Hi Jim WU3V,

 

Worked with Dave McGinnis yesterday and we got the MARS Station fully operational at the State of Montana DES. Voice and Pactor III. Checked into voice net, did some training, registered station on Winlink/rx/tx messages,  and all is working well.  David says howdy and wishes you well. Same from me !!!

 

Cheers Bill K7MT

http://www.k7mt.com

Enjoy life, it does have an expiration date !!

Hi All
for the attention of the stations that have a link with GB7COW-3 Bpqmail
please update to the new IP ADDRESS for gb7cow-3

new Static IP Address 80.176.146.86
effective as of 14-10-11

regards & 73
Ken g7vja
gb7cow-3

Hi John
           Thank you for all your hard work on coding BPQ32 and Mail Chat.
I successfully installed BPQ32 and Mail Chat today.
Presently it is running just fine.
I had no problems configuring the software.
I was going to ask you if you would like me to write a GUI configuration
program for BPQ32 but then I noticed you already had one.

Presently the system is only one port. So it is on a user channel with no mail
forwarding. I hope to add HF to the station so that in the future the station
will
have long haul forwarding.

Right now it is not much more than a local Mail box and converse server.

Again thank you John.

Let us hope we never witness the "Silence Of The Hams"
73 DE John KB2SCS
                     Packet:      KB2SCS@WA2PNU.#NLI.NY.USA.NOAM
                     E-Mail:       kb2scs@...
                    Web-Page: http://www.qsl.net/kb2scs

This is not happening here, and I ran it on my Win2003 SR2 Server just as you
did!  I know that john put in additional code into BPQMailChat to deal with
'unusual' installations.  Were you running a beta release after the 20110411
release...John would have had to update you with some special task images in
such a case.

Ron

--- In BPQ32@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry" <n9lya@...> wrote:
>
> Hello.. First thanks for all the hard Work. Mine IS NOT a VISTA or WIN7
> Install.  Just did the install on a existing BPQ32 Installation..
>
> WIN2003 SR2 Server (XP Kernel) and all went well except BPQMAIL Chat Tried
> to copy BPQMAIL Chat from my c:\program files\BPQ32\BPQMailChat  Folder to
> c:\program files\BPQ32\BPQMailChat folder thus copying them upon its self..
> I chose all defaults.. I can exchange Hot Swappable Drives to revert but
> would rather not at this point till I hear back..
>
>
>
> NO message Forwarding running at this time..
>
>
>
> 73 Jerry
>
>
>
> From: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BPQ32@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> n5in_ron
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 3:33 PM
> To: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BPQ32] A new release, BPQ32_5.2.1.3_20111017 is available.
>
>
>
>
>
> A new release, BPQ32_5.2.1.3_20111017, for Windows, is available for
> download at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPQ32/
>
> This release updates BPQ32.dll, BPQMailChat, BPQTerminal, BPQTermTCP while
> adding two new programs: BPQAuth and BPQUIUtil.
>
> The changelog is here:
> http://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/BPQ32%20Installation.htm#
> Changelog
> <htthttp://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/BPQ32%20Installation.
> htm#Changelogp://>
>
> This release introduces a new installer which provides support for Vista and
> Windows 7 installations and updates.  The changes needed for this were
> massive to say the least.  The installer is up to 2015 lines of code...all
> of which I expect is perfect!  But you are warned:
>
> WARNING:  Please make a copy of your BPQ32 installation directory before
> running the installer for perform an update just in case!  John Wiseman
> G8BPQ and I, Ron Stordahl, AE5E have done considerable testing and have
> reached the level of confidence needed to issue this release.  But it is
> better to be safe than sorry.  Backup your BPQ32 installation directory
> before updating!
>
> This release may make significant changes to where the BPQ32 configuration
> is stored. and to the location of BPQMailChat files. If you use Vista or
> Windows 7, the first time you run this installer, your registry
> configuration for all BPQ32 programs will be moved from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.  And this just scratches the surface.
>
> If your BPQMailChat files are not in folder BPQMailChat directly under your
> BPQ32 Directory, BPQMailChat will copy files to that folder the first time
> it is run, and change the BaseDir parameter to match. This is to simplify
> setting up a new MailChat installation, New Users have often had problems
> with getting the BaseDir set up, and placing it in a known position will
> avoid this.
>
> BPQ32 now allows Programs and Configuration/Data Files to be stored in
> separate folders. This follows Microsoft's guidelines, and on Vista and
> Windows 7 gives added protection against accidental or malicious changes to
> software. The new installer allows you to choose separate locations for
> Programs and Data. For a new install, these will default to the Microsoft
> guidelines. If you are doing an update, these will default to your current
> installation. You may change either or both, however you should run the
> installer with the defaults initially to properly set up the registry.If
> your BPQMailChat installation has a lot of files it will take extra time to
> make the transfer.  Be patient, it will complete.
>
> The Microsoft guidelines are that programs should be installed in
> %programfiles% and application data in %appdata%.  This has been the
> recommendation since the introduction of XP, however Microsoft did not
> enforce these guidelines and they were not always observed, resulting in XP
> programs not working well on Vista and above.  With the introduction of
> Vista the guidelines are to some degree being enforced, with the result that
> annoying 'UAC - User Account Control' popups often occur when running
> otherwise well behaved programs. There is more to this, but the 'UAC' popups
> are the most visible part of this new paradigm.
>
> The new installer actually extends the Microsoft guidelines back to XP, and
> even before depending upon additional details I will not go into at this
> time.
>
> Existing Vista and Windows 7 installations can be transformed into
> installations which satisfy the guidelines by following this procedure:
>
> 1) Run the new installer on your existing installation taking all the
> defaults.  You will note that an additional window now offers a location for
> 'application data'.  It will be identical to your current program files
> location.  Simply accept the defaults and complete the update.  If you are
> satisfied with this you do not need to perform the additional steps.  Your
> installation will remain a 'single folder' installation, and thus
> technically not compliant.
>
> 2) Uninstall BPQ32 using the start menu shortcuts:
>         Start>All Programs>BPQ32>Uninstall.
> The uninstall actually saves your complete installation configuration.  The
> uninstall could also be done from the control panel should you wish.
>
> 3) Do a 'new' install.  The installer recovers your prior configurations,
> including BPQMailChat files such as mail, logs, etc., and offers locations
> for the program files and application in accordance with Microsoft's
> guidelines.  You are urged to accept the defaults  offered.
>
> This procedure can also be done by XP users should you wish.
>
> Should you wish you can actually see how these locations are defined, On XP
> do Start>Run and enter %programfiles% and perhaps more interestingly enter
> %appdata%  In this later case you will see where other compliant
> applications are storing their application data.  On Vista and Windows 7
> enter the same in the box immediately above the Start icon (it is no longer
> labeled Start, rather it is a MS 'Windows' icon.   Here the results will
> vary depending upon if your OS is a 32-bit or 64-bit version.  As BPQ32 is a
> 32 bit package it will be installed in Program Files (x86).
>
> Unless you have changed the default 'folder options' in Windows Explorer,
> the application data folder, %appdata%, is protected and will not be shown.
> You can change the options in Explorer to 'Show hidden files, folders and
> drives' should you wish.  However you do not need to do so because the
> shortcut 'Configure BPQ32' will open Windows Explorer for you to this
> 'hidden' folder with BPQ32.cfg already selected, ready for you to start your
> editor to make configuration changes.  To open this do:
>
> Start>All Programs>BPQ32>Configure BPQ32
>
> All the shortcuts related to BPQ32 including the Documents are available in
> this manner.
>
> So are you ready?
>
> Ron Stordahl, AE5E (ex N5IN)
>

Are you referring to the 'cancel' button in the installer?  If it did complete,
try running the installer a second time to see if you get the same error.  I
just tried here starting with the single folder prior release, and ran an update
with the new installer.  It didn't complain.  I then did an uninstall followed
by a reinstall, it also went successfully and how my program files are in
c:\program files\bpq32 and my application data is in %appdata%\bpq32 and it is
running fine.  I see I immediately picked up bpqmailchat users.

We do know that there is a 'timing' problem in the NSIS installer system, but by
inserting delays following folder deletions, the deletions appear to complete
before the install continues.  It is a situation I will be taking up with the
NSIS developers, however in John's and my testing the delay we inserted resolved
the issue.

But maybe not quite...it could be dependent pon hardware possibility.

It was typically resolved by rerunning the installer, probably because the
incidence of the issue with any single run was quite low.

Ron, AE5E

--- In BPQ32@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry" <n9lya@...> wrote:
>
> Update.. Hitting Cancel allowed it to run.. But seems every restart will
> require a hit of the cancel button?
>
>
>
>
>
> Running for now.
>
>
>
> Error I got was copy error 32
>
> If I hit yes
>
>
>
> Cancel proceeds to let BPQMAILCHAT run one time.
>
>
>
> 73 jerry
>
>
>
> From: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BPQ32@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Jerry
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 4:14 PM
> To: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [BPQ32] A new release, BPQ32_5.2.1.3_20111017 is available.
>
>
>
>
>
> Hello.. First thanks for all the hard Work. Mine IS NOT a VISTA or WIN7
> Install.  Just did the install on a existing BPQ32 Installation..
>
> WIN2003 SR2 Server (XP Kernel) and all went well except BPQMAIL Chat Tried
> to copy BPQMAIL Chat from my c:\program files\BPQ32\BPQMailChat  Folder to
> c:\program files\BPQ32\BPQMailChat folder thus copying them upon its self..
> I chose all defaults.. I can exchange Hot Swappable Drives to revert but
> would rather not at this point till I hear back..
>
>
>
> NO message Forwarding running at this time..
>
>
>
> 73 Jerry
>
>
>
> From: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BPQ32@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> n5in_ron
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 3:33 PM
> To: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BPQ32] A new release, BPQ32_5.2.1.3_20111017 is available.
>
>
>
>
>
> A new release, BPQ32_5.2.1.3_20111017, for Windows, is available for
> download at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPQ32/
>
> This release updates BPQ32.dll, BPQMailChat, BPQTerminal, BPQTermTCP while
> adding two new programs: BPQAuth and BPQUIUtil.
>
> The changelog is here:
> http://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/BPQ32%20Installation.htm#
> Changelog
> <htthttp://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/BPQ32%20Installation.
> htm#Changelogp://>
>
> This release introduces a new installer which provides support for Vista and
> Windows 7 installations and updates.  The changes needed for this were
> massive to say the least.  The installer is up to 2015 lines of code...all
> of which I expect is perfect!  But you are warned:
>
> WARNING:  Please make a copy of your BPQ32 installation directory before
> running the installer for perform an update just in case!  John Wiseman
> G8BPQ and I, Ron Stordahl, AE5E have done considerable testing and have
> reached the level of confidence needed to issue this release.  But it is
> better to be safe than sorry.  Backup your BPQ32 installation directory
> before updating!
>
> This release may make significant changes to where the BPQ32 configuration
> is stored. and to the location of BPQMailChat files. If you use Vista or
> Windows 7, the first time you run this installer, your registry
> configuration for all BPQ32 programs will be moved from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.  And this just scratches the surface.
>
> If your BPQMailChat files are not in folder BPQMailChat directly under your
> BPQ32 Directory, BPQMailChat will copy files to that folder the first time
> it is run, and change the BaseDir parameter to match. This is to simplify
> setting up a new MailChat installation, New Users have often had problems
> with getting the BaseDir set up, and placing it in a known position will
> avoid this.
>
> BPQ32 now allows Programs and Configuration/Data Files to be stored in
> separate folders. This follows Microsoft's guidelines, and on Vista and
> Windows 7 gives added protection against accidental or malicious changes to
> software. The new installer allows you to choose separate locations for
> Programs and Data. For a new install, these will default to the Microsoft
> guidelines. If you are doing an update, these will default to your current
> installation. You may change either or both, however you should run the
> installer with the defaults initially to properly set up the registry.If
> your BPQMailChat installation has a lot of files it will take extra time to
> make the transfer.  Be patient, it will complete.
>
> The Microsoft guidelines are that programs should be installed in
> %programfiles% and application data in %appdata%.  This has been the
> recommendation since the introduction of XP, however Microsoft did not
> enforce these guidelines and they were not always observed, resulting in XP
> programs not working well on Vista and above.  With the introduction of
> Vista the guidelines are to some degree being enforced, with the result that
> annoying 'UAC - User Account Control' popups often occur when running
> otherwise well behaved programs. There is more to this, but the 'UAC' popups
> are the most visible part of this new paradigm.
>
> The new installer actually extends the Microsoft guidelines back to XP, and
> even before depending upon additional details I will not go into at this
> time.
>
> Existing Vista and Windows 7 installations can be transformed into
> installations which satisfy the guidelines by following this procedure:
>
> 1) Run the new installer on your existing installation taking all the
> defaults.  You will note that an additional window now offers a location for
> 'application data'.  It will be identical to your current program files
> location.  Simply accept the defaults and complete the update.  If you are
> satisfied with this you do not need to perform the additional steps.  Your
> installation will remain a 'single folder' installation, and thus
> technically not compliant.
>
> 2) Uninstall BPQ32 using the start menu shortcuts:
>         Start>All Programs>BPQ32>Uninstall.
> The uninstall actually saves your complete installation configuration.  The
> uninstall could also be done from the control panel should you wish.
>
> 3) Do a 'new' install.  The installer recovers your prior configurations,
> including BPQMailChat files such as mail, logs, etc., and offers locations
> for the program files and application in accordance with Microsoft's
> guidelines.  You are urged to accept the defaults  offered.
>
> This procedure can also be done by XP users should you wish.
>
> Should you wish you can actually see how these locations are defined, On XP
> do Start>Run and enter %programfiles% and perhaps more interestingly enter
> %appdata%  In this later case you will see where other compliant
> applications are storing their application data.  On Vista and Windows 7
> enter the same in the box immediately above the Start icon (it is no longer
> labeled Start, rather it is a MS 'Windows' icon.   Here the results will
> vary depending upon if your OS is a 32-bit or 64-bit version.  As BPQ32 is a
> 32 bit package it will be installed in Program Files (x86).
>
> Unless you have changed the default 'folder options' in Windows Explorer,
> the application data folder, %appdata%, is protected and will not be shown.
> You can change the options in Explorer to 'Show hidden files, folders and
> drives' should you wish.  However you do not need to do so because the
> shortcut 'Configure BPQ32' will open Windows Explorer for you to this
> 'hidden' folder with BPQ32.cfg already selected, ready for you to start your
> editor to make configuration changes.  To open this do:
>
> Start>All Programs>BPQ32>Configure BPQ32
>
> All the shortcuts related to BPQ32 including the Documents are available in
> this manner.
>
> So are you ready?
>
> Ron Stordahl, AE5E (ex N5IN)
>

 

A new release, BPQ32_5.2.1.3_20111017, for Windows, is available for download at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPQ32/

-- Regards ..... Peter
ZL2BAU - Waimate BBS - South Canterbury APRS iGate
Located In - Waimate - South Island - New Zealand
Grid Location : RE55MG ( 44.44.26S / 171.03.23E )
New Zealand / World Wide Telnet BBS Forwarding
E-Mail : peter.zl2bau@...
Packet Mail : ZL2BAU @ ZL2BAU.#79.NZL.OC
NZART Member Number : 104431
Internet BBS : telnet://zl2bau.dyndns.org:6303
Internet Node : telnet://zl2bau.dyndns.org
Internet Node Call : BAUNOD:ZL2BAU-3 (44.147.210.26)
Xrouter HTTP Web Server : http://zl2bau.dyndns.org
BBS HTTP Web Server : http://zl2bau.dyndns.org:82
Xrouter Chat Server : telnet://zl2bau.dyndns.org:3600
Xrouter APRS Server : telnet://zl2bau.dyndns.org:1448
Tcp/Ip Routing : 44.147.210.23/24 (44.147.210.26)
Default UDP Port : 93 (Other ports to suite)

 

A new release, BPQ32_5.2.1.3_20111017, for Windows, is available for download at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPQ32/

-- Regards ..... Peter
ZL2BAU - Waimate BBS - South Canterbury APRS iGate
Located In - Waimate - South Island - New Zealand
Grid Location : RE55MG ( 44.44.26S / 171.03.23E )
New Zealand / World Wide Telnet BBS Forwarding
E-Mail : peter.zl2bau@...
Packet Mail : ZL2BAU @ ZL2BAU.#79.NZL.OC
NZART Member Number : 104431
Internet BBS : telnet://zl2bau.dyndns.org:6303
Internet Node : telnet://zl2bau.dyndns.org
Internet Node Call : BAUNOD:ZL2BAU-3 (44.147.210.26)
Xrouter HTTP Web Server : http://zl2bau.dyndns.org
BBS HTTP Web Server : http://zl2bau.dyndns.org:82
Xrouter Chat Server : telnet://zl2bau.dyndns.org:3600
Xrouter APRS Server : telnet://zl2bau.dyndns.org:1448
Tcp/Ip Routing : 44.147.210.23/24 (44.147.210.26)
Default UDP Port : 93 (Other ports to suite)

Good Morning Group

For those who are Partners with my station I have been having internet
issues since 1:15 Am, please bare with me I need to buy a new Router
this morning, I will solve the problem as soon as possible.

73

Mike Melnik-N9PMO
Web WWW.N9PMO.COM
Group Moderator
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPQ32/




-----
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Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2012.0.1831 / Virus Database: 2090/4558 - Release Date: 10/17/11

BPQ32/BPQMailChat installed with no problems, XP Home.

Mike-N9PMO
Web WWW.N9PMO.COM
-----Original Message-----
From: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BPQ32@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
n5in_ron
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 3:10 PM
To: BPQ32@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BPQ32] A new release, BPQ32_5.2.1.3_20111017 is available.



Posting reissued because links were broken!

A new release, BPQ32_5.2.1.3_20111017, for Windows, is available for
download at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPQ32/ 

This release updates BPQ32.dll, BPQMailChat, BPQTerminal, BPQTermTCP
while adding two new programs: BPQAuth and BPQUIUtil.

The changelog is here:
http://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/BPQ32%20Installation.
htm#Changelog 


This release introduces a new installer which provides support for Vista
and Windows 7 installations and updates.  The changes needed for this
were massive to say the least.  The installer is up to 2015 lines of
code...all of which I expect is perfect!  But you are warned:

WARNING:  Please make a copy of your BPQ32 installation directory before
running the installer to perform an update just in case!  John Wiseman
G8BPQ and I, Ron Stordahl, AE5E have done considerable testing and have
reached the level of confidence needed to issue this release.  But it is
better to be safe than sorry.  Backup your BPQ32 installation directory
before updating!
 
This release may make significant changes to where the BPQ32
configuration is stored. and to the location of BPQMailChat files. If
you use Vista or Windows 7, the first time you run this installer, your
registry configuration for all BPQ32 programs will be moved from
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.  And this just scratches the
surface.
 
If your BPQMailChat files are not in folder BPQMailChat directly under
your BPQ32 Directory, BPQMailChat will copy files to that folder the
first time it is run, and change the BaseDir parameter to match. This is
to simplify setting up a new MailChat installation, New Users have often
had problems with getting the BaseDir set up, and placing it in a known
position will avoid this.

BPQ32 now allows Programs and Configuration/Data Files to be stored in
separate folders. This follows Microsoft's guidelines, and on Vista and
Windows 7 gives added protection against accidental or malicious changes
to software. The new installer allows you to choose separate locations
for Programs and Data. For a new install, these will default to the
Microsoft guidelines. If you are doing an update, these will default to
your current installation. You may change either or both, however you
should run the installer with the defaults initially to properly set up
the registry. If your BPQMailChat installation has a lot of files, it
will take extra time to make the transfer.  Be patient, it will
complete.

The Microsoft guidelines are that programs should be installed in
%programfiles% and application data in %appdata%.  This has been the
recommendation since the introduction of XP, however Microsoft did not
enforce these guidelines and they were not always observed, resulting in
XP programs not working well on Vista and above.  With the introduction
of Vista the guidelines are to some degree being enforced, with the
result that annoying 'UAC - User Account Control' popups often occur
when running otherwise well behaved programs. There is more to this, but
the 'UAC' popups are the most visible part of this new paradigm.

The new installer actually extends the Microsoft guidelines back to XP,
and even before depending upon additional details I will not go into at
this time.

Existing Vista and Windows 7 installations can be transformed into
installations which satisfy the guidelines by following this procedure: 
 

1) Run the new installer on your existing installation taking all the
defaults.  You will note that an additional window now offers a location
for 'application data'.  It will be identical to your current program
files location.  Simply accept the defaults and complete the update.  If
you are satisfied with this you do not need to perform the additional
steps.  Your installation will remain a 'single folder' installation,
and thus technically not compliant.

2) Uninstall BPQ32 using the start menu shortcuts:
        Start>All Programs>BPQ32>Uninstall.
The uninstall actually saves your complete installation configuration. 
The uninstall could also be done from the control panel should you wish.

3) Do a 'new' install.  The installer recovers your prior
configurations, including BPQMailChat files such as mail, logs, etc.,
and offers locations for the program files and application in accordance
with Microsoft's guidelines.  You are urged to accept the defaults 
offered.

This procedure can also be done by XP users should you wish.

You can see how these locations are defined: On XP do Start>Run and
enter %programfiles% and perhaps more interestingly enter %appdata%  In
this later case you will see where other compliant applications are
storing their application data.  On Vista and Windows 7 enter the same
in the box immediately above the Start icon (it is no longer labeled
Start, rather it is a MS 'Windows' icon.   The results will vary
depending upon if your OS is a 32-bit or 64-bit version.  As BPQ32 is a
32 bit package it will be installed in Program Files (x86).

Unless you have changed the default 'folder options' in Windows
Explorer, the application data folder, %appdata%, is protected and will
not be shown.  You can change the options in Explorer to 'Show hidden
files, folders and drives' should you wish.  However you do not need to
do so because the shortcut 'Configure BPQ32' will open Windows Explorer
for you to this 'hidden' folder with BPQ32.cfg already selected, ready
for you to start your editor to make configuration changes.  To open
this do:

     Start>All Programs>BPQ32>Configure BPQ32

All the shortcuts related to BPQ32 including the Documents are available
in this manner.

The first step is to run the installer on an existing installation
taking all the defaults.  It will take a bit more courage, after that,
to uninstall and reinstall.  Then you will have a compliant
installation, which should be beneficial.  

Ron Stordahl, AE5E (ex N5IN)








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As a quick measure I have uploaded new version of BPQ32_5.2.1.3_20111017.exe to
this forum and also to my web server.

The change was so small I took this quick approach to deal with the tiny
fraction of existing user that are still using 'bpqcfg.txt' rather than
'bpq32.cfg'.

The installer tests to see if 'bpqcfg.txt' exists AND if 'bpq32.cfg' does not
exist.  In this case it renames 'bpqcfg.txt' to 'bpq32.cfg' in keeping with what
has been standard now for quite a few years.

The installer does attempt to deal with the many small changes that have
occurred over many years, but I missed this one!

Ron, AE5E