement:http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/misc/ae1_2_3.zip
ae.exe is a replacement for E.EXE from Aaron Lawrence.
"Fixes most of the annoying things about IBM E.EXE."
Removed 64kB limitations (truncation of file!)
Autosave
Internal restructure for better performance with large files
Added "From top" option to find and replace
Show "modified" indicator
Disable cut/paste/replace if read-only
Extra keys
F2 = Save (like EPM)
F3 = Exit
default - can be changed to Find Again
Ctrl+D Save as
Ctrl+W Word wrap on/off
Ctrl+A Select all
Fixed a memory corruption bug
More help

November 10

MR/2 ICE 2.40 has been released

MR/2 ICE version 2.40 has been released, and is available at:

http://mr2ice.secant.com/nick/mr2i240.zip

Changes in v2.40:
* The filter macro "$@" that means "in address book" was rewritten to be less loose.
* Filter settings for "check no more filters" has been broken into a separate checkbox. You can now stop filter processing on ANY filter match, whether keeping it in the inbox or not.
* Some changes to the way message text is parsed internally. These are low-level enough to be considered "beta", but everything still works here.
* The above was done while adding support for the display of UTF-7 and UTF-8 (on SBCS codepages only). More to come.
* /SB may be passed as a parameter to MR/2. This equates to "Suppress Beeps". Beeps on new mail are not generated, although newmail.cmd will still be invoked if found to exist.
* Semaphore has been placed in a window class to try and catch an obscure crash. It remains elusive.
* Suppressed some logging that seemed less useful. Can be restored with /L2, but less logging results for /L and /L1.

November 10

lSwitcher 2.7 beta 5 is available

Beta 5 of the new version of lSwitcher has been released. It is available for download at http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~avl1/lSwitcher/lsw270b5.zip

For those who are not familiar with the program, lSwitcher is a task switcher application for OS/2 and eCS, which includes an enhanced replacement for the standard Alt-Tab switcher and a feature-rich task bar. The program is implemented as both a standalone application and an XCenter widget.

Beta 5 is mostly a bugfix release, however some minor new features have been introduced as well. Hopefully, by now all the bugs which were reported are fixed, so I consider this beta to be a "pre-release". Also, I will probably not implement any additional features for the version 2.7.

andrei

November 09

Updated libc04.dll and other Mozilla news

http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/
"November 7, 2003 The libc04fix1 from Innotek contains a new LIBC04 with a time display fix for Mailnews.

http://download.innotek.de/gccos2/runtime/libc04fix1.zip
November 6, 2003 Due to a mixup in CVS, the Thunderbird 0.3 build from Oct 20 was not at the same level as the builds on Windows, Mac and Linux. I have fixed this issue and uploaded a new Thunderbird build. If you already have it installed, you probably don't need this build; it is simply here for compatibility with the other platforms.
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/0.3/contrib/thunderbird-0.3-os2.zip

November 09

Warp-Channel will be closed 12/31/2003
English
http://www.warpsite.de/en/sides/channel/

The only OS/2-channel in CDF (Channel Definition Format) will be closed on 12/31/2003. The only OS/2-application which can handle the M$ XML format was StarOffice 5.x. The reason for closing the channel is the complete restructure of "The Warpsite" where the channel has been hosted since 1999.

November 09

Virtual Pascal v2.1 Build 274

Virtual Pascal v2.1 Build 274 has been released and is available for download immediately.

This release introduces no new features, but fixes at least 15 issues identified as problems in build 270.

http://www.vpascal.com/download.php

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