+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ InetServ, the 32-bit Windows 95 Program/Windows NT Service Internet Server. +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ InetServ was origionally written by Thomas Kuiper. The project has since been taken over by Bruce J Peresky. It will continue to be freeware for personal use and until a commercial version is released freeware for commercial use as well. This release is simply the version 3 of Thomas Kuiper's InetServ which was avalable on his site for approximately one week. Some of the texts have been changed to note the change of hands in the project. I have many plans for inetserv but they will take some time. The first plan is to write a help file for the program as there has never been one. Of course the second plan is to change a few things in the program itself to reflect this changover. I hope that all of the inetserv users out there can appreciate the time it will take to change these things as there are many projects on my slate. I took this project over so this wonderful program wouldn't die. And so that Thomas Kuiper's dream will live on. Special thanks to Thomas in believing that I could hold his dreams up high enough. Below is the origional text written by Thomas Kuiper about Inetserv 3. 3.0 is the last version of InetServ. Here is the statement of the origional author posted to the mailing list about it: I fixed most of the bugs and announced now version 3.0 of InetServ. I worked about 1 week fulltime on that new version due the holidays, and I'm afraid to tell you all this will be my last version of Inetserv for now. The supporting homepage will be shutdown (the file will still be placed at my server) since I'm not allowed to code other programs (contract between me and my new company I work for). I tested this version with Windows NT 4.0 (SP4) and it runs a lot of more stable and better now. I'm not sure if it runs fine with Windows 95/98. I'm unable to test that. I'm still open for your suggestions and questions via email but I'm unsure if I will publish a public version after this 3.0, which is kind of final, but still can get a lot of features. You can get the new version from the site as well as the source (including the service source code now and a tool to convert your userdatabase from 2.x to 3.0). I added mailing list support to Inetserv (I'm unsure if it really works well) it requires RelaySupport beeing activated. You see in the options "Use DNS Lookup" but this wont work. The mailing list in a simple text file placed in the directory "lists". See the file test.lst for example. There is no subscribe robot, you must add users manual. This is a experimental feature, like the webinterface, which can be run on a special port (use http://servername:portnumber/username) to get access to your mail via this feature. The telnet interface I added is some basic feature to give you the ability to create new Users via it. (Someone should make a documentation). Try "help" if you are in it and refer the files in the "telnet" directory for more info. Users need the T flag in general to get access and a O (operator) flag to add new users and such stuff. Well, this is all for now. Have fun with this and let me know any thoughts you have. I still remember the version 1.0 two years ago, and I'm prowd about 3.0 now and all the users who use it (well now its the only freeware server with basic list support for Windows, uhm). I never made money with Inetserv. The advertising stuff on my homepage did give me US$ 1,20. And they only pay if you come to at least US$ 4. Also nobody liked to be added to the sponsor dialog (which is removed now). So this last version is cardware. After Christmas I like this idea so you can send me a postcard if you like this program :) See the About Dialog for more info. My biggest wish is there would be more free software for Windows but I'm afraid that this will never happen and never such powerful like the programs you have with Linux. (why need windows if linux gives you the full house). Have a good 1999! Yours, Thomas Kuiper - inetserv@abyss.tobit.net ------------------------------- Needed features: * Better implementation and error reply of the SMTP service * Customizable error messages (wanted by: Jason Smith) * Auto-responders (Auto-reply with a .TXT file) (wanted by: Jason Smith) * A checkbox to send InetServ to the system tray on startup (wanted by: Jason Smith, and others) Features added in version 3.0 01-30-99 ------------------------------- * Remade GUI * Added experimental webmail interface * Fixed problems that Inetserv uses to much handles (thanks to Stéphane Julien) * Fixed some minor bugs in the POP3 part * Logfiles are now saved in the directory logfiles * The badmail.txt can now be found as error.txt in the directory "logfiles" * More open format of the popuser.ctl. Use the usrconv tool to convert your 2.x file * Removed the total not needed services finger and whois * Added telnet setup support and user interface * Made MAPI thing really disabled when told it should be disabled * SMTP Relayed mails get deleted when failed or successfull send * TIA@?.my wanted a PERL mailer,you can get that one at the InetServ HP. * Added basic list support * Caching of the popuser.ctl via the adding of the "Rehash time" * Removed bugs. * Dropped the idea of adding a IRC like Chat protocol This would require a extra program to handle the high connection load. Features added in version 2.4.alpha 10-04-98 ------------------------------- * SMTP relay like wanted by all, no DNS lookup really * Encryption of passwords this was wanted by many people * Remove the Button "Sponsors" in the about box. * More logging! (commands) like wanted by Aaron J Margosis * Big Bugfix.... sprinf(x,x)... ARRRRGGHH!! Which caused a big exception * Another big Bugfix.... Which caused a minor software side problem * RETR command enhancement like wanted by: schreiber@ somewhere-in .il now you can check how many percent you already have of the mail (in Netscape for example) Features added in version 2.3.0 7-15-98 ------------------------------- * Fixed some buffer overflow bugs. (Char limit of 256 did kill InetServ many times) Features added in version 2.2.3 6-17-98 ------------------------------- * This file * A file named forward.ctl This will allow you to copy any mail to another user on your InetServ Server. For example of using: --begin of file forward.ctl-- postmaster admin webmaster admin hostmaster admin wuff dog --end of file forward.ctl-- This will send all mails that are going to postmaster to admin, etc. Wanted by: Roy@?.br, Jason Smith * Source code is now more optimized Removed a lot of things. * Chat is currently disabled in this version. It will be added after I did read this 139 KB RFC about the Internet Relay Chat Protocol protocol again. * Added more info to the dialog POP3 Setup Wanted by: Peter Gargano * Program wont close fast. If you click on the X. Really quit? Wanted by: Joe Jamp,W. Hensen and Jerry Palsson ............................................... Added earlier: What is new in Inetserv 2.2.0? I fixed some problems with data command (it was not terminated correctly), thanks Devon :) . I'm working on function named DoMXQuery to read the MX-entry of a NameServer, but the function doesn't work well yet, so I need some extra time to make InetServ routing able. Until this comes, you can use the new option in the mail server I named "Route throw ..." In version 2.3.0 you'll send via another smtp server (relay). For now, all nonlocal messages can only be copied to another user directory :( The interface is larger now. And I added a change button in the User setup dialog. Changed some POP3 replys. Will be custumizable in the next version :) What is better in Inetserv 2.2.1? There was a really dangerous NULL-Pointer in the Registry Read Function, thanks to: El Andaloussi and Chris Keilitz. What is better in Inetserv 2.2.2? There was a big bug: If you have send many mails the same second, some mails were lost (during overwrite), problem fixed... Told me by many users...