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- SUBMISSION
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- GateKeeper 3.0 Beta 2
- GateKeeper 3.0 is an integrated GUI control and PPP package.
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- CHANGES IN BETA 2
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- Fixed threading bug in GateKeeper.app (app hangs).
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- RELEASE NOTES
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- This is an early, experimental Beta. Minimal testing has been
- done on Intel hardware running 4.2 User with a SupraSonic modem.
- Building the source distribution requires NS 3.2/3.3 Developer.
- It should work with NS 3.2->4.2 User. This release is self
- contained and will not affect prior releases of GateKeeper or
- PPP if you install it in a different folder.
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- In this release GateKeeper and the integrated PPP daemon
- communicate in a peer to peer fashion as necessary via Mach
- RPC (prior releases parsed the PPP log stream). This allows
- GateKeeper to dynamically alter the behavior of the running
- PPP daemon. The current Beta only implements a subset of the
- planned RPC so many things require the user to stop and start
- the PPP daemon (from GK) in order for changes to take effect.
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- Central to the operation of this release is "Dial on demand"
- which I have enabled in the PPP daemon. In fact this release
- has no "Connect" button beyond it's Manual Dial mechanism.
- This allows GateKeeper and the PPP daemon to provide the
- functionality of previous releases while operating independently
- of each other. For example, if GateKeeper is restarted while a
- PPP daemon is active it will contact the daemon and resume the
- peer to peer relationship.
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- The integrated PPP package is based on the NeXT 2.3.1 release
- of the free PPP as ported by Steve Perkins and others.
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- Significant changes include:
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- GateKeeper.app
- Architecture has been extensively reworked to support the
- new model of operation.
- Preferences now consists of dynamically loaded bundles.
- PostPPP script execution upon termination of GK and daemon.
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- PPP daemon
- Dial on demand has been enabled.
- Mach RPC and communications server thread added.
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- chat
- Slight mod to overcome cheese ball NeXT POSIX support.
- Capture and reporting of connection speed via Mach RPC.
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- PPP LKS
- No changes in this Beta.
- Testing was done using the PPP2.2 LKS (more stable on my
- dev system) while this package contains the 2.3.1 LKS.
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- DISTRIBUTION FILES
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- GateKeeper.3.0.Beta.2.s.tar.gz contains a source distribution
- GateKeeper.3.0.Beta.2.NI.b.tar.gz contains a binary distribution
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- URL's
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- ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/apps/internet/ppp/GateKeeper/GateKeeper.3.0.Beta.2.s.tar.gz
- ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/apps/internet/ppp/GateKeeper/GateKeeper.3.0.Beta.2.NI.b.tar.gz
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- ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Communication/apps/GateKeeper.3.0.Beta.2.s.tar.gz
- ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Communication/apps/GateKeeper.3.0.Beta.2.NI.b.tar.gz
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- SUPPORT
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- My ability to provide support is very limited. Should you
- require assistance I will expect you to have the current
- stable release (2.1) running on your system. During the Beta
- period I will provide support without charge to those testing
- the Beta. Upon final release the following will apply:
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- Comments and bug reports are always welcome, but if you would
- like support the following applies:
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- 1. If you are a non-commercial user and are doing some type
- of FSF GNU or other freeware work for the UNIX community
- let me know and we'll call it even. The same is true if
- you provide software free to single non-commercial users
- or if you have contributed to the creation of GateKeeper.
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- 2. If you would like E-mail support please register for it
- by sending in a one time registration fee of $20 USD.
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- 3. If you would like telephone support please contact me
- via E-mail for details.
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- CURRENT RELEASE
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- The current Beta release of GateKeeper is version 3.0 Beta 2
- The current stable release of GateKeeper is version 2.1
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- FEATURES
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- -- Dial on demand.
- -- Manual Dial and login to a ppp provider without a script.
- -- Compound document format for storing information necessary
- to access an Internet Service Provider.
- -- GUI document editor (partially implemented)
- -- Toolbar control
- -- Idle timeout with sound warning.
- -- Execute and check exit status of a preLink and a
- preUnLink script prior to the respective operation.
- -- displays pppStats
- -- Redial.
- -- App Icon session timer.
- -- Tri-state animated icon provides status feedback.
- -- Captures and displays connection information
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- BUGS
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- If you are using the GK 2.1 stable release you must switch
- the PPP log from a FIFO to a file in GK 2.1's preferences.
- If you want old Gate docs to report connection speed you
- must add a line to your pppup file like: "REPORT CARRIER".
- See the enclosed example doc.
- The documentation does not reflect this Beta release.
- German localization has been removed from this Beta.
- If running a local nameserver you should dump it's cache
- after each PPP session.
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- Comments, bug reports and suggestions should be sent to:
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- Felipe A. Rodriguez
- 5315 Colodny st. #7
- Agoura Hills, CA 91301
- far@ix.netcom.com (NeXTmail preferred) (MIMEmail welcome) ####################################################################
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