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29 Sep 2004 06:40:03 -0500
From: Peter Moylan
FtpServer, an ftp daemon for OS/2 with better security features than the
standard IBM ftpd, has just been upgraded to version 1.25. You can get it
from
http://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au/os2/ftpserver.html
or from
ftp://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au/FtpServer/ftpser125.zip
LIST OF CHANGES
Version 1.25 (26 Sep 2004)
New command SITE UTIME, which some ftp clients can use
to set the timestamps on an uploaded file.
VIOSetup now supports the "suppress logging" option.
Policy change: if logging is suppressed for a user, we
suppress all logging for that user, not only the
transaction logging.
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Peter Moylan peterDESPAM@ee.newcastle.edu.au
http://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au
If you create a wise and clever saying, your name will be remembered forever.
--Anonymous
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28 Sep 2004 20:27:23 -0500
From: "Franz Bakan"
Hi,
there are new binary build of XSane (http://www.xsane.org) available for
OS/2. Version now is 0.96.
"XSane is a graphical scanning frontend. It uses the SANE-library to talk
to scanners. This means that XSane does not support any scanners itself."
http://home.tiscalinet.de/fbakan/xsane-os2.htm
direct link to the binary-package:
http://home.tiscalinet.de/fbakan/xsane/xsane-0.96-OS2.zip
Prerequesites: XServer (XFree86 or HOBX11) and a working libsane.dll If
you want to use it as gimp-plugin you need gimp122 ;-)
Thanks to Oliver Rauch, the Author of XSane for his support.
Bye,
Franz
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28 Sep 2004 20:19:49 -0500
From: "Gregory L. Marx"
Here's an interesting sounding addition for OpenOffice.
As sent to the OpenOffice [dev] mailing list:
PyOpenOffice 0.2: Process OpenOffice.org Writer Files and transform them
to PDF without installing OpenOffice.org
What is PyOpenOffice?
* It is a class library, written in the Python Language.
* It is a platform-independent command-line utility (many abilities
of the commandline interface are still missing)
What can do PyOpenOffice do for you?
* Make serial letters, database reports etc. from templates in the
SXW-Format and store them anew as SXW-Files
* Replace pictures - generate catalogues, worksheets, photo
galleries etc. from an SXW-Template
* Extract the pure text information from the SXW-Document and store
it in a plain text file or a PDF-File
* Perform simple transformations from SXW-Files to PDF-Files without
installing OO - for example on a webserver
What license has PyOpenOffice?
* It is distributed under the GNU Public License
What software is required?
* Any operating system that supports the following software:
* Python 2.3 (maybe it works form 2.1 upwards, but this is not
recommended) for the SXW-Processing
* The ReportlabToolkit and the Python Imaging Library for the
transformation from SXW to PDF
* OpenOffice.org for viewing and editing the templates
* The PyOpenOffice-Zip-Package
Homepage: http://www.bezirksreiter.de/PyOpenOffice.htm
There you also find a "Live"-version to test it without installing. I am
looking forward to your feedback.
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28 Sep 2004 20:05:20 -0500
Forwarded message from Peter Weilbacher on Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:30:40 UTC
News://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.public.mozilla.os2
Hi all,
I managed to create a build of NVU version 0.41 (based on Mozilla 1.7.3),
the next generation of the Mozilla composer, see <http://www.nvu.com/>.
Contrary to the Mozilla composer it is not integrated with the Suite but a
standalone application like Firefox, so you probably have to use the
tricks from Steve's webpage to get it working in parallel to other Mozilla
apps.
It's not (yet) linked on my webpage, so please download it directly from
<http://www.dur.ac.uk/p.m.weilbacher/Peter/nvu-os2-0.41-1.7.3.zip> [10.4
MiB]. If you can test this especially in relation to the official Windows
and/or Linux versions from nvu.com, to find out if any errors are OS/2
only, that would be great. (Myself, I don't work with GUI webpage editors
but prefer typing by hand...)
--
Cheers, Peter. Please reply in newsgroup. If you have
to mail me, use mozilla at Weilbacher.org
My unofficial Mozilla builds:
http://weilbacher.org/Peter/mozilla.html
Steve's Warpzilla Tips:
http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html
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28 Sep 2004 09:40:13 -0500
From: madodelDESPAM@ptdprolog.net
[Moderator note: In IBM's continued attempt to drive us away, there is no
download link for this update of PrinterPak. You must contact IBM to get
this update, or better yet buy eComStation and wait for it to appear in
their download area.]
Printers and Plotters
Hewlett-Packard Company : Business Inkjet 1200 series
Kyocera Mita FS-1018MFP (KPDL)
Kyocera Mita : KM-1810 (KPDL)
Last Updated on: 09/27/2004 10:45 AM
Driver Information
This product is supported by IBM. For Technical Assistance, please refer
to the following sources:
1. Any README documentation contained within the driver.
2. Technical reference material shipped with your device / system,
3. The Users Guide to OS/2 Warp, and other reference material contained
within the OS/2 Warp product,
4. The IBM Software home page for technical support information in your
country.
Printer Supported by the IBM OS/2 PrinterPak
Thank you for your interest in the IBM OS/2 PrinterPak device driver.
The OS/2 device driver for the printer you have chosen is available only
by contacting IBM OS/2 Technical Support. To receive this driver, you or
your company must have an active contract for Passport Advantage with
Software Maintenance.
For U.S. customers entitled to technical support, the driver can be
obtained by calling 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378) to open a problem
record (PMR). Inform the Service Coordinator that you want to receive the
latest IBM OS/2 PrinterPak.
For non-U.S. customers, contact the IBM Support Center in your country and
request the latest IBM OS/2 PrinterPak.
If you have purchased an active contract for Passport Advantage with
Software Maintenance, the terms and conditions of that contract will
determine what services, if any, you are entitled to with respect to the
IBM OS/2 PrinterPak.
Please be prepared to provide the following information when speaking with
the Service Coordinator:
1. Name of the Printer for which the IBM OS/2 PrinterPak is required.
2. Type of IBM OS/2 PrinterPak device driver that is required. Your
choices are:
* LaserJet driver
* Omni driver
* PostScript driver
3. Language of IBM OS/2 PrinterPak device driver that is required. Your
choices are:
* Worldwide English
* Brazilian
* Simplified Chinese
* German
* Spanish
* French
* Italian
* Japanese
* Traditional Chinese
This IBM OS/2 PrinterPak will install on Convenience Package for OS/2 Warp
4 and Convenience Package for OS/2 Warp Server for e-business. Although
the IBM OS/2 PrinterPak can install on prior versions of OS/2 Warp Server
for e-business, OS/2 Warp 4, or OS/2 Warp 3, we recommend that you use the
later Convenience Package products in order to receive any entitled
service and support. Refer to the OS/2 Defect Support information in the
OS/2 Strategy . http://www-3.ibm.com/software/os/warp/strategy/
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28 Sep 2004 09:31:51 -0500
From: madodelDESPAM@ptdprolog.net
Enhanced IDE Support (IDEDASD)
Extended Warm Swap Support
Last Updated on: 09/27/2004 02:01 PM
Driver Information
This product is supported by IBM. For Technical Assistance, please refer
to the following sources:
1. Any README documentation contained within the driver.
2. Technical reference material shipped with your device / system,
3. The Users Guide to OS/2 Warp, and other reference material contained
within the OS/2 Warp product,
4. The IBM Software home page for technical support information in your
country.
This package contains device driver updates for Enhanced IDE DASD and
CDROM support. See the readme file in the package for specific support
information.
General Availability of IDE DASD/CDROM Support
Device Driver Version 4.98 will be available to all customers for
download.
Device driver versions newer than 4.98 will only be available to customers
with a support contract. To receive new chipset support, you or your
company must have an active contract for Passport Advantage with Software
Maintenance.
If you have purchased an active contract for Passport Advantage with
Software Maintenance, the terms and conditions of that contract will
determine the services to which you are entitled.
Download:
Worldwide Package Free Enhanced IDE DASD and CDROM Support Version 4.98
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2dd/free/idedasd.exe
Worldwide Package Subscription by Passport Advantage Enhanced IDE DASD and
CDROM Support Version 5.00
http://service.software.ibm.com/swchoice/os2dd/idedasd.exe
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28 Sep 2004 08:28:33 -0500
From: madodelDESPAM@ptdprolog.net
Universal Serial Bus (USB), Print Support
USB Printer Support
USB Printer Support Package
Last Updated on: 09/27/2004 02:19 PM
Driver Information
This product is supported by IBM. For Technical Assistance, please refer
to the following sources:
1. Any README documentation contained within the driver.
2. Technical reference material shipped with your device / system,
3. The Users Guide to OS/2 Warp, and other reference material contained
within the OS/2 Warp product,
4. The IBM Software home page for technical support information in your
country.
The USB Print Device Driver provides OS/2 support for USB Printer class
devices that meet the USB 1.0, USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 specification. The USB
Printer Device Driver also provides support for parallel printers attached
to the system by means of USB Parallel Convertor cables.
The USB Basic Device Support Package is a prerequisite for this device
driver.
The most current version of this device driver package is part of the IBM
Software Choice offerings.
To learn more about IBM Software Choice visit their home page.
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/os/warp/swchoice/
Download(requires subscription):
http://service.software.ibm.com/swchoice/os2dd/usbprint.exe
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27 Sep 2004 21:36:38 -0500
From: madodelDESPAM@ptdprolog.net
http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/bf7e05615440e8f086256b6c005eac99/44a668e43d3dbac186256df8006f68bb?OpenDocument
USB Mass Storage Support
USB Mass Storage Support Package
Last Updated on: 09/27/2004 02:19 PM
Product Information
Bus Type: USB
Product Chip / Technologies:
Driver Information
This product is supported by IBM. For Technical Assistance, please refer
to the following sources:
1. Any README documentation contained within the driver.
2. Technical reference material shipped with your device / system,
3. The Users Guide to OS/2 Warp, and other reference material contained
within the OS/2 Warp product,
4. The IBM Software home page for technical support information in your
country.
The USB Mass Storage Device Driver provides OS/2 support for USB mass
storage devices that meet the USB 1.0 or USB 1.1 specification and the USB
Mass Storage 1.0 specification. Examples of supported USB mass storage
devices include diskette drives, Zip drives, CD-ROM drives, LS-120 drives,
and flash memory keys.
The USB Basic Device Support Package is a prerequisite for this device
driver.
If Base Device Driver FixPak 3 has not been installed, the Enhanced IDE
DASD and CDROM Support package must be installed.
The most current version of this device driver package is part of the IBM
Software Choice offerings.
To learn more about IBM Software Choice visit their home page.
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/os/warp/swchoice/
Enhanced IDE DASD and CDROM Support (Free):
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2dd/free/idedasd.exe
Download(requires subscription):
http://service.software.ibm.com/swchoice/os2dd/usbmsd.exe
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27 Sep 2004 19:15:00 -0500
From: madodelDESPAM@ptdprolog.net
USB Basic Device Support Package (OHCI/UHCI/EHCI)
Last Updated on: 09/27/2004 02:19 PM
Driver Information
This product is supported by IBM. For Technical Assistance, please refer
to the following sources:
1. Any README documentation contained within the driver.
2. Technical reference material shipped with your device / system,
3. The Users Guide to OS/2 Warp, and other reference material contained
within the OS/2 Warp product,
4. The IBM Software home page for technical support information in your
country.
The USB Basic Device Support Package provides the basic OS/2 support
required for USB devices that meets the USB 1.0 OHCI, USB 1.1 UHCI, or USB
2.0 EHCI specifications.
This package is a prerequisite for all other OS/2 USB device drivers and
must be installed first.
The most current version of this device driver package is part of the IBM
Software Choice offerings.
To learn more about IBM Software Choice visit their home page.
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/os/warp/swchoice/
The OS/2 Loader Support package is a prerequisite for this support.
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2dd/free/os2ldr.exe
Download (requires subscription):
http://service.software.ibm.com/swchoice/os2dd/usbbasic.exe
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27 Sep 2004 10:37:49 -0500
Forwarded message from Marty on Mon, 27 Sep 2004
08:39:39 UTC Posted on: comp.os.os2.apps
Mr. Message for OS/2 is an instant messenger client which is capable of
communicating over AOL's Instant Messenger network using the OSCAR
protocol (used in the Win32 AIM clients, jBuddy, gAIM, Kopete, ICQ, and
a variety of other clients).
It has been updated with the following changes:
* Multimedia sub-system is now loaded at run-time. Systems without
MMPM/2 installed should now be able to run this software.
* Error detection was enhanced to recognize "temporarily unavailable"
messages for ICQ users.
* Fixed the global settings so that they always propagate to your
current sessions as soon as they are changed.
* Fixed the automatic requesting of the user profile when a user
comes back from the "away" state.
* Fixed the lack of an "arrival" sound when a user goes from the
offline state directly to the "away" state.
* Fixed a crash when a session has ended and the user then chooses
to edit the session settings.
* Fixed a potential crash when the same session is launched after
it has been ended.
* Fixed a minor memory leak when a session object is deleted.
* Fixed a minor drawing glitch when the user right-clicks on a
container item (leaving some dashed outline where the menu used
to be).
You can download it here:
http://mamodeo.dyndns.org/MrMessage_bin_09272004.zip
or with the full source code here:
http://mamodeo.dyndns.org/MrMessage_srcbin_09272004.zip
Please read the README file before running or asking for support. As
always, feedback is appreciated.
--
[Reverse the parts of the e-mail address to reply.]
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27 Sep 2004 09:33:29 -0500
From: madodelDESPAM@ptdprolog.net
Just to let people know we have some great prizes available for the give
away session we always hold at the end of Warpstock. So we hope you can
stay through until Sunday afternoon to have a chance at these fantastic
prizes.
In addition to some old but still prized artifacts from OS/2 past (books
and software) contributed by several people we will already have this
year:
- A number of great computer related books courtesy of InformIT.com
http://www.informit.com
- A license for RSJ CDWriter for OS/2. http://www.rsj.de
- A number of copies of CSSDir, the powerful and flexible directory
sifting tool for OS/2 and eCS. http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com
- Jan van Wijk will is bringing a couple of miniCDs with license of DFSee
(The SWISS-ARMY-KNIFE for disk and filesystem problems.) for us to give
away. http://www.dfsee.com
- Jim Read has donated 1 license for FileStar ( the incredibly feature
rich file manager for OS/2, good for version 2 and 3) and a combination of
Filestar and Unimaint. http://www.filestar.com
- From Rich Walsh: 2 registrations for DragText, the desktop enhancer for
OS/2 that does way more then just Drag and Drop.
http://e-vertise.com/dragtext
- And from Peter Kollar a license for Maul Publisher, the desktop
publishing app for OS/2 and eCS. http://www.manglais.com
If there are any developers of commercial or shareware software that would
also like to make a donation please contact me at
madodelDESPAM@ptdprolog.net so you can be a part of this always fun part
of Warpstock.
This year's Warpstock event will be held at Sheraton Denver Tech Center
Hotel, October 21st thru 24th, 2004. To make reservations at the
Warpstock rate online go to
https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=0403301503&key=23398
Or phone: 1-800-325-3535
For information on registering for this year's meeting please see:
<http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/registration.html> To register
online, use our secure Warpstock store:
http://www.bamart.com/Store.asp?m=Warpstockinc&n=9&k=4268&s=Registration
Warpstock 2004, is the eighth edition of the annual Warpstock event, will
be held in Denver, Colorado, October 21st thru 24th, 2004. The Warpstock
conference is a gathering of OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from
around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More
information is available at the Warpstock web site:
<http://www.warpstock.org>
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