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Source: Jason Koeninger (jkoenin@ceri-net.com)
Moderator: Christopher B. Wright (wrightc@dtcweb.com)
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REQUEST FOR BETA TESTERS

In June 1998, J&J Computer Consulting requested beta testers
for an upcoming product called j-Shepherd.  Due to several
unforseen issues, the test had to be delayed.  While a beta version
was built and ready for testing, we were not sufficiently happy with
its quality or functionality.  Consequently, we went back to work making
the product better.  After three major design changes, the first 
j-Shepherd (renamed Shepherd) beta is now available on J&J's 
Web Site.  

Shepherd is an object-oriented server framework that takes 
advantage of the common components of Internet servers to 
reduce size and increase speed, flexibility, and scalability.  The 
first beta-release will focus on testing the server engine and the 
configuration and administration systems.  An implementation of 
J&J's j-Chat protocol, Shepherd.Chat,  has been developed for 
testing these systems, but the test will expand to other protocols 
as soon as possible.

Features available in the beta-release will include:

- Command line configuration interface (local and remote)
- Dynamic loading and unloading of Service components
- Directory-based configuration system (Shepherd Directory Services or SDS)
- SDS integrated access control
- Custom, high performance SDS Backend database
- Thread pooling
- Virtual host support
- Remote reboot, task, and kill
- Local/Remote log file rotate, truncate, and view
- No reboots necessary
- and more...

While you may not be interested in implementing a chat 
system, the Shepherd.Chat Service will help identify possible 
problems in the server engine.  It is also a fairly simple protocol 
and will help eliminate the possibility of problems in the Service 
implementation.  

Potential beta testers should have OS/2 Warp 3.0 or better with
tcp/ip installed and at least a 486 or better processor.  The early betas 
will not be for the timid as there is no install program and all
SDS administration is done through a command line interface.

For further information or to apply for the beta, go to:

http://www.ceri-net.com/jjcomp/products/shepherd/index.html
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