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Re: [ECS] New beta Mark Gilmore Fri, 11 Feb 2000 09:50:01 -0500

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It must be your PC
(I haven't looked into the security stuff yet).
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026


Don Stephens wrote:
> 
> Trying the remote address below (modified for my machine) I ran into a
> screen wanting my username and password....Is ECS generating this or Win98?
> Where would my username and password be located on the local machine?
> Thanks:
> Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Gilmore" <omnip@usit.net>
> To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 5:53 AM
> Subject: [ECS] New beta
> 
> > I just uploaded a new beta.
> > NEW web-server instructions follow.
> >
> > If you have problems with the web-server:
> >   1) Run ECS with a SMALL cfg (perhaps with only one Item and one
> > Group).
> >   2) Press ALT-Z (DEBUG=1).
> >   3) Select ECS_GROUPS.HTM in your browser and click one of the links.
> >   4) Press ALT-Z (DEBUG=0).
> >   5) Email me ELG.TMP & DBG.TMP.
> >
> >    215) ECS now generates/maintains web pages and acts as a "web
> > server":
> >
> > NOTE: These features are still in the EARLY stages
> > (numerous changes/enhancements are forthcoming).
> >
> > **************************************************************
> > WEB PAGE GENERATION
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > ECS now creates/maintains a web page for each Group, plus a
> > "directory" page (ECS_GROUPS.HTM) which contains links to the
> > others.
> >
> > Note that these pages may serve as examples of what ECS "expects
> > to see" when it's web server searches pages for Item States
> > (below).
> >
> > The default refresh rate for these pages is NONE.
> > To make ECS generate web pages with auto-refresh commands,
> > enter this command in \AUTOEXEC.BAT:
> > SET ECS_HTM_GEN={d}
> > where {d} is the auto-refresh rate (in seconds).
> >
> > When generating pages, ECS normally uses SELECTION inputs (dropdowns)
> > for Items having <= 500 States, and TEXT inputs (text entry boxes)
> > for those having > 500 States (to save on browser memory & load-time).
> > This default 500-count threshold may be overridden by
> > SET ECS_HTM_SEL_MXC={d}
> > where {d} is the desired count.
> >
> > To DISABLE all web-page generation, enter this command in
> > \AUTOEXEC.BAT:
> > SET ECS_HTM_GEN=NO
> >
> > **************************************************************
> > WEB SERVER
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > ECS's web server will read any requested web page, update any
> > Item States within it, and return the modified page to the
> > browser. It also supports State modifications via web pages
> > (provided that they conform to the conventions established in
> > the ECS-generated web pages).
> >
> > Then to make ECS process a page, enter the page as follows:
> > {host}/{file}
> > where {host} may be "localhost" (for local control) or an IP
> > address (for remote control).
> > Examples:
> >
> > localhost/program files/ecs/ecs_group_1.htm (local)
> > 216.80.147.178/program files/ecs/ecs_group_1.htm (remote)
> > c:/program files/ecs/ecs_groups.htm (links to all)
> >
> > See "Accessing Your PC Via The
> > Internet" in ECS.HTM for a discussion of IP addresses.
> >
> > To DISABLE the ECS web server, enter this command in
> > \AUTOEXEC.BAT:
> > SET ECS_WEB_SERVER=0
> >
> >
> > NOTE: If you get this message on startup:
> > A REQUIRED .DLL FILE, WS2_32.DLL, WAS NOT FOUND
> > Then your W95 PC does not have the "WINDOWS SOCKET 2 UPDATE" installed.
> > You can do so via:
> >
> >
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetwo
> rkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp.
> > You should only get this message if you are running W95.
> >
> >    216) A problem whereby one-time TVL codes could trigger an announce/
> > view/record of the desired show PRIOR to the desired airing has
> > been corrected (when the same show aired previous to the desired
> > day/time). For one-time codes, the weekday & time are now preserved
> > when the line is appended to TVLFAV.TXT. I still clear the date,
> > so as to help assure that the show will be processed if the user
> > selects a line having a date PRIOR to the current.
> >
> > *  217) Item States values have been changes as follows:
> >
> > OLD: NEW:
> > Low/High/Unknown Low/High/Unknown
> > ---------------- ----------------
> > Digital-Input-A 0/32767/na 0/1/na
> > Digital-Input-C 0/32767/na 0/1/na
> > Digital-Output-F 0/32767/9999 0/1/2
> > Digital-Input-F 0/32767/9999 0/1/2
> > Digital-Input-G 0/32767/na 0/1/na
> > Digital-Input-I 0/32767/na 0/1/na
> > Digital-Input-J 0/32767/na 0/1/na
> >
> > *  218) SECURITY-RTS-C States have been renamed as follows (for
> > consistency):
> >
> > Old New
> > ------------------- ------------------
> > Alarm-Super-Restore Alarm-Super-Rst
> > Burg-Bell-Silen Burg-Bell-Silence
> > Bus-2-Restore Bus-2-Rst
> > Comm-Restored Comm-Rst
> > EZM-Restore EZM-Rst
> > Keypad-Ambush KP-Ambush
> > Keypad-Bus-Fail KP-Bus-Fail
> > Keypad-Bus-Rst KP-Bus-Rst
> > Keypad-Fire KP-Fire
> > Keypad-Medical KP-Medical
> > Keypad-Panic KP-Panic
> > Keypad-Tamper KP-Tamper
> > Keypad-Tamper-Rst KP-Tamper-Rst
> > KP-Restore KP-Rst
> > Panel-Gnd-Flt Panel-GF
> > Panel-Gnd-Flt-Rst Panel-GF-Rst
> > Printer-Restore Printer-Rst
> > Ql-Keypad-Reset Ql-KP-Reset
> > Restore Rst
> > Self-Test-Failure Self-Test-Fail
> > Sil-Pls-Burg Silence-Pls-Burg
> > Srv-Msg-Activated Srv-Msg-Activated
> > Telem-Failure Telem-Fail
> > Telem-Failure-Rest Telem-Fail-Rst
> > Telem-Restore Telem-Rst
> > Telem-Trouble Telem-Tbl
> > Trouble Tbl
> > V61-FEZM-GndFlt V61-FEZM-GF
> > V61-FEZM-GndFlt-Rst V61-FEZM-GF-Rst
> > --
> > Mark Gilmore
> > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> > http://www.usit.com/omnip
> > 423-745-0026

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