DIS DOS suite, Y2K status

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3 total messages Started by Michael Bernardi Fri, 07 Jan 2000 00:00

#32

Author: Michael Bernardi
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 00:00

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I am still using the standard DOS applications supplied over 5 years
ago. They still work but.... I've had a query (see the new FAQ uploads
details in demon.archives.announce). Also note SNEWS gives the date as
07 Jan 00 which I believe some (non RFC complient) newsreaders don't
like!

Has there been an AUTHORISED revision since NET.EXE 2.16d?
And what about SNEWS ver 2.0 (DIS 1.30)?

I REALLY don't want to have to move to Win9x/2000 unless I REALLY have
to.
Mike
-- 
A Webified version of the MS-DOS Applications for Internet Use FAQ can 
be found at <URL:http://www.dendarii.demon.co.uk/FAQs/dos-apps.html>

Re: DIS DOS suite, Y2K status

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Author: Terrance Richard Boyes
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 00:00

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Michael Bernardi <mike@dendarii.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> I am still using the standard DOS applications supplied over 5 years
> ago. They still work but.... I've had a query (see the new FAQ uploads
> details in demon.archives.announce). Also note SNEWS gives the date as
> 07 Jan 00 which I believe some (non RFC complient) newsreaders don't
> like!

Yep, some lesser peecee software seems to have problems with it,
apparently one thinks that the date should be 1936 if it sees 00 !

> Has there been an AUTHORISED revision since NET.EXE 2.16d?
> And what about SNEWS ver 2.0 (DIS 1.30)?

There was an announcement in demon.ip.support.pc a couple of weeks
ago, which was also mentioned in demon.service

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Re: DIS DOS suite, Y2K status

#34

Author: Robert Mortimer
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 00:00

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In demon.ip.developers, you wrote:
>I am still using the standard DOS applications supplied over 5 years
>ago. They still work but.... I've had a query (see the new FAQ uploads
>details in demon.archives.announce). Also note SNEWS gives the date as
>07 Jan 00 which I believe some (non RFC complient) newsreaders don't
>like!
>Has there been an AUTHORISED revision since NET.EXE 2.16d?
>And what about SNEWS ver 2.0 (DIS 1.30)?

There has recently been released an unsupported Beta of the DIS dos
suite. Richard Clayton has released versions of all the DOS software
with Y2K fixes, released on christmas day. Unfortunately this is still
in btea, and is therefore unsupported and only announced to
demon.ip.support.pc, so it may not have any official status at all.

But if you want to try it:
ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/demon/ibmpc/dos/files/beta/ 

>I REALLY don't want to have to move to Win9x/2000 unless I REALLY have
>to.

You don't need to, see recent threads in demon.ip.support.pc

-- 
Robm
873
  "Ask not what I can do for the stupid, 
         but what the stupid can do for me" - Graeme Garden

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