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[Passwordsafe-devel] PWSafe for PortableApps.com

[<pas...@no...>]

            Is anyone familiar with PortableApps.com?  It's a community
project to create a suite of open-source applications,  customized so that
they could be run off of a USB memory stick, without leaving any footprint
on the system hard disk, with the idea they you can carry with you
everything you need, and use whatever computer that's available, just by
plugging in.  This seems like the perfect venue for PasswordSafe. 

 

            Their website offers basic instructions for customizing an app
for use with their suite (http://portableapps.com/development). The changes
needed for PWSafe seems minor (they may already be there), and not
incompatible with standard use.    As I see it, the changes needed would be
adding command line options to specify:

a)      The name of the password file to load.

b)      To indicate not to save the file location in the registry, and

c)       To indicate opening a read-only file in read-only mode silently (in
case it's been burned onto a CDROM)

 

Otherwise, it would possibly also need a NSIS script to launch it.

 

 

Truth,

James

 

[Passwordsafe-devel] 3.05 - internal changes

[Rony S. <ro...@gm...>]

Hi,

In addition to the user-visible changes announced in the 3.05 release
announcement, here are some "under the hood" changes that might be of
interest to developers:

- pwsafe is now built using Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005. This means that
the runtime dll's have changed from *71* to *80*. I hope that this time the
transition will go smoothly...

- pwsafe is in the middle of being internationalized, that is, being *much*
easier for creating localized versions with dialogs and texts in languages
other than English.

- The replacement of registry access with a configuration file, the latter
being in XML format.

	Cheers,

		Rony

[Passwordsafe-devel] Announcing PasswordSafe 3.05

[Rony S. <ro...@gm...>]

Hi,

This is to announce the release of PasswordSafe version 3.05.

Version 3.05 adds some nice new features, and fixes some minor bugs, as
described below.

Thanks to Karel Van der Gucht, Mateusz Dobrowolny and especially to DK for
the work they've put into this release.

New Features for 3.05
=====================
[1452303] Support multiple automatic backups
[1504327, 1600626] Portable (e.g., USB stick) installation supported
(configuration information stored in .cfg file instead of registry).
[1452303, 1303548, 912724] Option to start Password Safe minimized at login
[1600626] Ability to specify alternate browser for URLs - useful if Firefox
is your default browser, but you need to access a site that only works with
IE, for example.

Changes to Existing Features in 3.05
====================================
[838450] The undocumented backup to .psafe3~ has been replaced by the
multiple automatic backup mechanism.

Bugs fixed in 3.05
==================
[1578171] Hotkey works again if window just obscured
[1521684,1504527] Old (V1) databases now read correctly.

The release may be downloaded from
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=41019&package_id=3316
9&release_id=467694
(http://preview.tinyurl.com/yzgcvq)

SHA-1 checksums:
253dd8e52f83d61b2d26219ec33944f23784ce0e pwsafe-3.05.exe
30478fe12502a97a81bbe5e6e6e6a8288701b33e pwsafe-3.05-bin.zip
85f5466814ca699f09eecf7e81e38208cc4b4dc8 pwsafe-3.05-src.zip

Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the
respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key,
keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182   B452 1D79 5A91
FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557).
 
         Enjoy,
 
                 Rony

Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] New version of Password Safe setup with Inno

[Laurent S. <ls...@ta...>]

Rony Shapiro wrote:
> Hi Laurent,
> 
> Thanks for the update. For release 3.05, we're making some changes that you
> should probably want to take into account:
[SNIP]
> Let me know if you want to update your script to take the above into
> account, or if you'd like me to commit it 'as-is' with a note that it's
> updated for 3.04. If you wish, I can send you a snapshot of the current code
> base.

I certainly should update the InnoSetup script before inclusion in the 
source tree.

Could you please send me the snapshot of the current code base as you 
suggested or point me to a CVS or SVN server ?

Thanks.

Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] New version of Password Safe setup withInno

[DK <dk...@ds...>]

Laurent, Rony,

Note:

"Uninstall" may no longer be appropriate in a "Non-registry" disk-on-key
installation!

If the PWS has been installed using the registry and sometime later changed
to not, then there is nothing to remove from the registry.  And of course
vice versa.  And what about on a multi-user PC (I know that the cfg file is
in the same directory as the program)?  Also, should uninstall leave the cfg
file their in case they re-install and want their previous values?

David

-----Original Message-----
From: pas...@li...
[mailto:pas...@li...] On Behalf Of Rony
Shapiro
Sent: 13 November 2006 17:13
To: 'Laurent Salle'
Cc: pas...@li...
Subject: Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] New version of Password Safe setup
withInno

Hi Laurent,

Thanks for the update. For release 3.05, we're making some changes that you
should probably want to take into account:

1. We've moved to MSVS2005. This means that the redistributable dlls are now
*80* instead of *71* 2. The installation-related scripts have been moved to
their own subdirectory, 'install'. This means that paths to the components
will probably need to be changed.
3. The NSIS install script now offers the user an option of selecting a
"green" installation, which doesn't write to the target machine's registry
(preferences will be kept in a ".cfg" file instead. This also means that to
uninstall, the user just needs to delete the installation directory. This is
meant for folks who want passwordsafe on a disk-on-key, without touching the
host's registry.
4. The NSIS install script now offers to configure passwordsafe to start
upon user login, installing a shortcut to the Startup folder if selected.

Let me know if you want to update your script to take the above into
account, or if you'd like me to commit it 'as-is' with a note that it's
updated for 3.04. If you wish, I can send you a snapshot of the current code
base.

	Cheers,

		Rony

-----Original Message-----
From: pas...@li...
[mailto:pas...@li...] On Behalf Of
Laurent Salle
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 10:27 PM
To: pas...@li...
Subject: [Passwordsafe-devel] New version of Password Safe setup with Inno

Hello everyone,

I submitted last June a new Password Safe setup using Inno Setup. The main
benefits of this contribution are:

- silent/unattended setup using a previously made answer file.
- setup is done for all users and not only the current user
- a file association is created for .psafe3 extension.

I'm attaching an update which now may eventually be included in the build
process using "make". See in the attached Makefile.Release the
"installable-iss" target.

This new version doesn't need any more to be modified for each new release
to change the version constant.

A build made from 3.0.4 binary distribution is available at

http://taciturne.net/it-notes/microsoft/windows/pwsafe/pwsafe-3.04.exe






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Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] New version of Password Safe setup with Inno

[Jim S. <jsh...@gm...>]

Rony Shapiro wrote:
> 
> 1. We've moved to MSVS2005. This means that the redistributable dlls are
> now *80* instead of *71*
> 2. The installation-related scripts have been moved to their own
> subdirectory, 'install'. This means that paths to the components will
> probably need to be changed.
> 3. The NSIS install script now offers the user an option of selecting a
> "green" installation, which doesn't write to the target machine's registry
> (preferences will be kept in a ".cfg" file instead. This also means that to
> uninstall, the user just needs to delete the installation directory. This is
> meant for folks who want passwordsafe on a disk-on-key, without touching the
> host's registry.

You must have read my mind, Rony!  Having the ability to safely access
my passwords via flash drive when working on clients' computers is a
dream come true!

I only hope the dll changes mentioned above won't cause problems for
Password Safe in Unix/Wine.

Cheers!
Jim Showalter
-- 
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what I believe - I believe what I believe is right. --George W. Bush
                          * Now that's articulate! *

Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] New version of Password Safe setup with Inno

[Rony S. <ro...@gm...>]

Hi Laurent,

Thanks for the update. For release 3.05, we're making some changes that you
should probably want to take into account:

1. We've moved to MSVS2005. This means that the redistributable dlls are
now *80* instead of *71*
2. The installation-related scripts have been moved to their own
subdirectory, 'install'. This means that paths to the components will
probably need to be changed.
3. The NSIS install script now offers the user an option of selecting a
"green" installation, which doesn't write to the target machine's registry
(preferences will be kept in a ".cfg" file instead. This also means that to
uninstall, the user just needs to delete the installation directory. This is
meant for folks who want passwordsafe on a disk-on-key, without touching the
host's registry.
4. The NSIS install script now offers to configure passwordsafe to start
upon user login, installing a shortcut to the Startup folder if selected.

Let me know if you want to update your script to take the above into
account, or if you'd like me to commit it 'as-is' with a note that it's
updated for 3.04. If you wish, I can send you a snapshot of the current code
base.

	Cheers,

		Rony

-----Original Message-----
From: pas...@li...
[mailto:pas...@li...] On Behalf Of
Laurent Salle
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 10:27 PM
To: pas...@li...
Subject: [Passwordsafe-devel] New version of Password Safe setup with Inno

Hello everyone,

I submitted last June a new Password Safe setup using Inno Setup. The 
main benefits of this contribution are:

- silent/unattended setup using a previously made answer file.
- setup is done for all users and not only the current user
- a file association is created for .psafe3 extension.

I'm attaching an update which now may eventually be included in the 
build process using "make". See in the attached Makefile.Release the 
"installable-iss" target.

This new version doesn't need any more to be modified for each new 
release to change the version constant.

A build made from 3.0.4 binary distribution is available at

http://taciturne.net/it-notes/microsoft/windows/pwsafe/pwsafe-3.04.exe

[Passwordsafe-devel] New version of Password Safe setup with Inno

[Laurent S. <ls...@ta...>]

Hello everyone,

I submitted last June a new Password Safe setup using Inno Setup. The 
main benefits of this contribution are:

- silent/unattended setup using a previously made answer file.
- setup is done for all users and not only the current user
- a file association is created for .psafe3 extension.

I'm attaching an update which now may eventually be included in the 
build process using "make". See in the attached Makefile.Release the 
"installable-iss" target.

This new version doesn't need any more to be modified for each new 
release to change the version constant.

A build made from 3.0.4 binary distribution is available at

http://taciturne.net/it-notes/microsoft/windows/pwsafe/pwsafe-3.04.exe

Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message

[Greg T. <Gr...@Th...>]

> I didn't see this response before I sent my last. I kinda like this idea as
> I have a website (yes, it's just one) that must be opened in IE.

You don't say which browser you are using, but if is Firefox, then
IETab (http://ietab.mozdev.org/) will automatically render WWW sites
you specify using IE

Greg

Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message

[DK <dk...@ds...>]

I am OK with 2a - see revision 1069.
 
Note: it is a "global" value - i.e. it applies to all "Browse to URL"
actions within Password Safe and not "a per entry option".
 
David

  _____  

From: James Walker [mailto:th...@gm...] 
Sent: 31 October 2006 14:27
To: Philip Newton
Cc: DK; pas...@li...
Subject: Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message


Greetings,

I didn't see this response before I sent my last. I kinda like this idea as
I have a website (yes, it's just one) that must be opened in IE. It'd be
convenient here to have the ability to launch that URL in a particular
browser/program. However, this seems like overkill in my case. What do you
all think the interest in a feature like this would be? 

Cheers,
JW



On 10/31/06, Philip Newton <phi...@gm...> wrote: 

On 10/30/06, DK <dk...@ds...> wrote:
>
> I see two possible "other"  solutions:
>
> 1. Trawl though the registry and find out exactly where  in the
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" tree the "system-wide" default is kept (I think I  know
this one) and also check where within the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" the user may
have specified their own particular override (I don't know this one),  or 
>
> 2. Make it an Option where the user can  specify which program they want
to use to "Browse to URL"  (default being IE) - always assuming that the
user can find out the full path to  the browser as they may not have
installed it in a "standard" location"!   Need to check that if they
select/default to IE, it is where it normally is and  not somewhere else! 
>
> Option 1 would require a lot of  research.
> Option 2 would be easiest but puts the onus on the user  to find and
specify the correct program - I obviously prefer this one  ;-)

What about Option 2a: make a radio button with the choices "try to 
guess my system default browser" and "use this browser:
[______________________]".

That way, "Power Users" who like to tweak settings can enter a path
(which may not even be the default browser, but perhaps they like to 
open links from PasswordSafe in the HotJava browser, for all we
know...), while Joe Average can let PasswordSafe guess for him (in
whichever way you deem appropriate).

Cheers,
--
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Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message

[James W. <th...@gm...>]

Greetings,

I didn't see this response before I sent my last. I kinda like this idea as
I have a website (yes, it's just one) that must be opened in IE. It'd be
convenient here to have the ability to launch that URL in a particular
browser/program. However, this seems like overkill in my case. What do you
all think the interest in a feature like this would be?

Cheers,
JW


On 10/31/06, Philip Newton <phi...@gm...> wrote:
>
> On 10/30/06, DK <dk...@ds...> wrote:
> >
> > I see two possible "other"  solutions:
> >
> > 1. Trawl though the registry and find out exactly where  in the
> "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" tree the "system-wide" default is kept (I think I  know
> this one) and also check where within the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" the user
> may  have specified their own particular override (I don't know this
> one),  or
> >
> > 2. Make it an Option where the user can  specify which program they want
> to use to "Browse to URL"  (default being IE) - always assuming that the
> user can find out the full path to  the browser as they may not have
> installed it in a "standard" location"!   Need to check that if they
> select/default to IE, it is where it normally is and  not somewhere else!
> >
> > Option 1 would require a lot of  research.
> > Option 2 would be easiest but puts the onus on the user  to find and
> specify the correct program - I obviously prefer this one  ;-)
>
> What about Option 2a: make a radio button with the choices "try to
> guess my system default browser" and "use this browser:
> [______________________]".
>
> That way, "Power Users" who like to tweak settings can enter a path
> (which may not even be the default browser, but perhaps they like to
> open links from PasswordSafe in the HotJava browser, for all we
> know...), while Joe Average can let PasswordSafe guess for him (in
> whichever way you deem appropriate).
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Philip Newton <phi...@gm...>
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Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] New browser window (Was: First message)

[James W. <th...@gm...>]

All,

As an FYI, Firefox 2.0's default setting is to open URL's in a new tab, so
the number of users there will likely be growing over time.

DK,

I can commit (or email) the changes I got if you'd like them. Even if you do
it yourself, I'd like to be added to the "official developers list".

Cheers,
JW

On 10/31/06, DK <dk...@ds...> wrote:
>
> Olan,
>
> Thanks.
>
> I will try your settings with a modified Password Safe and see if it does
> indeed solve the problem.
>
> If it does, I will revert PWS to the old way and ask Rony to put something
> in the Help file for the users.
>
> Let's hope future versions of Firefox (2.0) and IE (7) keep doing it the
> same way ;-)
>
> Thanks
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pas...@li...
> [mailto:pas...@li...] On Behalf Of
> Olivier Lancelot
> Sent: 31 October 2006 02:20
> To: pas...@li...
> Subject: [Passwordsafe-devel] New browser window (Was: First message)
>
> Hi
>
> pas...@li... wrote:
> >
> > What is your proposed solution to the original problem and make
> > Password Safe start a new instance of the user's default browser?
> AFAIK, this is not a system option, but a option of the browser.
>
> Firefox 1.5 : Tools -> Options -> Tabs, open links from other application
> in
> a new window, a new tab, etc MSIE 6 : Tools -> Advanced -> uncheck "Reuse
> Windows to launch shortcuts" (loosely translated from my French version)
>
> If your only concern is to open in a new window, then it is the user's
> responsibility to set the option and probably you shouldn't be doing
> anything special (unless I misunderstood the issue, in which case I
> apologize :) )
>
> olan
>
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Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message

[Philip N. <phi...@gm...>]

On 10/30/06, DK <dk...@ds...> wrote:
>
> I see two possible "other"  solutions:
>
> 1. Trawl though the registry and find out exactly where  in the "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" tree the "system-wide" default is kept (I think I  know this one) and also check where within the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" the user may  have specified their own particular override (I don't know this one),  or
>
> 2. Make it an Option where the user can  specify which program they want to use to "Browse to URL"  (default being IE) - always assuming that the user can find out the full path to  the browser as they may not have installed it in a "standard" location"!   Need to check that if they select/default to IE, it is where it normally is and  not somewhere else!
>
> Option 1 would require a lot of  research.
> Option 2 would be easiest but puts the onus on the user  to find and specify the correct program - I obviously prefer this one  ;-)

What about Option 2a: make a radio button with the choices "try to
guess my system default browser" and "use this browser:
[______________________]".

That way, "Power Users" who like to tweak settings can enter a path
(which may not even be the default browser, but perhaps they like to
open links from PasswordSafe in the HotJava browser, for all we
know...), while Joe Average can let PasswordSafe guess for him (in
whichever way you deem appropriate).

Cheers,
-- 
Philip Newton <phi...@gm...>

Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] New browser window (Was: First message)

[DK <dk...@ds...>]

Olan,

Thanks.

I will try your settings with a modified Password Safe and see if it does
indeed solve the problem.

If it does, I will revert PWS to the old way and ask Rony to put something
in the Help file for the users.

Let's hope future versions of Firefox (2.0) and IE (7) keep doing it the
same way ;-)

Thanks

David 

-----Original Message-----
From: pas...@li...
[mailto:pas...@li...] On Behalf Of
Olivier Lancelot
Sent: 31 October 2006 02:20
To: pas...@li...
Subject: [Passwordsafe-devel] New browser window (Was: First message)

Hi

pas...@li... wrote:
>  
> What is your proposed solution to the original problem and make 
> Password Safe start a new instance of the user's default browser?
AFAIK, this is not a system option, but a option of the browser.

Firefox 1.5 : Tools -> Options -> Tabs, open links from other application in
a new window, a new tab, etc MSIE 6 : Tools -> Advanced -> uncheck "Reuse
Windows to launch shortcuts" (loosely translated from my French version)

If your only concern is to open in a new window, then it is the user's
responsibility to set the option and probably you shouldn't be doing
anything special (unless I misunderstood the issue, in which case I
apologize :) )

olan


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[Passwordsafe-devel] New browser window (Was: First message)

[Olivier L. <ol...@fr...>]

Hi

pas...@li... wrote:
>  
> What is your proposed solution to the original problem and make Password
> Safe start a new instance of the user's default browser?
AFAIK, this is not a system option, but a option of the browser.

Firefox 1.5 : Tools -> Options -> Tabs, open links from other 
application in a new window, a new tab, etc
MSIE 6 : Tools -> Advanced -> uncheck "Reuse Windows to launch 
shortcuts" (loosely translated from my French version)

If your only concern is to open in a new window, then it is the user's 
responsibility to set the option and
probably you shouldn't be doing anything special (unless I misunderstood 
the issue, in which case I apologize :) )

olan

Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message

[DK <dk...@ds...>]

James,
 
The reason for the change in behaviour was that if a browser window was
already open, I and others were fed up with that window being "taken over"
by whichever site you wished to "Browse to" from Password Safe.  The change
made Password Safe open a new instance of the user's default browser.
 
I understand the issue but there is no other way (as far as I know) to find
out what is the user's default browser.  The user interface in Windows XP
does not provide an option for setting the default browser for each user.
 
There are bugs in both Internet Explorer and Windows that prevent you using
the entry in the Registry (can be seen when IE still checks if it is the
default even when you tell it not to).  Also, although the default browser
registry value is a "System/machine" variable and not a "user" variable,
there do exist programs that allow users to set their own default browser
and/or mail program (I use the ones in " <http://windowsxp.mvps.org/>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org" [search for the word "default" in the Index] so
that my family and I can have different settings on our "Home Computer".
See also Microsoft's Knowledge Base entry:
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;315240>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;315240 and other
related articles re: IE and default browsers.  If a user has set their own
default browser, then you can't use the general registry entry.
 
The only way I could get this to work was to actually detect which program
Windows would use to open the html file for this user.
 
I see two possible "other" solutions:
 
1. Trawl though the registry and find out exactly where in the
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" tree the "system-wide" default is kept (I think I know
this one) and also check where within the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" the user may
have specified their own particular override (I don't know this one), or
 
2. Make it an Option where the user can specify which program they want to
use to "Browse to URL" (default being IE) - always assuming that the user
can find out the full path to the browser as they may not have installed it
in a "standard" location"!  Need to check that if they select/default to IE,
it is where it normally is and not somewhere else!
 
Option 1 would require a lot of research.
Option 2 would be easiest but puts the onus on the user to find and specify
the correct program - I obviously prefer this one ;-)
 
Windows XP SP1 introduced the "Set Program Access and Defaults" facility but
again, I believe that this is "system-wide" and requires Administrator
rights to run.  What if you are a limited user on a shared machine and what
about operating systems prior to WinXP SP1?
 
What is your proposed solution to the original problem and make Password
Safe start a new instance of the user's default browser?
 
Regards,
 
David
 

  _____  

From: Rony Shapiro [mailto:ro...@gm...] 
Sent: 30 October 2006 15:48
To: 'Kelvin, David'; dk...@ds...
Subject: FW: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message


Hi David,
 
IIRC, you implemented the change that James refers to. Care to explain to
him (cc the list) why you did it that way? I'd be interested in seeing his
alternative - perhaps he has a more elegant solution?
 
    Rony

  _____  

From: pas...@li...
[mailto:pas...@li...] On Behalf Of James
Walker
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 4:48 PM
To: ro...@ac...
Cc: PasswordSafe Developers
Subject: Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message


Hi Rony,

(This refers to the Windows port)

What I'm referring to is the way pwsafe figures the default browser. Right
now it creates a temporary (.html) file and sees which program is associated
with it. The problem here is that it's possible to have a program associated
with html files that is not actually set as the default browser. I'm not
sure why it changed (it used to not do this I think), and there may be a
reason for it, but my fix is limited to BOOL DboxMain::LaunchBrowser(const
CString &csURL). 

And sure, I would like to contribute regularly, that'd be cool.

Cheers,
James



On 10/29/06, Rony Shapiro < ro...@gm... <mailto:ro...@gm...> > wrote: 

Hi James,
 
Welcome aboard!
 
What's the bugfix? If it's a single specific issue, best to send me the
files and I'll commit them. If you'd like to contribute on a regular basis,
let me know, and I'll add you to the list of "official" project developers.
 
    Cheers,
 
        Rony

  _____  

From: pas...@li...
[mailto:pas...@li...] On Behalf Of James
Walker
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:12 PM
To: pas...@li...
Subject: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message



Hello everybody,

This is my first sourceforge list, so part of this is just a test.

The other part is I've got a fix for a bug I'd like to commit, but I'm
unaware of either how to go about it/how such things are discussed and
approved. 

Also I'd like to say thanks to all of you; Passwordsafe is great, and I've
been loving it since 2.13.

Cheers,
James

Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message

[James W. <alf...@gm...>]

Hi Rony,

(This refers to the Windows port)

What I'm referring to is the way pwsafe figures the default browser. Right
now it creates a temporary (.html) file and sees which program is associated
with it. The problem here is that it's possible to have a program associated
with html files that is not actually set as the default browser. I'm not
sure why it changed (it used to not do this I think), and there may be a
reason for it, but my fix is limited to BOOL DboxMain::LaunchBrowser(const
CString &csURL).

And sure, I would like to contribute regularly, that'd be cool.

Cheers,
James


On 10/29/06, Rony Shapiro <ro...@gm...> wrote:
>
>  Hi James,
>
> Welcome aboard!
>
> What's the bugfix? If it's a single specific issue, best to send me the
> files and I'll commit them. If you'd like to contribute on a regular basis,
> let me know, and I'll add you to the list of "official" project developers.
>
>     Cheers,
>
>         Rony
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* pas...@li... [mailto:
> pas...@li...] *On Behalf Of *James
> Walker
> *Sent:* Friday, October 27, 2006 10:12 PM
> *To:* pas...@li...
> *Subject:* [Passwordsafe-devel] First message
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> This is my first sourceforge list, so part of this is just a test.
>
> The other part is I've got a fix for a bug I'd like to commit, but I'm
> unaware of either how to go about it/how such things are discussed and
> approved.
>
> Also I'd like to say thanks to all of you; Passwordsafe is great, and I've
> been loving it since 2.13.
>
> Cheers,
> James
>
>

Re: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message

[Rony S. <ro...@gm...>]

Hi James,
 
Welcome aboard!
 
What's the bugfix? If it's a single specific issue, best to send me the
files and I'll commit them. If you'd like to contribute on a regular basis,
let me know, and I'll add you to the list of "official" project developers.
 
    Cheers,
 
        Rony

  _____  

From: pas...@li...
[mailto:pas...@li...] On Behalf Of James
Walker
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:12 PM
To: pas...@li...
Subject: [Passwordsafe-devel] First message


Hello everybody,

This is my first sourceforge list, so part of this is just a test.

The other part is I've got a fix for a bug I'd like to commit, but I'm
unaware of either how to go about it/how such things are discussed and
approved. 

Also I'd like to say thanks to all of you; Passwordsafe is great, and I've
been loving it since 2.13.

Cheers,
James

[Passwordsafe-devel] First message

[James W. <alf...@gm...>]

Hello everybody,

This is my first sourceforge list, so part of this is just a test.

The other part is I've got a fix for a bug I'd like to commit, but I'm
unaware of either how to go about it/how such things are discussed and
approved.

Also I'd like to say thanks to all of you; Passwordsafe is great, and I've
been loving it since 2.13.

Cheers,
James

[Passwordsafe-devel] Announcing PasswordSafe 3.04

[Rony S. <ro...@gm...>]

Hi,

PasswordSafe 3.04 fixes an annoying bug that crept into the just-released
version 3.03: Edits to password entry's Notes field would be lost if the
"hide notes" feature was enabled. Although a workaround is possible (by
disabling this feature), we felt that this was sufficiently annoying to
warrant a quick response. Thanks to n0tig, mrttoo and aevernon for reporting
the problem and confirming the fix in short time.

A couple of other minor issues were fixed as well.

Bugs fixed in 3.04
==================
[1575432] Hidden notes no longer lost after edit
[1575279] Database now marked as "changed" after performing PWHistory
operations
[1575415] Weak master password allowed on password change as well as new
safe.


The release may be downloaded from
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=41019&package_id=3316
9&release_id=455411
(http://tinyurl.com/sbf73)

SHA-1 checksums:
057ae09919169225094c6d3f71d1e399d081c827 pwsafe-3.04.exe
cab5e810a7abacb139f698cf21aa787055b01dba pwsafe-3.04-bin.zip
c5d9f387a661fe1697579e5f3ce09c227c7fb33f pwsafe-3.04-src.zip

Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the
respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key,
keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182   B452 1D79 5A91
FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557).
 
         Enjoy,
 
                 Rony

[Passwordsafe-devel] Announcing PasswordSafe 3.03

[Rony S. <ro...@gm...>]

Hi,

This is to announce the release of PasswordSafe version 3.03.

Version 3.03 is a maintenance release, fixing some bugs and adding some
minor new features, as detailed below:

New Features for 3.03
=====================
[1302047] Enable Maximize/Window button
[1511833] Better formatting of plain text export files. Only the order of
entries during export has been implemented. Both export to "Plain Text" and
export in "XML Format" will export the database entries in the order as
displayed in the "Nested Tree Mode".
[1249433] Startup state for Nested Tree mode - User can now select startup
as (a) All groups collapsed (previous behaviour); (b) All groups  expanded;
or (c) Same state as when the database was last saved (could be either all
collapsed, all expanded or a mixture of some groups expanded and others
collapsed).
[1527058, 1536006] password history - Ability to set the default number to
be saved. Can be overridden on an entry by entry basis. Changing the default
number has no effect if history is already saved for a particular entry.
[] Change Find processing in Tree view so that entries are shown in Tree
order rather than List order.
[] Change Find to stop on the last found item and ask whether to continue
from the beginning of the database or the user may select this previous
behavour via a Misc. option.
[] New File->Properties shows some interesting (?) information

Changes to Existing Features in 3.03
====================================
[1532368] Maximum number of passwords stored in history is now 255.
[] Weak master passphrases are accepted, if the user insists.
[] Field with focus has a different color.
[] More info in status bar: read-only and modified status.

Bugs fixed in 3.03
==================
[1527029] Password count now displays correctly in status bar.
[1557838, 1557559, 1525344, 1523689] Problem with suspend/lock when edit
dialog open resolved
[1529305] Crash in Password History resolved
[1528400] Cancel on "Restore from Backup" no longer corrupts database
[1551034] Entries can no longer be changed in read-only mode
[] View Menu item "Collapse All" now works correctly
[] DoubleClick works on entries with expired passwords
[1540106] Fixed incorrect link to Twofish web page
[1554253] Show/Unhide password no longer loses changes to password
[1527144] No more multiple combination dialogs when restoring window from
system tray
[1561335, 1373138, 1182406] HotKey now works with SystemTray icon
[1527138] Select after deletion no longer surprises

Thanks to DK for code and discussions, and to the many users who have taken
the time to submit bug reports, feature requests and the occasional word of
encouragement (not to mention the occasional donation...).


The release may be downloaded from
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=41019&package_id=3316
9&release_id=454561
(http://tinyurl.com/msmov)

SHA-1 checksums:
26a0c691ac5a35cad7613f46473b909310e8e579 pwsafe-3.03.exe
2b09697c0ffb62abe88ece70fc1ed3942d4c8453 pwsafe-3.03-bin.zip
11f68a89c69c64bbd0387ff4fb350ae12a08e125 pwsafe-3.03-src.zip

Note that this release also includes PGP/GPG signature files of the
respective packages. These were signed with my SourceForge account key,
keyid FA175557, key fingerprint = FF77 379D D46D DAA6 6182   B452 1D79 5A91
FA17 5557, available from a PGP keyserver near you (such as
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFA175557).
 
         Enjoy,
 
                 Rony

[Passwordsafe-devel] Any interest in icons for entries?

[Glen S. <gle...@gm...>]

Hi Guys,

Have we ever talked about integrating "icon" support in entries? Not talking
about custom ones, just the ability to attach one of a hundred prefabbed
icons like the keepass boys do.

Probably just need to add a new record field to hold the type, which could
be an int, and bundle a gif that we could offset? Older versions can just
ignore the field.

Anyways, be interested in what people think about it...

Glen.


BTW, the Java port is pumping along, and, with Rony's help, I can now read
and validate V3.0 files. Should be able to write them RSN.

[Passwordsafe-devel] The Java port is moving again... at last!

[Glen S. <gle...@gm...>]

Just a quick note on the Java port.... good things are happening again! I've
got a new build that has been confirmed working on Intel-based Macs, have
updated libraries to sort out lingering bugs on Linux with certain display
managers, and have started the work on the v3.0 file format support (sorry
for the large svn checkins, all libs should now be up to date, though. Bit
of a once-off.)

I'm thinking the Java port should get a funkier marketing name at some
point. The somewhat lame "PasswordSafeSWT" was my working title that never
changed (and isn't even stricktly true since it uses JFace - an abstraction
layer above SWT). I quite like "PasswordSafeEverywhere" or
"PasswordSafeAnywhere" for the cross platform story, but not sure if that
dilutes the brand/is just more confusing for users. "PasswordSafe for Java"?
Sounds pretty dry.. Open to ideas here....

Talk to you soon!

Glen.

[Passwordsafe-devel] Looking for developers with access to a 64 bit machine

[Rony S. <ro...@gm...>]

Hi,

It seemsa that PasswordSafe has trouble reading databases when run on a
64-bit PC. As I don't have access to such a machine, I'd appreciate anyone
on this list who does helping out with the debug of this issue. Any
suggestions on how to debug this without a 64 bit PC also welcome.

	Thanks,

		Rony

[Passwordsafe-devel] FW: Huge thanks

[Rony S. <ro...@gm...>]

Hi,

I'm forwarding the following to the passwordsafe-devel mailing list with the
original sender's permission.

	enjoy,

		Rony 

-----Original Message-----
From: Nobody [mailto:no...@sc...] 
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:37 AM
To: ro...@us...
Subject: Huge thanks


Message body follows:

I use it myself, but am writing to let you and everyone else
know just how wonderful this app is.  My father used it
pretty religiously, until he passed away unexpectedly a few
weeks ago.  Thank God he had had the forethought to teach my
mom the passkey.  It has made it so much easier for my mom
to take over managing all the financial accounts and other
things that require passwords from day-to-day that otherwise
we would have spend countless hours on the phone or email
trying to reset.

It gives me peace of mind that it's simple enough for her to
understand and use without me there all the time.

Thank you thank you thank you.

Tim