Helena updated
A few days ago already….
I had trouble with one non-critical program on Helena – the 16Gb Intel i7 system that is now my major workstation. Originally WIndows7Pro, I updated this machine to Windows8pro – because of the low pricetag :). It didn’t solve the problem (which is under investigation with the supplier) but offers some new insights in how systems are delivered nowadays. It takes a while to get used to it, but it dows the job, so far. Of course, I took precautions: a full backup of the system disk in case I want to revert – if possible. But so far, I’ve seen no real reason to do so. It’s different, that’s right. But, for me, workable.
Another advantage: IE 10 is winsockes aware. Propably not 100% but DClInABox works. And since it has been backproted to Windows7, I’ll install IE10 on these systems as well.
Webserver update
Mark Daniel published a new version of the WASD webserver a few days ago. And because I had still trouble using DCLInABox using Firefox15, and found a dissimilarity in the source compared to what the docs of this software states, he suggested me to upgrade.
I just dis, and all works – except the mail agent… but that’s merely a matter of file protection of the configuration file….Now to find out how to get around it….
As it turned out, it was indeed a matter of protection, but unexpected. In the update process, I enabled settting the site protecteion as it ought to be (no access unless allowed explicitly). Then I stopped the server with the shutdown proces. That removed SOYMAIL.EXE from memory; but I didn;t use the full startup, so SOYMAIL.EXE wasn’t reinstalled, and when executed on access, it lacked the privileges needed to access the configuration file and set logicals….
Once I had run the SOYMAIL startup – that will install the executable with proper privileges – that also worked again.
But it did not solve the DCLInABox problem with Firefox. Not even when running FF16 uncluding last updates: very much the same problem, where Chrome and IE10 are succesfull.
Next update might be Diana, moving up to VMS 8.4, and immediately apply the mandatory updates, and update 7 to get in line.