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- Release Notes for Ding!(TM) 1.0
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- (c) Copyright Activerse Inc. 1997
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- This document provides complementary or late breaking information to
- supplement the documentation.
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- CONTENTS
- ========
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- DING
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- KNOWN ISSUES IN THIS RELEASE
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- TROUBLESHOOTING
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- TIPS AND TRICKS
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- SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK FOR DING!
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- 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.
-
- 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:
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- 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 withi
- 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 web site includes troubleshooting information, tips,
- and various ways to report problems, bugs, or suggestions
- to the Ding! team.
-
- - Additional support from Activerse staff and other Ding! users
- is available for this beta release of Ding! by pointing your
- web browser to:
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- news://news.activerse.com/activerse.public.ding
-
- or your newsreader software to:
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- news.activerse.com
-
-
- Thanks for your interest in Ding!