WinBoard 3.6.0 bug workaround

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From: Tim Mann
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 00:00

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Typical message from several I've received:
> I just obtained WinBoard and am *very* pleased with it.  If you have
> time, I do have one question:  whenever I try to log in to the
> Australian ICS or chess.net, I can't get in and the message "Sorry,
> names must be in upper and lower case letters. Try again." appears. 
> This does not happen with ICC or the American ICS, nor with the European
> servers.  

Due to a bug in WinBoard 3.6.0, the value of /icshelper is being saved
in winboard.ini when you do Save Settings Now.  You can work around
the bug by adding /icshelper "" to the WinBoard command line, or to
the end of the string in the ICS box in the Startup dialog.

I plan a bug fix release of WinBoard and xboard in about two weeks.
Bugs reported have been minor so far.  (Please don't write to ask for
a list!)

-- 
Tim Mann <mann@pa.dec.com>
http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/personal/Tim_Mann/

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From: mann@pa.dec.com (Tim Mann)
Subject: WinBoard 3.6.0 bug workaround
Date: 1997/05/13
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