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- Short: Protected shell for remote login w/ utils
- Type: util/shell
- Uploader: albert@cs.tut.fi (Pasi 'Albert' Ojala)
-
- TITLE
-
- AXsh - Amiga external shell
-
- VERSION
-
- 1.31 - a non-crippled evaluation version
-
- AUTHOR
-
- Pasi 'Albert' Ojala Internet: albert@cs.tut.fi OR
- albert@cc.tut.fi
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- AXsh's main purpose is to let other users have access to your
- Amiga and still be sure that nothing inappropriate can happen.
- AXsh ensures this by allowing access only to directories that are
- defined accessible and only accepting commands and arguments that
- are defined legal.
-
- AXsh supports multiple lines, multiple users logged in
- simultaneously and 8 different user levels. User actions can be
- saved into a log file. Each user has his/her own home directory,
- and the used disk space can be/is restricted.
-
- AXsh can be used as a bulletin board system with or without
- UUCP or as a door program in a 'normal' BBS. It has its own mail,
- news and file transfer programs. However, AXsh is not restricted
- to remote access, it can be very well used as a local shell.
-
- The shell itself has command line editing, function key macros,
- history, aliases, variables and scripts. It also has filename and
- commandname completion assigned to the TAB key. VT100, Ansi and
- dumb terminal modes are currently supported.
-
- Many useful programs are included in the packet and any CLI-based
- programs can easily be added.
-
- AXsh systems can be connected together to form a network, so that
- mail and news are exchanged between systems. You can also use UUCP
- instead of the native AXsh net system or you can use another
- transport mechanism like Fidonet (TrapDoor) to transfer AXsh net
- packets. News and mail programs are configurable to fully interface
- with UUCP or CNews.
-
- If you have WB2.1, you can choose the used language from English,
- Finnish, Spanish, French, Danish, Swedish and German. New 2.0
- features are also used, but you can still use AXsh with ks1.3 if
- you have arp.library.
-
-
- NEW FEATURES
-
- All known security holes patched.
-
- Possibility to kick out users and a crude time-limit feature.
-
- New, faster serial handler.
-
- Possibility to have userlevel-specific configuration files
- for FFE and Rn (allows restricted file/news areas).
-
- Numerous bug fixes and improvements.
-
- It is now possible to install from hard disk (Assign AXshPack:
- to the directory you unarchived the InstallDisk packet).
-
-
- SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
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- arp.library (v39) OR ks2.0
-
- LhA to unpack the archive, installation disk and language catalogs
-
- C= Installer in the WorkBench command path to use the automatic
- installation script (usually SYS:System/Installer)
-
-
- SUGGESTED ENVIRONMENT
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- A hard disk, about 1M for a basic one-user system without news
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- At least 1M of memory
-
- A modem for remote access
-
-
- HOST NAME/FILE NAME
-
- ftp.funet.fi:/pub/amiga/shells/AXsh/AXsh-1.31-demo.{lha,readme}
-
- Aminet sites, under util/shell
-
-
- PRICE
-
- Suggested shareware/registration fee is US$30
-
-
- DISTRIBUTABILITY
-
- The demo version can be freely distributed, provided that the
- contents of the archive remain intact.
-
-
- IMPORTANT!
-
- This can be the last 1.3-compatible version. However, bugfixes will
- be done for registered users, if needed. The next version will be
- totally new inside, writing applications will be easier, the security
- will improve etc. If there is enough interest (and registrations),
- I might consider making a 1.3-compatible version also.
-
-
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
-
- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
- -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
- 3319 1566 52.8% 26-Mar-94 17:21:58 AXsh-readme1.31
- 2567 447 82.5% 26-Mar-94 17:17:32 AXsh-readme1.31.info
- 87642 32254 63.1% 28-Mar-94 16:56:40 AXshAdmManual
- 2567 447 82.5% 26-Mar-94 17:17:32 AXshAdmManual.info
- 370523 370523 0.0% 26-Mar-94 17:27:28 InstallDisk.lha
- 72 69 4.1% 08-Feb-93 19:40:24 MakeInstallDisk
- 508 250 50.7% 26-Mar-94 17:17:30 MakeInstallDisk.info
- 136 114 16.1% 17-Mar-93 22:29:48 QuickSetupRam
- 462 197 57.3% 26-Mar-94 17:17:30 QuickSetupRam.info
- -------- ------- ----- --------- --------
- 467796 405867 13.2% 29-Mar-94 02:45:32 9 files
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