V 1 . 0 9 I N F O R M A T I O N 1/6/95 INSTALLATION ------------- Copy nr2v109.zip to the ~\tcpip directory and unzip. For pkunzip be sure to use the -d flag to honor directories. The following files will be unzipped file directory --- -------- nr2.exe ~\tcpip\bin nrsort.dll ~\tcpip\dll nr2.hlp ~\tcpip\help Version 1.03 users should note the installation instructions for v1.07 (below) with regard to resource files Version 1.02 users (and earlier) may have windows initially off screen. Use alt-f7 to move the window and then select Options->use default settings and then ctrl-W to save window positions FIXES: v1.07 mailing of posts; sendmail.uml is read from the ~\tcpip\etc directory - no need to copy it v1.07 reversed decision not to support non-PM external editors ============================== V 1 . 0 7 I N F O R M A T I O N INSTALLATION ------------ Copy nr2v107.zip to the ~\tcpip directory and unzip it. The files nr2.exe and nr2.hlp will be installed in the bin and help directories. ----------------------------------------------------------- Posted to comp.os.os2.networking.tcp-ip and ibmnet.news.admin - 12/94 NewsReader v1.07 includes several new functions and many bug fixes. Major new function includes: multiple user support: NR/2 resources such as application configuration, newsgroup subscription lists, signature files, etc... are maintained on a per-user basis. The files which store these resources no longer reside in ~\tcpip\etc but can be found in ~\tcpip\etc\rnspool\userid where userid is the Advantis user id or the nickname field in SLIP-PM. multiple server support: Because article index numbers usually differ for the same newsgroups on different newsservers, switching newsservers can cause problems with the subscription list. NR/2 now provides separate resources per server so that a separate subscription list is maintained for each. new printing ability: Previously, NR/2 print support was only for logical ports - LPTn, COMn. Printing is now performed via printer objects so that named pipes LPDn and other network printing resources can be used. Major bug fixes include: Optional keep alive message: Earlier versions of NR/2 sent a frequent keep alive message to maintain the connection to the news server. This is now an optional setting. See Options->NewsReader->keep alive check box Save as problem: Intermittently, posts of greater than 1000 lines would be corrupted during saving near the 1000 line mark. There were also many minor interface changes and documentation changes. Compatibility with earlier versions Because of multiple user support, the resource files used with earlier versions will not be used unless they are moved to the directory ~\tcpip\etc\rnspool\userid The files which need to be copied (moved) from ~\tcpip\etc are NEWS.* and NR2.INI. Signature files and block (kill) files located in ~\tcpip\etc\sig and ~\tcpip\etc\kill should also be moved to the sig and kill directories ~\tcpip\etc\rnspool\userid\sig and ~\tcpip\etc\rnspool\userid\kill. Non-Presentation Manager editors are no longer supported. This was a decision made by our development team and is noted in the NR/2 v1.07 on-line help. We apologize for any inconvenence resulting from not providing this information concurrently with the latest software release available via Advantis. Thank you for the many positive comments and constructive criticisms of our software. Please report software errors via IBM support channels so that we can diagnose the problem and provide you with a fix as soon as possible. Happy Holidays! -John John G. White OS/2 TCP/IP Development, IBM Research Triangle Park , NC ----------------------------------------------------------- Additions: Multiple user support makes use of the Advantis user-id and the PM Dialer nickname field to uniquely identify users. If you are using different nicknames to access the same account for reasons such as different phone numbers or different transport mechanisms note that NR/2 will treat each nickname as a different user. The file sendmail.uml located in ~\tcpip\etc must also be copied to ~\tcpip\etc\rnspool\userid for mail forwarding to work in NR/2. Use with LAN: If you do not use SLIP or PPP but have an existing TCP/IP product NR/2 will continue to function as before provided that you have the necessary DLL's shipped with WARP. To use both SLIP or PPP and LAN you will need a copy of OS/2 Client which will be available early in '95. Printing: If you do not copy the resource files to a new directory be sure to set your printer in NewsReader->Configure->printer before printing.