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89115	2002-10-14 08:07:00	the final version of MSN Explorer 8 has been leaked to the net for download. You will need MSN 8 account to use most of the features in the new version. MSN Explorer 8 includes features like an automatic e-mail virus protection service, an intelligent junk mail filter, powerful parental controls, and easy import tools. if your into MSN Explorer, then grab this copy before they get shutdown. MSN Explorer 8 leaked (www.winbeta.org) BearShare, the Windows file sharing program that lets you share files with others, version 4.0.7 is out for download. BearShare is built using Gnutella technology providing a simple, easy to use interface combined with a powerful connection and search engine that puts thousands of different files in easy reach. BearShare version 4.0.7 released (www.bearshare.com) UT2003 Beta patch released The UT2003 beta patch mention yesterday has been released. The patch, coming in at 7.7MB contains all the changes listed yesterday. Mirror 1 (www.extreme-players.de) Mirror 2 (ut2003master.epicgames.com) This IS a beta patch only so install at your own risk. New security hole plug program GRC, the security site that bought you leak Test has posted up word on a program they have done called XPdite that will plug a security hole on Windows XP PC's that can't upgrade to SP1. Here's what GRC are saying about the hole: Steve Gibon writes "Ever since its release, Windows XP has contained a critical flaw that could be trivially exploited at any time by any malicious hacker. By causing any Windows XP system to process a specially-formed URL (web-style link), the XP system would obediently delete all or most of the files within any specified directory. (That's not good.) This flaw is considered critical because these malicious URLs could be delivered to any XP user through any means: via an eMail solicitation, a chat room, a newsgroup posting, a malicious web page, or even processed automatically without the user clicking anything by merely visiting a malicious web page. (That's bad.) Curiously, Microsoft was informed of this easily-demonstrated, quite significant, and trivial-to-fix, Windows XP defect back in June of 2002, but chose not to proactively address the significant vulnerability created for their users until the September 9th, 2002, release of Windows XP's first service pack." You can read a bit more on the program XPdite here (grc.com). XPdite (grc.com) Phoenix 0.3 (Lucia) released A new version 0.3 (Lucia) of the lean, mean and faster version of the Mozilla browser Phoenix has been released . Pheonix is a project by the Mozilla group to produce a browser component, similar to Galeon, K-Meleon and Chimera, but written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform. The new version has the following changes: - Image Blocking - Pop-up Blocking Whitlist - Bookmarks Changes - Global Go Menu and Go Menu Changes - Tabbed Browsing Improvements - Bug Fixes More information about Phoenix can be read at the Phoenix Project Page (www.mozilla.org). Windows Phoenix (ftp.mozilla.org) Linux Phoenix (ftp.mozilla.org) Western Digital WD2000JB review at Tom's Hardware Tom's Hardware have published a review of Western Digital's biggest and fastest hard drive, the WD2000JB (www.tomshardware.com). Here's a clip from the review: The improvements are to be found under its aluminum and cast iron casing: Western Digital has managed to give each platter 60 GB. Hard drives with 120 GB and 180 GB (with two and three platters, respectively) were to be expected, but the top model with 200 GB serves to show that more than 60 GB per platter should be possible - because this hard drive uses only three platters. Speed and size, what more could you want. Athlon XP 2800+ processors can't be overclocked X-Bit Labs have posted up a story on how the Athlon XP 2800+ processor has hit the ceiling for overclocking and processor power. They are stating that the Athlon XP 2800+’s 2250Mhz frequency is very close to the highest core-clock the core can function at and that overclocking is next to useless as only an extra 77Mhz can be extracted from the core. Here's the core of the article: Unfortunately for AMD, I now have to admit that with Athlon XP 2800+, AMD has reached the point of the maximal frequency the Thoroughbred can achieve. Our friends from OverClockers.ru web-site managed to grab a sample of the mentioned processor and tried to overclock it. To their great disappointment, they only succeeded in launching the CPU at 172MHz FSB, while the nominal frequency is 166MHz. The resulting core-speed was 2327MHz. They did not test the processor on stability at this clock as there is no sense to overclock so fast CPU by 77MHz. The whole issue from our Russian friends can be founded here (www.overclockers.ru). We can sum up that 2250MHz is the highest speed AMD K7-family processors can achieve. In early 2003 AMD will launch its Barton CPU that will contain 512KB of L2 cache, hence, will be clocked much lower due to increased number of transistors. Of course, AMD can still add another metal layer to the integrated circuits design in order to be able to increase the frequency, though, I seriously doubt it will help the company much. On the other hand, we now see that AMD will hardly be able to provide a lot of its 2800+ processors this year without adjusting their manufacturing technology. Since I cannot remember AMD to tune their processes so that the CPUs were more easy to overclock, the Athlon XP 2800+ processor may become a “sacred” device for AMD closest partners and will never reach the retail. So, unfortunately if you are hanging out fro the 2800+ to overclock the core out of it, don't bother. You would be better off waiting for the new barton core processors to start circulating. WS_FTP Pro, the market leader in Windows-based FTP client software has been updated to version 7.61 with the following changes: Auto-Reconnect doesn't return to the current folder Control channel timeout during long transfers MLSD directory listing shows pdir and cdir values as subdirectories Browse for folder dialog will crash in Sync & Find utility is a url is entered into the edit field. Application will crash when transferring a directory structure longer than MAX_PATH o SFTP shouldn't have transfer mode, file mask, account, send unique, keep alive & initialize command enabled. Transfer Manager does not prompt the user to start batch request when ending a batch session in SFTP or SSL. Copy/Paste and drag/drop a folder from Find to Pro will crash Pro. User is prompted to start a batch request when the request is already started or even finished. o Upload a 0 byte file in SFTP and it will never finish. SFTP uploads will hang if the last packet is lost. Help does not work if a non-admin user has ever installed Pro. Browse an SSL site in Scheduler will hang the application. Application will crash on Windows XP SP1 when using additional transfer connections. Sync does not work with UNC pathnames. Remote Edit functionality tries to open an invalid pathname. Application will not run on Windows95 (ADVAPI32.DLL error). o SFTP re-exchange will cause crash Compute key mismatch is causing incompatibilities with some SSH servers Error during SFTP dir listing will hang the application o Application prompts stating that 2 similar directory names are equal SSH implementation doesn't support "SSH-RSA" alogorithm UNC paths don't prompt for username and password if necessary WS_FTP Pro 7.61 released (ftp://ftp.ipswitch.com/ipswitch/product_support/WS_FTP_PRO/wsftp761.exe) A new version 5.2 beta 5 of Eudora, the alternative email client has been released. Eudora has all the normal email features plus the extra customisation for the most advanced user. It’s easy to use for a first-time emailer, and also has features for advanced user who relies on easy mail management, color-coding and superior find features for email content searches. Eudora can easily sort and manage your mail, using multiple email accounts and a virtually unlimited number of mailboxes. Tracking your contacts is easy with immediate access to Internet directories and the personalized address book. Almost anything including filing, forwarding, and trashing messages can be automated with filters, so you save time and stay on top of your work with minimal effort. Eudora 5.2 Beta 5 released (www.eudora.com) thx monty (www.ozquake.com)	tweak'e (174)
89116	2002-10-14 21:59:00	MSN 8 out already lol.. i just updated to MSN 7 last nite lololol	csinclair83 (200)
89117	2002-10-14 22:05:00	MSN 7 meaning MSN Explorer 7 lol... i only use it when i use MSN Messenger so i dont have many windows clogging up my desktop :-)	csinclair83 (200)
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