I have uploaded version 1.4 of PB and PG for Linux to Metalab.unc.edu. The file name is pbpg-1.4.tar.gz. I have placed the file and the accompanying lsm-file in /pub/Incoming/linux. The target directory is /pub/linux/apps/ham. The file may also be downloaded from ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/Linux/pbpg-1.4.tar.gz. The updated documentation is found in the file named README. The following changes have been made since version 1.3: - The programs are no longer installed SUID. This removes a security hole that existed in previous versions. - The build process is based on the use of the ax.25 library (ax25lib). Use version 1.3 if you are on a version of Linus that does not support ax25lib. If you want to remove the security hole from earlier versions, change the two lines in Makefile that install the programs to read: install -g root -o root -m 0755 -s pb /usr/local/bin install -g root -o root -m 0755 -s pg /usr/local/bin The following is (still) believed to be an incorrectness: - Sometimes PB will send requests for directory fills when it is not needed. I have only seen this with AO-16 but it has been reported to happen with KO-25 as well. The lsm reads as follows: Begin3 Title: PB and PG for Linux Version: 1.4 Entered-date: 10 MAR 2000 Description: PB and PG for Linux are program used for download from and upload to digital satellites (Pacsats) supporting the FTL0 protocol. This software allows you to directly communicate with the Microsat series of satellites. It provides a Curses (Ncurses) based user interface. It features automatic directory fill requests and simple, rules based file download requests. This version of the programs will work with kernel revisions 2.2.13 or higher. Keywords: AX.25 Digital Satellites Pacsat FTL0 Amateur Radio Author: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bent Bagger) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Scott Bentsen) and others. Maintained-by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bent Bagger) Primary-site: sunsite.unc.edu /pub/linux/apps/ham/pbpg-1.4.tar.gz Alternate-site: ftp.amsat.org /amsat/software/Linux/pbpg-1.4.tar.gz Copying-policy: GPL. End Happy hamming Bent/OZ6BL (also [EMAIL PROTECTED])
