Subj : Xenia help
To   : Alan Ianson
From : Steve Quarrella
Date : Sat Mar 31 2001 05:36 am

 AI>>         I'm also wondering about where to get Xenia. I'm using
 AI>> v1.99.00 DOS, but when I goto the webpage I only see v1.98SW and some
 AI>> registered only versions. So I wonder where this version I have came
 AI>> from?? Is it legit?

 LP>> Maybe yes. I've heard, the developer of Xenia made freeware his program,
 LP>> but I've never seen a freeware version of it.

I'm not an authority on Xenia, but Arjen -had- intended to release the program 
as OpenSource at some point, but the last I knew, he was in Australia, getting 
married, away from the source, and probably away from Fidonet.  I really don't 
know about any versions of the software aside from the ones on his web page.

 AI>>      I've also noticed that Xenedit has some Y2k problems. Squish
 AI>> won't pack messages posted by Xenedit saying the date is grunged. Was
 AI>> Xenedit ever updated?
 LP>> I feel never.  :(
 AI> To bad.. it looked very interesting..

You might take a look at the following:

Y2KTOOL6.ZIP

Fido Year 2000 Tools Rel. 6 by Tobias Ernst
===========================================
PKTDATE  1.5  is a program that can analyse
PKT files for structural errors that result
from year 2000 related bugs in the creating
software and automatically  fix such broken
PKT files.  It is intended for use  at  hub
level in the Fidonet distribution structure
in  order  to  alleviate the effects of the
year 2000 problem  on  the smooth operation
of Fidonet.  Also included  are  a  general
information  text  on the year 2000 problem
in Fidonet,  and  tools  for analysing MSG,
JAM  and   Squish   message   base   files.
Includes  OS/2, Win32, DOS, Linux and Amiga
binaries and source.  Unzip with -d option!

While this is primarily aimed at packets, and if I read you right, you're not 
even getting to that point because Squish doesn't like the messages you're 
exporting, there may be some utilities or pointers in this package that help 
you.

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 * Origin: Where'd you get the gun, John? (1:393/9005)

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