Will v3.19b run on WinXP? I keep getting this message: "The procedure entry point could not be lacated in the dynamic link library WS2_32.dll"
My guess is no but I thought I would ask.
Will v3.19b run on WinXP? I keep getting this message: "The procedure entry point could not be lacated in the dynamic link library WS2_32.dll"
My guess is no but I thought I would ask.
Thanks
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Cozmo to All on Thu Dec 29 2022 08:43 pm
Will v3.19b run on WinXP? I keep getting this message: "The procedure entry point could not be lacated in the dynamic link library WS2_32.dll" My guess is no but I thought I would ask.
I thought it did. What's name of the procedure?
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Digital Man to Cozmo on Thu Dec 29 2022 06:41 pm
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Cozmo to All on Thu Dec 29 2022 08:43 pm
Will v3.19b run on WinXP? I keep getting this message: "The
procedure
entry point could not be lacated in the dynamic link library WS2_32.dll" My guess is no but I thought I would ask.
I thought it did. What's name of the procedure?
right after you install synchronet and it runs you get this msg
https://i.imgur.com/GIgptAV.png
i did not install the vbrun stuff yet. i'm having problems getting the
shit
browser work with most websites. i'm trying to get a portable browser via ftp.
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Digital Man to Cozmo on Thu Dec 29 2022 06:41 pm
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Cozmo to All on Thu Dec 29 2022 08:43 pm
Will v3.19b run on WinXP? I keep getting this message: "The procedure entry point could not be lacated in the dynamic link library WS2_32.dll" My guess is no but I thought I would ask.
I thought it did. What's name of the procedure?
right after you install synchronet and it runs you get this msg
https://i.imgur.com/GIgptAV.png
i did not install the vbrun stuff yet.
so this issue was never fixed, right
That issue (entry point inet_ntop ...) was addressed back in July: http://gi t.synchro.net/gitpushlog.ssjs#e574155e7c2fef54d2c875ceec57f5a597a69116
i did not install the vbrun stuff yet.
Synchronet doesn't need vbrun.
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: MRO to Digital Man on Fri Dec 30 2022 01:01 am
so this issue was never fixed, right
It was fixed.
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Digital Man to MRO on Fri Dec 30 2022 12:06 am
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: MRO to Digital Man on Fri Dec 30 2022 01:01 am
so this issue was never fixed, right
It was fixed.
so is the fixed version on the website?
in the installer?
look:
https://i.imgur.com/wFFjMRl.png
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: MRO to Digital Man on Fri Dec 30 2022 02:50 am
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Digital Man to MRO on Fri Dec 30 2022 12:06 am
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: MRO to Digital Man on Fri Dec 30 2022 01:01 am
so this issue was never fixed, right
It was fixed.
so is the fixed version on the website?
It was fixed *after* the v3.19b release, so that'd be in v3.19c or v3.20a.
in the installer?
No.
look:
https://i.imgur.com/wFFjMRl.png
I believe you.
So meanwhile, like before, what you represent on the website is something with defects.
this guy got 3.19b and had problems.
You could just put a fixed up version with the installer for the new people.
I know in this case it's trivial because nobody wants to run xp, but there have been more serious issues.
You're really throwing a roadblock by ignoring what you represent and putting so much into cvs and later git.
New people don't know how to update properly.
that's why synchronet has
such a bad reputation and people can say only programmers can run it.
It's bad enough we lost most of our users, now we are losing new sysops. Please just try to put yourself in these people's shoes. Shit gets really convoluted with the way you guys do things. It could be worse, but it could also be better.
New people don't know how to update properly.
"People" do it all the time.
Because I don't make releases often enough? I don't buy that.
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Digital Man to MRO on Fri Dec 30 2022 01:35 pm
New people don't know how to update properly.
"People" do it all the time.
bullshit.
i helped hundreds of people over the years.
I am not lying. i had to help tons of people.
Because I don't make releases often enough? I don't buy that.
you could just put a fucking release file on the website that isnt broken.
if you dont want to do it, i'll do it for you.
It's like you are actually allergic to creating a release.
In the past
you've gone years and years. Is there something really hard about it?
Granted, this isn't as bad as when scfg and sbbsecho had problems in the past, but I think you are a bit disconnected on this.
It's your shit you can do what you want.
What I don't like is you don't want
to put yourself into those people's shoes. I don't see why you won't put up a perfect release on the web just for face. I wouldn't be able to let it go like that.
You wouldn't do this with anything else. Would you build a porch for someone and leave a step out? then they have to look on your website to know that there's a stack of boards and nails behind the house?
It doesn't matter now because we have no users and very little sysops, but i'm just wondering how you could be blind to how this affects newcomers.
it go like that.
There is no such thing as "a perfect release" of any software of any complexity. There will be bugs. You just seem to have a particular peeve about this one.
The Windows XP sysop has options. I don't know why you're involved in the discussion at all - you said yourself they shouldn't be running Windows XP on an Internet-connected computer (e.g. a BBS).
You could just put a fixed up version with the installer for the new
people.
It takes literally *days* of work to put together an official release. I don't do that more than once or twice a year for a good reason.
I know in this case it's trivial because nobody wants to run xp, butI'm not clear what your point is. If the sysop wants to run a newer version that compatible with XP, he can.
there have been more serious issues.
You're really throwing a roadblock by ignoring what you represent and
putting so much into cvs and later git.
Synchronet has official releases more often than any other BBS software... and it's not frequent enough for you?
Synchronet has nightly development builds available for Windows and Linux-x86, and that's not enough for you?
New people don't know how to update properly.
"People" do it all the time.
that's why synchronet has
such a bad reputation and people can say only programmers can run it.
Because I don't make releases often enough? I don't buy that.
It's bad enough we lost most of our users, now we are losing new
sysops. Please just try to put yourself in these people's shoes. Shit
gets really convoluted with the way you guys do things. It could be
worse, but it could also be better.
Whatever dude.
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Digital Man to MRO on Fri Dec 30 2022 05:42 pm
it go like that.
There is no such thing as "a perfect release" of any software of any complexity. There will be bugs. You just seem to have a particular peeve about this one.
Well it's happened frequently.
You just know it's broken like before, yet
it's still on the website for download as a release.
It just seems sloppy, and I don't know why'd you'd be happy doing that.
It would probably just be better to yank the installer and tell people
to just grab things on git and get the binaries from your file server if needed.
The Windows XP sysop has options. I don't know why you're involved in the discussion at all - you said yourself they shouldn't be running Windows XP on an Internet-connected computer (e.g. a BBS).
i just tested it out because he said it wasnt working.
then i see it's an old bug and the release is still there with that issue. That's one of the reasons people badmouthed synchronet over the years. People had one problem and then decided to go to mystic.
Like I said, it's yours and you can do what you want with it. I just couldn't believe you were blind to what was going on. This XP thing is just a little stupid issue, but there's been bigger ones in the past that you handled the same way.
What if you bought a new car and it cuts out at every red light? They said the car was fine when you bought it.
Then you find out that everyone's been having the same problem for years. You go on the website and see that there's a part you need to replace. It's not that hard but you still think the car manufacturer is a dipshit for putting it out there like that. I know I would.
Granted, your stuff is free and this is a hobby. but still, it just seems weird you leave something busted as a release on your website for a year, and in the past there's been releases on the website for YEARS with issues.
I don't know if you don't care, or it does not compute or what.
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: MRO to Digital Man on Fri Dec 30 2022 08:20 pm
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Digital Man to MRO on Fri Dec 30 2022 05:42 pm
it go like that.
There is no such thing as "a perfect release" of any software of
any
complexity. There will be bugs. You just seem to have a particular peeve about this one.
You're being willfully ignorant by saying I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm going by what i've seen in the past 22+ years.
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: MRO to Digital Man on Sat Dec 31 2022 03:24 am
You're being willfully ignorant by saying I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm going by what i've seen in the past 22+ years.
I've been making Synchronet releases for 30 years now. I know that I know what I am talking about.
Software has issues. And this particular issue has already been fixed and the version with that fix is available for download and future versions should not have that same issue, but they'll have other, new issues. It's a fact of life.
It was fixed *after* the v3.19b release, so that'd be in v3.19c or
v3.20a.
It was fixed *after* the v3.19b release, so that'd be in v3.19c or v3.20a.
Where can I d/l 3.19c or 3.20a Can't seem to locate the file.
Reminds me of my second wife. She was an amazing cook, great in bed, always kept the house clean, chopped wood like a champ, organized all the bills and my business dealings, but not once did I ever get a decent BJ.
To: MickeyYou know I hear, that Wildcat! is looking for new members and/or SysOps. Maybe they could use you?
Re: Ver. 3.19b and WinXP?
By: Mickey to Digital Man on Sat Dec 31 2022 11:06 am
Reminds me of my second wife. She was an amazing cook, great in bed, alwaysno you just don't understand the discussion.
kept the house clean, chopped wood like a champ, organized all the bills and
my business dealings, but not once did I ever get a decent BJ.
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You know I hear, that Wildcat! is looking for new members and/or SysOps. Maybe they could use you?
I mean since you know all about the inner workings of Windows and SBBS - telling the author he doesn't know how
Hmmm...geee I think he does know. I have set you
to spam so anything directed to me gets that spam (man I could use some spam
About what you are worth to me. It's a hobby dude. NOTHING NOWHERE says you have to run this software. Hence me mentioning
Wildcat! See what response you get there from the author.
Dang I know I am going to get into trouble for opening my mouth.
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