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MR/2 v2.25 Released

Hi,

I released v2.25 today, as many of you might know from my morning mailing.

http://nick.secant.com/mr2ice.htm

Changes in v2.25
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A "stability" release before I start changing some internal data structures and working on threading some other functions.

o More bug fixes, some specifically for the Win32 platform, but many dealing with "core" issues.

o In preparation for a proposed new filter type, there is now a way to queue "new mail" for addition into any account's inbox. Simply, before each poll for new mail, a subdircetory is checked for message files to include as part of the "new mail" process. Using the default MAIL account as an example, placing a message file with a .RCV suffix in the xfer subdirectory of mail (i.e., "mail\xfer\new00001.rcv") will result in this file being included with the results of the next mail poll. If no mail is found via the normal poll route but a single file still exists in the XFER subdirectory, MR/2 will report ONE new message. NOTE THAT the xfer files imported are also deleted.

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I'm going to add some functionality to filters, soon, I think. While I'm in there, does anyone have any requests? My short list is at home, but on it is the ability to print a message, the ability to redirect via filter, and I want to be able to CC/BCC someone via filter .. it may end up being the same as redirect. We'll see. If you've got a want, now's the time to speak up!

Oh, and possibly a filter that will "send message to this MR/2 account" (local, no TCP required).

Thanks,

Nick
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Nick Knight <nick@secant.com> http://nick.secant.com
Senior Software Engineer
Secant Technologies, Inc. http://www.secant.com
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Following announcement was on IBM's news://ncc.hursley.ibm.com/ibmpub.java.os2 News server

A new service refresh of Java 1.3 for OS/2 is now available. The build version is co130-20010212 and can be accessed from Software Choice.

This service refresh is a full install, using Feature Install, just like Java 1.3 GA was. (It is different to the 1.1.8 self extracting zip service refresh.) Please remember to extract javainrt.exe and javaintk.exe, if required, into a temporary directory at the same time before running install.

It includes the following fixes:

|co130-20001012|24162 | |N/A |Change syslevel compid's for Service. |
|co130-20001014|25724 | |N/A |WAS:SVT: Expanding/Collapsing tree causes SIG |
|co130-20001026|25958 |IC28765|N/A |Button1 double click broken |
|co130-20001109|23299 | |N/A |command line removed from javacore |
|co130-20001110|10770 | |N/A |JColorChooser scrollbar-HSB problem |
|co130-20001110|24650 | |N/A |Win32 BasicTableUI editCellAt(int, int) |
|co130-20001110|25739 | |N/A |JTextArea does not wrap |
|co130-20001111|26287 | |N/A |WebSM: Hang in waitForID |
|co130-20001115|25661 | |N/A |Ctrl+H destroys highlighted text |
|co130-20001115|8239 | |TBR |Usability problem in renaming a folder in JFi |
|co130-20001116|25632 | |N/A |Cache coherency problem on PowerPC |
|co130-20001116|26004 | |N/A |Second fix for double-test idiom in clconstan |
|co130-20001118|26379 | |4367718 |Modal Dialog appears more than once |
|co130-20001118|26444 | |N/A |Popup menus displayed off screeen |
|co130-20001121|26395 | |N/A |Compiler scoping problem with inner classes |
|co130-20001209|24375 | |N/A |OS/2 JNI: Support for ancient VisualAge compi |
|co130-20001209|24494 | |N/A |JTabbedPane focusGained misfires |
|co130-20001209|24499 | |N/A |Bogus DocumentEvent from TextField |
|co130-20001209|25751 | |4273532,|Java handling directories with '#' in their t |
|co130-20001209|26245 | |N/A |timestamp in verbosegc |
|co130-20001209|26297 | |N/A | <> file permission target prob |
|co130-20001209|26354 | |N/A |JNDI plugin only sets Sun ORB initialisation |
|co130-20001209|26555 | |N/A |JarInputStream.getManifest returns null |
|co130-20001209|26802 | |N/A |Initial heap size default can be larger than |
|co130-20001211|26290 | |N/A |Error with comments in Properties.load() |
|co130-20001212|13250 | |N/A |Getting panic: double allocation failure |
|co130-20001218|24655 | |N/A |error with java.util.TimeZone |
|co130-20001219|27241 | |N/A |NullPointerException with DBCS String |
|co130-20001227|27201 |IC29250|N/A |Same window class name causes 100% CPU |
|co130-20010103|27498 |IC29233|N/A |Add toolkit specific installation details |
|co130-20010104|25707 | |4332631 |Compiler raises a null pointer exception |
|co130-20010104|27242 | |TBR |javac produces wrong scope for catch clause e |
|co130-20010111|27529 | |N/A |10/10:nldej:image stuck Java 1.3 |
|co130-20010113|27447 | |N/A |GPF when passing a maximum integer value |
|co130-20010116|27458 | |N/A |Unexpected cursor behaviour in textfields |
|co130-20010118|23120 | |N/A |missing serialversionUIDs |
|co130-20010118|27664 |IC29383|N/A |Unable to create pipe connections to JVM rc=4 |
|co130-20010120|27826 | |N/A |Cp1252 not translating correctly |
|co130-20010125|27646 | |N/A |EBCDIC-Unicode conversion problems |
|co130-20010125|27824 | |4403968 |javac case-sensitive to filename |
|co130-20010130|27794 | |TBR |JPDA is too restrictive when filtering Field |
|co130-20010131|27791 | |N/A |JVMDI does not step correctly on AIX. |
|co130-20010201|28033 |IC29482|N/A |Include latest ICATJAVA debugger |
|co130-20010207|28142 | |N/A |NullPtrException in LocalizedPrintStream |
|co130-20010210|28296 |IC29554|N/A |Drag and Drop not working |

Chris Tomlin
IBM Java Technology Centre.

Craft 3.5 for XFree86 OS/2 released

Warcraft-like game for X, supports up to 3 players and computer opponents.

Author: uwe.beyer@gmd.de http://borneo.gmd.de/~hua

Download:

http://borneo.gmd.de/AS/janus/craft/index.html

There are always lots of frustrations from OS/2 User for the lack of supported devices. For some this is not true and for other it is - it sort of depends on how keen Your are to get the latest hardware for the system you have. Current poll ask for what category of hardware You would like to see better support for and if possible (depends on the quality of the feedback) a follow up on the current poll will be made

http://www.os2world.com/polls.html

Kim Haverblad kim@os2world.com

Warpstock 2001 to be held in Toronto, Canada

The Board of Directors of Warpstock, Inc. is pleased to announce that the location and dates for Warpstock 2001 have been selected. OS/2 users and developers worldwide are invited to join their kindred in Toronto, Canada from October 6-8, 2001.

You read that correctly - this year's Warpstock will be a three-day event. For the past four years, the Warpstock organizers have tried to squeeze over two dozen presentations into a weekend. Unfortunately, this tight schedule meant that an OS/2 enthusiast was often unable to attend all the presentations he wanted. This year, some presentations will be repeated throughout the three-day event to allow attendees to see more presentations than before.

The Toronto site was chosen this year for a variety of excellent reasons. The Toronto team presented a well-planned bid and should do a stellar job with all of the arrangements for the conference, partly because there is an active OS/2 community in Toronto.

The Warpstock Committee also feels that Canada will be a nice change of pace, and Toronto is one of the most interesting of Canadian cities. After New York and London, Toronto has the largest concentration of live theater in the world. With eighty ethnic nationalities, Toronto is also the most multi-cultural city in world. There are also over 5,000 restaurants and over forty other major visitor attractions. r>

Finally, the exchange rate for the Candian dollar should remain favorable throughout the year, thereby allowing attendees and vendors significant savings compared to previous years.

The Warpstock Committee and the Toronto Warpstock Team are looking forward to making Warpstock 2001 the best OS/2 conference ever!

Warpstock 2001 will be held in the Holiday Inn Select Toronto Airport hotel, which is one mile from the airport. As with all prior conferences, the hotel contract offers significant cost reductions if enough attendees stay at the hotel during the conference. In other words, staying at the Holiday Inn is not only very convenient for you, but it also supports Warpstock 2001 and makes more money available for other things, including Warpstock 2002.

The rate for single or double occupancy is $104.95 Canadian, which is approximately $70 US. This makes the hotel about half as expensive as last year. The rate is available from October 2 to October 11, allowing you to make Warpstock 2001 part of a week-long vacation. This rate is guaranteed if the reservation is made before September 17, 2001, and if you use the rate code "Warpstock" (or "Warpstock 2001"). You can make your reservation in one of three ways:

Calling either 416-674-4340 or 1-800-HOLIDAY. Mention the rate code to the salesperson. Using the online reservation system at http://www.toronto.com/E/V/TORON/0020/15/70/onlinereservation.html . Specify the rate code in the area labelled "Special Requests or Questions". Sending an e-mail to cdn-reservation@bristolhotels.com. Mention the rate code in the e-mail.

More information about the hotel can be found at http://www.toronto.com/E/V/TORON/0020/15/70/1.html, but here are some highlights:

The Holiday Inn Select Toronto Airport is located 1.5 km (1 mile) east of the Pearson International Airport, Toronto. A complimentary shuttle service from the airport to the hotel is available. This service runs every 15 minutes. Parking is complimentary for registered hotel guests. Registered guests will receive a voucher for parking. For other Warpstock attendees, parking will be $5 per day by showing their Warpstock 2001 registration badge. The Holiday Inn Select Toronto Airport features 11 floors with 445 guest rooms. Each guest room has two phones, voice mail, data ports, remote-controlled cable television, in-room movies, coffee-maker, hairdryers, ironing boards and irons, work desk with lamp. For a map, visit the hotel's website and click on "Map". There is an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) in the lobby for anyone needing to access money. The front desk will also exchange currency should that be needed. The hotel accepts payment in any of the following forms: American Express, Cash, Debit Card, Diners Club, Discover, Gift Certificates, JCB, MasterCard, Money Orders, Travellers Cheques, and Visa. The in-house restaurant, the Metro Bar And Grill, is located adjacent to the meeting rooms. There are at least 10 restaurants within 1/2 mile of the hotel. A list and map will be provided in the registration package.

The Warpstock Committee hopes that you will make your reservations at the Holiday Inn Select Toronto Airport, since doing so will make your stay in Toronto much more enjoyable and make future Warpstock conferences better.

The 5th annual Warpstock conference will be held October 6-8, 2001, in Toronto, Canada, and is produced by Warpstock, Inc., a North Carolina non-profit corporation. The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users 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.orgor its mirror site: http://www.ibmforum.com/warpstock/.

PS: we will announce shortly when and where you will be able to purchase discounted early bird tickets.

Stan Sidlov
Treasurer, Warpstock, Inc.

http://www.warpstock.org

Did you go to Warpstock'97 in Diamond Bar, Ca?
Did you go to Warpstock'98 in Chicago, Il?
Did you go to Warpstock'99 in Atlanta, Ga?
Did you go to Warpstock 2K in Philadelphia, Pa?

Bids are being accepted for *2002*,

ARE YOU GOING TO WARPSTOCK 2001 ? Watch for the Announcement SHORTLY......

WS2K+1 ?? Where in the North American Continent will you be?

IBM has updated Java 1.18 (22.02.2001)

Url: ftp://ftp.hursley.ibm.com/pub/java/fixes/os2/11/118/

Daniela Engert released DaniDASD: OS2DASD.DMD replacement with FAT32 and extendedX partition support, V1.0.0

You can find it at: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/danidasd.zip

Kind regards,

Roger Troost

This is very difficult for me to write, so I will come to the point. Dan Casey has just passed away after a very short, but very serious illness.

Dan has been President of VOICE for 3 years now and most recently was elected to President of Warpstock within the past month. If that were all, he would be sorely missed, but Dan was a lot more then just a leader of two great OS/2 oriented organizations.

Dan was also one of the most helpful people in our small, close-knit community. He helped everyone that he could, and asked for nothing in return. What always amazed me most was that Dan wasn't an IT professional. He was a building contractor who just happened to love computers and of course OS/2. If he didn't know the answer he usually knew who might be able to help. He was Abraxas or DCasey on IRC. Dan was not one to put on airs, and he always had a kind word for just about everybody.

His passing is a major blow to VOICE, as he has been our strength, and the person either leading a project or helping with it. He was the main force behind our Warp Doctor site and our participation in the past three Warpstock events. He was deeply involved with our decision to purchase our own server. Dan was one of the most prolific contributors to our Newsletter.

At this point I'm not sure what else to say other then I am truly stunned and shocked at this. If anyone wants more information, all I can add at this point is the following:

He will be layed out tomorrow 2/22/01 from 4p - 8p at:

Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Home
1977 S. State Road 135
Greenwood, Indiana 46142

The funeral will take place on Friday, February 23rd.

Dan requested that any donations go to a fund for homeless children, but the exact details are not yet available. If anyone is interested please contact me and I will pass on the information when I find out.

Mark

New Version of Panda AntiVirus for OS/2

There is a new version of Panda AntiVirus for OS/2. As registered user you can download the file PAVOS2.EXE dated Feb 05 2001 at http://www.pandasoftware.com an every day a new signature, if you want.

Greetings Thomas Frey

eComStation's new "official" web site

eComStation's web site has been completely revamped and is the place to find out about official news on eComStation. There are many things to view and learn about eComstation at the new site so make sure to bookmark it.

The site is currently in Beta right now since the eComStation web team is still working on a few things and adding text where need be. Make sure to read the homepage to see where were at.

The eComStation site is located at

http://www.ecomstation.com/

Craig Miller

eComStation Webmaster

New sites hosted @ OS2 World

OS2 World would like to welcome two new sites to be hosted. That would be following:

Kai Uwe Pel's OS2UNIX Web Page

CD-Writing with OS/2 by Chris Wohlgemuth.

Url: http://www.os2world.com/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?category=2&id=982687714

Kim Haverblad kim@os2world.com

Gozer for OS/2

gozer - a commandline text renderer

gozer is a commandline text rendering utility for creating images from abitrary text in antialised truetype fonts using optional fontstyles, wordwrapping and layout control. gozer uses the imlib2 library to create and save images. It can be used to Dynamically Render text for Web.

Gozer is a COMMANDLINE UTIL but it needs Imlib2 engine and X11 libs to work.

You can get Gozer from ftp://ftp.os2.ru/incoming

Users of XFree86/2 may start using it instantly, others should download X Libs.

There is a new series of Feb 20th Kernels located at ftp://testcase.boulder.ibm.com/ps/fromibm/os2 - Haven't installed the Warp 4 one yet, so no idea what's changed!

Regards,

Paul.

Moderator note: Please remember that anything from IBM's Testcase site is unsupported unless IBM has instructed you to use it. These kernels are for testing recent updates. Don't use them in a production environment until you are sure they are without problems. You have been warned.

Here is the readme for these new kernels as posted on comp.os.os2.bugs:

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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 6 Feb 2001 or later to use this kernel. Also, a new dump formatter (df_ret.exe) dtd 6 or 7 Feb 2001 is required, if you want to analyze a dump from this kernel.

New function:
1) Support for >64m memory using int15 func e820. Note, this support is enabled ONLY for Intel Pentium Pro or later, or non-Intel Pentium-class machines. This is done in an effort to prevent problems on older PCs.
2) The presence of \os2\boot\os2norev.$$$ suppresses the display of internal revision during boot.
3) Adding "EARLYMEMINIT=TRUE" to config.sys will allow device drivers, etc., access to the memory above 16mb early in boot. Previously, this was only available after DD and IFS init was completed. This has various implications when enabled:
a) large VDISKs are possible. I tried DEVICE=\os2\vdisk.sys 16000
b) AHA154X.ADD may do bad things to your system. Don't even ask.
c) There may be some settings of HPFS386 cache that are incompatible. This feature is experimental.
4) Trap messages will now give the module name instead of the device name. For example, "Exception in module: CLOCK01" instead of "Exception in Device Driver: CLOCK$". Unfortunately, traps in linear code will still be somewhat "mysterious".

Bug Fixes:
Fixed a trap 000d in w_OpenCreate (140:4dfd or so in uni/w4 krnls, don't have regs for SMP). This was a post mcp/acp regression Fixed strange loader i/o problems specific to the 0111 kernel. Fixed a bootup sys31xx problem specific to the 0123 kernel. Fixed a problem that was (I think) specific to Janauary uni ~W4 kernels which resulted in odd ring 3 (maybe ring 0?) traps and hangs
Fixed some trap and other peculiar problems specific to the 0206 kernel. Those were the result of a build problem.

JR15494: Delayed response of Ctrl-C or Ctrl-S (pause) in os/2 windows
JR15405: (probably) DosQueryAsyncTimer fails on timecritical thread after mscount rolls over after 49.7 days of uptime
JR15030: TRAPDUMP QUERY doesn't show PD (needs a new trapdump.exe, too)
JR13335: Some VDMs won't run, complaining of too-long command lines
JR15194: XCOPY fails with SYS1186 or SYS1192 on (at least) MO drives
JR15038: Trap 8 in h_DeviceHelpDM running an app from a tcpbeui drive
JR15229: Files left open after ERROR_TOO_MANY_OPEN_FILES returned to app
PJ27700: SMP systems may get a trap 000e in _tkStopScan, particularly during a procdump operation.
PJ27676: Causes hangs on some systems running UNI or W4 kernels
PJ27554: Hang or (on allstrict) trap 3 on SMP (only) during beeps
PJ27678: SMP kernels could not be RIPL-booted. As part of this, there is a new config.sys parameter I13PAGES= available. Adding I13PAGES=1 to config.sys (note, no SET) reduces the memory usage of the mini VDM processes used by ibm1s506.add and the GRADD drivers. This becomes important in RIPL-boot situations. It may be helpful for UNI RIPL boot, as well.
PJ27677: SMP systems hang with multiple threads of same process entering a critical section (affects ADSM client)
PJ27757: Trap 000e running Theseus/4 (note, theseus4.exe may still end up with a sys3175, but at least the system doesn't crash).

Following are rough instructions for applying the os2krnl fix: In the directory from which you boot (C:\ or d:\ or whatever), type these commands. Note that os2krnl should have come with this file.

1. attrib -r -s -h os2krnl
2. attrib -r -s -h os2ldr
3. copy os2krnl os2krnl.sav
4. copy os2ldr os2ldr.sav
5. copy \os2\system\trace\*.tdf \save (or wherever)
5. unzip -o xxx.zip
If you want, you can turn the os2krnl and os2ldr attributes back on, but it's not necessary to do so.

Trace files (*.tdf) have been included.

An os2krnl.sym file has been provided with this fix. Just save it somewhere (root directory or anywhere). It is only needed in case OS/2 service requests a standalone dump of your system in the future.

HOB X-server for os/2 no longer being developed:(

This is what HOBLink answered to my question about a new, updated x11 server for os/2:

"Dear Mr Dias,

I thank you for being interested in our software products but I have to tell you that there will be no further version of our product HOBLink X11 for OS/2 because we don`t have any prospects in the OS/2 operating system. If you buy HOBLink X11 and have any problems they will be fixed, of course. Hoblink X11 is a good and established product so you can be sure in the use of it. If you have any further questions don`t hesitate to write me. "

Now we need to wait for everblue to become usable :P

Moderator's note: Everblue is the Netlabs effort to port the X-Library to the OS/2 Presention Manager (PM). a href="http://everblue.netlabs.org/">http://everblue.netlabs.org/

I contacted HOB to ask about OS/2 and their reply confirmed the above:

"Dear Mark,

thank you for being interested in our products.

Your information about HOBLink X11 is correct. We do not see any further future prospects in developing products for the OS/2 operating system. But our Java products running on OS/2, of course. HOBLink X11 will not be developed further but this does not mean the bugs will not be fixed. This means only there will be no further Releases with new features. You spoke about our new portal solution, this product (HOBLink Enterprise J-Portal) includes HOBLink X11 for Windows, HOBLink JWT (RDP-Client in Java for all OS), HOBLink TE (Terminal emulation package for windows) and HOBLink J-Term (Terminal emulation package in Java, for all OS) and the main part: Administration tool for "single point of admin" for all products. This is a "modular" product so you can modulate your own package of products for your individual claims.

I hope I could answer your questions. If there are any other questions occuring please contact me under the following adress.

Yours sincerely

Mario Panebarco"

SysInfo/2 project is updated up to ver. 0.7.12

SysInfo/2 project is updated up to ver. 0.7.12. All fixes made are dedicated to error correction process for ver. 0.7.10 - 0.7.11 bug reports.

Now SysInfo/2 is tested to work with Theseus 3 API

URL: http://www.os2.ru/projects/sysinfo
Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=sysinfo0712.zip
FTP-Search: http://ftpsearch.ntnu.no/cgi-bin/search?query=sysinfo0712.zip

Mozilla 5.0 on Warp 4.5 FP14

I tested the new Mozilla M18 (Mozilla 5.0 for OS/2 ported by IBM) on my Warp 4.5 + FP14 Client and this browser runs fantastic, rather than Netscape 4.61. I'm publishing an illustrated review about this evaluation on my web site, at:

http://macarlo.com

The direct link to the review is:

http://macarlo.com/mozillam18feb1801.htm