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From: src@cup.portal.com (Steve R Calwas)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Anarkey (from the author)
Message-ID: <42010@cup.portal.com>
Date: 5 May 91 01:34:02 GMT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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This posting is in response to all the recent messages concerning
my software program, Anarkey.  I apologize for the group response.
I normally email individual replies, but I came in late on the thread
this time so we'll take care of everybody at once.

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First, to all who are interested: Anarkey 4.0 will be released in
the next few weeks.  All registered users will receive an update
notice in the mail within that time.  I thank all the registered
users who have found Anarkey useful and have supported it by
registering and offering their suggestions.  I hope you'll like the
new 4.0 release as much.

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To the user who found Anarkey occasionally disabling itself:

  Anarkey does not work if output is redirected to a serial terminal,
i.e. the COM device.  Versions prior to v3.06 contained code which
determined on its own if output was being redirected and disabled itself
if it was; it enabled itself again when output was no longer redirected.
The emethod used to determine output redirection was undocumented.
Unfortunately, other programs, such as enhanced ANSI.SYS drivers and the
RAWMODE program distributed with NANSI, conflicted with Anarkey's method.
Thus, when one of these programs was run, Anarkey would think
output was being redirected and disable itself.  In Anarkey v3.06 and
later, Anarkey does not attempt to determine if output is being
redirected.  Thus, conflicts with other programs should no longer occur
and you should not experience Anarkey disabling itself.

In case all that is just gobbledy-gook gibberish, here's the short
answer: Check the Anarkey version you are running.  If prior to v3.06 and
you are using RAWMODE or an enhanced ANSI.SYS driver, either stop using it
until you get the v4.0 update or let me know and I will send you a v3.0
that will work.

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To the user whose copy of Anarkey suddenly refuses to install:

  If the ANARKEY.COM file has been modified by anything other than the
Anarked keystroke configuration program, it will refuse to install.
This is to protect you from executing a copy of Anarkey that may have
been infected with a virus.  I suggest you copy the version stored on
your registered disk back onto your hard drive and try running that
version.  It should work.

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To people who dislike the fact that the evaluation version of Anarkey
is not unadulterated (even though it IS fully functional):

  Thanks for your input.


Steve Calwas                    src@cup.portal.com
Santa Clara, CA                 ...!sun!cup.portal.com!src