January 27, 2005ããThe v3.12a release has gone pretty well, with the exception of some upgradeãproblems for v3.xx-Win32 systems, some problems with the ListServer module, andãthe default SSJS (Server-Side JavaScript) Web Interface.ããTo address these problems:ãã1. After upgrading to v3.12a-Win32, verify thatãSBBSCTRL:File->Properties->Advanced->Hostname and Temp Directory are set toãeither blank (the normal default value) or valid values (i.e. not "(null)"!).ãIf the Hostname is blank, Synchronet will automatically use the value specifiedãin SCFG->Networks->Internet->Address. If the Temp Directory is blank,ãSynchronet will automatically use your Synchronet data/temp directory byãdefault.ãã2. After upgrading to v3.12a-Win32, verify thatãSBBSCTRL:Web->Configure->HTTP->Server-Side JS File Extension is set to ".ssjs"ãand not "ssjs".ãã3. To fix the known issues with the ListServer module, downloadãhttp://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/exec/mailproc_util.js andãhttp://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/exec/listserver.js intoãyour Synchronet exec directory.ãã4. To fix the known issues with the SSJS Web Interface, downloadãhttp://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/exec/sbbsdefs.jsãinto your Synchronet exec directory. Then downloadãhttp://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/web/web.tar.gz?tarball=1ãand extract, with sub-directories, into your Synchronet directory (e.g.ã"/sbbs"). Tip: You may need to rename it to web.tgz for WinZip to open/extractãit correctly. You will also need to change your "HTML Root" directory fromã"../html" to "../web/html" in SBBSCTRL->Web->Configure->HTTP, or the [Web]ãsection of your ctrl/sbbs.ini file.ããThere will be a v3.12b release pretty soon (February time-frame) to addressãthese issues as well as any other critical bugs that are discovered/reportedãand fixed in the near future (so keep those bug reports coming!).ããWe're currently holding off on any "new feature" development until v3.12b isãout and verified stable for a period of time. In the mean time, I'm working onãa new external file transfer driver called SEXYZ (Synchronet ExternalãX/Y/Zmodem). This program will replace the 16-bit DOS file transfer driversãthat we've been stuck with (e.g. FDSZ, CE-XYZ, etc.) on Win32 BBSes and willãhopefully be included in the v3.12b-Win32 release. Stephen (AKA Deuce),ãmeanwhile, has been developing his terminal program, SyncTERMã(http://syncterm.bbsdev.net), which supports RLogin and Telnet sessions fromãWin32 and Unix consoles and will soon be integrating the X/Y/Zmodem fileãtransfer modules developed for SEXYZ.ããYou're gonna dig BBSing in 2005!ãã digital manããSnapple "Real Fact" #125:ãPigeons have been trained by the U.S. Coast Guard to spot people lost at sea. ã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã