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SW: JRescue v2.16

02 Apr 2005 21:59:53


From: madodelDESPAM@DESPAMptdprolog.net

http://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/jrescuer/

"If you are having trouble getting to your data on your JFS partition you
can try and recover/undelete your data with JRescuer. If you encounter the
rare problem that during a CHKDSK your machine keeps hanging there you can
"unlock" the JFS partition with JRescuer. In case of an emergency you can
also recover data from a JFS volume even if you don't have JFS.IFS loaded
(the file system driver).

JRescuer includes:

* JRescuer (TM) -- recover utility (VIO)
* JUne (TM) -- undelete utility (PM)
* ISJ -- shows info about SuperBlock and allows change chkdsk state
(VIO)."

Download: http://ecomstation.ru/download/jrescuerJune.zip

http://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/jrescuer/?action=history

March 30, 2005

* JRescuer: fix for Japan codepages

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SW: Enigmail 0.91.0 for Mozilla Suite

01 Apr 2005 21:53:37


Forwarded message from Davide Bresolin on Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:20:01 UTC
Posted on: news://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.public.mozilla.os2

Hi,

upon request of users of Mozilla Suite, I've compiled the latest version
of Enigmail for Mozilla 1.7.x also. To get it works you need also a
patched version of nspr4.dll.

This version, and the nspr4.dll patch, can be downloaded from my homepage:

http://www.dimi.uniud.it/bresolin/warpzilla

"Enigmail is an extension to the mail client of Mozilla / Netscape and
Mozilla Thunderbird which allows users to access the authentication and
encryption features provided by GnuPG (see screenshots). Enigmail is open
source and dually-licensed under the GNU General Public License and the
Mozilla Public License."

--
Ciao...

-=> DaViDe <=-
-=> davide(AT)teamos2.it <=-

---END FORWARDED MESSAGE---



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Event: 2005 Rexx Symposium Schedule now available

01 Apr 2005 21:26:50


Forwarded message from "President, RexxLA"
on Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:01:29 UTC Posted
on: comp.lang.rexx

For those of you who would like to see which presentations will be offered
on which days of the 2005 Rexx Symposium, the (tentative) Schedule is now
available on the RexxLA website www.rexxla.org main page.

Please keep in mind that the schedule is still in a state of flux and that
certain sessions might still be moved to accommodate speakers' schedules.

It's not too late to register for the 2005 Symposium in Redondo Beach, CA
although the EarlyBird registration period has passed. If you are in the
Los Angeles area, why not come down for a day or two?

-Chip Davis-
President
Rexx Language Association <http://www.rexxla.org>
POBox 14472, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-4472
Make plans to attend the "Welcome OpenObjectRexx!"
Rexx Symposium 18-21 Apr 2005 in Redondo Beach, CA


---END FORWARDED MESSAGE---


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SW: Security/2 SSES-0.4.1

31 Mar 2005 22:49:02


From: "Mark Dodel"

"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

Download: ftp://ftp.os2.kiev.ua/sses/sses-0.4.1.zip

From Changelog:

0.4.1

0.4.1

DosUserRegister being run under root user with zero pids given (user
check mode)
will check for valid user password even if /suanyuser key for sses.sys
is
used. If one or more pids given, it will register user without
password
checking as /suanyuser key implies, if being run under root.

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Net: OS/2 BBS List update

31 Mar 2005 06:49:06

From: sysopDESPAM@DESPAMoutpostbbs.net

Since the US government decided to monkey with the law and not bother to
ask anyone, I've moved my stuff from outpostbbs.us to
http://outpostbbs.net. I apologize for the short notice, but I changed
everything over this morning.

You can find the OS/2 BBS list now at http://outpostbbs.net/os2bbslist.

Url: http://outpostbbs.net/os2bbslist

From: Sean Dennis (sysopDESPAM@DESPAMoutpostbbs.net)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php


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SW: OpenSSH 4.0 p1.1

30 Mar 2005 21:51:51


From: "Mark Dodel"


OpenSSH 4.0 p1.1 is available for download:

Download: ftp://ftp.os2.kiev.ua/openssh/openssh-4.0p1.1-bin.zip
Web site: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/openssh.php
Support forum: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/forum.list.php?f=5
Changes: http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-4.0

"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)."



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Net: OS/2-eComStation forum at QEMU

30 Mar 2005 17:16:06

From: user_ecsDESPAM@DESPAMyahoo.com

OS/2-eComStation forum at QEMU

QEMU is a "virtual machine" app like VMware or VirtualPC. The program lets
you run OS/2 on top of Linux or ms win so you can use OS/2 without
rebooting.

At the QEMU Virtual Machine web site
is a new forum for discussion of how to
run OS/2 and eComStation in QEMU.
<http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/lists.html>

They also need more developers to help optimize running OS/2 in the QEMU.


From: ws (user_ecsDESPAM@DESPAMyahoo.com)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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SW: Enigmail 0.91.0 for Thunderbird 1.0.x

30 Mar 2005 10:45:28

From: os2info_de_spam_DESPAM@DESPAMgmx.net


Davide Bresolin has created a build of Enigmail 0.91.0 for Thunderbird
1.0.x. It is available from his homepage.

URL: http://www.dimi.uniud.it/bresolin/warpzilla

"Enigmail is an extension to the mail client of Mozilla / Netscape and
Mozilla Thunderbird which allows users to access the authentication and
encryption features provided by GnuPG (see screenshots). Enigmail is open
source and dually-licensed under the GNU General Public License and the
Mozilla Public License."


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Net: OS/2 BBS List

29 Mar 2005 22:35:49

From: seanDESPAM@DESPAMoutpostbbs.us

For those who are interested, I've started compiling a list of OS/2 BBSes
(that is, the BBS system runs under OS/2-the BBS software may not be).
It's small, but active. You can get the list via the URL below or via
email by sending an email to freqDESPAM@DESPAMoutpostbbs.us with the
subject of FREQ and message body of FREQ OS2BBSLIST. If you're in
Fidonet, send a netmail to 1:18/200 addressed to Infomail with the subject
of OS2BBSLIST.

Url: http://outpostbbs.us/os2bbslist

From: Sean Dennis (seanDESPAM@DESPAMoutpostbbs.us)


Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php

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SW: Get Your News Version 2.15.1

29 Mar 2005 21:37:05

From: centuryDESPAM@DESPAMcloud9.net

New Release of "Get Your News" was uploaded to Hobbes on 3/18.

"*UPDATED* Version 2.15.1 An unbelievable, multithreaded, yet simple and
powerful newsgroup attachment downloader."

When you absolutely, positivity, have to download EVERYTHING.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/news/reader/getyournews.zip



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SW: Support for USB Webcams

29 Mar 2005 21:28:36

From: "Paul Smedley"



Whilst poking around the Netlabs FTP site, I stumbled across what appears
to be a package to support USB Webcams under OS/2.

Package can be found at:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/wvgui/samples/wcamdemo.zip

Included in the same directory at the netlabs FTP server is a file
wcamlist.txt that states the following: As of this moment, the following
cameras are supported:
* Philips PCA645
* Philips PCA646
* Philips PCVC675
* Philips PCVC680
* Philips PCVC690
* Philips PCVC720/40
* Philips PCVC730
* Philips PCVC740
* Philips PCVC750
* Askey VC010
* Creative Labs Webcam 5
* Creative Labs Webcam Pro Ex
* Logitech QuickCam 3000 Pro
* Logitech QuickCam 4000 Pro
* Logitech QuickCam Notebook Pro
* Logitech QuickCam Zoom
* Logitech QuickCam Orbit
* Logitech QuickCam Sphere
* Samsung MPC-C10
* Samsung MPC-C30
* Sotec Afina Eye
* AME CU-001
* Visionite VCS-UM100
* Visionite VCS-UC300

Note that I haven't tried this - but thought people might be interested.

Cheers,

Paul.


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SW: XFree86 4.5.0

29 Mar 2005 20:07:06


From: madodelDESPAM@DESPAMptdprolog.net

I don't use XFree86, but I noticed that there is a recent update on the
netlabs.org ftp site, with some changes as of today.

For more on XFree86 see: http://www.xfree86.org

"The XFree86 Project, Inc is a global volunteer organisation which
produces XFree86 , a freely redistributable open-source implementation of
the X Window System. XFree86 runs primarily on UNIX and UNIX-like
operating systems like Linux, all of the BSD variants, Sun Solaris both
native 32 and 64 bit support, Solaris x86, Mac OS X (via Darwin), SGI's
Irix as well as other platforms like OS/2 and Cygwin."


ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/xfree86/4.5.0/

From the readme:

README for XFree86/OS2 v4.5.0
=============================

- There aren't too many changes this time. That's why the README of
version 4.4.0 is included here. All of it still applies with the following
additions/changes.

- The distribution is now a little different:

X450bin.zip binaries, /etc (required)
X450lib.zip libraries, modules, some bitmaps (required)
X450X11.zip mostly application defaults, keymaps,... (required)
X450fnts.zip misc, TrueType, Type1, Speedo, cyrillic fonts
(required)
X450f75dpi.zip 75dpi fonts (required)
X450sup.zip xf86sup.sys + shm.dll (required, but same versions as
in 4.4.0, no need to update)
X450f100dpi.zip 100 dpi fonts (optional)
X450doc.zip manpages, HTML docs (optional, but recommended)
X450prog.zip application development kit (optional)
X450extras.zip Xnest, Xvfb, DMX (optional)
FILES.zip a complete file listing
SUMS.md5 md5 checksums of archives

- New DMX server (distributed multihead). Read the documentation if you
want to play with it. No local input devices are supported, only input
events from the back-end server. Anyway, this is probably not very stable.

- mkfontdir is a program again. However, mkfontscale still works as
described below.

- There are a couple of programs for debugging (inb, inw, inl, outb, outw,
outl) included. They can perform I/O the same way the X server does,
reading from and writing to ports. They are probably a great means to
thoroughly crash your machine. Either handle with care or not at all!

- If you upgrade from version 4.4.0 you only need the files
X450{bin,lib,X11}.zip. There is no need to upgrade the fonts.

- After installation, do not forget to edit /etc/fonts/fonts.conf (which
will be overwritten during install) an run fc-cache as described below.

- As a dirty workaround for the ctrl-c issue that was raised some time ago
on the mailing list, SIGINT is now ignored in the server. Ctrl-c is not
seen in xterm because this is disabled in xf86sup.sys. Use the xterm menu
instead to send the INT signal.


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SW: DFSee 7.02 released, includes WARPIN installer now!

29 Mar 2005 15:14:38

From: "Jan van Wijk"

DFSee version 7.02 has been released today, with support for up to a 1000
partitions, as well as a few minor bug fixes.

This is also the official introduction of the WARPIN based installer that
is availabale for the OS2/eCS version now. The WARPIN archive contains the
OS/2 programs, documentation and a very complete FreeDOS based bootable
diskette creator. It installs DFSee to a specified directory on your
harddisk, and creates a nice DFSee folder on the desktop ...

Finally, the screenshot collection and HOWTO document have been expanded
with quite a few new topics, and the HOWTO is available as HTML as well as
a PDF:

http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee.htm#intro



DFSee is the SWISS-ARMY-KNIFE for disk and filesystem problems. With
FDISK-like displays, analysis and recovery, FIX commands, UNDELETE for
HPFS/NTFS, imaging and cloning. More details at:

http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee.htm

Direct download links:

http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee7xx.zip
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee7xx_warpin.exe
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dfsee702.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dfsee


Most important functional changes since 7.01:

- HOWTO HTML and PDF version, new topics, new screenshots
- WARPIN Self-extracting WarpIn installer supported on OS2/eCS
- OS2/eCS New (OS2) icons for EXE, scripts and DFSee-7 folder
- PART etc Allow up to a 1000 partitions in total on up to 24 disks
- MAP Allow up to 60 partitions per disk, clip above that ...
- MENU-fs Fixed 'display files from list' menu item in the FS menus
- JFS No warning for incorrect PBR GEO, JFS uses fixed 255/63
- W2KBM Add warnings for 'old DFSee protection' detected


The CDROM and ISO imagefiles will be updated shortly ...


Regards, JvW

=========================================================================
DFSee Home: http://www.dfsee.com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee -
infoDESPAM@DESPAMdfsee.com



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SW: 20050328 kernels on testcase

28 Mar 2005 21:43:11


From: madodelDESPAM@DESPAMptdprolog.net


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

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

**** 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.]

From the readme file:

20050324 14.103b
****** SEE WARNING UNDER 20041105 (don't use this with Pentium PRO
CPUs)
PJ30224 - Netservr hangs from certain win32 client requests (e.g.
QUERY_FILE_COMPRESSION_INFO packets from 7-zip).



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SW: NISTime/2 ver. 03j Has Been Released

28 Mar 2005 16:04:17

From: "Sander Nyman"

NISTime/2 ver. 03j has been uploaded to Hobbes. NISTime/2 queries
multiple NIST time servers, and updates the PC clock to an accuracy of +/-
0.5 second. The list of NIST time servers is user configurable.
NISTime/2 is freeware from Pieter Bras. Thanks Pieter!

Currently at: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/nistime2_03j.zip

For the procrastinators:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/time/nistime2_03j.zip

--
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Sander Nyman"
-----------------------------------------------------------
To be rich is not to have the most, but to need the least.


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Net: Let's gather solutions based on OS/2

28 Mar 2005 11:06:57

From: "Eugene Gorbunoff"

Let's gather solutions based on OS/2

OS/2 (eComStation) is alive while people are using and improving the
system. The developers of solutions ensure long life for our operating
system because computers with OS/2 make money for their customers year by
year. The developers bring new industrial technologies to OS/2, feed
support service, fill OS/2 with unique features to keep the solutions
competitive.

* Examples of solutions based on OS/2:
ATM, sound processing (speech, digital restoration of sound), training
devices (astronauts, oilmen), technical appliances (measuring, medical),
virtual machines (mainframes, SVISTA), CMMS, restaurants, etc.

* Why should you write the story today?
1. You should do this to protect your investments made into OS/2
platform.

2. OS/2 users are located in different countries and cities. They will
read
the story because of OS/2 word :) and spread the information about
your company and products among own colleagues.

3. The developer of the operating system will get information about your
requirements and improve OS to satisfy them.

4. Your story gives stimulus to thousands of users, developers and
companies.

5. It's easy. Solution storiy is based on usual product flyer.


* Where to collect solutions?
www.ecomstation.ru site is hosting the Solutions list since 2002. Now it
contains texts on russian language only but you can publish german,
dutch, english texts there.

* How to write Solutions story?
Take the flyer of your product, add the Introduction, add one-two
paragraphs about advantages of OS/2 usage, add 2 advertisement
photos/screenshots, 2 screenshots of back-end demonstating usage of OS/2.
Send the story to e-mail: support (at) ecomstation.ru

URL: http://en.ecomstation.ru/solutions
From: Eugene Gorbunoff




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SW: GSView 4.7

27 Mar 2005 20:36:53


From: madodelDESPAM@DESPAMptdprolog.net

http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/get47.htm

GSview is a graphical interface for Ghostscript under MS-Windows or OS/2.
Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript page description language
used by laser printers. For documents following the Adobe PostScript
Document Structuring Conventions, GSview allows selected pages to be
viewed or printed. GSview requires Ghostscript 7.04-9.19.

Download: ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/ghostgum/gsv47os2.zip

Changes in version 4.7:

* Fix text extract for PDF files.
* Text extract (pstotext) now recognises excessive space within text
as being separate words. Recognises a few more ways of showing text.
* Fix problem with forgetting page offset and device settings.
* When displaying Full Screen on Windows with multiple monitors,
display full screen on the last monitor. When dialogs are centred on the
display, put them on the first monitor.
* Use pagesize from %%BeginFeature: *PageSize if no other page size is
given.
* Set auto orientation %%ViewingOrientation if present, in preference
to %%Orientation.
* Win64 build.

AFPL Ghostscript 8.50 http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/AFPL/get850.htm

Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript (TM) language. A
PostScript interpreter usually takes as input a set of graphics commands.
The output is usually a page bitmap which is then sent to an output device
such as a printer or display. PostScript is embedded in many printers.

Download Ghostscript:
ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/AFPL/gs850/gs850os2.zip


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SW: New ODIN 20050327 ZIP archives available

27 Mar 2005 14:59:19

From: madodelDESPAM@DESPAMptdprolog.net

http://odin.netlabs.org/

"Odin is the name of the project and software that allows users to run
Win32 (Windows 95 and Windows NT) applications in OS/2 Warp operating
system natively, almost as if they were intended to be OS/2 applications
in the first place. It also makes porting from Win32 to OS/2 easier by
providing a Win32 API implementation in OS/2: the Odin32 API."

There are new releases of the Zip versions:

Release version:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/Daily/odin32bin-20050327-release-xp.zip

Debug version:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/Daily/odin32bin-20050327-debug-xp.zip

Report successes and problems if any on the Netlab's Odin user support
mail list: To subscribe: e-mail: odin-user-subscribe@netlabs.org

Odin mailing list archive:
http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.odin.user

Odin Netlab's Wiki page: http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Odin

Changelog: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/Daily/Changelog

/* $Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2761 2005/03/12 18:04:58 sao2l02 Exp $ */
2005-03-27: Dietrich Teickner
- comctl32: o src\comctl32\listview.c
some resyncs with wine for flashfxp 3.02.
- user32: o src\user32\message.cpp
stop the recursive callback at SendMessageTimeoutA.
workaround for flashfxp 3.02, we can remove them,
if we have a better solution in src\comctl32\listview.c
from wine. 2005-03-12: Dietrich Teickner
- shell32: o src\shell32\shell32_main.c
some repairs for setup flashfxp 3.02.

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