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PmSnoop 1.30 Release Notes, Mon 09-30-1991
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- I have rewritten PmSnoop so that I can distribute the source code.
The fancier font selection dialog had to be replaced. When OS/2
2.00 is out, I'll change it so that it uses the new system
provided dialog.
- I added a check in SnoopOpen() that will stop it from causing a
trap if a program erroneously tries to open a NULL pipe.
PmSnoop, What is it?
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PmSnoop is the client end of a client/server pair. It simply
displays text messages sent by the server. The original server was
Maximus/2. BinkleyTerm, Maxine and other programs have been
updated to support PmSnoop as well. All PmSnoop server programs use
the Snoop API in SnServer.Dll to send messages to PmSnoop.exe.
Since SnServer.Dll uses named pipes, the server program
(Maximus/Bink) can be on a different computer than PmSnoop. This
allows the sysop to monitor several programs from a central
location. It is also useful on for the non-lan-sysop, who wants
to run the bbs session as a full screen session (since it will run
faster that way than in a window), yet monitor it from the PM
desktop.
SnServer.Dll is used only by the server programs (Maxp.exe, btp.exe,
etc). PmSnoop.exe does not require it.
Using PmSnoop
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Each copy of PmSnoop monitors one "bbs session". All server
programs that run in that session, that support snooping, should
use the same pipe name. Each "bbs session" should use a different
pipe name. To define the pipe name for a server program, see the
documentation for that program.
PmSnoop's pipe name can be passed on the command line, or set via
a dialog box. For example:
PMSNOOP \pipe\line1
The pipe name must always start with \pipe\, unless it is
referencing a pipe on another computer (a remote pipe), in which
case it should be of the form:
\\server\pipe\line1
where 'server' is the Lan Manager (Lan Server) machine name of the
computer running the bbs. For this to work, the server end of the
remote pipe must be a Lan Manager server or peer server. It should
work with Novel's named pipe server, but this is not supported.
WARRANTY
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This program is supplied "AS IS" without any warranty of any kind.
It is a completely unsupported product. Bug reports/suggestions
will be listened to, but not necessarily acted upon.
COPYRIGHT
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Copyright (C) 1989-91 A:WARE Inc. All rights reserved.
PmSnoop and SnServer are free for nonprofit, noncommercial use.
All other usage must have prior written consent from A:WARE Inc.
A:WARE Inc. develops custom OS/2 applications, device drivers, and
utilities.
A:WARE Inc.
P.O. Box 670
Adelaide St. Postal Stn.
Toronto, Canada
M5C 2J8.
Voice: (416)858-3222, Peter Fitzsimmons.
FidoNet: 1:250/628
BBS: RT-LAB (416)867-9663