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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 16:01:47 +0000
From: Richard Dawe <richdawe AT bigfoot DOT com>
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Subject: Preparing for libsocket 0.7.4 beta 4 release
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Hello.

I estimate that libsocket 0.7.4 beta 4 will be out within the next couple
of weeks/month. libsocket is a BSD sockets library for DJGPP, which uses
Windows's built-in networking by some low-level hackery.

I would appreciate it if anyone using libsocket 0.7.4 beta 3 or one of the
later development releases would report any bugs to me. There is a list of
known bugs here:

http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/lsck/dev/bugs074.htm

Even if a bug has been reported, I would like extra information, because I
do not have enough equipment to test libsocket properly.

libsocket 0.7.4 beta 4 will be the last beta before the release of 0.7.4.
I have not really been able to test it properly, so I'd like some help
from some willing testers.

In fact, I think it's time for an announcement: This is probably the last
version of libsocket I will do any active development on. I do not have
enough time to maintain it to the standard I want _by myself_. My interest
in the project has waned over the past six months and I would like to do
other things (with DJGPP) such as zippo, a package manager for DJGPP. If
anyone is interested in working on libsocket, then please contact me. I'm
happy to remain as the co-ordinator/maintainer of libsocket, offering
advice, knowledge, etc. where possible, but I just don't have time to do
the investigative work needed to move libsocket on. This wasn't an easy
decision to make, but it's one I think needed making.

Bye,

-- 
Richard Dawe
richdawe AT bigfoot DOT com ICQ 47595498 http://www.bigfoot.com/~richdawe/