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Contents
Ding!
Known Issues In This Release
Change History
Troubleshooting
Tips And Tricks
Support And Feedback For Ding!
Ding!
Ding! defines an entirely new class of software called a People Browser (TM). With Ding!, you know at a glance who's online and who's available. You can then communicate with them instantly and directly in a variety of ways: instant messaging, chat, file/URL transfer, and status bulletins. Ding! finally gives you access to that all-important network resource - people.
In order to use Ding! to communicate with others, each person must have their own copy of Ding! with their own WhoDP URL (unique identifier). At this time, you cannot use Ding! to communicate with users of other instant messaging systems.
Known Issues In This Release
- The final version of Ding! is no longer compatible with users running a version of Ding! prior to Beta 3. Users of any beta version of Ding! are advised to upgrade to the final release version.
- You will not be able to receive instant messages, files or chat requests from a peer if you are behind a firewall that blocks incoming TCP packets on port 2222. You will not be able to use Ding! at all if you are behind a firewall that blocks incoming UDP packets on port 2222. If you are unsure about your situation regarding firewalls, contact your network administrator.
- If you install this version of Ding! over a release earlier than Beta 3, your pre-existing peer list and watcher / deny list are ignored under the new user profiles. If you wish to preserve your peer list and watcher / deny list, copy the files user.acc and user.viz from the Ding! directory to your user profile directory. DO NOT copy user.config to your user profile directory.
- When you minimize the Ding! main window, it will appear in the Windows Taskbar as well as the System Tray.
- This version of Ding! uses and stores passwords on disk in encrypted form. If you install this version of Ding! over a previous beta release, and you select the option "Save Password" in the login dialog box, you may initially receive an error message. Re-entering your user password when prompted will correct this situation.
- Windows UNC pathnames of the form \\<server>\<share> are not supported in the file send function. To send a file located on a network share to a peer, you must first map a local drive to the network share.
- Copying text from a Ding! window and pasting into a native window is only successful once per session. This is a Java bug and has been reported to JavaSoft.
Change History
- Version 1.0a:
- Fixed: History files are now persistent when Ding! is closed.
Troubleshooting
- Check your connection to your network or Internet Service Provider. You and your peers must be connected to a TCP/IP network in order to use Ding! If you are unsure about the type of network you are using, contact your network administrator.
- If you are unable to connect to your Ding! Switchboard, make sure that you have entered the correct WhoDP URL for yourself in the login dialog box. You must enter the entire URL beginning with "whodp://", so that your entry is of the form:
whodp://<switchboard>/<alias>
- Check with your network administrator to make sure that your network does not use a firewall that blocks access to port 2222.
- Ding! includes a firewall testing application called Ding! Scope. If you suspect that you are behind a firewall that is preventing the normal operation of Ding! you can run Ding! Scope by double clicking the file runScope.bat located within the directory that you installed Ding!
Tips And Tricks
- You can change your nickname (the name you display to other peers watching you) by right-clicking on your name and selecting "Info" from the pop-up menu. Enter the name you wish to display in the "Nickname" field and click "OK."
- You can see who has you in their peer list by toggling the Peers/Watchers button on the Ding! toolbar. To deny someone from watching you, simply drag their peer-icon from the "Watchers" group to the "Denied Watchers" group.
- You can send a URL to someone by typing the URL in an instant message. When the recipient clicks on the URL, Ding! will open it in their web browser.
- You can prevent Ding! from notifying you each time a new watcher adds you to their peer list by unchecking this option on the General tab of the Preferences menu. You can still see who is watching you or deny people who are watching you by toggling the "Peers/Watchers" button in the Ding! toolbar.
- You can approve new watchers by default by selecting that option on the General tab of the Preferences menu.
Support And Feedback For Ding!
- Numerous Ding! product support options are available at http://www.activerse.com/support Our website includes troubleshooting information, tips, and various ways to report problems, bugs, or suggestions to the Ding! Support Staff. In addition, registered product users
can find information on how to reach us for Activerse Technical Support availability.
- Additional support from Activerse staff and other Ding! users is available for this release of Ding! by pointing your web browser to: news://news.activerse.com/activerse.public.ding or your newsreader software to: news.activerse.com.
Thanks for your interest in Ding!
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Last updated on Thursday, January 15, 1998
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