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Mozilla 1.4 RC1 for OS/2 available
The VACPP release of Mozilla 1.4 RC1 is available at the official site.
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.4rc1/mozilla-os2-vacpp-1.4rc1-installer.exe
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.4rc1/mozilla-os2-vacpp-1.4rc1.zip
Call for Presenters (Warpstock 2003)
Warpstock is coming, Warpstock is coming!
Now the location planning is solidifying, we are preparing the
Presentation Schedules. We want to know what YOU the attendees and
presenters want!
If you are interested in presenting at Warpstock, please do the following:
1) Check the website http://www.warpstock.org/ and take a look at the
current presentation schedule information. If you see a seminar that you
would like to present, contact me at robert-kuropkat@attbi.com and
let me know.
2) If you would like to present a seminar that is NOT listed, send a brief
title for the presentation, as well as a paragraph describing the
seminar, to me at robert-kuropkat@attbi.com. I will place the
presentation information on the website and cement you in place as the
presenter.
If you are looking for a certain type of presentation to be given:
1) Check the website http://www.warpstock.org/ presentation schedule.
2) If it is not listed, send the suggested title for the presentation, a
brief paragraph describing what the presentation should cover, target
audience and (if possible) a suggested presenter (preferably with contact
info).
Send this information to me at robert-kuropkat@attbi.com and I will
contact your potential presenter, and inquire as to their interest and
availability.
3) If it is listed and there is no presenter listed, feel free to contact
a potential presenter yourself and let them know about Warpstock. Have
them contact me at robert-kuropkat@attbi.com if they are interested in
presenting!
Sincerely,
Robert Kuropkat
Speaker Coordinator, Warpstock 2003, San Francisco
eCSoft/2 site has moved
The new URL of eCSoft/2 is
http://www.ecomstation.it/ecsoft2/
Weasel version 1.64 released
The Weasel mail server has been upgraded to version 1.64. You can obtain
it from
http://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au/os2/weasel.html
or
ftp://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au/weasel/weasel164.zip
LIST OF CHANGES
Version 1.64
Fixed error in verifying a POP login.
You can now specify how many threads will handle
outbound mail (range 1..99, although
too high a value will probably cause
"out of memory" problems).
Added option of a log file (SMTPOUT.LOG) for outgoing mail.
Updated LoadINI and DumpINI to handle options that have
been added in recent changes.
Fixed: recipient list passed to a filter could contain
remote addresses resulting from an alias expansion.
Clear all 'LOCK.!!!' files at startup. (Previously this was
being done only for the single-domain case.)
http://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au
New WarpVision wvgui20030529
"The goal of the WarpVision project is to create an OS/2 multimedia player
that supports the latest formats, as well as the latest hardware
features."
Latest changes:
PLEASE! Remove VIDEO2.INI first!
29.05.2003
Added max number of audio channels selection. "Maximum" means maximum
number, currently supported by DART. For now, useful 4-x channel mode or
Maximum for CMedia audio cards users
Normalize disabled for PCM audio streams
27.05.2003
GUIENG: some skin engine improvments/fixes
Fixed RealAudio DNET codec detection
26.05.2003
Fixed distortion of control window after some time of usage
Fixed VCD playback
Fixed seek rejects
Fixed MOV files detection, that looks like MPEG H264 streams
Download: http://www.laemmlin.net/mirror/wvgui/wvgui20030529.zip
Streaming LPR Port Driver for OS/2
IBM has released a new LPR driver for OS/2 at the Device Driver Pak for
OS/2. You will need Software Choice to access it though.
This is the link
http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/4eddaa42e99c19e186256a700058020a/4aa28e81f2ff3c3187256b20006208dd?OpenDocument#swc
The following is a listing for it.
Streaming LPR Port Driver for
OS/2
IBM Special Edition
General Availability Release
GM2
Updated 05/28/2003
Overview
Streaming Line PRinter (SLPR) is a streaming port driver (SLPR.PDR) used
to connect your computer to a printer or print server via a TCP/IP
connection. The driver uses Line Printer Daemon (LPD) protocol as
specified in RFC 1179. This protocol is an almost universal way to send
print data to printers and servers. It is meant to be used as a
alternative to the \PIPE\LPD0 (henceforth LPD0) port driver which is
shipped with OS/2.
Features
Features
- Faster Thruput:
Data can be sent to the printer almost as soon as
it is generated as compared to the LPD0 driver
which needs to wait until all the printer job is
generated before it is sent.
- Simpler Setup:
The LPD0 driver requires a separate program
(LPD.EXE) be up and running before it will work. Since
the LPD program is communicating with the printer
directly it has the status - not the spooler.
- Better Error Handling:
With LPD0 any problems are reported via LPD
program and not the spooler. With SLPR there is a
direct interaction with the spooler so error
recovery is more intelligent.
- User Specified Time-outs:
With LPD the default is to wait indefinitely so
out of paper or printer jams are not noticed for a long time.
With SLPR any waits longer than the user
specified time-out generates an easy to see pop-up
notification.
- More Ports:
SLPR can have up to 64.
Warp Community Update Workshop II/2003 - Call for Presentations
Enterprise Warp & WorkSpace Services IBM e-business Center Heidelberg
Dear Warp Community,
in response to the great feedback we received on our Workshop in February
this year, we want to adapt the agenda to our business needs more closely.
The next Warp Community Update Workshop is scheduled 09-22-2003 to
09-26-2003, starting Monday 1:00 pm and ending Friday 1:00 pm.
Location is IBM Hannover, Room 216, Laatzener Straße 1, 30539 Hannover
You will receive a separate announcement with the next NewsFlash.
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First, we want to call for presentations.
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Please give us feedback about what you want to see at the workshop, or
better, what you want to show to the Community. If there is any product,
whether from IBM or not, that might be interesting for forthcoming OS/2
related projects, please let us know.
The current agenda plannings include
Updates on OS/2, including latest device driver news
OS/2 Hardware news
VirtualServer and OS/2
OS/2 and Linux
Migration Scenarios
As always, the workshop itself will be at no charge, all attendants will
bear their travel expenses. To apply for the workshop, sent a email to emeawarp@de.ibm.com with your Company Name and your Name. You will then
get a reply with confirmation.
Enterprise Warp & WorkSpace Services
The best place to start with OS/2 in EMEA
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Vangerowstrasse 18 69115 Heidelberg Germany
http://www.ibm.com/services/de/ewws
emeawarp@de.ibm.com
UpdCD fix 2.32 has been released
UpdCD 2.32 fix release has been released. It contains the following
changes:
fix: fixed problem with unpacking German update files (ecs)
fix: German TCP/IP fixpak was not detected (cp)
fix: old multipt.exe from base fixpak gives PM error (cp)
fix: dbtags.dat errors in combination with Warp 3 or Korean Warp 4
fix: old os2ldr.msg was used for Korean Warp 4
fix: minor fix in VFAT driver installation script (warp 4)
Furthermore, the Warp Update Kit has been dramatically redesigned. It
supports now Warp 3, Warp 4, WSEB, MCP and ACP. Be sure to check out the
UpdCD homepage!
-> URL: http://xenia.sote.hu/~kadzsol/rexx/sajat/updcd.htm
-> Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=n/a
-> FTP-Search: http://download.lycos.com/swadv/AdvResults.asp?query=n/a
Gotcha! 1.75 out now!
Gotcha! is a (not so small anymore :-) utility for OS/2 which allows to
easily capture windows, window interiors, parts of the screen or the whole
desktop and save them to disk or clipboard as a picture.
In v1.73 the Multimedia library has been linked in a way that it was
automatically loaded when Gotcha! started and Gotcha! therefore would not
run on systems without MMIO. This has been fixed in v1.75.
Gotcha! is free software under the GPL.
-> URL: http://www.teamos2.ipcon.de/~thielen/programs/gotcha/
-> Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=/pub/os2/apps/graphics/scrncapt
DirDiff 2.05
From ws it-service, Wolfram Schmid (w.schmidDESPAM@ws-it.de) a updated
version of DirDiff is available. DirDiff 2.x is a OS/2 PM directory
compare and analysis program.
New in DirDiff 2.05:
- The program blocked the WPS if it was terminated during a file scan.
This is now fixed.
- Now all colors in selected rows are visible.
Web Site (english):
http://www.ws-it.de/en/product/ddiff
Minnesota Map Server for OS/2 & eComstation V3.6.5
This is a new release of Minnesota Map server for OS/2 & eComstation
You can donwload in Download section of Postgres site.
http://www.ecomstation.it/postgres/
XSane 0.90
There is a new version of XSane (X scanner ACCESS Now Easy), front-ends
for SANE. Since this is an x-application, an X server, e.g. XFree86/2 or
HOB X11 is needed.
http://home.tiscalinet.de/fbakan/xsane-os2.htm
LogView 1.12
ws it-service, Wolfram Schmid w.schmidDESPAM@ws-it.de updated LogView, a
text and log file viewer program for OS/2 and eCS. LogView can trace
files in realtime and is very quick. It can be used during program
development to disply debug output or to show any other text file or
logfile created by any arbitrary program.
New in this version:
- Search Next/Previous scrolls to the char position if it is outside the
visible range. Even in the multi column view.
- Improvements of the list control.
Web Site (english):
http://www.ws-it.de/en/product/logview
Migrating from Warp 4 to MCP 2
During some testing I have been doing for eComStation I have been
wondering why you need to install MCP 1 first and THEN MCP 2 if you want
to migrate your Warp 4 installation. Where is the difference between MCP 1
and MCP 2 installer. As far as I could tell NONE! I did the test. I
installed a Warp 4 (fresh installation) and started with MCP 2 refresh. It
did not work.
So what is it checking on that its stopping during installation ? Just
copy from an MCP 1 system the \\os2\\install\\syslevel.os2 file. Copy this
in your Warp 4 system in \\os2\\install and overwrite the Warp 4 version.
I was able to painlessly migration from.
Please note, you use this advise on your own risk. Always make a backup
before doing these kind of experiments.
Let me know how it works for you.
Roderick Klein
Version 1.06 of Program Control (PGMCNTRL) now available
PGMCNTRL is a small vio utility that allows you to perform actions like
kill and query and window functions like close, minimize, maximize,
restore and hide on _every_ process in the system.
Extensions compared to V1.04:
- modified parameter /POS to accept also x,y coordinates only in order to
move a window without sizing it.
- introduced parameter /WAIT[:sec] to allow waiting for a program
You can download PGMCNTRL via ftp from The Hobbes File Archive
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=pgmcn106
Capitel is Freeware
The ISDN-answering machine Capitel for OS/2 and WINxx is now freeware.
Capitel can be found at http://www.2tec.com.
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