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Virtual Access version 6.3 Build 6 has been released here for download.

There is one downloadable binary file, an executable installer program. This can be used to create a new VAOS 6.3 installation or to update an existing VA5 or VA6 installation to version 6.3 Build 6.

Please see the readme in the files section for more details.

For further information consult the VAOS DokuWiki at http://dokuwiki.virtual-access.org and/or the VAOS website at http://www.virtual-access.org and the VAOS newsgroups.

Virtual Access version 6.3 Build 4 has been released here for download.

There is one downloadable binary file, an executable installer program. This can be used to create a new VAOS 6.3 installation or to update an existing VA5 or VA6 installation to version 6.3 Build 4.

There is also a .zip file of the full source code base used to build this version (provided because anonymous CVS access to the codebase on SourceForge can be frustrating to use at busy times).... read more

'Paste To Local' is a new utility program for VAOS.

When run Paste To Local displays an icon in the system tray area. When this icon is double-clicked a dialog is displayed which allows the contents of the clipboard (text or files) to be sent to VA as a new message in the 'Local' service.

Paste To Local has previously been demo'd under the name 'Paste To VA', but the new name better describes its function.... read more

Virtual Access version 6.3 Build 1 has been released here for download.

This version includes support for printing and spellchecking, and the use of style sheets for formatting the message display.

There is one downloadable file, an executable installer program. This can be used to create a new VAOS 6.3 installation or to update an existing VA5 or VA6 installation to version 6.3.

For more information consult the VAOS DokuWiki at http://dokuwiki.virtual-access.org and/or the VAOS website at http://www.virtual-access.org and the VAOS newsgroups.

Virtual Access version 6.0 Build 20 has been released here for download.

There are two downloads:
- a ZIP file containing Build 20 binaries that can be used to update an existing VA installation
- an executable setup program that can either update an existing installation or create a new one.

Note that this release is a bugfix for Build 19, which was never formally released.

This release has been available as a prerelease for a few weeks via the Virtual Access Wiki at http://wiki.virtual-access.org the files here are unchanged apart from a correction to one .BAT file in the ZIP download.

Daniel has built and released a new version of VAOS.
This release is a round-up of small improvements and bugfixes since Build 14. Builds 15 to 17 were not formally released.
This build is the same as what has been around as 6.0.0.18 for a few weeks on the wiki at wiki.virtual-access.org.
An installer release for new setups will follow soon.

I have just released VA6 build 14.
This contains major improvements to the handling of multi-line URLs, and a couple of fixes to the scheduler.
I released Build 13, which, needless to say had a bug in it! Please ignore it.
There is a full download, or a smaller upgrade from build 11.

I have just uploaded build 11/12 (it is version numbered build 12, but I forgot, and uploaded it named build 11 - sorry).
The only changes are to VA32.exe itself, so I have also uploaded a bu8ild 10 to build 11 upgrade zip, containing just va32.exe, to save existing users downloading the whole package again.
Changes are to improve message display, including /italic/ *bold* and _underline, long URLs split over multiple lines, URLs with semicolons, whitespace preservation, message header display, etc. (See release notes).

VA: Made headers in messages display using <PRE> html tags, so that the layout isn't messed up by wrapping, space removal, etc. This makes forwarding headers to spam traps much more effective.

VA: View Source now also uses <PRE> html tag.

VA: Changed display of spaces in text messages to avoid multiple spaces being shown as a single space.

VA: Fixed display of message reference URL's to avoid html-significant characters being munged - in particular, message-id's are now shown properly, instead being invisible. ... read more

I have just released the latest package containing alpha binaries compiled from the SourceForge CVS tree, at the following URL

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/virtual-access/va-alpha-6.0.0.8.zip

All problems to vaos.beta.bugs please.