VAOS 6.3 Build 4 (6.3.0.4)
This version of VAOS was released in May 2011.
The C++ programs were built using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
The Boost C++ library version is 1.46.1.
The Pascal programs were built using Embarcadero Delphi 2007.
The installer package was built using NSIS version 2.46 with the Access Control
plugin.
Upgrade Installations
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If you have upgraded from an existing VA installation then all your settings
will remain unchanged and your full messagebase will be available as before.
If you upgraded from an earlier version of VA that did not use style sheets
you may find that some aspects of the appearance of messages in the viewing
pane have changed. This is because VA has not yot generated a style sheet
containing your preferences. To correct this open the Tools | Options dialog,
check your settings on the Appearance tab, and click OK. VA will then create
a style sheet containing your preferences and messages should be displayed
with those preferences.
New Installations
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If you made a fresh installation of VA the installer will have run the VA
program once to build the initial messagebase folders. These are filled
with useful messages explaining how VA works and it is useful to read
through them.
New installations of VA are set up with one VA user named "Admin", with the
password "admin". You can use the user management functions within VA to
create new users as needed, and then to delete the default "Admin" user if
you wish. Remember that VA user names are not case sensitive, but that VA
passwords are.
If you asked the installer to create any internet or CIX services you will
need to use the Comms Setup dialog (available from the File menu) to
complete the setup of these services. The installer creates the file
structure necessary for these services but does not fill in the details.
Note that for the VAOS service the news server name and login details are
set by the installer but you will still need to supply your own name and EMail
address to complete the configuration.
Spell Checking
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This version of VA is designed to support spell checking using an external
spell checker program. An interface is provided for the free Open Source
GNU ASpell spellchecker, which must be downloaded separately.
The latest version of ASpell for Windows is 0.50.3 and this can be downloaded
from here:
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/w32/Aspell-0-50-3-3-Setup.exe
You will also need at least one dictionary, which must be downloaded
separately from the ASpell application. Several languages are supported, and
they can be downloaded from the links on this page:
http://aspell.net/win32/
Further Help
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For further information please visit the VA DokuWiki at:
http://dokuwiki.virtual-access.org/
Assistance can also be obtained by asking questions in the appropriate group
on the VAOS newsserver (the installer can create a VA service called VAOS
to access these groups). See:
http://www.virtual-access.org/support/newsgroups.shtml
Please remember that the help offered on these newsgroups is given on a
voluntary basis, and that no guarantees are given.
Virtual Access Foundation
May 2011
