[Pgina-updates] New Beta, 2 New Plugins, Roaming Profiles, Login Scripts... pGina Feature Flood!

[Nathan Y. <nat...@xp...>]

Massive updates for you tonight! First off, pGina 1.7.7.4 (Biff Sr) BETA 
is available here 
<http://pgina.xpasystems.com/downloads/pGina177.4-BiffSrBeta.zip>. Note 
that this installer requires you have 1.7.6 or a previous Beta installed 
first. This *should* fix a bunch of the screensaver issues people are 
having (note you may have to set your login screensaver timeout to less 
than 2 minutes), and adds roaming profile support and a login script option.

Eric explains the new login script option thusly (explanation of the new 
roaming profile options are included on the page for his FTP plugin 
<http://pgina.xpasystems.com/plugins/pgftp.php>):

"The logon script text box should be self-explanatory--it can specify
any executable or batch file to run, along with parameters, when the
user logs in. The script will execute after the profile is loaded (i.e.
in the code it is called in WlxActivateUserShell()). The path can be
local, UNC or a mapped drive (as long as the user has sufficient rights
to execute the file). The command line can include any environment
varibles normally available to the user, as well as the special pGina
variables %USERNAME%, %MACHINE%, and %PASSWORD%. The latter offers a
little more flexibility in situations where Windows authentication isn't
used on the network. "

Secondly, thanks to the hard work of Eric Parsons of U. Calgary, not 
only did he get the roaming profile and login script support added to 
pGina, but he created a plugin which stores users profiles on an FTP 
server in a nice small Zip file! Thats right, use the Chaining Plugin 
<http://pgina.xpasystems.com/plugins/chain.php> to chain another plugin 
<http://pgina.xpasystems.com/plugins/> with the FTP 
<http://pgina.xpasystems.com/plugins/pgftp.php> plugin he created and 
you can authenticate against a single source AND store your profiles on 
a central server. All the handiness of a domain/ad without the cost or 
proprietary requirements! Our thanks to Eric and the U. Calgary for 
their continued work and support.

You too can support enhancements and fixes like these by donating time 
or money, for the former, email me <mailto:nat...@xp...> 
and for the latter, click that PayPal link you see at the top right of 
the pGina page or the bottom of this email- No PayPal account required 
to donate!

Last and certainly not least is Jason Kitka's addition of a Webauth 
<http://pgina.xpasystems.com/plugins/webauth.php> plugin to our 
repetoire. Using his .NET based plugin you can authenticate against any 
standard URI. Initially designed and used for Bluesocket authentication, 
this is an extremely useful plugin! Thanks Jason!

Okay, I lied.. that wasn't the last item. I am also pleased to announce 
that thanks to your donations and several people contracting my time for 
pGina coding, I have been able to save enough money to purchase an MSDN 
Professional Subscription for a year for myself. This gives me access to 
more Windows platforms, example code, documentation and support, 
allowing me to continue to give YOU the user a product that is not only 
free, but invaluable! Remember, YOUR support makes this possible, 
whether it be $5, $100 or an hourly contract for programming, Remember - 
YOU make the difference.



Thanks!
Nathan Yocom
pGina Code Monkey, nat...@xp...