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- DynamIP v3.0 RC1
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- NOTE: The DynamIP web site has been completely redone. Please consult
- it for any questions/problems you have BEFORE you send me e-mail:
-
- http://DynamIP.home.ml.org/
- (or http://crubelier.stanford.edu/~cmu/DynamIP/ )
- (if your browser does not support dynamic forwarding )
-
- Thank you for your consideration,
- Chris / cmu@bigfoot.com
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
- / WARNING /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- DynamIP v3.0 RC1 comes with the new VB5 controls. When you
- install this new version of DynamIP all your older controls will
- be updated. This may cause some of your other installed programs
- to malfunction or not to start at all. For a list of controls that
- come with DynamIP please visit
- http://DynamIP.home.ml.org/DynamIPrequirements.htm
- You may want to backup your old controls BEFORE you install
- DynamIP so that you can reinstall them if you decide that you
- don't want to keep DynamIP on your system (note that uninstalling
- DynamIP will NOT reinstall your previous controls automatically).
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
- / New Features in v3.0 /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - RAS dialer (on demand, timer controlled)
- - Program Launcher
- - DynamIP v3.0 is a rewrite (about 70% of the code is new)
- - no more ICP, all Winsock stuff is handled by cmuTCP.ocx (v2.60)
- - accept/decline NetMeetingRequest
- - new methods to determine IP address (connected / vs. not connected)
- - support for static IP
- - WEBchat (works with Netscape and IE)
- - KeepAlive
- - Toolbar
- - left-click on MailBox icon starts E-mail client (if defined)
- - right-click on MailBox icon loads Setup
- - double-click on ChatList entry fetches information about
- chat participant (same as right-click and then menu "Info")
- (back to Chatlist with double-click)
- - Sleep/Wake Up button (IPchat)
- - DynamIP "remembers" last window position and will reopen there
- - Installation Program
- - different templates for ONline and OFFline
- - DynamIP works again with WindowsNT 3.51!!!
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
- / Installation /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- Very detailed installation information is available at
- http://DynamIP.home.ml.org/DynamIPinstallation.htm
- Please make use of it!
- This version of DynamIP introduces many new settings/options.
- If you had a previous version installed you should verify your
- settings after upgrading to make sure that all your previous
- settings have been imported correctly (in most cases you should
- be able to use the old INI file).
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
- / Trouble-Shooting /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- Please READ the information available at
- http://DynamIP.home.ml.org/
- Please do NOT report bugs that are already listed at
- http://DynamIP.home.ml.org/DynamIPdownload.htm#BetaVersions
-
- Help is available in form of HTML. When you install DynamIP the file
- "help.EXE" (a self-extracting ZIP file) is copied to the DynamIP
- installation directory. Execute it to expand the help files.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
- / Bugs, etc. /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- DynamIP v3.0 RC1 info:
- This is release candidate #1.
-
- bugs fixed in DynamIP v3.0 beta11:
- - many of small bugs fixed
-
- bugs fixed in DynamIP v3.0 beta10:
- - WEBchat errors (10048, etc.)
- - DialOnDemand, AutoONline
- - cosmetics
- previously hidden features newly activated:
- - new user interface (w/ Toolbar)
- - WEBchat indicator
- - better organized setup window
-
- bugs fixed in DynamIP v3.0 beta9:
- - DynamIP unload problem when minimized
- - new methods to determine dynamic IP address
- - WEBchat template
- - cleaned up DialOnDemand problems
- - hide "Connected to" window
- - cosmetics
-
- bugs fixed in DynamIP v3.0 beta8:
- - AutoDistribute Chatlist redesigned (to reduce traffic)
- - final attack on RT5-->RT430
- - cosmetics
-
- bugs fixed in DynamIP v3.0 beta7:
- - AutoDistribute Chatlist redesigned (to reduce traffic)
- - new cmuTCP.ocx to get it to work under WinNT35
- - WEBchat was looping with certain WEBchat Dummies
- - cosmetics (now the icons should be ok an all systems...)
- - DEL option for IP poster
-
- bugs fixed in DynamIP v3.0 beta6:
- - IPposter uploaded only 1 file on exit (AutoOFFline)
- - cmuTCP.ocx works now with WindowsNT 3.51 (you need
- ServicePack5, though)
- - WEBchat was always on (regardless of setting...)
- - cosmetics
-
- bugs fixed in DynamIP v3.0 beta5:
- - RT5-->RT430-->crash was back on some systems
- - bad POP server names caused crash
- - RT429 (version conflict in v3.0 beta 2)
- - TimeSync: RT5-->RT430-->crash
- - MailCheck: RT5-->RT430-->crash
- - ConnectionVerificationInterval>32: RT6-->crash
- - loading Setup w/ bad values in DynamIP.INI: RT380-->crash
- - WEBchat hangs sometimes if browser times out
-
- to do list:
- - multi-threading for upload (going ONline/OFFline)
- (probably will have to wait until VB5 is out because
- VB4 does not support call-back functions...)
-
-
- Please check information available at
- http://DynamIP.home.ml.org/
- BEFORE you send e-mail with bug reports and/or complaints.
- Thank you in advance for not wasting my time.
-
- Chris / cmu@bigfoot.com
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
- / History /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- v3.0 (18-APR-97) RC1 released / cmuTCP.ocx v3.00
- v3.0 (25-MAR-97) beta 11 released / cmuTCP.ocx v2.60
- v3.0 (05-MAR-97) beta 10 released
- v3.0 (26-FEB-97) beta 9 released / cmuTCP.ocx v2.19
- v3.0 (11-FEB-97) beta 8 released / cmuTCP.ocx v2.11
- v3.0 (10-FEB-97) beta 7 released / cmuTCP.ocx v2.10
- v3.0 (09-FEB-97) beta 6 released / cmuTCP.ocx v2.06
- v3.0 (06-FEB-97) beta 5 released / cmuTCP.ocx v2.05
- v3.0 (02-FEB-97) beta 4 released / cmuTCP.ocx v2.02
- v3.0 (30-JAN-97) beta 3 released / cmuTCP.ocx v2.01
- v3.0 (19-JAN-97) beta 2 released
- v3.0 (13-JAN-97) beta 1 released
- v2.8 internal version / not released to public
- v2.7 (24-NOV-96) new features: HTTPscan
- improvements: IPchat supports MS NetMeeting
- v2.6 (30-OCT-96) new features: IPchat, Event Notification
- improvements: default beep (if no sound card)
- v2.5 (12-OCT-96) improvements: DialOnDemand, StartupState, Template
- and LocalFile treatment; bug fix: Clock Synchronizer
- v2.4 (14-SEP-96) improvements: ToolTips in Taskbar, POP disconnect
- bug fixes (NT): Tray, Time Zone Info from Registry
- v2.3 (07-SEP-96) new features: AutoDisconnect, ToolTips,
- Time Zone Information from Registry
- several bug fixes (stability related...)
- v2.2 (30-AUG-96) several bug fixes and (internal) improvements
- v2.1 (25-AUG-96) new feature: PC clock synchronizer (NTP)
- several bug fixes and improvements
- v2.0 (22-AUG-96) new feature: log file, file dialogs
- bug fixes: memory leak, mail checker crashes
- v1.9 (19-AUG-96) new features: e-mail checker (up to 5 POP accounts)
- with sound notification, AutoCheck, AutoSense
- v1.7 - v1.8 internal versions / not released to public
- v1.6 (16-AUG-96) bug fix in AutoRefresh
- v1.5 (08-AUG-96) new features: up to 5 handles, drag and drop, new looks!
- v1.1 - v1.4 internal versions / not released to public
- v1.0 (01-AUG-96) fixed AutoRefresh, new menu items
- v0.9 (28-JUL-96) new features: AutoRefresh, support for HTTP
- and FTP server address; bug fix: RefreshIP
- v0.6, v0.7, v0.8 internal versions / not released to public
- v0.5 (26-JUL-96) added menu (finally!),
- added tray capability (to reduce task bar clutter),
- fixed another timing problem in disconnect ;-)
- icon that hints at the state (on, busy, off)
- v0.4 (24-JUL-96) fixed timing problem in disconnect
- v0.3 (06-JUL-96) connect more stable, disconnect faster,
- auto-minimize if going on/off-line successful
- v0.2 (28-JUN-96) added timeout feature
- v0.1 (27-JUN-96) quickly wrote this thing 'cause I needed it
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