arachne-digest Wednesday, February 9 2000 Volume 01 : Number 986
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 16:30:37 -0500
From: Mark David Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Why aren't GIFs displaying?
Instead of displaying GIFs I'm getting red boxes. What is wrong?
Here is my ARACHNE and MIME CFGs if someone might see what is wrong for me.
ARACHNE.CFG
;This is ARACHNE.CFG for Arachne version 1.50 SRC
;If you want to use Arachne on PC with CPU 486+ you should start here.
;(tested on AMD K5/133)
;This configuration file can be completely controled from Arachne setup.
;Run "setup" if you are not sure what to change in configuration file.
[profile]
Profile 338-9222.ACF
Connection @call callout.bat
Hangup @call hangup.bat
;Connection @cmd ... command cmd will estabilish connection
;Connection READY ... connection is permanent, packet driver in
AUTOEXEC...
;Connection NUL ... do not start TCP/IP (run "arachne -c" to force
this)
[dialer]
DialPage file:dialinit.htm
Dialer @call callout.bat>PPP.LOG
TerminalWindow @call callout.bat
UseTerminal Yes
Port 2
Irq 3
Base Default
Mode 8N1
Speed 38400
InitString AT&F&C1&D2S95=3
DialString ATDT
PhoneNumber 338-9222
Autologin No
WaitFor1 -
Response1 -
WaitFor2 -
Response2 -
WaitFor3 -
Response3 -
WaitFor4 -
Response4 -
PPPusername 105556,1215
PPPpassword BEASTS.SYSTEM
;Base values: Default|0x??? (eg. 0x3e8)
;Mode values: databits/parity/stopbits (eg. 8N1)
[tcp/ip]
IP_Address BOOTP
IP_Grab IP address set to
NameServer BOOTP
AltNameServer BOOTP
Gateway 0.0.0.0
AltGateway 0.0.0.0
Netmask 0.0.0.0
TCPconfig PPPTCP.CFG
;IP_Address n.n.n.n ... fixed IP address
;IP_Address PPP ... for PPP.EXE and PPPD.EXE (get address from
PPP.LOG)
;IP_Address BOOTP ... WatTcp attepmts to use BOOTP protocol
;IP_Address %enviro% ... Minuet style (enviroment variable, like %MYIP%)
;IP_Address WATTCP ... use ONLY values from TCPconfig (variable "my_ip")
;IP_Grab string ... prefix of IP address in PPP.LOG ("IP address set
to")
;TCPconfig filename ... name of WatTcp configuration file (often
WATTCP.CFG)
[mail]
SMTPserver smtp.hotpop.com
POP3server pop.hotpop.com
POP3username markdroth
POP3password 24692930
KeepOnServer No
eMail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PersonalName Mark David Roth
Organization Arachne Fan Club
TimeZone +0080
UseSignature Yes
SignatureFile SIGN.TXT
MailEncoding MIME
MailSortOrder DateSnt
NoHELO No
KillSent No
MailIdxTemplate idxhead.htp
ForwardString1 ----- Forwarded message begin -----
ForwardString2 ------ Forwarded message end ------
ReplyString On %s, %s wrote:
MyCharset US-ASCII
MailBodyEncoding 7bit
;MailSortOrder values: DateRcv|DateSnt|Address|Subject
[internet]
HTTPproxy proxy.provider.com:8080
UseProxy No
HomePage file://I:\HTMFILES\START.HTM
SearchPage http://www.naf.cz/search/
SearchEngine http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?q=
FTPusername anomynous
FTPpassword xxxxxx
FTPhost ftp.provider.com
FTPpath /home/user/
AcceptCharset ISO-8859-1,*
[system]
Hotlist F:\ARACHNE\HOTLIST.HTM
History C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\HISTORY.LST
CookieFile F:\ARACHNE\COOKIES.LST
CacheIndex C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\CACHE.IDX
CachePath C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\
Cache2TEMP Yes
MailPath F:\ARACHNE\MAIL\
DownloadPath C:\DOWNLOAD\
[misc]
Logo 12000
LoadImages Yes
Frames Yes
FastJPEGs Yes
RefreshDelay 240
ScreenSaver 0
LocalIcons Yes
ESC Ignore
F3key file:*.htm
AutoF3key Yes
BigFont No
ScrollBarSize 14
ScrollBarStyle NextStep
Colors 11 0
MouseColors 15 10
VirtualScreen 0
ScreenMode Auto
SmoothScroll No
ScrollStep 1000
BgColor #000000
Text #FFFFFF
Link #0000C4
Background NUL
ExitOnHangup No
Buttons serious
ASCIIwidth 78
FontShift 0
HTMLtext #000000
HTMLbgColor #C4C4C4
HTMLlink #0000C4
;AfterPOP3 smtp:
;AfterSMTP file:mail.htm
ShiftF1 file://doc/howto.htm
ShiftF2 smtp:
ShiftF3 file:*.*
ShiftF4 file:examples\newfile.htm
ShiftF5 http://www.naf.cz/arachne/download.htm
ShiftF6 pop3:
ShiftF7 http://www.altavista.com/
ShiftF8 http://www.hotbot.com/
ShiftF9 http://www.slashdot.org/
ShiftF10 file:utils.htm
AltTab Yes
EditHotlistEntry Yes
UseCID Yes
UseCDescr Yes
AltSysFont 0
Index *.htm
Multitasking Yes
XMS4allGIFs 4096
XMS4oneGIF 1040000
;ScrollBarStyle values: NextStep|Windows|Arachne|X
;BgColor,Text,Link values: #RRGGBB (hexadecimal values of red, green and
blue)
;VirtualScreen value: vertical number of pixels, 0 disables virtual screen.
;ScreenMode values: Auto|Smart|Nice
;BodyArachne values: System|Default|All
;Colors values are <ink 0..15> <paper 0..15>
[security]
SavePasswords Yes
Cookies Yes
HTTPreferer Yes
;FakeFTPeMail user@domain
[not-yet-implemeted]
NNTPserver news.compuserve.com
IRCserver irc.provider.com:6667
IRCchannel #arachne
IRCnick arachne_user
[auto-added]
PostScriptWidth 218.45
PostScriptHeight 282.7
PostScriptOut No
UseKeyMap No
Index index.htm
UseCID No
AltSysFont 0
Autodial No
MinDiskSpace 128
CacheFonts Yes
Kill468x60 No
Here's my MIME.CFG
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Arachne understands four basic file types: HTM, GIF, BMP, TXT and ASF.
Only
;GIF and BMP can be inlined using <IMG> tag. If the file has different
;extension than one those and if in the following conversion table no
;corresponding action is defined, Arachne offers moving of downloaded file
;from CACHE directory (or of local file) to DOWNLOAD directory.
;ASF files are treated as script files (simply lists of URLs).
;For conversion to supported format is used macro "ext1>ext2|command",
;for calling external viewer macro "extension|command". See syntax rules
;(at the end of this file.)
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[MIME]
text/html HTM
text/plain TXT
image/gif GIF
image/jpeg JPG>BMP|$edjpeg.exe -bmp -colors 256 $1 $2
audio/x-wav WAV|$eplany.exe $1
audio/basic AU|$eplany.exe $1
;
;My pseudo jpeg mime type - usage depends on ARACHNE.CFG...
fastimage/jpeg JPG>BMP|$edjpeg.exe -bmp $1 $2
;
;Replace image/jpeg config like with this to save disk space:
;image/jpeg JPG>GIF|$edjpeg.exe $1 $2
;
;Disable (comment out) this, if you want use Arachne on PC XT or PC AT:
image/png PNG>BMP|[200]$ejpng2bmp.exe $1 $2
image/x-png PNG>BMP|[200]$ejpng2bmp.exe $1 $2
;
;defaultly not distributed APMs
video/mpeg MPG|[200]call mpeg\\vmpeg.bat $1
video/x-msvideo AVI|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
video/quicktime MOV|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
audio/x-mpeg MP3|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
audio/mpeg MP3|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
audio/x-mpeg MP3|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
audio/x-mpeg3 MP3|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.mpg MPG|[200]call mpeg\\vmpeg.bat $1
file/.mpe MPE|[200]call mpeg\\vmpeg.bat $1
file/.avi AVI|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.mov MOV|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.mp1 MP1|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.mp2 MP2|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.mp3 MP3|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.DL DL|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.CEL CEL|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.FLC FLC|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.FLI FLI|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.au AU|[200]PLANY.EXE $1
file/.mid MID|[125]call playmidi.bat $1
file/.mp1 MP1|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.mp2 MP2|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.mp3 MP3|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.DL DL|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.CEL CEL|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.FLC FLC|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.FLI FLI|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/.au AU|[200]PLANY.EXE $1
file/.mid MID|[125]call playmidi.bat $1
application/postscript PS
application/mac-binhex40 >HTM|[100]type binhex.htm>$2
;
;I will save this with correct extension:
text/enriched RTF
text/richtext RTF
image/x-bitmap BMP
image/tiff TIF
image/x-xbitmap XBM
message/rfc822 RFC
message/rfc822 CNM
message/rfc822 SNT
message/rfc822 MES
message/rfc822 TBS
message/partial RFC
message/news NWS
application/rtf RTF
application/wordperfect5.1 WPD
application/pdf PDF
application/msword DOC
application/zip ZIP
application/octet-stream EXE
application/octet-stream COM
application/x-zipped ZIP
application/zip ZIP
;
;Arachne-specific:
application/x-arachne-package APM>HTM|APM.EXE -u $u $1 $e\\download>$2
file/.apm >HTM|APM.EXE -u $u $1 $e\\download>$2
;application/x-arachne-package APM>HTM|$eapm.exe -u $u $1>$2
;application/x-netdos-exe EXE|@$eapm.exe -v $u $1
;application/x-netdos-com COM|@$eapm.exe -v $u $1
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Pseudomime types - "Arachne extensions to MIME" :-)
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ARACHNE]
gopher/0 TXT
gopher/1 GOP>HTM|[100]$esystem\\dgi\\goph2htm.exe
$1>$2
gopher/5 ZIP
gopher/6 UUE
gopher/7 GOP>HTM|[100]$esystem\\dgi\\goph2htm.exe
- -s>$2
gopher/g GIF
finger/out TXT
news/list TXT
ftp/list FTP>HTM|[110]$ewwwman.exe -f $1>$2
;trial settings:
multipart/x-mixed-replace HTM
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;External internet protocols - any new protocol can be declared using this:
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
external/telnet |@telnet.exe $p
;external/irc |@$eapm.exe -t http://home.arachne.cz/apm/irc
;external/ftp |@ftp.exe
;external/gopher |@minuet.exe $u
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Local files and DGI:
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Try to uncomment following, and you will have MSIE 9.0 style desktop ;-)
;(note: extension .com must preceed .c, etc.)
;file/.exe |@$1
;file/.com |@$1
;file/.bat |@$1
;
;Other files and DGI scripts:
file/*.mes >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -i $1 -cache=$t>$2
fastfile/*.mes >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -i $1 -cache=$t>$2
file/*.cnm >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -i $1 -cache=$t>$2
fastfile/*.cnm >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -i $1 -cache=$t>$2
file/* >HTM|[110]$ewwwman.exe -d $1>$2
fastfile/* >HTM|[110]$ewwwman.exe -l $1>$2
file/cacheindex.dgi >HTM|[110]$ewwwman.exe -c $c>$2
file/history.dgi >HTM|[110]$ewwwman.exe -h $h>$2
file/wwwmanset.dgi >HTM|[110]$ewwwman.exe -s $S>$2
file/galery.dgi >HTM|[110]$ewwwman.exe -g $S>$2
file/playlist.dgi >ASF|$ewwwman.exe -p $S>$2
file/.cnm >HTM|[110]$einsight.exe $1 -cache=$t>$2
file/.rfc >HTM|[110]$einsight.exe $1 -cache=$t>$2
file/.mes >HTM|[110]$einsight.exe $1 -cache=$t>$2
file/.tbs >HTM|[110]$einsight.exe $1 -cache=$t>$2
file/.snt >HTM|[100]$einsight.exe $1 -cache=$t>$2
file/inbox.dgi >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -i $M*.cnm
- -cache=$t>$2
file/outbox.dgi >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -i $M*.tbs
- -cache=$t>$2
file/readmail.dgi >HTM|[110]$einsight.exe -folders $M*.*
- -cache=$t>$2
file/sentmail.dgi >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -i $M*.snt
- -cache=$t>$2
file/reply.dgi >HTM|[110]$einsight.exe -r -q=$q -cache=$t>$2
file/resend.dgi >HTM|[110]$einsight.exe -e -q=$q -cache=$t>$2
file/forward.dgi >HTM|[110]$einsight.exe -f -q=$q -cache=$t>$2
file/movemail1.dgi >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -1 -q=$q -cache=$t>$2
file/movemail2.dgi >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -2 -q=$q -cache=$t>$2
;
;Trash mail folder management:
;people who don't like TRASH folder can copy delmail1.dgi as delmail2.dgi
..
file/delmail1.dgi >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -2 -q=$q -cache=$t>$2
file/delmail2.dgi >HTM|[130]$einsight.exe -d -q=$q -cache=$t>$2
file/emptytrash.dgi >HTM|if exist $Mtrash\\*.mes del
$Mtrash\\*.mes\n$einsight.exe -i $Mtrash\\*.mes -cache=$t>$2
;
file/test.dgi >TXT|[100]COPY $q $2>NUL
file/echo.dgi >TXT|[100]ECHO $s>$2
file/mem.dgi >HTM|mem|$esystem\\dgi\\fixmem>$2
file/memc.dgi >HTM|mem /C|$esystem\\dgi\\fixmem /C>$2
file/wizard.dgi >HTM|@$esystem\\dgi\\wizard.exe $2
file/wizardm.dgi >HTM|$esystem\\dgi\\wizard.exe -m $2
file/pktchk.dgi >HTM|@set
PKT=y\n$esystem\\pktdrvrs\\pktchk.com 0x60\nif errorlevel 1 set PKT=n\ntype
$esystem\\gui\\etherwz%%PKT%%.ah>$2
file/reboot.dgi |@echo Please stand by while restarting the
system...\ndel lock\n$esystem\\dgi\\reboot.com
file/grep.dgi >TXT|FIND "$s" *.htm /S>$2
file/pktstat.dgi >TXT|[100]$esystem\\pktdrvrs\\pktstat.com>$2
file/dosshell.dgi |@echo Type 'EXIT' to return to
Arachne...\n%%COMSPEC%%
file/printprn.dgi |[100]print _4prt.txt>PRN
file/printcom.dgi |print /d:prn _4prt.txt
file/psprintprn.dgi |[100]type _4prt.ps>PRN
file/psprintcom.dgi |print /d:prn _4prt.ps
file/printqpad.dgi >HTM|COPY $equickpad.txt _4prt.txt>NUL\nTYPE
$eprint.ah>$2
file/export.dgi |[100]COPY _4prt.txt $s>NUL
file/exportps.dgi |[100]COPY _4prt.ps $s>NUL
file/.acf |COPY $1 ARACHNE.CFG\nif exist lock del
lock\narachne.bat
file/.bhx >HTM|[100]type $ebinhex.htm>$2
file/.fil >TXT|[100]DIR $l>$2
;file/.apm >HTM|$eapm.exe -u $u $1>$2
;file/apm.dgi >HTM|[100]copy
$eapm.htp+$esystem\\apm.db\\*.htm $2>NUL
file/.ook |@COPY $1 $$roura3.bat>NUL\nCALL $$roura3.bat
File/.eek |@COPY $1 $$roura3.bat>NUL\nCALL $$roura3.bat
$i $n $g $x
file/.htt HTM
file/.htp HTM
file/.ah HTM
file/.gop TXT
file/.ftp TXT
file/edithotlist.dgi >HTM|$esystem\\dgi\\hotlsman.exe $b>$2
file/makehotlist.dgi >HTM|$esystem\\dgi\\hotlsman.exe -q $q>$2
file/hotlistmgr.dgi >HTM|$esystem\\dgi\\hotlsman.exe $b>$2
file/autoexecwiz.dgi >HTM|[100]$esystem\\dgi\\autoxwiz.exe $s >$2
file/autoexecwiztop.dgi >HTM|[100]$esystem\\dgi\\autoxwiz.exe -S $s
>$2
file/saveautoexec.dgi >HTM|[100]$esystem\\dgi\\autoxwiz.exe -ok >$2
file/.log TXT
file/.cfg TXT
file/.c TXT
file/.bat TXT
file/file_id.diz TXT
file/.jpg >BMP|$edjpeg.exe -bmp -colors 256 $1 $2
file/.jpe >BMP|$edjpeg.exe -bmp -colors 256 $1 $2
file/.png >BMP|[200]$ejpng2bmp.exe $1 $2
file/.wav |$eplany.exe $1
file/.au |$eplany.exe $1
file/files.bbs TXT
file/readme TXT
file/index TXT
file/index00 TXT
;not enabled:
;file/.zip >TXT|[300]PKUNZIP -v $1>$2
;file/.arj >TXT|[300]ARJ l $1>$2
[auto-added]
audio/x-mpeg MP3|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
audio/x-mp3 MP3|[200]qv\\QV.EXE $1
file/mxedit.dgi |@call xedit mail.tmp
file/cxedit.dgi |@call xedit textarea.tmp
file/xedit.dgi |@call xedit $l|arachne $l
file/xxedit.dgi |@del textarea.tmp
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -
;Syntax of MIME.CFG (please don't beat me, I'll never do it again !! ;-)
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;* If command starts '@', it will be executed in text mode and with maximum
; memory.
;* If command starts with [nn] string, it will be executed without
; temporary leaving of Arachne if there is [nn] kB available for program.
;* In command arguments you can use following macros. Instead of $1, $2,
etc.
; like in Unix scripts you can use %1, %2 like in DOS batch files.
; $1 ... full input filename
; $2 ... full output filename
; $a ... patch to cache ("Archive") (typicaly CACHE\)
; $b ... full name of Bookmarks (typicaly HOTLIST.HTM)
; $c ... full name of Cache index (typicaly CACHE.IDX)
; $d ... Document name (ftp://ftp.provider.com/pub/ -> /pub/)
; $e ... path to Executable files (CORE.EXE, insight.exe, etc.)
; $g ... ip address of 1st Gateway (according to ARACHNE.CFG)
; $h ... full name of History file (typicaly HISTORY.LST)
; $i ... your Ip address
; $l ... Last visited document (filename)
; $m ... path to Mail directory (typicaly MAIL\)
; $n ... ip address of 1st Nameserver (according to ARACHNE.CFG)
; $p ... host ("Pocitac") (telnet://cyberspace.org -> cyberspace.org)
; $q ... file with Query string (created only when using this macro)
; $r ... horizontal Resolution of the screen (640, 800 or 1024)
; $s ... cgi compatible query String (max. 80 characters)
; $t ... path for Temporary files (either CACHE\ or %TEMP% - see
Cache2TEMP)
; $u ... Url of document
; $w ... doWnload path (typicaly DOWNLOAD\)
; $x ... netmask (according to ARACHNE.CFG)
; \n ... end of line (note: this won't work for "|[nn]xx" style commands!)
; %% ... % character
; $$ ... $ character
; \\ ... \ character
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 22:32:05 +0100 (MET)
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: C programs and 2038
Casper wrote:
>This is a known problem that affects most computer system including all
>Unices. A solution is to go 64 bit, something that is expected to happen
>in the next decade. Older machines will be a lot of trouble in 2035-2038.
>I hope, but do not expect, this will be solved in time. Solving it on
>other machines is IMHO harder than Y2K but doable.
And the problem is exactly what?
We only change the start year from 1970 to 2038 (or whatever it is) if the
year reported is less than 29 (for a program made after 1999 of course -
this will change as the years passes by...)
IMO "32 bits is enough for anyone" ;-)
There are other problems, which will require a complete rewrite of the
standards, SQL for instance stores the year like a string (something like
"2000-02-08") and therefor has a Y10K bug.
But I doubt anyone will use any SQL database I create now after 8 000 years ;)
//Bernie
http://hem.passagen.se/bernie/index.htm DOS programs, Star Wars ...
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 22:35:51 +0100 (MET)
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why are there tmp files in my main Arachne directory?
L.D wrote:
>I have TEMP set to r:\temp\ ... I even have TMP set to r:\temp\ ...
Arachne doesn't use the TMP setting (can someone inform me of a program
that does?)
ARACHNETEMP and then TEMP is used.
>So why do I find textarea.tmp and 4 or 5 other *.tmp files sitting on my
>HDD?
Because this is the place where they are *always* stored (and if you
install an APM you'll notice an apm.log file as well). This is one of the
reasons that you shoudl use a HD caching utility (and all the other small
files, mime.cfg and arachne.cfg for instance, that are constantly reloaded).
//Bernie
http://hem.passagen.se/bernie/index.htm DOS programs, Star Wars ...
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 13:45:07 -0800 (PST)
From: "Jorge Alex Ortega O." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hotmail.com probs
- --- "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
However,
> I do know that Arachne hasn't been able to use
> "www.hotmail.com" ever since
> the site was bought out by Micro$oft about two years
> ago. Before Micro$oft
> messed things up, Hotmail used to work just fine
> with Arachne and even with
> text-browsers such as NetTamer and DOS-LYNX.
>
Well... Hotmail.com has been modified to work with
WINDOWS-ONLY web browsers (requires Security
certificates, which are available only on MSIE 4.0 or
later (my copy of MSIE 3.0 doesn't work with it) and
probabily with later versions of netscape... also
requires https capabilities (secure http transfers,
which involves encription and some other 'security'
trashes...) instead of hotmail you can use yahoo mail
(mail.yahoo.com) or crosswinds
(www.crosswinds.com...:)) which are good and better
than hotmail and you can use all in arachne :)
Have a nice day :)
J.
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 14:02:48 -0800 (PST)
From: "Jorge Alex Ortega O." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why are there tmp files in my main Arachne directory?
- --- Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> L.D wrote:
> >I have TEMP set to r:\temp\ ... I even have TMP set
> to r:\temp\ ...
>
> Arachne doesn't use the TMP setting (can someone
> inform me of a program
> that does?)
> ARACHNETEMP and then TEMP is used.
>
> >So why do I find textarea.tmp and 4 or 5 other
> *.tmp files sitting on my
> >HDD?
>
> Because this is the place where they are *always*
> stored (and if you
> install an APM you'll notice an apm.log file as
> well). This is one of the
> reasons that you shoudl use a HD caching utility
> (and all the other small
> files, mime.cfg and arachne.cfg for instance, that
> are constantly reloaded).
> //Bernie
> http://hem.passagen.se/bernie/index.htm DOS
> programs, Star Wars ...
>
Hmmm...
TMP variable setting is used with win98 or later to
make an alternate location for temporary files...
(when you have a hard disk with partitions... for
example or (like me) you don't have a hard disk, but
many conections of net units...)
Arachnetemp system variable works nice if you have it
directed in a directory which is in the arachne
directory... ex: if you have core.exe in a c:\arachne\
directory arachnetemp may be... c:\arachne\temp\
without the final '\' if you aren't in a LAN
enviroment)
A little bug...
when you use arachne in LAN enviroment (for beginers
lan stands for Local Area Networks) usually arachne
doesn't detect the config.sys or autoexec.bat files...
(do you have seen boot up a computer from a net unit?
:) ) This can be corrected... (arachne stops in it
and you have to enter manually the Setup.htm command
in the url line to continue the process :)
Have a nice day...
J.
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Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 22:37:00 +0100 (CET)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter)
Subject: Re: "My Computer" bug
Hi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
t> I remember there is a console mode in Win 95/98.
'Console mode' _IS_ DOS !!!
And Win9x is a GUI just like Win 3.1x !
t> Also, there is a DOS program supposed to run Win 95/98 console
t> programs but not the much more numerous GUI programs.
This is not usefull IMHO.
Almost all programms use some Win features, and so they can't run with that
program. (I have forgotten it's name ...)
t> Thomas Mueller
t> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CU, Ricsi
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 17:48:11 -0500
From: Mark David Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why are there tmp files in my main Arachne directory?
- -L.D. Best wrote:
- -Why are there tmp files in my main Arachne directory?
- -I have TEMP set to r:\temp\ ... I even have TMP set to r:\temp\ ...
- - So why do I find textarea.tmp and 4 or 5 other *.tmp files sitting on my
- -HDD?
- - Also, big warning for those who spend hours finding links: At first it
- -looks like Hotlist.mgr was working far better than ever before. So I
- -trusted it again today, to properly allocate the new links collected
- -[which always appear at the bottom of the old list] to the correct
- -areas. Instead I lost over 20 hours worth of blood, sweat and tears;
- -all the new links disappeared. :<
The files are used for temporary storage of composed mail and when you
fill in text areas on web pages. If you use an external editor the file
is saved as a TMP until your done composing your mewssage. If you fill in
a text box on a web page I've noticed that the text is also saved in a
TMP file. You can delete them but they come back whenever you compose
some text.
I've found them quite useful. I use them when I send similar messages to
a lot of different people. Also I can keep a record of what I enter in
text boxes.
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 18:13:20 -0500
From: Mark David Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: C programs and 2038
>Casper wrote:
>This is a known problem that affects most computer system including all
>Unices. A solution is to go 64 bit, something that is expected to happen
>in the next decade. Older machines will be a lot of trouble in 2035-2038.
>I hope, but do not expect, this will be solved in time. Solving it on
>other machines is IMHO harder than Y2K but doable.
- -Bernie replied:
- -And the problem is exactly what?
- -We only change the start year from 1970 to 2038 (or whatever it is) if the
- -year reported is less than 29 (for a program made after 1999 of course -
- -this will change as the years passes by...)
- -IMO "32 bits is enough for anyone" ;-)
- -There are other problems, which will require a complete rewrite of the
- -standards, SQL for instance stores the year like a string (something like
- -"2000-02-08") and therefor has a Y10K bug.
- -But I doubt anyone will use any SQL database I create now after 8 000 years ;)
I tested my machine on a variety of dates until I found the year where
I would have trouble. I think it was something like 2110.
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Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 00:59:07
From: Van Voordturen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Modem Nodem!
>Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 23:30:59 +0000
>From: "Mel Evans, Registered Arachne User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Modem Nodem!
>
>Hi guys 'n gals,
>
>New (second hand, new to me!) 'puter today! 233, big Hard Drive 2.1G
>lots of room for software, fast on the html and so on..
>
>It's got a Rockwell internal modem of some kind. Arachne detects it on
>com1, IRQ4 and inputs info into ppp dialler ok. When asked to dial,
>Arachne says it can't initialize the modem. Any ideas anyone?
>
>The machine dials in on IE ok. How can I find out if this modem is a
>windows crippleware item and what com port it is actually on so as to
>confirm if Arachne is identifying it correctly in the ppp wizard?
>
>Oh, and it should be a fast modem, 56k plus fax and all that garbage
>according to the machine specifications.
>
>Regards
>
>Mel
>
Here are a couple of guesses: (Did you already use google with the type
numbers?)
1. If the com port is found without previously starting windows, it appears
to be a hard com port (good). Try msd or similar system info app. to find
out the type of UART used (should be 6550 or similar)
2. check port speed: try 57600 instead of 115200.
3. try jumpering the thing to com3, if your multi io chard (harddisk
controller) already has 2 com ports (windows may overrule one, while dos
doesn't.
IMHO setting to com3 should work.
Bart
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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:02:17 -0500
From: Terri FitzSimons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: re: what is .pdf
Bart ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote, in part:
>...I've been searching for a Dos .pdf reader, but there seems to be no
such at adobe.com... <
A DOS .pdf viewer is available from
http://info.apnpc.com.au/swlib/Applications/Word_Processing/0005L0.html
and also from
http://cosmic.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/webdoc/viewer/acroread/
Best wishes
Terri FitzSimons
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Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 19:17:02 -0500
From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why are there tmp files in my main Arachne directory?
On Tue, 08 Feb 2000 16:10:45 -0400, L.D. Best wrote:
> I have TEMP set to r:\temp\ ... I even have TMP set to r:\temp\ ...
> So why do I find textarea.tmp and 4 or 5 other *.tmp files sitting on my
> HDD?
> Also, big warning for those who spend hours finding links: At first it
> looks like Hotlist.mgr was working far better than ever before. So I
> trusted it again today, to properly allocate the new links collected
> [which always appear at the bottom of the old list] to the correct
> areas. Instead I lost over 20 hours worth of blood, sweat and tears;
> all the new links disappeared. :<
So... did you then restore your "back-up" copy???
What's that you say???
You didn't make a back-up copy _first_???
Shame on you..... Bad beta testing procedure.<vbg>
But seriously, I've yet to try the "new" hotlist manager.
I'll try it and see if the same thing happens to mine.
One question just occured to me.
Did you start with the "fresh" hot list included in v1.60b1?
Or was it a the "old" one copied-over from a previous version?
I'll try it both ways.
- --
Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA
DOS prog. for QV cameras http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/qvplay.html
Other stuff http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Arachne, The Web Browser for DOS
Open the 'DOOR' to the WWW. Keep the 'windows' closed.
http://arachne.browser.org/ http://arachne.cz/
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Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 20:14:12 -0500
From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: OT Re: what is .pdf
On Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:02:17 -0500, Terri FitzSimons wrote:
> Bart ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote, in part:
>> ...I've been searching for a Dos .pdf reader, but there seems to be no
> such at adobe.com... <
> A DOS .pdf viewer is available from
> http://info.apnpc.com.au/swlib/Applications/Word_Processing/0005L0.html
> and also from
> http://cosmic.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/webdoc/viewer/acroread/
> Best wishes
> Terri FitzSimons
Unfortunately, AcroDos will not work with the new format of .PDF files.
For now, the only way a "pure DOS" user can get the text from a new .PDF
is to send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you'de like it in HTML format, try [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you already have the .PDF, attach it to an "empty" message and send
it to one of those addresses.
If the .PDF is on the web, place the "complete URL" within the
message body.
You will receive the converted file via return eMail.
- --
Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA
DOS prog. for QV cameras http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/qvplay.html
Other stuff http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Arachne, The Web Browser for DOS
Open the 'DOOR' to the WWW. Keep the 'windows' closed.
http://arachne.browser.org/ http://arachne.cz/
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