Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-11-02 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-11-02 10:22, Bo Berglund wrote: > Do you have any advice on how to install an NNTP server on Linux? I have been running the sn NNTP Server for the last 10 years. For the first 6 it was on Linux, and for the last 4 on FreeBSD. I've been running sn v0.3.8 all that time. http://patrik.iki.

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-11-02 Thread Bo Berglund
On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 09:48:30 +0100, Allan wrote: >On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:38:43 + >Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > > > On 2016-10-31 08:34, Bo Berglund wrote: > > > By what I have seen is that Lars cannot continue the web interface > > > to Gmane NNTP, but that the NNTP server will continue. > > >

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-11-02 Thread Jonas Maebe
Hi, I accidentally rejected the message below by Allan because I thought I was looking at the moderation queue of the fpc-pascal list. So here it is. Jonas FPC mailing lists admin On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:38:43 + Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 2016-10-31 08:34, Bo Berglund wrote: > > B

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-11-01 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-31 22:56, Travis Siegel wrote: > It works > nicely, and I now have a fully registered version of delphi I couldn't even get past the installation of Delphi 10.1 (Berlin). For two hours it kept giving me an error "can't communicate to the license server bla bla bla", yet my internet con

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Travis Siegel
Can't find the right message to reply to, so same thread, here we go. Thanks for the link to the free promo version of delphi. It works nicely, and I now have a fully registered version of delphi on my system, and although it works well enough, I have trouble with too much junk onscreen, but

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Travis Siegel
They still offer it, but it's a 30-day trial, and it appears that once you get the trial activation number, it's good for any of the products, only I (using a screen reader) couldn't select which product I wanted, so it downloaded and installed their c++ suite of tools instead of the delphi one

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-31 10:29, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: > have been pulled > in that are either no longer available or aren't going to work with > FPC/Lazarus. In the case of XanaNews, the two primary components is use are Indy and VirtualTreeview. Both are supported by FPC. I don't see the point of using

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Mark Morgan Lloyd
On 31/10/16 03:00, Travis Siegel wrote: On 10/30/2016 6:36 PM, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: Hey, we even have an excellent news client written in Object Pascal - just take a look an XanaNews! btw: XanaNews supports all the above benefits and much much more. Does this nntp client compile with fpc

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Marco van de Voort
In our previous episode, Graeme Geldenhuys said: > They even allow "limited commercial use" with it. I don't know the > details though. iirc up to Eur/$ 1000 turnover. I don't know if you can use it in a big corporation inhouse to send 3 values to your PLC via serial though (since how to calculate

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-31 09:33, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > Embarcadero has a Delphi 10.1 (Berlin) Starter Edition for free at the > moment. The promotion is still on offer. https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter/promotional-download They even allow "limited commercial use" with it. I don't

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-31 09:28, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > XanaNews is a Delphi only application at the moment, and has many > Windows specific API calls. Saying that, it uses Indy 10 for communications, and Indy 10 works perfectly under FPC. Regards, Graeme __

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-31 01:12, Allan wrote: > Deleting spam manually from newsgroups means spam did get sent to other > newsservers, and the user that was quick got it. Hosting a private news server like I do, there are no upstream news servers. What you describe is common in Usenet, but that is not what I

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Jonas Maebe
Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > Embarcadero has a Delphi 10.1 (Berlin) Starter Edition for free at the > moment. I downloaded a copy and can make it available for download if > Embarcadero doesn't offer it any more. The fact that they offered the software as a free download for personal use does not gi

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-31 08:34, Bo Berglund wrote: > By what I have seen is that Lars cannot continue the web interface to > Gmane NNTP, but that the NNTP server will continue. Ah, thanks for clarifying that. I was under the impression that Gmane was going to close down completely. Nice to hear that part of

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-31 01:45, Travis Siegel wrote: > Does this nntp client compile with fpc? No, at the moment it is a Delphi only project, but as I mentioned in another reply, I am very tempted at starting a FPC and LCL/fpGUI port. It does run perfectly under WINE though - that's how I'm using it under Fr

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-31 02:12, wkitt...@windstream.net wrote: > what?! no linux or BSD flavor? i'm shocked and kinda disappointed XanaNews is a Delphi only application at the moment, and has many Windows specific API calls. I am very tempted at starting a FPC/LCL/fpGUI port though. Good news is, the current

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Bo Berglund
On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 02:12:44 +0100, Allan wrote: >Anyway, I agree, that newsservers are the best for this, so it >is nice, that all FPC maillists are on Gmane now. >Unfortunately, that have been some talks about stopping the Gmane >service, so it would be nice to see fpc lists on a more permanent

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-31 Thread Allan
On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 22:36:59 + Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 2016-10-30 18:57, Tomas Hajny wrote: > > > > Responding to fpc-other, because it's off-topic. > > I can't see why... but okay. > > > > I don't miss any messages, i.e. it isn't a general problem (which > > obviously doesn't imply

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-30 Thread Travis Siegel
On 10/30/2016 6:36 PM, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: Hey, we even have an excellent news client written in Object Pascal - just take a look an XanaNews! btw: XanaNews supports all the above benefits and much much more. Github repository https://github.com/graemeg/xananews/ XanaNews releas

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-30 Thread wkitty42
On 10/30/2016 06:36 PM, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: [...] Hey, we even have an excellent news client written in Object Pascal - just take a look an XanaNews! btw: XanaNews supports all the above benefits and much much more. Github repository https://github.com/graemeg/xananews/ XanaNews relea

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-30 Thread Bo Berglund
On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 22:36:59 +, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: >NNTP has many other benefits too: Graeme, I really agree with all of the items in your list! Good summary! :) -- Bo Berglund Developer in Sweden ___ fpc-other maillist - fpc-other@list

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-30 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-30 18:57, Tomas Hajny wrote: > > Responding to fpc-other, because it's off-topic. I can't see why... but okay. > I don't miss any messages, i.e. it isn't a general problem (which > obviously doesn't imply that there is no problem). Over the years I have seen so many issues with the

Re: [fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] Missing messages

2016-10-30 Thread Tomas Hajny
On Sun, October 30, 2016 19:11, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 2016-10-30 17:24, Sven Barth wrote: Responding to fpc-other, because it's off-topic. >> Same here... I don't miss any messages, i.e. it isn't a general problem (which obviously doesn't imply that there is no problem). > First Laza