JH> JH>> 22 later tonight, that should solve all problems, I'm
also tempted to
JH> JH>> call the US and get Merlin on the good ol' AMEX card :-)

JH> pm> Hmm. I'm running 1a here, on Connect with no Fixpacks.
JH> pm> It starts fine, and
JH> pm> runs without problems, though I was able to blow it up by attempting to
JH> pm> configure mail and news services. So I doubt that Fixpack 22 is going t
JH> pm> make a lot of difference to it.

JH>Fixpack 22 hasn't solved all the exceptions that crop up, I
JH>now suspect that they are caused by running TCPIP v2 from
JH>red box.  An upgrade to Merlin now seems in order, or
JH>getting hold of v3 or 4 from Connect.

Get Merlin!. I'm running the GA version now and its truely amazing. It
has "FTP" folders in which all the files at a defined (by you) site
appear as normal objects (like a normal folder) and you can drag or drop
from/to it and the WPS automatically performs the FTP(s) for you. You
can also query the host OS from the FTP folder. This is but ONE of the
new features.

Its as solid as a rock, all the beta bugs are gone. TCPIP is at v4. The
bootup logo is just that now, no more "US government users rights
restricted" etc. The install is flawless, apart from spelling
"QUANTAS"
and "CENTER" I can't fault it.

The Netscape and Star Office betas run perfectly, all I want now is for
the LOTUS web site to co-operate so I can download the WordPro and
Freelance betas for OS/2, and Corel is supposed to have a beta of its JAVA
enabled suite at its web site by the end of this month (real soon now)
which is also supposed to run on OS/2 (can't wait to try that!)

regards, Peter.

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