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- Short: System monitor, many new features added.
- Author: ecarroll@maths.tcd.ie
- Uploader: ecarroll@maths.tcd.ie
- Type: util/moni
-
- SnoopDos patches a variety of AmigaDOS library functions that
- are commonly called by other programs and allows you to monitor
- the activities carried out by those programs.
-
- For example, you can see what files a program is looking for,
- what fonts it opens, and any special libraries or devices that
- it requires. This is often invaluable when you are trying to
- install a new application which has complex or inadequate
- documentation
-
- NEW FEATURES
-
- Many features have been added to SnoopDos since version 1.7.
- Here's a brief list of the most important additions:
-
- o Over 20 new system functions are supported
- o A full GUI provides easy access to all options
- o The output format can be customised using a new format editor
- o Output that scrolls off the window can be recalled
- o Messages sent by ARexx scripts can be monitored
- o Commodity support lets SnoopDos run in the background
- o Clipboard support lets you cut and paste output
- o Programs that use ixemul.library for i/o can be monitored
- o A packet debugger lets programmers monitor all DOS packets
- o Over 100 ARexx commands provide for unattended operation
- o Online AmigaGuide help covers all aspects of operation
-
- For those interested, the source code for SnoopDos is available in
- a separate archive called snoopdos30_src.lha.
-
- SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
-
- Kickstart 2.04 or above is required.
-
- Some new features work better if the debugging utilities Sushi
- and SegTracker are installed, but these are not essential.
-
- PROGRAM SECURITY
-
- Several bogus versions of SnoopDos have appeared in the past
- two years. These have been disguised as legitimate updates while
- harbouring trojan horses or other undesirable intruders. The most
- recent such release, labelled 2.0, is still generally available.
-
- To help guard against this happening in the future, all new
- versions of SnoopDos will be signed using PGP (Pretty Good
- Privacy) by Philip Zimmermann. This allows anyone who is in
- possession of my PGP public key to verify that a particular
- release genuinely came from myself and not from a third party.
-
- PGP is not required to use SnoopDos; it merely allows you to
- verify that you have a legitimate and unmodified copy. You can
- download PGP from the /pub/aminet/util/crypt directory on
- Aminet. The filename is PGPAmiga2_3a.lha.
-
- My PGP public key is presented below for convenience. This key
- will work with all future releases of SnoopDos.
-
- If you have installed PGP, save this announcement to a file and
- then type "PGP <filename>" to install my key on your PGP keyring.
- You can then verify the integrity of SnoopDos by extracting the
- SnoopDos archive and typing "PGP Readme.first SnoopDos". See the
- PGP documentation for more information on verifying signatures.
-
- Note that my public key is never included with the main SnoopDos
- archive -- if it was, then anyone modifying the program could
- also modify the key and escape undetected.
-
- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
- Version: 2.3a.3
-
- mQBNAi5uunIAAAECALhYPccdXY+vXpMPV2liNxD5UyFjwXPbpZ7xL9sD1BXG8F9n
- VdB9g4Z/v1UiR7SFyGcI1dn0awutsn9vPMCw+t0ABRG0JEVkZHkgQ2Fycm9sbCA8
- ZWNhcnJvbGxAbWF0aHMudGNkLmllPg==
- =+Wwv
- -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 628 270 57.0% 17-Sep-94 15:54:56 SnoopDos.info
- 2896 1509 47.8% 15-Sep-94 08:25:28 SnoopDos/Readme.first
- 835 280 66.4% 17-Sep-94 15:54:56 SnoopDos/Readme.first.info
- 97408 53791 44.7% 15-Sep-94 06:59:58 SnoopDos/SnoopDos
- 243908 73955 69.6% 15-Sep-94 06:59:34 SnoopDos/SnoopDos.guide
- 840 289 65.5% 17-Sep-94 15:54:56 SnoopDos/SnoopDos.guide.info
- 675 429 36.4% 17-Sep-94 15:54:56 SnoopDos/SnoopDos.info
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- 347190 130523 62.4% 17-Sep-94 19:48:04 7 files
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