This message is to announce the availability of a new version of the
WAIS server for Windows NT. The server (called WAISS) is at beta-test
level 0.2. It runs as an NT "service". The server is available from
emwac.ed.ac.uk in directory pub/waiss.  Versions for the Intel and 
Digital Alpha processors are available.

You will also need the WAIS Toolkit in pub/waistool.  The
source of the WAIS Toolkit, which is based on freeWAIS 0.202, is also
available in that directory.

This server has been developed as part of the EMWAC project by Shangjie
Jin and Chris Adie.

New features in version 0.3
===========================

* Bug fixed: if client goes away while server is in recv(), the thread gets stuck
  for ever.

* Limits the length of text which can be typed into the edit controls in the
  control panel applet.

* WAISS command-line syntax formally documented.


Features
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* WAIS Server runs as a Windows NT Service, so that it keeps going even
  when there's no-one logged in to the machine.

* Port of freeWAIS 0.202.

* WAIS Toolkit also required.

* Handles multiple simultaneous connections using multiple threads and
  multiple search processes.

* Available for DEC Alpha, MIPS and Intel architectures.

* WAIS search log written to text file.  New file created every
  day.  Log file location is configurable.

* Logs errors using the Windows NT Event Logger.

* Configuration through the Control Panel, with configuration
  information stored in the Registry.

* Special -ipaddress option to help identify mis-configured TCP/IP software.



The European Microsoft Windows NT Academic Centre (EMWAC) has been
set up to support and act as a focus for Windows NT within academia.  It
is sponsored by Datalink Computers, Digital, Microsoft, Research
Machines, Sequent and the University of Edinburgh
                                                       
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