AREA:POINTS
Greetings All!

Anyone here? :-)

Regards,
Martin

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Hi,

On 2017-03-02 13:24:00, Martin Foster wrote to All:
about: "Knock-Knock":

@MSGID: 2:240/2188.31@fidonet be0826fd
@PID: OpenXP/5.0.28 (Linux) (x86_64)
@CHRS: ASCII 1
AREA:POINTS
Greetings All!

Anyone here? :-)

Yes.

Regards,
Martin

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@PATH: 240/2188 5832 280/464

Bye, Wilfred.


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Hi Martin!

02 Mar 2017 13:24, from Martin Foster -> All:

Anyone here? :-)

Yes ;)

CU, Ricsi

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On (02 Mar 17) Martin Foster wrote to All...

Greetings All!

Anyone here? :-)

Nobody here but us chickens, boss.

Regards,
Martin

Regards from this side of the pond.

--- OpenXP 5.0.28

Are you running a Linux version of OpenXP? How well does it work?
Regards,

Stephen
Professional Point in DOSBox running on Linux.

... Proverbs 3:13 | Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

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Hello Richard!

02 Mar 17 19:30, you wrote to Martin Foster:

Anyone here? :-)

Yes ;)

(2:310/31)

Not a point, disqualified! :D

'Tommi

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Hello Tommi!

** 04.03.17 - 16:06, Tommi Koivula wrote to Richard Menedetter:

Anyone here? :-)

Yes ;)

Not a point, disqualified! :D

;-O

Maybe I can requalify.

CU, Ricsi

CU, Ricsi

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Hello Stephen!

On 03.03.17 at 12:28, Stephen Haffly wrote to Martin Foster:

On (02 Mar 17) Martin Foster wrote to All...

Greetings All!

Anyone here? :-)

Nobody here but us chickens, boss.

Wow, wasn't really expecting a response, let alone three! :-))

[..]

--- OpenXP 5.0.28

Are you running a Linux version of OpenXP? How well does it work?

Yes, Im running the 64-Bit version in a VM under Mageia5 and it works extremely well, as does the 32-Bit version.

Just to bring you up to speed, OpenXP "died" many years ago(circa 2008)
and lay dormant until late 2013 when, much to my surprise(and joy), a
German chappie re-started development. Since then, there have been many
new releases as the "old" code was somewhat buggy. The biggest new feature
so far is support for SSL/TLS encrypted connections. The Fido side of
things has had no work done on it simply because it didn't need it ;-)

The new project is hosted on SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5

I'm currently knocking up a simple Web site:
http://openxp.uk

After many years away from Fido, it's so *very* refreshing to see that there's still a bit of interest and my dearest wish is to see it make a comeback. Thanks for all your replies guys.

Regards,
Martin

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Hello Richard!

Anyone here? :-)

Yes ;)

Not a point, disqualified! :D

;-O

Maybe I can requalify.

Perfect! :)

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'Tommi

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Hello Richard!

On 04.03.17 at 20:02, Richard Menedetter wrote to Tommi Koivula:

[..]

-+- OpenXP 5.0.30

^^
Interesting ;-))

Regards,
Martin

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Hi Martin!

05 Mar 2017 11:25, from Martin Foster -> Richard Menedetter:

[..]

-+- OpenXP 5.0.30

Interesting ;-))

It is a test release from Gunter (crash fix in statistics page with much free memory).

BTW how can I set all messages in an area to read. (catch up all in golded)?

BTW2:
"Subscribing Areas on HPT works, but unsubscribing does not.
HPT areafix list looks like this
*S 4dos ... description
When I subscribe in the OpenXP area manager it subscribes to 4dos.
When I try to unsubscribe with the OpenXP area manager it tries to unsubscribe S instead of 4dos!"

Sorry for making this a OpenXP Noobs message ;)

CU, Ricsi

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Hello Richard!

On 05.03.17 at 12:59, Richard Menedetter wrote to Martin Foster:

05 Mar 2017 11:25, from Martin Foster -> Richard Menedetter:

[..]

-+- OpenXP 5.0.30

Interesting ;-))

It is a test release from Gunter (crash fix in statistics page with much free memory).

Ah, that explains it :)

BTW how can I set all messages in an area to read. (catch up all in golded)?

Bring up the message list for the area and then select "Message/All/Read".

BTW2:
"Subscribing Areas on HPT works, but unsubscribing does not.
HPT areafix list looks like this
*S 4dos ... description
When I subscribe in the OpenXP area manager it subscribes to 4dos.

OK, fine.

When I try to unsubscribe with the OpenXP area manager it tries to unsubscribe S instead of 4dos!"

Sorry but I can't reproduce the problem here.
All I can suggest for now is to manually compose a message to Areafix.

Regards,
Martin

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Hello Martin,

On (04 Mar 17) Martin Foster wrote to Stephen Haffly...

Are you running a Linux version of OpenXP? How well does it work?

Yes, Im running the 64-Bit version in a VM under Mageia5 and it works extremely well, as does the 32-Bit version.

Last time I tried installing OpenXP, it was a 4.x version and Fedora
complained about the lack of a couple of utilities (I don't remember
which ones). I found the OpenXP 5 to which you refered and downloaded
the 64-Bit version. It installed fine and I tried it briefly. I need to configure it and see it if will finally allow me to replace Professional
Point which I have been running in a DOSBox VM for a number of years.

The new project is hosted on SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5

Thank you for providing the link.

I'm currently knocking up a simple Web site:
http://openxp.uk

Thanks. I visited your site and downloaded the documentation for OpenXP
from there.

After many years away from Fido, it's so *very* refreshing to see that there's still a bit of interest and my dearest wish is to see it make
a comeback. Thanks for all your replies guys.

I don't know if it will ever get as big as it once was. However, it is
nice to see that it is continuing to be useful.

Regards,

Stephen
Professional Point in DOSBox running on Linux.

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Hi Martin!

05 Mar 2017 15:12, from Martin Foster -> Richard Menedetter:

BTW how can I set all messages in an area to read. (catch up all
in golded)?

Bring up the message list for the area and then select
"Message/All/Read".

Thanx!
As you see I am a OpenXP Noob.

When I try to unsubscribe with the OpenXP area manager it tries
to unsubscribe S instead of 4dos!"

Sorry but I can't reproduce the problem here.

I can give you a point if it helps you.

All I can suggest for now is to manually compose a message to Areafix.

That is the workaround that I use ;))
But it is strange that you can use the manager to subscribe, but not to unsubscribe.

CU, Ricsi

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Hello Stephen!

On 05.03.17 at 15:44, Stephen Haffly wrote to Martin Foster:

On (04 Mar 17) Martin Foster wrote to Stephen Haffly...

Are you running a Linux version of OpenXP? How well does it work?

Yes, Im running the 64-Bit version in a VM under Mageia5 and it works
extremely well, as does the 32-Bit version.

Last time I tried installing OpenXP, it was a 4.x version and Fedora complained about the lack of a couple of utilities (I don't remember
which ones).

4.x.x is the "old" version which is no longer being developed.

I found the OpenXP 5 to which you refered and downloaded
the 64-Bit version. It installed fine and I tried it briefly.

Excellent! :-)

I need to configure it and see it if will finally allow me to replace Professional Point which I have been running in a DOSBox VM for a number of years.

If you have any questions(which I'm sure you will<grin>), please feel free
to ask.

Other support channels include the newsgroup de.comm.software.crosspoint
and, although it's a German newsgroup, posts in English are allowed. I
post in there, as does the current OpenXP developer. The newsgroup is also gated to the following Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/de.comm.sofware.crosspoint

The new project is hosted on SourceForge:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5

Thank you for providing the link.

No problem.

I'm currently knocking up a simple Web site:
http://openxp.uk

Thanks. I visited your site and downloaded the documentation for OpenXP from there.

Please bear in mind that "oxpguide.pdf" is only a basic installation guide
to get you started. It includes a FAQ section but as it's quite old, some
of the answers may no longer be correct.I really must find the time to
update the FAQ section.

Regards,
Martin

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Hello Richard!

On 06.03.17 at 14:03, Richard Menedetter wrote to Martin Foster:

05 Mar 2017 15:12, from Martin Foster -> Richard Menedetter:

BTW how can I set all messages in an area to read. (catch up all
in golded)?

Bring up the message list for the area and then select
"Message/All/Read".

Thanx!

You're welcome :-)

As you see I am a OpenXP Noob.

I've been involved with CrossPoint/XP2/FreeXP/OpenXP for the last 23 years and I'm still learning ;-)

When I try to unsubscribe with the OpenXP area manager it tries
to unsubscribe S instead of 4dos!"

Sorry but I can't reproduce the problem here.

I can give you a point if it helps you.

Thanks but my BossNode is also using hpt and there are many areas in his areas list which have an "S" and a "*" before the area name. I need to do some further testing to see if it's a bug in OpenXP.

All I can suggest for now is to manually compose a message to Areafix.

That is the workaround that I use ;))

I have an alternative workaround for you .....

Use the Area Manager to unsubscribe from an echomail area and save the message but *before* doing the Netcall, select "Message/Unsent/Show" from
the main window of OpenXP. This will show all messages which are waiting
to be sent. Cursor over the AreaFix message and select "Message/Unsent/
Edit" which will load the Areafix message into the message editor where
you can remove the stuff that shouldn't be there. Then save the message
and that should work OK.

But it is strange that you can use the manager to subscribe, but not to unsubscribe.

It might be a bug in OpenXP.

Regards,
Martin

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Hello Richard!

On 06.03.17 at 14:29, Martin Foster wrote to Richard Menedetter:

On 06.03.17 at 14:03, Richard Menedetter wrote to Martin Foster:

05 Mar 2017 15:12, from Martin Foster -> Richard Menedetter:

[..]

When I try to unsubscribe with the OpenXP area manager it tries
to unsubscribe S instead of 4dos!"

Sorry but I can't reproduce the problem here.

I can give you a point if it helps you.

Thanks but my BossNode is also using hpt and there are many areas in his areas list which have an "S" and a "*" before the area name. I need to do some further testing to see if it's a bug in OpenXP.

After some further testing, I've managed to reproduce the problem, so it looks as though this a bug in OpenXP. I'll report this to the developer.

Regards,
Martin

--- OpenXP 5.0.28
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Hello Martin.

04 Mar 17 14:38, you wrote to Stephen Haffly:

Just to bring you up to speed, OpenXP "died" many years ago(circa
2008) and lay dormant until late 2013 when, much to my surprise(and
joy), a German chappie re-started development. Since then, there have been many new releases as the "old" code was somewhat buggy. The
biggest new feature so far is support for SSL/TLS encrypted
connections. The Fido side of things has had no work done on it
simply because it didn't need it ;-)

The new project is hosted on SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5

I'm currently knocking up a simple Web site:
http://openxp.uk

After many years away from Fido, it's so *very* refreshing to see that
there's still a bit of interest and my dearest wish is to see it make
a comeback. Thanks for all your replies guys.

That's awesome! Welcome back, for sure I'll take a look at it. I have a

MacOS point setup at my work laptop and an Aftershock-based point, and am very interested at point softwares!

Flavio

... "Eu luto DEDO-FU!" - Chia
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Hi Martin!

06 Mar 2017 15:19, from Martin Foster -> Richard Menedetter:

Thanks but my BossNode is also using hpt and there are many areas
in his areas list which have an "S" and a "*" before the area
name. I need to do some further testing to see if it's a bug in
OpenXP.

After some further testing, I've managed to reproduce the problem, so
it looks as though this a bug in OpenXP. I'll report this to the developer.

Thanx!!

CU, Ricsi

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Hello Flavio!

On 06.03.17 at 10:43, Flavio Bessa wrote to Martin Foster:

04 Mar 17 14:38, you wrote to Stephen Haffly:

Just to bring you up to speed, OpenXP "died" many years ago(circa
2008) and lay dormant until late 2013 when, much to my surprise(and
joy), a German chappie re-started development. Since then, there have
been many new releases as the "old" code was somewhat buggy. The
biggest new feature so far is support for SSL/TLS encrypted
connections. The Fido side of things has had no work done on it
simply because it didn't need it ;-)

The new project is hosted on SourceForge:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5

I'm currently knocking up a simple Web site:
http://openxp.uk

After many years away from Fido, it's so *very* refreshing to see that
there's still a bit of interest and my dearest wish is to see it make
a comeback. Thanks for all your replies guys.

That's awesome! Welcome back, for sure I'll take a look at it. I have a MacOS point setup at my work laptop and an Aftershock-based
point, and am very interested at point softwares!

OpenXP is available for Linux and Windows.

I know absolutely nothing about Macs, so I haven't a clue how you would
get OpenXP to run on a Mac. Sorry for being a bit "dumb" but I would be
very interested to hear how you get on with this, thanks.

Regards,
Martin

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Hello Martin.

07 Mar 17 09:11, you wrote to me:

That's awesome! Welcome back, for sure I'll take a look
at it. I have a MacOS point setup at my work laptop and an
Aftershock-based point, and am very interested at point
softwares!

OpenXP is available for Linux and Windows.

I know absolutely nothing about Macs, so I haven't a clue how you
would get OpenXP to run on a Mac. Sorry for being a bit "dumb" but I would be very interested to hear how you get on with this, thanks.

That's fine. Macs run on Intel these days, so there are a few Linux packages that can run with little or no modification. I'll give it a try and let you know.

Flavio

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Hello Richard!

On 06.03.17 at 20:01, Richard Menedetter wrote to Martin Foster:

06 Mar 2017 15:19, from Martin Foster -> Richard Menedetter:

Thanks but my BossNode is also using hpt and there are many areas
in his areas list which have an "S" and a "*" before the area
name. I need to do some further testing to see if it's a bug in
OpenXP.

After some further testing, I've managed to reproduce the problem, so
it looks as though this a bug in OpenXP. I'll report this to the
developer.

Thanx!!

Fixed in the next release :-)

Regards,
Martin

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