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Net: Solutions based on OS/2 & eCS

10 Apr 2004 16:00:38 -0500


From: egDESPAM@ecomstation.ru

Many companies conceal the fact that they are using OS/2 or eCS in their
business. This position is ubnormal. OS/2 grows quickly and we don't have
reasons to be ashamed. It's time to support OS/2 developers and solution
creators!

If you have succesful story about OS/2 usage then send it to
www.ecomstation.ru/solutions site (we can publish text on any language).

Url: http://en.ecomstation.ru/solutions

From: Eugene Gorbunoff (egDESPAM@ecomstation.ru)


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

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SW: NewView 2.14.34

10 Apr 2004 10:25:12 -0500


Forwarded message from Aaron Lawrence on Fri, 9 Apr 2004 15:53:34 UTC
Posted on: comp.os.os2.apps

*sigh*

Hermann Mahr found a bug straightaway.

Hobbes Incoming:
< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/newview2_14_34.zip >
later:
< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/misc/newview2_14_34.zip >

Hobbes Search:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=newview2_14_34>

--
aaronl at consultant dot com
For every expert, there is an equal and
opposite expert. - Arthur C. Clarke

---END FORWARDED MESSAGE---

Note Aaron added in a later post:

"And so it seems that there is another bug if you don't do a full
install, it complains at startup that it cannot initialise help.

Can someone please confirm if this problem occurs even with a full
install? One person emailed to say that it occurs, even after a full
install and reboot, which I find hard to believe.

Anyway, I am away for 3 weeks at least, so this will not be fixed within
a month at the least. I will also not be reading this newsgroup or my
home email.

So frustrating. And people wonder why more free software isn't
available."





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SW: New JFS (20040409) on IBM Testcase FTP

09 Apr 2004 19:28:58 -0500


From: "Mark Dodel"

A new JFS driver on IBM's Testcase FTP site:
< ftp://testcase.boulder.ibm.com/ps/fromibm/os2/jfs20040409.zip >

From the JFS Readme:

2004/04/09 bldlevel 14.098c
- performance work on transaction manager

[Moderator note: 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.]



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SW: NewView 2.14.33

09 Apr 2004 09:56:50 -0500


Forwarded message from Aaron Lawrence on Fri, 9 Apr 2004 07:06:39 UTC

Posted on: comp.os.os2.apps

NewView 2.14.33 is available

Hobbes Incoming:
< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/newview2_14_33.zip >
Later:
< ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/misc/newview2_14_33.zip >
Hobbes Search:
< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=newview2_14_33.zip

NewView is a free replacement for the original OS/2 or eComStation online
help system.

Major enhancements are:

- New user interface (split window)
- Select and copy direct from window
- Easy to use global (all files) search
- Remembers size & position
- Most recently used files list
- Smooth scrolling display
- Current topic always highlighted in contents
- Can go forward as well as back in history
- Options for fonts, colors and more
- Annotate help files
- Bookmarks
- Fully resizeable
- Automatic web, ftp and email links (uses default WPS browser)
- Drop files to open
- Open additional files
- Automatic language selection
- Automatic index creation
- Enhanced file dialog with help file titles

Changes in V2.14.33

Search:
- Global search can search drives as well as help paths
- Toolbar button for global search
- Phrase search e.g. "warp server"
- Highlighting of search words now works correctly
for words like OS/2, WM_CLOSE
- Alt+S always moves focus to search entry field
- Multi-word searches on the command line work
e.g. view cmdref directory command
- First search match is brought into view
- Search from command line now matches
(undocumented) old view behaviour.
- New /s option to do a normal search.

Layout:
- No extra space at end of italic if in fixed width
(fix display of tables containing italic)
- Display :nt tag with correct indent
- Footnote windows get a title

User Interface:
- New windows are positioned offset from topmost
help window
- Tooltips for toolbar buttons
- Remember full file paths for most recent list,
when specified using relative directories
- F11/F12: previous/next in contents
- F7/F8: back/forward
- Tab or Shift+Tab moves between left and right panels
- Many other keyboard navigation fixes
(Sibyl tab handling rewritten)
- Help improved; includes context help for some things.
- Minimum window sizes
- Default colors for systems using less than 16 bit
color, reduced to plain/standard colors (e.g VGA boot)
- Tools - Debug menu removed
- Other tweaks to disable menu items, etc.

Internationalisation
- Swedish translation, thanks to Simon Gronlund
- Updated Spanish translation, thanks to David Mediavilla
- Space on Product Information dialog for translators

Other
- Install no longer complains about duplicate files
if . is in path.
- PMSeek (16bit) help works (corrected exported function case)
- Now using OpenWatcom - service problem fixed, thanks
again to Michal Necasek
- Use Web Explorer for browser, if no other registered!
- Better validation against corrupt help files
- NewView help is now a .hlp file, not .inf, and goes
in the system help dir. Old newview.inf is deleted.
- Fixed very rare crash showing dialogs
- Fixed some bookmark editor problems
- Fixed problems setting fonts
- Fixed default file filter using standard OS/2 dialogs
- Fixed printing

Also - I forgot to put in the changes.txt:
- Own help file can now be language-specific, as for interface.
- Also look in %OSDIR%\lang and %ULSPATH% for language files.

--
aaronl at consultant dot com
For every expert, there is an equal and
opposite expert. - Arthur C. Clarke

---END FORWARDED MESSAGE---

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SW: The Ultima Visual Solution for OS/2

08 Apr 2004 22:05:00 -0500


From: Tim Swank

WarpFX has released The Ultima Visual Solution for OS/2.
http://www.warpfx.com

The Ultima Visual Solution for OS/2 is a collection of hundreds of
high-tech desktop and folder backround images, icons, animations, graphic
art images, and more specifically designed for the OS/2 desktop. Also
included is the Ultima Advanced Graphics Theme for CandyBarZ. Ultima
provides all the tools necessary to turn the OS/2 desktop into an
exciting, modern looking, fun place to work.

Tim Swank
WarpFX

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SW: DVDDAO 0.0.5

08 Apr 2004 19:37:13 -0500


From: < http://www.os2world.com >

DVDDAO 0.0.5 is available for download at hobbes:

< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dvddao-0.0.5.zip >

"DVDDAO is a tool for writing DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM"

Source: OS2.jp < http://www.os2.jp/ >
Posted by: martini


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SW: Java Plug-In support for Mozilla and IWB

08 Apr 2004 16:20:23 -0500


From: Henk Pol

< http://www.innotek.de/products/javaos2/mozilla/ >

Java Plug-In support for Mozilla and IBM Web Browser for OS/2

Recent versions of Mozilla for OS/2 and IBM Web Browser for OS/2 are
built using the GCC for OS/2 compiler suite and come with a modified
Plug-In interface. In order to deploy the Java Plug-In which is provided
as part of IBM Java 1.3.1 for OS/2 and InnoTek OS/2 Kit for Java, an
additional module has to be downloaded and installed.

This module (/ipluginw.dll/) is provided free of charge by InnoTek and
should be copied to the /\components/ subdirectory of the Mozilla or IBM
Web Browser for OS/2 installation directory.

ipluginw.dll for use with Mozilla 1.5 and 1.6
< http://download.innotek.de/javaos2/mozilla/ipluginw20040312.zip >
2004-03-12


--
Met vriendelijke groeten/
With kind regards,


Henk Pol






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eCS: eComStation Roadmap

08 Apr 2004 14:24:25 -0500


From: jkacerDESPAM@kiv.zcu.cz

On April 5 2004, the Serenity Systems company published a document called
"eComStation Roadmap", announcing eComStation 1.2, which should be
available by the end of 2004.

New in v. 1.2 (just a selection): InnoTek Web Pack (Java, Font Engine,
Flash, Acrobat Reader 5.1), new system editor, new NTFS and MiniLVM,
support for wireless and gigabit networks, Serial ATA support, new TCP/IP
and firewall configuration tools, HobLink X11 as a part of eCS Entry
(!!!), CD burning software RSJ, ...

Open Office 1.1.1 will be a part of the Application Pack 1.2. The
Application Pack 1.2 will be available as a standalone product, without
the need to buy eCS Entry first. There will be an "upgrade" from InnoTek
OO licence to the Application Pack 1.2.

At the end of the document, there is a mention about a significant new
release of eCS (probably v. 2.0 ???). It should include bootable JFS,
multi user support, Samba server, etc.

Url: http://www.ecomstation.com

From: Jarda Kacer (jkacerDESPAM@kiv.zcu.cz)


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

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SW: FotoGet/2 Version 1.0.2

08 Apr 2004 08:43:17 -0500


From: Herwig Bauernfeind

This is the GA release of FotoGet/2 Version 1.0.2, a freeware utility to
ease the transfer of your pictures from your digital camera to your OS/2
(eComStation) PC. The camera must be accessible from OS/2 by a
driveletter. As you might know already, this is not a device driver.

The main effort during the last weeks went into the upcoming version
1.1.0, which will have some major new features. Some of these features
that were easy to implement, were also built into the 1.0.x line of code
(hopefully without sacrificing stability and introducing new bugs).

What is new in this release?
+ Added: Check whether target file already exists and ask whether to
overwrite it or not.
+ Added: Files ending with .JPEG (opposed to ending with .JPG) are
also recognized as JPG files.
* Changed: Progress is based on filesize not on number of files anymore.

What was fixed in this release?
! Fixed: If only .AVI's were present on the camera,
FotoGet reported "no pictures on camera"
and some more minor items.

Support is provided on YahooGroups.
Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fotoget/ to check out!

Get FotoGet/2 from hobbes:

Hobbes Incoming: < http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/fotoget102.wpi >
Hobbes Search: < http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=fotoget >

A big thanks to everybody, who reported bugs and helped me!

Have fun,
Herwig Bauernfeind




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SW: ZxMail =?iso-8859-1?Q?Server=A9_?=v1.2.16 for OS/2

07 Apr 2004 21:29:32 -0500


From: "OS/2 World" < http://www.os2world.com >

ZxMail Server version 1.2.16 has been released


This is a POP3 and SMTP server that allows REXX filters, sharing of
external POP3 accounts with server users, mail fowarding, multi domain
support, allows using a relay SMTP server to minimize bandwidth usage, and
more. There is now special academic pricing for students; you can get a
basic 10 user license is $10, $25 off the regular price, if you contact
the author. There is also a free 2 users license available now.

http://www.zeryx.com/

Go ahead, download the demo:

http://www.zeryx.com/English/download.html

Source: eCSoft/2 < http://www.ecomstation.it/ecsoft2/ >
Posted by: martini


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SW: DFSee version 6.05 on CDROM

07 Apr 2004 13:09:00 -0500


From: "Jan van Wijk"

DFSee CDROM updated to version 6.05

The ultimate disk/partition recovery tool DFSee version 6.05 is now
available for worldwide shipping on a very cute 8cm bootable mini CDROM
that boots FreeDOS and uses DFSDOS.

The CDROM also includes the full DOS, OS/2 and Windows versions plus
documentation for regular installation.

You can buy a complete CD including a standard license for just 47 Euros
plus shipping ...

If you already own a DFSee 6.xx registrations, check the DFSee website
first to get significant upgrade discounts!

For the 6.05 changes compared to 6.02, see:

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

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


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



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SW: EmperoarTV Update

07 Apr 2004 07:18:29 -0500


From: "Ruediger Ihle"

Last week we have updated EmperoarTV to version 1.08e.

Changes:
- Bugfix for not showing "Mute" state when playing audio recordings
- New icon (thanks to Klaus Staedtler-Przyborski)
- Added context menu containing station names
- Driver now verifies Hauppauge EEPROM checksum

See: http://www.s-t.de/emperoar/

Also, starting from now the product can be ordered at the Mensys online
shop.


--
Mit freundlichem Gruss / Regards

Dipl.-Ing. Rüdiger Ihle

Softwareentwicklung, S&T Systemtechnik GmbH, Germany
Tel.: +49 3677 666777 Fax: +49 3677 666799




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SW: Gomoku game Updated

06 Apr 2004 21:29:08 -0500


From: martinDESPAM@os2world.com

Jasper de Keijzer has updated Gomoku (2004/April/03)

You can get it at hobbes.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=gomoku

The Objective is to try to put 5 pieces in a ron on the board, this may be
done in any direction. The computer plays with Red.

This game is freeware and open source under the GNU GPL license.

Url: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=gomoku

From: Martin Iturbide (martinDESPAM@os2world.com)


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


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SW: The Graham Utilities for OS/2 and Windows, V3

06 Apr 2004 13:10:21 -0500


From: "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]"

I've put together a little survey on the possibility of me producing a
Version 3 of my utilities for both OS/2 and Windows.

I would greatly appreciate any comments that anyone would like to share
with me. It is totally anonymous. If you want to ask further questions,
then please email me.

Please feel free to forward this email to any other OS/2 lists that I am
not aware of.

If you would like to participate, then please visit:

http://www.warpspeed.com.au/survey/survey.htm

[Moderator note: I am unable to get to the above URL, and have noted that
some others have the same experience, but other people are able to get to
it. So it appears to be a localized problem. If you can't reach it,
there is nothing I can suggest to fix the problem other then to perhaps
try again tomorrow. That is what I plan to do.]

Thanks!

-Chris

WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
Voice: +61-3-9307-0344 Internet: chrisgDESPAM@warpspeed.com.au FAX:
+61-3-9307-0633 Web Page: http://www.warpspeed.com.au Postal:
WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA




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SW: Security/2 SSES-alpha-0.2.4

06 Apr 2004 09:47:30 -0500


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-alpha-0.2.4.zip

From Changelog:

0.2.4

Added more logging to sses.sys driver.
Fixed a minor error in su.exe.
VDM creation allowed to root user only.
Added DosSysCtl execution control. User acl with x right to
allow
users to execute this function.

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SW: eComStation Window Theme Installer v1.1 Released

06 Apr 2004 06:56:54 -0500


From: jksamphereDESPAM@sbcglobal.net

eComStation Window Theme Installer v1.1 comes packaged with 83 Window
Themes for eComStation. The Installer allows you to easily install the
included 83 window themes from David Graser and other themes as they
become available.

v1.1 offers these enhancements:

* New GUI Interface
* Logfile - InstallThemes.log
* Placement of package into any directory on any volume
* Ability to add themes as they are released - either by
draging them to the eCSWindowThemes Folder or entry
of their location during installation.
* Installs all TitleBar bitmaps for use with eStyler
* Dosn't create duplicate theme entries in thememgr.idx
* David Graser's latest themes combined with past work
* Many other enhancements and bug fixes

Url: http://www.os2irc.org/themeinstaller.html

From: Jeramie Samphere (jksamphereDESPAM@sbcglobal.net)


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

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PGPKeys, SysEDOS2, ISORen & NetUse Open Sourced

05 Apr 2004 14:50:59 -0500


From: martinDESPAM@os2world.com

Thomas Bohn has released his OS/2 software as Open Source under the GNU
GPL license.

The software released is:
- PGPKeys (separate ZIP file with source)
- SysEDOS2 (source in the distibution)
- ISORen (source in the distibution)
- NetUse (source in the distibution)

Thank to Thomas Bohn for making their OS/2 software Open Source

Visit: http://bohn-stralsund.de/t_frame.htm

PGPKeys is a shell for PGP 5.0 key management
SysEDOS2: Editordesktop for configuration files
ISORen: Rename files and directories ISO conform
NetUse:Graphical Frontend for NET-Commands



Url: http://bohn-stralsund.de/t_frame.htm

From: Martin Iturbide (martinDESPAM@os2world.com)


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

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SW: OS/2-eCS Host VM Rides Again

04 Apr 2004 18:46:37 -0500


From: "Bob St.John"

< http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eComStation/message/57626 >

From: "Bob St.John"
Date: Sun Apr 4, 2004 5:08 pm
Subject: SVISTA/2 Joins Early Support Program


Several weeks ago Serenity Systems International (SSI) began anEarly
Support Program (ESP) for the Serenity Virtual Station(SVISTA). The
results of the ESP have been extremely positive. In fact, 80% of the
respondents to a survey indicated that the products are nearly ready for
commercial release. SSI is now prepared to move forward with this program.


The ESP is still restricted to registered eComStation users. To
participate, users should log on to the site. At which time they will be
at http://www.ecomstation.com/ecsdb/profile.phtml and can follow the steps
to participate in the ESP (see Serenity Virtual Station Early Support
Program: » Sign up for the Early Support Program

This week, (April 4), Serenity Systems is adding the first drop of the
OS/2 - eComStation host version of this product, SVISTA/2 (note, this is
early release, time limited software). Later this week we will also be
updating the Linux host. The Windows host is still available. Later this
week we may add the FreeBSD host, as well.

By the end of the month it is likely we will move this programto a public
beta. Depending of the performance of the beta program, we look forward to
delivering product this summer.


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



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SW: Maul Publisher V2.28 for OS/2

04 Apr 2004 15:37:19 -0500


From: Peter Koller

At long last, the German translation of Maul is complete! So now you can
enjoy this product in whichever language you prefer.

V2.28 consolidates all the recent changes and adds the ePDF handler to the
main distribution so that you don't need to download it separately.

Url: < http://www.manglais.com >

Enjoy!




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SW: msgc

04 Apr 2004 15:21:13 -0500


From: Peter Koller

msgc is a message tool that enables you to easily replace strings buried
in your source code with strings grabbed from a message file. The msgx
portion provides an open source replacement function for sprintf, and is
freeware. The msgc compiler is used to convert a file full of strings
into a message file. The message tool has been developed in order to
simplify multilingual support in applications which do not use resource
files.

Hobbes Search: < http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=msgc >
Hobbes: < http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/msgc.zip >


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SW: GOAT beta 0.07 available

04 Apr 2004 13:14:10 -0500


From: stefanjDESPAM@gte.net

GOAT is an interface for GOCR, the Gnu Optical Character Recongition
program.

New in this version
* Updated and bug fixed documentation
* Fix for crash when calling OCR on selection after closing gocr
configuration window
* Added simple command line interface and error handling for use with
other programs (i.e. TAME/2)
* Fixed various minor bugs and cleaned up the menu text

< http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OS2-OCR/files/GOAT/GOAT_007.zip >

I can't upload to Hobbes, no FTP access through the proxy/firewall.
Anyone who wants to do so has my permission. I'll be out of touch for 2
to 3 weeks as I try to get out of this giant sandbox.

Cheers,
Jason


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