AOLserver 4.0 Release Notes

These are the release notes for the Windows binary distribution of AOLserver 4.0.  The included files are not supported or guaranteed in any way; use at your own risk.  See the "licenses" directory included with this distribution for more information.  Online documentation is available at AOLserver.com.  If you have any questions or comments, please join the AOLserver mailing list or weekly chats.  We look forward to hearing from you!

In This Distribution

Component	Version	Comments
TCL	8.4.4	Built with threads and thread allocator
AOLserver Core	4.0 Beta 10
nscache	1.5+
nsencrypt	0.1+	Built against OpenSSL 0.9.7b with MASM (not included)
nsexample
nsexpat		Built against Expat 1.95.6, Untested
nsfts		Built against libregex 0.12, Untested
nsgd		Built against libz 1.1.4, freetype 2.1.2, jpeg 6b, libpng 1.2.4-1, and libgd 2.0.11
nsimage
nsimap	3.2+	Built against c-client 2002c1
nsmysql
nsodbc		Untested
nsopenssl	3.0 Beta	Doesn't yet work, Built against OpenSSL 0.9.7b with MASM (not included)
nsoracle	2.6+
nspasswd		Built against OpenSSL 0.9.7b with MASM (not included)
nspostgres	4.0beta1+	Built against PostgreSQL 7.3.2
nsprofile
nsreturnz		Built against libz 1.1.4
nsrewrite
nssha1	0.1
nstcldom		Untested
nsvhr		Untested
nsxml	1.5+	Built against CVS checkout on 24 April 2003 of gnome-xml and libxslt, both built with threads
tDOM	0.7.8	Taken from the Win32 binary distribution

Running the Program

AOLserver supports both console-mode and service-mode operation. To run AOLserver in a foreground window, open a cmd prompt and cd to the installation directory. Then run:

bin\nsd.exe -f -t openacs4.tcl

You can also install the server as a Windows Service and then control it from the Services control panel:

bin\nsd.exe -I -t openacs4.tcl