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- From: sjd@frieda.mitre.org (Stephen J. Darragh)
- Subject: AppleShare Server 3.0.1 Change History
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- Organization: Research Computer Facility, MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 11:54:12 GMT
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-
- I got this from someone at Apple. I don't know why they don't put this in
- the package when the ship upgrades (hint, hint) ;-)
- I wonder why someone from Apple didn't post this, a few of us have asked
- for this type of information.
-
- Enjoy!
-
-
- AppleShare Server 3.0.1 Change History
-
- The following is a description of the bugs that were fixed in AppleShare Server
- 3.0.1. The bugs are categorized according to the area of the software
- in which they occurred.
-
- Bugs fixed in AppleShare Print Server 3.0.1
- -------------------------------------------
-
- % The AppleShare Print Server previously did not properly handle contiguous
- paper feed on ImageWriter printers. (Extras <CRs> were issued when
- printing continuously with feed paper through an ImageWriter II. The
- beginning of each subsequent page started further down on the page.)
-
- % If many Macintosh clients were using the Print Server a lot, the Print
- Server could freeze up.
-
- % If many Apple II clients were spooling to the Print Server, the clients
- that tried to talk to the Print Server, after the ninth client, would
- report problems communicating with the printer. This problem was in the
- AppleShare Print Server and the Apple II client software. AppleShare
- Print Server 3.0.1 will continue to work the older Apple II clients, but
- for full robustness and future compatibility it is recommended that users
- upgrade the Apple II client software to version GS/OS 6.0.1 when it
- becomes available.
-
- % If the AppleShare Print Server or the AppleShare File Server were running
- under heavy stress, it was possible for the Macintosh to crash or freeze
- up. This problem was traced back to a version of the AppleTalk driver
- that incorrectly handled some communications. Users will need to upgrade the
- AppleTalk drivers on their server MacintoshUs by using the Network Software
- Installer version 1.2.3 or greater.
-
-
- Bugs fixed in AppleShare Admin 3.0.1
- ------------------------------------
-
- % "Users" folder access privileges incorrectly changed from explicit to
- inherited after the menu item "Verify Apple II Startup Info" was selected.
-
- % AppleShare 3.0.1 now repairs damaged btree files. This fix eliminates
- occasional 2.0 to 3.0 upgrade failures.
-
- % The AppleShare 2.0 to 3.0 upgrade could fail without informing the user.
- An alert is now issued if there is a problem with the upgrade.
-
- % New code and resources were added to make AppleShare 3.0.1 more localizable
- on two byte systems. The localizer can now remove the Apple II "Startup" menu
- from the menu bar for countries not supporting Apple II. The hard coded "I"
- character was removed and replaced by a one byte resource. So
- now "I" can be changed to whatever the localizer specifies. Additionally,
- a check for bad characters in user, group, or server name is allowed.
-
- % On System 7.1 the Admin in AppleShare 3.0 could not delete a user or group
- without hanging the machine with the File Server running. AppleShare 3.0.1
- Admin is now compatible with System 7.1. (The details: Admin 3.0 set the
- server's "Flush AC Cache" bit with btree reserved. This could potentially
- hang the server, especially under system 7.1. In 3.0.1, Admin sets the bit
- and loops until the server clears the bit.)
-
- % Two problems were fixed in AppleShare 3.0's "Copy Item tooI" feature:
- a) Copy would terminate with a "file not found" error if it
- encountered an invisible folder at the root of source folder,
- b) The server could hang during "copy item too"'s exit routine because
- PBHDelete was called with btree reserved.
-
- % There was an occasional Inherited privileges problem when updating from
- AppleShare 2.0 to 3.0. Access privileges were sometimes upgraded
- incorrectly using AppleShare 3.0.
-
- % Selecting the menu item "Compact volume Access Privileges" caused launch
- limit settings to be lost.
-
- % AppleShare 3.0 "Summary of Shared Item Report" did not work correctly.
- The report would sometimes show an incorrect owner and group with
- incorrect privileges. If you looked at the server itself, the privileges
- were set correctly; it was just that the report that was incorrect.
-
- % AppleShare 3.0.1 is 7.1 compatible. However, the Compatibility Checker
- says that AppleShare 3.0.1 is not compatible!
-
- Bugs fixed in AppleShare File Server 3.0.1
- ------------------------------------------
-
- % There were incompatibilities between CE Software (QuickMail 2.5) and
- AppleShare.
-
- % When one client duplicated a large (several Meg) file on the server, other
- clients would hang. The way CopyFile was handled was changed so that the
- server would better service other requests while doing the CopyFile.
-
- % When you attempted to launch an application on the server and the limit of
- concurrent users for an application was exceeded, an FCB was opened and
- never closed. The server would not close the file and the file would stay
- open until you shut the server down.
-
- % There was an AppleShare and Retrospect Remote problem. If you backed up
- the Users & Groups file, users could no longer log into the server.
-
- % Cat Search would occasionally trash memory on the client side.
-
- Bugs fixed in the AppleShare Server 3.0.1 Installer
- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- The Installer script was changed to update the versions declared (especially
- for the new version of the Apple II Setup disk).
-
-
- Bugs fixed in AppleShare 3.0.1 Workstation
- ------------------------------------------
- There were NO code changes in AppleShare 3.0.1 Workstation from the AppleShare
- 3.0 Workstation.
-
- Differences Between System 7.1 and AppleShare 3.0.1 Workstation
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
- The differences between the System 7.1 Workstation and the AppleShare 3.0.1
- Workstation are basically those required for it to run in 2-byte systems with
- WorldScript II. This included fixing a few bugs and handling situations like 2
- byte passwords. A couple of additional fixes, for weird things like booting
- with the AppleShare Workstation in the Extensions folder, removing it, and
- trying to use the Chooser, were made.
-
- There are no additional features in System 7.1 AppleShare Workstation.
-
- If a user tries to install the AppleShare 3.0.1 Workstation on a 7.1
- system, the system will NOT install the AppleShare 3.0.1 Workstation over the
- System 7.1 AppleShare Workstation.
-
-
- End.
-