Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 576
From: Digest <deadmail>
To: "OS/2GenAu Digest"<deadmail>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:02:02 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600

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Wednesday 26 March 2003
 Number  576
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Subjects for today
 
1  [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down] : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
2  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down] : John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
3  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down] : John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
4  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down] : Gregory Hicks" <ghicks at ihug dot com dot au>
5  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down] : Voytek Eymont <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
6  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down] : John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
7  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down] : John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
8  [os2genau] OS/2 SIG Report March 2003 Meeting : John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
9  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down] : Voytek Eymont <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
10  [os2genau] ot: backup and archiving windoze : Voytek Eymont <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>

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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:39:50 +1100
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down]

Would it make sense for Os2 dot org dot au to take over the OS2.ORG domain name
and what would it cost ?

Ed.

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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:08:01 +1100 (EDT)
From:  "John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down]

On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:39:50 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Would it make sense for Os2 dot org dot au to take over the OS2.ORG domain name
>and what would it cost ?

Why not? it's worth a try!

Don't know about cost. In Aust  dot org doesn't.

But what's on the site and what would they want the new "owners" to
maintain?

>Ed.
>
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> 

>
>

Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
talldad at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au
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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:18:25 +1100 (EDT)
From:  "John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down]

On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:39:50 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Would it make sense for Os2 dot org dot au to take over the OS2.ORG domain name
>and what would it cost ?

Hmm, I just tried to access the site without success.

Ping the address OK but www. in my browser just waits and waits for a
reply...

Anyone know how to contact the guys themselves?

Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
talldad at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au
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PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico
.... Failure is not an option -- it comes bundled with Windows.
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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:16:40 -0950 (CST)
From:  "Gregory Hicks" <ghicks at ihug dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down]

Hi All,

The cost of os2 dot org dot au is currently $33 per two years, plus our web site costs

I suspect that we may have to pay someone somewhere for the privilege of presence.

regards

Greg

On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:18:25 +1100 (EDT), John Angelico wrote:

>On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:39:50 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:
>
>>Would it make sense for Os2 dot org dot au to take over the OS2.ORG domain name
>>and what would it cost ?
>
>Hmm, I just tried to access the site without success.
>
>Ping the address OK but www. in my browser just waits and waits for a
>reply...
>
>Anyone know how to contact the guys themselves?
>
>
>Best regards
>John Angelico
>OS/2 SIG
>talldad at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au
>--------------------------------------
>
>PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico
>... Failure is not an option -- it comes bundled with Windows.

> 

>

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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:12:42
From:  Voytek Eymont <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down]

** Reply to note from "John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au> Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:18:25 +1100 (EDT)

> >Would it make sense for Os2 dot org dot au to take over the OS2.ORG domain name 
> >and what would it cost ? 
>    
> Hmm, I just tried to access the site without success. 
>    
> Ping the address OK but www. in my browser just waits and waits for a 
> reply... 
>    
> Anyone know how to contact the guys themselves?

Domain ROID:             D0174788-AR
Domain Name:             os2 dot org dot au
Last Modified:           Never Updated
Registrar ID:            R00001-AR
Registrar Name:               auDA
Status:                  ok

Registrant:              OS/2 User Group of South Australia Incorporated
Registrant ID:           OTHER N/A

Registrant ROID:         C0524362-AR
Registrant Contact Name: THE MANAGER
Registrant Email:        ghicks at ihug dot com dot au

Tech ID:                 C0524364-AR
Tech Name:               Ed Durrant
Tech Email:              edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au

Name Server:             ns1 dot comkal dot net
Name Server:             ns2 dot comkal dot net

Voytek Eymont

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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 20:55:48 +1100 (EDT)
From:  "John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down]

On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 20:34:51 +1000, Robert Traynor  (BobT) wrote:

>John,
>
>You will probably need Mozilla or equivalent to view the site.
>The english part of the site finall came up but I was still
>not loading the graphics after 5 minutes.  
>
>So I stopped further download.
>

Ta, Bob.

It used to be OK. I wonder if we are having trouble with Optus?

Michael here was having trouble today with slow loading of sites that he
normally goes to - trains and planes.

Anyone who is NOT using Optus cable in Melbourne could you please give this
os2 dot org site a try, and let us all know what you find - if anything.

Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
talldad at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au
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.... It's only a hobby ... only a hobby ... only a
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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:32:55 +1100 (EDT)
From:  "John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down]

On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:12:42, Voytek Eymont wrote:

>
>Domain ROID:             D0174788-AR
>Domain Name:             os2 dot org dot au
>Last Modified:           Never Updated

No Voytek, not Australia<g> the os2 dot org domain...

Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
talldad at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au
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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:46:57 +1100 (EDT)
From:  "John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au>
Subject:  [os2genau] OS/2 SIG Report March 2003 Meeting

Hi Gary.

Following is a report for March as requested.

It doubles as a report to our mailing list, so it will be over the length
limit. I have chopped a bit already, made it into point form in parts etc.
We had a lot in the meeting, so if space is a problem in this issue, please
email me - otherwise we would appreciate it if you could fit it all in.

Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
talldad at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au
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Melbourne PC SIG Meeting Report
To: G Taig Features Editor PC Update
CC: OS/2 SIG Members
Report Date: 26 Mar 2003
Meeting Date: 25 Mar 2003 
Report by: John Angelico (03) 9544 8792

In our March meeting we enjoyed a good attendance, and were also favoured
with the quiet presence of SIG Co-Ordinator Dennis Olsen sitting in on
proceedings. 

Latest News
Major software releases recently:
	eCS version 1.1 
	Lotus Smartsuite 1.7.1 for OS/2
	IBM Web Browser based on Mozilla 1.3 
	Mozilla v1.3b 
	Phoenix 0.5 ("Mozilla-lite") for OS/2

Website redesigns:
	eCS website ecomstation dot com
	Orion Solutions orion-solutions dot com dot au and ecomstation dot com dot au
	Phoenix OS/2 Society possi dot org (excellent use of style sheets, a
great Arizona colour scheme - definitely worth seeing in a late-model
browser)

The SIG has published a page on the MelbPC web servers, and we are now due
for a revision of our main site

OS/2-eCS and Java software continues to be released and improved
All SIG members are recommended to subscribe to VoiceNews via os2world dot com.
	NewView v2.28 drop-in replacement for the Help File viewer
	GSView v4.32 beta PDF viewer, printer and creator - for light use
you wouldn't know it was a beta, printing is particularly fast, and it
copes very well with file format problems
	Multimedia releases come steadily - too many to list here, but
including video, MP3, CD audio, digital cameras and streaming data

Sad news of Connectix (developers of Virtual PC) being taken over by
Microsoft and losing all their staff to the giant. There is some discussion
in newsgroups of Innotek (developers of Flash for OS/2) being caught in the
backwash

Desktop On Call: 
Ian Manners our presenter struggled to get the demo package working but it
appears to be hard-coded in such a way that we could not get it working
locally between two machines, and we could not organise internet access to
suit its requirements

Hardware:
Bob Traynor showed a device he described as "definitely the best thing
since sliced bread!" A plug-on card to connect an IDE device to a SCSI
adaptor, available very economically from Harris Technologies. 
Email him on rtraynor at optusnet dot com dot au for a detailed explanation of how to
buy it from Harris.
 
Software Mini-demos:
	WarpCalc shareware calculator - fast, compact, business, scientific
and programming features. The developer has generously supplied us with a
SIG registration, so anyone interested can email talldad at kepl dot com dot au to
obtain a registered copy.
	SmartCache, a freeware Java web cache and forwarder, designed
originally to improve on the reputedly poor caching of Netscape. Plenty of
options, good security, smooth caching, fine tuning to your heart's
content. Latest version is available from Radim Kolar at
http://home.worldonline.cz/~cz210552/

After the break, Bob resumed with an extended discussion of hard drive
physical and data layout, and emphasised the importance of correct use of
tools such as AirBoot, LVM, Fdisk, Partition Magic, and the risks of
disaster by failing to protect your data with a TESTED BACKUP. Lively
discussion followed, and there will be a further topic of Backup Strategies
in a later meeting.

Next Meeting: April 22nd
Main Topic: eCS v1.1 release with Mark Rogers of Orion Solutions

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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:53:55
From:  Voytek Eymont <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] [Fwd: [VOICENWS] os2 dot org closing down]

** Reply to note from "John Angelico" <talldad at kepl dot com dot au> Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:32:55 +1100 (EDT)

> No Voytek, not Australia<g> the os2 dot org domain...

yes, sorry, I realized it shortly after I sent it...

Voytek Eymont
SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd
http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/
phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 

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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:06:06
From:  Voytek Eymont <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
Subject:  [os2genau] ot: backup and archiving windoze

any suggestions on windoze xp backup and hd imaging apps ?

backing to CDs ? (Backagain ??)

registry backup ?

do I need 'external apps'? or, built in stuff ?

tia

 

Voytek Eymont

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