diff -Naur vos-0.23.0/apps/a3dldemo/a3dldemo.cc vos-0.23.0-vop/apps/a3dldemo/a3dldemo.cc
--- vos-0.23.0/apps/a3dldemo/a3dldemo.cc	2006-03-22 04:45:07.000000000 +0100
+++ vos-0.23.0-vop/apps/a3dldemo/a3dldemo.cc	2006-10-26 13:33:40.000000000 +0200
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@
     if (create_snow){
         // snow
         vRef<Snow> snow = site.createVobject<Snow>("snow");
+        snow->setDefaultPolicy("core:accept-all,property:accept-all"); // KAO
         snow->initialize();
         snow->setPosition(-1.5, 1, -1.5);
         snow->setScaling(4, 4, 4);
@@ -926,12 +927,13 @@
             LOG("a3dldemo", 2, "Will look for files in " << filedir << " and in the current directory.");
         }
 
-        site.addSiteExtension(new LocalVipSiteExtension());
-        //site.addSiteExtension(new LocalSocketSiteExtension());
+        //site.addSiteExtension(new LocalVipSiteExtension());
+        site.addSiteExtension(new LocalSocketSiteExtension());
         if(enable_search)
             site.addMetaObjectExtension(new LocalSearch(&site));
 
-        site.setDefaultPolicy("core:accept-all,property:accept-all");
+        site.setDefaultPolicy( // KAO: needs site:accept-all to be usefull
+                "core:accept-all,property:accept-all,site:accept-all");
 
         w = site.createVobject2<Sector, Talkative>("world");
         w->setDefaultPolicy("core:accept-all,property:accept-all,talkative:send-only");
@@ -1054,6 +1056,7 @@
         {
             // default viewpoint (starting location)
             vRef<Viewpoint> vp = site.createVobject<Viewpoint>("default-viewpoint");
+            vp->setDefaultPolicy("core:accept-all,property:accept-all"); // KAO
             vp->initialize();
             vp->setPosition(-0.1, 0.4, -2.7);
             vp->setOrientation(0, 1, 0, 5);
diff -Naur vos-0.23.0/apps/omnivos/3dworld-blacksun.xod vos-0.23.0-vop/apps/omnivos/3dworld-blacksun.xod
--- vos-0.23.0/apps/omnivos/3dworld-blacksun.xod	2006-04-16 02:17:14.000000000 +0200
+++ vos-0.23.0-vop/apps/omnivos/3dworld-blacksun.xod	2006-09-26 15:11:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
   <property name="pluginpath">plugins</property>
 
   <!-- Enable search -->
+  <!-- KAO search crashes vop-based environment for some reason
   <child name="search" type="vosapp:plugin.sharedobject">
     <property name="vosapp:plugin">libomniplg_search</property>
   </child>
+  -->
 
   <!-- Enable remote log control -->
   <child name="logctrl" type="vosapp:plugin.sharedobject">
diff -Naur vos-0.23.0/apps/omnivos/3dworld-blocks.xod vos-0.23.0-vop/apps/omnivos/3dworld-blocks.xod
--- vos-0.23.0/apps/omnivos/3dworld-blocks.xod	2006-01-03 00:54:07.000000000 +0100
+++ vos-0.23.0-vop/apps/omnivos/3dworld-blocks.xod	2006-09-26 11:44:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
   <property name="pluginpath">plugins</property>
 
   <!-- Enable search -->
+  <!--
   <child name="search" type="vosapp:plugin.sharedobject">
     <property name="vosapp:plugin">libomniplg_search</property>
   </child>
+  -->
 
   <!-- Enable remote log control -->
   <child name="logctrl" type="vosapp:plugin.sharedobject">