The application "MacSLIP 203 updater" updates version 2.0.3 to version 2.0.4. To apply the patch, follow these steps:
1. Since the patch application may alter CODE resources, you may need to turn off any virus detection software you may have running before running this patch application.
2. Make a copy of the "MacSLIP", "SLIP Extension", and "Netstat" files from your installation diskette. DO NOT attempt to patch the installation diskette.
3. Run the "MacSLIP 203 updater" application. It will prompt for the location of the files you copied in step 1.
4. After the patch is complete, drag "MacSLIP" and "SLIP Extension" to your (closed) System Folder. Replace the Netstat application, located in your MacSLIP folder.
---------- RELEASE NOTES FOR VERSION 2.0.4 ----------
New features:
• DCD and CTS indicators are displayed with new graphics.
• Compatibility changes for AE Quadra Link board:
- Recognize ".Built-In" as alias for internal port driver names so that DCD/CTS status lights are still displayed when using internal ports.
- Read GPi and CTS directly from QuadraLink board for status lights display.
• "define" script language command
define [/h] [/g] variable-name value
/h if you want the variable's value to be hidden
/g if you want the variable to be global
Define is like the "set" command, except that the variable will be stored as part of the current connection set.
• Changes to "Scan Script". Script writers often use temporary variables that they don't want the user to be confused by if they use Scan Script to locate variables that need to be filled in. Two script language items have been added to help control this:
ignore [variable-name] [variable-name] [...]
require [variable-name] [variable-name] [...]
These commands are ignored during the actual execution of a script. When you scan a script, the effect is as follows. If you have variables listed by "require" those variables will be added to the connection set's current variable list, if not already in the list. No other variables will be found during the scan. Also, the variable will be added no matter if it is used in the script or not.
If you have variables listed by "ignore", those variables will be ignored during a scan.
Note to script writers: Instead of using Scan Script at all, consider this script fragment:
ifdef user goto skipuser
message "\bEnter username:"
ask var
define user "$var"
label skipuser
ifdef password goto skippass
message "\bEnter password for username $user"
askp var
define /h password "$var"
label skippass
The first time the script runs, the user will be asked for their username. The answer is saved by the script, so that no prompting is required the next time the script runs.
Other changes:
• "Scan script" item has been removed from the Script menu. Use "Scan Script" in the variables dialog.
• A variable is not "defined" (ifdef in script) unless it has a value.
Bugs fixed:
• Some color systems would crash if running System 6.
• A BOOTP sometimes wasn't sent after a reconnect, causing new connections to fail.
• Packets sent to ourself weren't handled correctly.
• There were sometimes problems with update events.
• The Abort/Cancel buttons now work during initmodem.
• Ping sometimes did not work until the MacTCP driver had been opened (manual addressing).
• Cursor tracking should work better.
---------- RELEASE NOTES FOR VERSION 2.0.3 ----------
• A bug in the installation process was fixed that caused the Connect button to always be dimmed if an upgrade to version 1.0.x was done, and the old version was in the "off" state at the time of the upgrade.
• A bug in the Connect at System Startup option was fixed that sometimes caused problems with Now Menus, or AppleTalk's Serial Port Arbitrator.
• A newer version of Fetch is included.
---------- RELEASE NOTES FOR VERSION 2.0.2 ----------
• A bug was fixed that had caused problems with "MacTCP Watcher" or sometimes caused system crashes.
---------- NCSA TELNET AND FETCH ----------
Copies of NCSA/Telnet and Fetch (a File Transfer Program developed by Dartmouth College) are provided for your convenience. After installing MacSLIP, Telnet and Fetch will be located in the MacSLIP folder on your hard disk in a self-extracting archive file. To extract these files, double-click on the "Telnet/Fetch.sea" icon. After you have extracted the files, you may delete the "Telnet/Fetch.sea" file by dragging it into the Trash.
---------- IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT FETCH ----------
Fetch is licensed free of charge to educational users (students, teachers, and school or college employees) and non-profit organizations. Private individuals, for-profit enterprises, and government organizations may obtain a single-user license by sending $25 to:
Software Sales
Dartmouth College
6028 Kiewit Computation Center
Hanover, NH 03755-3523 USA
Site licenses are also available; please send inquiries to the above address, or e-mail to Fetch@dartmouth.edu.
---------- OTHER USEFUL PROGRAMS ----------
This is a list of useful communications programs that use MacTCP. Some of these are shareware, some are public-domain. Please check each program for its particular licensing options. Support shareware authors by paying shareware fees for programs that you use.
This files in this list are available via anonymous ftp to archive.umich.edu. Most will also be available from other popular Macintosh archive sites such as sumex.stanford.edu and wuarchive.wustl.edu, as well as online services such as Compuserve and America Online. The pathnames may be different, depending on where you locate the files.
Later versions of these programs may be available by the time you read this. If you do not find the files as listed below, check for similar file names.
/mac/util/comm/archie0.9beta.cpt.hqx
12/16/92 BinHex4.0,Compact1.33
Query an Archie server to find files that are available via
anonymous ftp. Requires MacTCP.
/mac/util/comm/chat1.10.sit.hqx
7/11/92 BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.5.1
A background-only appl that lets Macs serve as a primitive IRC
(Internet Relay Chat). Multiple people can Telnet to a port on
your Mac and have online discussions. Requires MacTCP.
/mac/util/comm/comet2.14.sit.hqx
10/2/92 BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.5.1
The Cornell Macintosh Terminal Emulator. A powerful, scriptable
terminal program.
/mac/util/comm/eudora1.31.sit.hqx
4/10/93 BinHex4.0,StuffIt 3.05
Receive and Send mail from your Macintosh via a POP server.
No more mainframe editors or terminal emulators!
/mac/util/comm/fetch2.1.sit.hqx
9/5/92 BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.5.1
A MacTCP based ftp client that allows you to ftp multiple files,
suffixed files (.gif, .hqx), a pop up menu for frequently accessed
sites... Requires MacTCP or KSP.
/mac/util/comm/finger1.36.sit.hqx
7/1/92 BinHex4.0,Stuffit3.06
Two applications. One's a finger daemon (so when people "finger"
your tcp-endowed Macintosh, they'll see stats and an info file.
The other application allows you to finger other people, as well
as has the finger daemon built in. Version 1.36
/mac/util/comm/ftpd2.10.sit.hqx
4/10/93 BinHex4.0,Stuffit3.06
Set up your Macintosh to be an FTP Server. Requires System 7,
MacTCP, file sharing turned on. Allows you to log into other
AppleShare servers on your network, change passwords on those
logged-in servers, initial directories for users/groups/guests,
Gopher protocol support (your Mac as a Gopher server, imagine
that!), remote site access restrictions, MacBinary support.
/mac/util/comm/gopherapp1.3b56.cpt.hqx
7/26/92 BinHex4.0,Compact1.33
A Gopher client which looks and feels much like the Finder
itself. It allows you to access a wide range of Internet
services. Requires MacTCP.
/mac/util/comm/leemail1.24.cpt.hqx
6/22/92 BinHex4.0,Compact1.33
Allows you to send and receive mail from the Internet directly
from/into your Macintosh if you have MacTCP installed. It uses
SMTP to send and receive... and works in the background under
System 7.
/mac/util/comm/ncsatelnet2.5.sit.hqx
8/3/92 BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.5.1
NCSA Telnet program for the Mac, requires either a Appletalk to
Internet gateway or Ethernet card. You can, via the
configuration file, choose the built-in or MacTCP drivers
to communicate with the outside world. Built-in SLIP driver, also.
/mac/misc/documentation/ncsatelnet2.5docs.sit.hqx
8/4/92 BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.5.1
Documentation for NCSA Telnet. Version 2.5.
/mac/util/comm/newswatcher1.3d8.cpt.hqx
5/4/93 BinHex4.0,Compact1.33
You specify the NNTP News server, your SMTP mail server,
grab/create/write into your unix-box (or standalone) .newsrc file,
and read Usenet news groups. Easily subscribe/unsubscribe, print,
save articles, etc. THINK C source in /mac/development/source/<c.
/mac/util/comm/nuntius1.11d25.sit.hqx
7/5/93 BinHex4.0,Stuffit3.06
A thread-based newsreader that uses the NNTP connections.
Requires System 7 and MacTCP.
/mac/util/comm/thenews2.24.sit.hqx
6/9/93 BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.5.1
Scan, post and look through various Usenet groups with this
application. Allows you to do just about everything a UNIX News
program does, only it's a convienent Mac program. Accepts
.signature files and bcc (blind carbon copies) on your e-mail
followups. Requires MacTCP.
/mac/util/comm/tn32702.4a4.sit.hqx
7/12/93 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.06
Full-featured 3270 emulator for IBM and other VM/CMS-based mainframes.
Features nice color graphics capabilities, onscreen mouse/cursor
movement (and selection), screen printing (or dump to PICT), ability
to copy from one session to another, file transfers (see documentation),
Two versions are included. One requires MacTCP, one has built in TCP/IP.
/mac/util/comm/turbogopher1.05.sit.hqx
11/23/92 BinHex4.0,Stuffit3.06
Enhanced (mostly for speed) Gopher client with many interface
improvements and protocol improvements. Version 1.05 adds many bug
fixes and the ability to choose your display font.
/mac/util/comm/waistation0.62.cpt.hqx
12/19/91 BinHex4.0,Compact1.33
Retrieve information from the DowQuest* document retrieval system
at Dow Jones News/Retrieval,( the Connection Machine( Document
Retrieval System, your local Macintosh, and any other database
server that supports the WAIS protocol. Requires MacTCP.
/mac/util/comm/xferit1.5b4.cpt.hqx
8/3/92 BinHex4.0,Compact1.33
TCP-based FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client. Open up multiple
connections to various hosts (e.g. Unix, MTS, etc..), click on a
directory and a new window with the directory contents pops up,
you can click on a file, it automatically downloads or you can
"view" a text file. Create an alias file for storing your name &
passwords. Version 1.5b4 features many System 7-savvy operations
like automatic file (archive) handling, drag-n-drop operation, etc.
