ProFox April 2021

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looking for a multi-user alternative to view gmail emails
by Ken McGinnis 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

looking for a multi-user alternative (to MS Exchange) to view gmail emails For more than 10 years I have been using a gmail account for users to send support questions. I had that gmail account linked (somehow) to MS Exchange hosted by Rackspace. This was recommended by someone on this list. It has been working for >10 years and I have long-since forgotten how I set all that stuff up. Now Rackspace no longer supports Exchange 2007 and the Outlook 2007 client that we use to access exchange and see the emails that came into gmail. Hope that makes sense. I think it should be simple to have imap and/or POP in the gmail account activated (which it/they is/areprofox(a)leafe.com) It seems like Exchange should be able to 'poll' the gmail server and download the email (hope that makes sense). Somehow the people at Rackspace don't know what I am talking about?? the support person today says I need to set up MX records in gmail so gmail will send to exchange? that does not make any sense to me. I admit that I may not be the youngest person on this list, but I am still alive and I love VFP and most of the support issues. Anyone out there know what I am missing? Thx in advance Ken -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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[NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s
by Stephen Russell 16 Jun '21

16 Jun '21

Most of the group will remember Robert Green. https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Visual-Studio-Toolbox/Choices-in-Desktop-De… An easy quick session that explains various opportunities available today. The statement Apps are Apps is so true. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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VFP9 (and VFPA) on Windows 10 -- wish Mr. Chen would fix the visual bugs!
by MB Software Solutions, LLC 03 May '21

03 May '21

I finally moved my dev to a Windows 10 laptop. Was using Win7 forever prior. The window dialog border "phantoms/shadows" is very annoying. It'd be great if Mr. Chen fixed in addition to the other bugs he's fixed! (I think I have his name wrong...I've looked on his http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpadvanced/f_vfpa_gotovfpa64.asp site but I just see CCB)

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Virtual Fox Fest 2021 (May) is almost here!
by Rick Schummer 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

Our thanks to all those who responded to our plea not to wait for the last minute. Here's a reminder in case you got busy and forgot... Virtual Fox Fest 2021 (May) is next week on May 6, 2021! Get registered today! https://geekgatherings.com/Registration Only 10 days until we gather virtually via the Internet! We look forward to seeing everyone soon. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com

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Re: looking for a multi-user alternative to view gmail emails
by Philip Borkholder 23 Apr '21

23 Apr '21

"a slightly less geriatric" Ha ha ha haaaa... that covers us. :-) ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Ted Roche <tedroche(a)gmail.com> To: profoxtech(a)leafe.com Subject: Re: looking for a multi-user alternative to view gmail emails Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:45:54 -0400 Ken: If the only reason you are using a MS Exchange server is to read gmail from a single gmail account, you should eliminate it completely. It's swatting flies with a howitzer. Does each user have Outlook installed on their own machine, or are they sharing a VM or Remote-Desktop'ing into a single machine? If it's a simple configuration it should be straight-forward and if it's more complex, well, let us know. If it's one person per Outlook, you should be able to configure them to access the Gmail account directly and read the mail there. Log onto Gmail via a web browser and select the gear icon in the upper right ("Settings") and "See All Settings" and then the tab labeled "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" and look for the "Configure your email client" links for the setup you need to do in Outlook. I'm not positive whether POP (an ancient protocol) or IMAP (a slightly less geriatric) is more appropriate for your situation, and you may need to do some experimentation to get the behavior you want. On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 10:47 PM Ken McGinnis <kamcginnis(a)gmail.com> wrote: > looking for a multi-user alternative (to MS Exchange) to view gmail emails > > For more than 10 years I have been using a gmail account for users to > send support questions. I had that gmail account linked (somehow) to MS > Exchange hosted by Rackspace. This was recommended by someone on this > list. It has been working for >10 years and I have long-since forgotten > how I set all that stuff up. > > Now Rackspace no longer supports Exchange 2007 and the Outlook 2007 > client that we use to access exchange and see the emails that came into > gmail. Hope that makes sense. I think it should be simple to have imap > and/or POP in the gmail account activated (which it/they > is/areprofox(a)leafe.com) It seems like Exchange should be able to 'poll' > the gmail server and download the email (hope that makes sense). Somehow > the people at Rackspace don't know what I am talking about?? the support > person today says I need to set up MX records in gmail so gmail will > send to exchange? that does not make any sense to me. I admit that I may > not be the youngest person on this list, but I am still alive and I love > VFP and most of the support issues. Anyone out there know what I am > missing? > > Thx in advance > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > [excessive quoting removed by server]

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Variations in CSV settings by region
by Richard Kaye 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

Throwing this one out to the collective wisdom. We're doing a lot with CSV import/experts these days with our web-based WWC application and are running into issues with regionalization. Here in the US, a "standard" CSV means commas between data elements and double quotes around text elements. But in Belgium, the delimiter is the semi-colon and text elements are not wrapped in double quotes. As best I can tell, Excel determines what format to use by the OS settings and not its own application settings. This makes importing from a CSV a bit of a dance for our Belgian clients as they have to change their regional settings, import the file that was received in US format, and then change their settings back. And, of course, changing region affects date and currency formats. For those of you working with clients from multiple locations where the standards may be different, what strategies do you use to deal with this? TIA -- rk --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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[NF] VS 2022 will be 64 bit they say.
by Stephen Russell 21 Apr '21

21 Apr '21

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022/ Also included are refreshed icons! <lol> -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

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RE: File Server Sharing SMB1: W10 Update KB5001330 shuts off SMB1
by Philip Borkholder 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

Thanks Rick! ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Rick Schummer" <profox(a)whitelightcomputing.com> To: profoxtech(a)leafe.com Subject: RE: File Server Sharing SMB1: W10 Update KB5001330 shuts off SMB1 Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:44:07 -0400 Hi Philip, I am no expert, but here is an article that helped the IT people at one of our customers. https://www.windowscentral.com/how-access-files-network-devices-using-smbv1… Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech <profoxtech-bounces(a)leafe.com> On Behalf Of Philip Borkholder Sent: April 14, 2021 11:42 AM To: profoxtech(a)leafe.com Subject: File Server Sharing SMB1: W10 Update KB5001330 shuts off SMB1 Hey all, i was just notified that the recent Win 10 update, KB5001330 shuts off SMB1 on Windows 10. So any VFP apps on file shares out there on servers that are using SMB1 might be affected. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/april-13-2021-kb5001330-os-builds… 42f-d67fec538490 https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/mqpb1r/kb5001330_blocking_access_to_n… What do any experts on SMB protocol say/recommend for this situation? Philip B. Vicksburg, MI [excessive quoting removed by server]

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Re: File Server Sharing SMB1: W10 Update KB5001330 shuts off SMB1
by Philip Borkholder 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

Thank you Christof As strange as this might sound.... The most reliable results we recently had with Ubuntu as the server instead of Windows. With Ubuntu you can entirely disable all caching and all oplocks which both are the reasons for the problems we have in VFP. Windows doesn't disable all of them, even if you ask nicely. For Windows here's my current set of registry settings that must be applied to the server and the client and requires a reboot of both when making any changes. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanmanServer\Parameters DisableLeasing DWORD 1 EnableOplocks DWORD 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters CacheFileTimeout DWORD 0 DirectoryCacheLifetime DWORD 0 DormantDirectoryTimeout DWORD 1 DormantFileLimit DWORD 0 FileInfoCacheLifetime DWORD 0 FileNotFoundCacheLifetime DWORD 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\\Parameters OplocksDisabled DWORD 1 -- Christof --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- [excessive quoting removed by server]

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File Server Sharing SMB1: W10 Update KB5001330 shuts off SMB1
by Philip Borkholder 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

Hey all, i was just notified that the recent Win 10 update, KB5001330 shuts off SMB1 on Windows 10. So any VFP apps on file shares out there on servers that are using SMB1 might be affected. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/april-13-2021-kb5001330-os-builds… https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/mqpb1r/kb5001330_blocking_access_to_n… What do any experts on SMB protocol say/recommend for this situation? Philip B. Vicksburg, MI

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