############################## Changes in v0.4.5 ##############################
Released 3/30/2014

Repaired a bug in the firewall from v0.4.4 that prevented dial-up routers from
routing traffic correctly.

Repaired a bug in the login 'profile' script that caused the 'UID' environment
variable not to be set. Also added the 'GID' environment variable.

Repaired a bug in the 'pkg' package command that prevented the packages list
from  being updated properly.

Repaired a bug in the setup that did not allow the use of the 'p' key on floppy
installs to install the 'ext2' package from the menu.

Repaired the SSH server to allow 'root' logins when enabled on a live CD or
when booted with USB or through a PXE network install.

Repaired a bug in the netmond binary that prevented more than seven IP entries
from being shown on screen 6. Currently up to 15 can now be seen on screen 6 and
an almost unlimited amount will show in the log file in /var/netmon.log or in
the control panel when viewing the network monitor.

Added 'dhcping' to help diagnose DHCP issues on any subnet. 

Added a second option in the 'setsite' script to set the package download URL
manually if the auto selected site is not wanted.

Added the -E flag to the DNS server so that reverse lookups resolve to the fully
qualified domain name for the local network.

Added the 'alc' option into the access restriction file. This allows cross
communication between defined IP's or subnets when general communication
has been 'untrusted' for security on multiple local subnets. So a shared printer
or an administrative computer can be given access to other internal subnets.

Added the 'bsp' and 'asp' options into the restrict.cfg access control file.
These two options allow control over service ports and stand for 'Ban Service
Port' and 'Allow Service Port'. So if you have a non standard service or a port
forward that you want to control access to. These two options facilitate the
control and can optionally have time and day restrictions included as well.

Added a registration prompt for new systems. This prompt simply asks for a 
registration name and sends the name and FREESCO version number to the
home URL configured on the system. This prompt is NOT intended as an
inconvienence to users, but rather a way to track the number of users of the
current system. There is no name checking or personal information needed as
this information is only used for counting users.

Added 'ftpblock' to the main system and it is used when the FTP server is
enabled. This script monitors FTP logins and blocks failed login attempts after
the configured number of failed attempts is reached. The block time is also
configured in minutes. This script prevents brute force user:password attacks
on the FTP server from internal and external sources. Once an IP address is
banned the client no longer has access to any FREESCO service until the
block time has been reached.

Added 'sshblock' to the main system and it is used when the SSH server is
enabled. This script monitors SSH logins and blocks failed logins after 5 failed
attempts. The block time is configured in minutes. This script prevents brute
force user:password attacks on the SSH server from internal and external
sources. Once an IP address is banned the client no longer has access to any
FREESCO service until the block time has been reached.

Added a patch to the SSH server (Dropbear) so that empty passwords are allowed
using the '-G' server flag. This is beneficial in testing environments and
where security is of no concern.

Added the 'filedate' script that is capable of displaying any file date
information such as day of week, month in Abbreviated or two digit number
format, day, year and time a file was last modified. It is also capable of
delineating the fields with or without spaces or any deliminator you choose.
It can also create a number capable of being used in other scripting to compare
file dates to determine what file is newer than another or the age of a file.

Added the ability to create new FREESCO floppies from within the setup on hard
drive installs. To enable this feature, just copy the 'freesco.[version]' file
to the /pkg/freesco directory of your system or install one of the disk image
packages.

Added freedns.afraid.org to the dynamic DNS client, this is a completely free
service. Also removed everydns because the service no longer exists.

Added the ability to create home directories for FTP user accounts the same as
normal users.

Added some error checking into the ext2 package so if a hard drive is not found
on the system, the user is prompted to abort the install. Also added the 'x'
exit option to most questions so the user can exit the install at any point.

Added the NFS file system and NFS support into the mount command so that remote
NFS servers can have a directory mounted on FREESCO.

Added the inetd (Internet service daemon) super-server daemon. This daemon
is required to run the tftp server and it can be configured to run other
servers as well.

Added the tftpd server. This server is required in order to run a PXE server on
FREESCO and be able to network boot local machines or software.

Added the 'tuxhunter' game. This is a very simple game where you track down
and wound or kill an innocent penguin. But FREESCO would never be complete
without a game that is fun and challenging to play and to challenge others to
beat your score. This game keeps your score and if you choose, you can upload
your score to the FREESCO web site and see how you compare with other users
world wide. This feature is built into the web control panel to display the top
58 scores either locally or globally as well as within the game.

Added "calc", a simple command line calculator that can save your work or print
it as well. Hey if it's good enough for Microsoft it is good enough for FREESCO.

Changed the control panel output for the logs so that they are in ascending
order instead of descending, which is the actual text file log format.

Changed the system logging facility to no longer print out duplicated messages
as "Last message repeated X number of times". Instead each message is printed as
it is sent from the client. This change makes automated processing of the logs
much more accurate when checking for specific messages and how many times they
appear in the logs.

Changed the web control panel. Improved a number of sections of the web control
panel to improve the ease of making changes. Notably the static DHCP lease,
port forwarding and user menu sections.

Changed the admin and root user name change and password section of the
advanced setup to be more robust and to include some extra error checking to
prevent issues with the password file.

Changed the kernel in v0.4.5. This means that loose_udp is no longer enabled by
default and some specific hardware may require the kernel to be changed to one
of the 0.4.3 or 0.4.4 kernels to get a full cone NAT router instead of a port
restricted NAT as it is now by default.


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############################## Changes in v0.4.4 ##############################
Released 2/5/2012

Repaired a bug in the smtpclient -A attach option that required and extra
argument to the flag that did not need any arguments.

Repaired a logging bug in the dyndns script that caused the name "dyndns" not
to be displayed.

Repaired a firewall problem that allowed access to servers on PPP Internet
connections when the server was set in secure mode. This bug was introduced
in 0.4.3 in the firewall only mode option.

Repaired a bug in the mv2hd command that caused other language definitions for
control characters not to work.

Repaired a bug in the rc_net script that used the wrong 'restart' command when
another language was in use other than English.

Repaired the 'pkg' command so that when downloading files or installing kernels
"Installation aborted" is not displayed on exit.

Repaired a bug in the live.cfg creation scripting that would sometimes loose
some of the data in the file due to more than one instance trying to write to
the file at the same time.

Repaired a bug in the setup that did not show server security accurately when
enabled in secure mode and using an alternate language using different control
characters was being used. This was strictly a visual repair.

Changed the kernel to use a 'full cone NAT'. This change required enabling the
'loose UDP masquerading' option in the kernel source. Without this option
enabled the firewall is a 'port restricted NAT' and inhibits some particular
applications from wanting to run behind FREESCO.

Changed the netmon binary to correctly calculate the receive data for virtual
interfaces. Thanks to 'justdave' for the new code and countless hours of work.

Added full system support for virtual interfaces. This also includes DHCP for
virtual networks and interfaces so that more than one subnet can be supported
on a single interface.

Added a system test at boot time so the system can automatically adjust the
configuration language from any previous language to the currently installed
default language.

Added a new language section into the setup to make converting the system to
a different language an easy operation.

Added the ability to change the smtp port into the individual mail client
configuration files.

Added gzip to compress files

Added tar create to make tarballs of files and directories.

Added wput as an FTP client suitable for uploading backup files and directories
for network backups. Which is a planned new feature on a future release of
FREESCO.

Added a new auto patching mechanism. This mechanism checks for system patches
every two weeks and auto installs them if enabled. This new feature does not
check for updates at every boot and requires two weeks of uptime before it will
activate when enabled.

Added boot CD support into the system. Also added a new ISO image of FREESCO to
make creating a boot-able CD easier. This version has all available PCI drivers
installed on the disk to make the initial CD boot a running system with
minimal services running. It is also possible to re-master this image to be a
live system capable of running in any mode by copying the running /etc directory
to the CD.

Added DHCP static IP and IP range support for virtual interfaces and networks.

Added wol v0.2.0 to the base system binaries. This allows for all wake-on-lan
enabled computers to be started remotely.

Added a control panel 'wol' section that displays all internal machines
connected using DHCP and allows the user to wake any of them up remotely with
two clicks of a mouse button.

Added IP address monitoring capabilities into the netmon binary. Using this new
feature allows current bandwidth usage and tracking any any internal IP address.
The resulting information can be seen on screen 6 and in the control panel
under the 'network' function. To add or remove IP addresses in 'netmon' just
use 'netmon -e' to edit the configuration file.

Added clearing of bandwidth usage for the netmon binary. Using the new 'netmon'
binary all that is required is to use 'netmon -r' to reset all of the data
fields for bandwidth usage.

Added the boot time Romanian language translation into the system so that the
base system commands before the drive is mounted will show correctly in
Romanian when defined as the default language. Thanks to 'Casian Colcher' for
this translation.

Added client logging. This option will log the current name and/or IP address
of every client that connects to FREESCO when 'client logging' is enabled. It
also logs the MAC address time and date of there last connection. To keep this
log on a permanent basis to survive reboots just enable 'save system logs'.

Added the ability to use a custom upstream DNS port. When the DNS remote IP's
are entered just add the custom port onto the IP address using a '#' pound sign.
Example: xx.xx.xx.xx#53

Added the ability to change the DNS server port. This feature is NOT recommended
for most user. The default port 53 should almost always be used.

Added additional firewall rules to help prevent hijacking upstream DNS server
responses when the built in caching DNS server is enabled in "s" or "e" modes.
This rule protects the upstream DNS server communication port from being
accessed by any other IP addresses.

Added the /var/dns.prt file to give access to the actual upstream DNS
communication port. As this port is selected at random every time the DNS server
is started it was previously unknown.

Added a DNS option when running the DNS server in exclusive mode. This option
allows you to define specific DNS servers that the internal LAN are allowed to
use in combination with the built in server. This option is required for
specific harware devices that have DNS addresses hard coded.

Added a redirect for users of 'apt-get' and 'rpm' to the 'pkg' command.

The ext2 package is now included in the CD iso. This means that a ext2 hard
drive instalation can be completed without a network connection when booting
from a CD

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############################## Changes in v0.4.3 ##############################
Released 1/16/2011

Removed debugging option from the dhcp server script and setup, which can not
work.

Repaired the dyndns noip client to activate the updated hosts. Previously the IP
would update but during the update process the account was not re activated.

Repaired bug in the commonfn script that caused the web control panel User/add
option not to function properly.

Repaired a typo in the language file for the default editor which was shown as
/bin/edt and should have been /sbin/edt

Repaired the dynamic DNS NO-IP client to work with their new update protocol.

Repaired the firewall status color coding in the addon package menu firewall
enable/disable section of the setup.

Repaired some network routing problems in the rc_net script when the firewall is
disabled.

Repaired firewall logging issue that caused the firewall to fail when firewall
logging was disabled.

Repaired 'cp /boot/kbd/*' error during system backups.

Repaired PXE and USB installs so that the correct version of FREESCO is
installed on the hard drive during a move2hd command.

Repaired a bug in the setup that prevented changing the default package
download URL.

Repaired a bug in the rc_dns script that caused internal host names and dynamic
DNS entries not not to be resolved by the system when the DNS server was
disabled.

Repaired a bug in the diagnostic sound system that caused a bogus log entry for
sounds being disabled due to a time restriction when the sounds were disabled.

Repaired the setup firewall enable/disable section so that colors of enabled
and disabled firewall rules for packages is displayed correctly.

Repaired some minor language bugs for synctime and crontab. This bug caused any
non English control character set not to work correctly.

Repaired the dyndns client so that IP updates are registered correctly.
Previously the dyndns.org client would register a success IP update even when
the router was offline.

Repaired a bug in the diagnostic sound section of the setup that prevented
kernel, lease and login example sounds to be played during setup or when the -f
flag is used using the "play" command.

Repaired a bug in the extended debug logging for pppd in high speed PPPoE and 
PPtP connections.

Changed the arpf binary into shell script. The functions are still identical to
the original binary, but it takes a lot less disk space.

Changed all of the built in network card drivers to reduce code size. This
process involved using the older kernel modules and updating their card 
support along with removing almost all of the debugging code and compiling
them with better optimization.

Added the Hungarian language into the ramdisk boot section. Because this
language name exceeds eight characters it must be used as 'hungaria' in the
LANG= variable and in the language name to conform with the DOS 8.3 format
requirements. Thanks to Péter FARKAS for this translation.

Added software raid0145 and linear support into the kernel source and into the
system shut down process. To enable software raid a third party raid enabled
kernel must be installed.

Added the 'test' binary and '[' into the system for better scripting support.
Which now includes all of the standard option flags.

Added settings information to the setup -> system settings menu main display.

Added extra logging information for the LPD server so it displays feed and raw
queue information in the main system logs at startup and on tty5.

Added a firewall only mode to the rc_masq script so that NAT can be disabled and
still maintain firewall rules for service ports and any other specific
exclusions needed.

Added a automatic restart of the ppp monitoring script any time a new IP address
is received. This resolves any problems with the script using an inaccurate IP
address for testing connectivity.

Added the French language into the main boot system translation variables.
Thanks to Dorian48 for the translation

Added the Portuguese language into the main boot system translation variables.
Thanks to py2cac for the translation

Added a manual option to the 'setsite' command. This option allows the user not
to have to wait for package mirror timing and package listing downloads from
all available mirrors. Of course this also means that only the packages from
that single URL will be available for installation.

Added the 'version' command. This command lists the FREESCO version and the
kernel version along with when the kernel was compiled.

Added local port redirect into the restrict.cfg. This allows for any internal
client to be redirected from an external URL to a local server port. This can
be used in conjunction with other restrict commands at the same time.

Removed the ident server. This server is used a lot and never configured. This
server serves no purpose in almost all router configurations. So the disk space
it used is better served as free space on the floppy. However for those who do
actually want or need this server, it has now been made into an add on package.

Added the Dutch language translation into the system. Thanks to Dingetge and
Thasaidon for accomplishing this for the FREESCO community.

Added the ability to make and use special language files or even just make
minor changes to language files and put them in the /boot/language/ directory
and they will overwrite the built in language files or replace specific
pre-made alternate language files.

Added the gigabit rtl8169 network card driver into the base system. This driver
supports the D-Link DGE-528T and Netgear GA-311 network cards along with newer
rtl8110 and rtl8111 chip sets. Thanks to Erik Janp for repairing the driver.

Added local forwarding to an external IP in the restrict.cfg. This allows the
restrict.cfg to control local access to specific external IP address and
optionally include time/day restrictions as well for those sites.

Added the "raidmon" script into the ext2 package. This script monitors the
raid status if software raid is enabled and the ext2 package installed. The
script outputs warnings into the log and uses a special built in sound to ensure
the raid system is always fully functional. When enabled the special sound is
played in the setup in the diagnostic sound section of the setup.

Added the wakelan 0.2.1 source into busybox and included it in the main system.
This allows remote computers to be started without the need for an add-on
package.

Added new variables for the TCP FIN and UDP masquerade timeouts in the rc_masq
script. This makes it possible to set shorter timeouts for masquerading and
eliminating the need to manually change these values when needed. This is an
advanced option and most users will never need to adjust these values.

Added ReplayTV support into the RAS server. This allows users of older dial-up
ReplayTV units to update there program listings without the need to upgrade to
an ethernet capable unit.


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############################## Changes in v0.4.2 ##############################
Released Mar 14 2009

Repaired bug in the move2hd command on FAT hard drive installs when using the
"overwrite" option that prevented the system from recognizing the correct
version.

Repaired bug in the keyboard map loader that caused map files to fail loading.

Repaired bug in the newly added 0.4.1 patching mechanism that caused the wrong
text to be displayed at boot time when patches were installed on the system.

Recompiled the thttpd web server to use the same file names and directory
structure as the Apache web server. This change will eliminate any confusion
between the two different web servers when using custom error web pages. The
new directory and file name for custom web pages is /www/error/401.html,
which is now identical with the Apache web server and the file name corresponds
to the web page error.

Added the boot time Spanish language translation into the system so that the
base system commands before the drive is mounted will show correctly in Spanish
when defined as the default language. There is also now a Spanish language
translation for the system. A big thanks to René Guzmán Gil (Hitio) for making
this translation. The Spanish language translation is included in the
modules-042.zip

Updated the modules-042.zip file with the latest time zone information. This
should make the necessary adjustments for the recently changed daylight savings
dates and times so the FREESCO adjusts the time correctly when using a time
zone file rather than the static offset.

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############################## Changes in v0.4.1 ##############################
Released Jan 31 2009

Repaired the check and removal of the pci-scan or 8390 modules when they are not
needed by the system.

Repaired bug in rc_ras that produced a 'n' in the modem options file when three
DNS servers were not defined.

Repaired bug in rc_dns that caused local name resolution of DHCP clients to fail

Repaired bug in the setup patch install section that caused previously
installed patches not to show up as already installed.

Repaired bug in the setup that prevented a newly set default package site from
being saved when the system configuration was saved during exiting.

Repaired bug in the patch install section of the setup that prevented the proper
URL from being used when a default package URL was not set prior to running the
patch check.

Repaired modem INIT string problem during the initial setup of the modem. This
corection automatically sets 'ATZ' as the default INIT string any time the INIT
string is left blank.

Repaired bug in the pkg script that prevented ramdisk packages from being
installed once a system patch packages has been installed. Now the system
treats patch packages as part of the system rather than normal packages. This
also means that patch packages are installed differently than standard packages.

Repaired a bug in the script that creates the public and private default web
server page. This bug did not insert the users name in the banner line to show
which users page was being displayed.

Changed the modem autodetection to use 38400 as the default com port speed for
dial in modems rather than the maximum modem speed which caused modem failure in
some cases. This does not effect or apply to primary dialup modem settings
which should be set at maximum port speed.

Changed the 'pkg' command global search parameters to now search each mirror in
all package and file locations. This means as long as the package/file name is
typed correctly it will be found regardless of whether it is a release/beta
package, non-package, or kernel.

Added cursor control into the advanced modem setup.

Added a new patching mechanism that allows for a more seamless integration of
patches built into the system. This also allows the patches to modify system
files that could not be patched previously inside the ramdisk. Replacement of
system /rc/rc_* files as well as system scripts can now be patched using
compressed gzip files which allows more room for patches on floppy installs.

Added kernel and System.map automated installation into the 'pkg' command for
hard drive installs. This feature is not activated for floppy drive installs
which still must be done manually. Any time a 'kernel' is selected in the
package viewer there is a prompt to install the kernel as the running kernel. If
answered 'y'es then that kernel is installed and the original kernel is saved as
kernel.#####~. If answered 'n'o then the kernel is just downloaded and saved as
any non-package download.

Added the no-ip and everydns clients into the dynamic DNS client. This means
that the built in client now supports noip, zoneedit, dhs, domain_dns, 
sitelutions, loopia, everydns, and all three forms of dyndns (dynamic,
customdns, and staticdns). It also still maintains the capability to support
unlisted clients if you have the update requirements available. This client
is also capable of supporting all of these clients at the same time and update
multiple URL's for each individual client at once.

Added a -T flag to the snarf binary. The new -T flag adds a timeout to any
connection in seconds. This prevents snarf from waiting longer than the
specified number of seconds to connect with any URL. If omitted the default is
60 seconds. Thanks to justdave for making this change.

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############################# Changes in v0.4.0 #############################
Released Nov 26 2008

Discontinuation of the 0.3.x series due to major system changes.

Removed the bandwidth shaper module. This module lacked the flexibility to
function under the varying configurations and it lacked the ability to control
bandwidth on high speed connections.

Repaired the rc_dns to resolve multiple dynamic DNS accounts locally when more
than two are defined in the dynamic DNS configuration.

Repaired the remotelog so that if the remote session is terminated incorrectly
a new login can enable a new remotelog session.

Repaired a compiling error in the chat.c binary code.

Repaired the control panel and web pages to be "HTML 4.01 transitional"
compliant. Thanks to Douglas Rees a.k.a Slowpoke for his time and effort to
make the necessary changes.

Repaired the hard drive timeout due to running the update binary so that systems
using a hard drive timeout will have the drive shut down properly and systems
that do not will still have the advantage of the buffer being flushed to the
drive so that information is never lost due to a power outage or improper shut
down.

Repaired a visual problem in the control panel. This visual problem would show
"DNS not running or disabled" any time you tried to use the "OFF" option on any
service that was already shut down, was not running, or if the "OFF"
button was used twice in a row on any other service.

Repaired nslookup when using a remote DNS server to resolve the IP address from
that server instead of ignoring the server if the URL is listed in the
/etc/hosts file.

Repaired PPPoE and PPtP ethernet modes so that the ISP DNS servers can be
changed in the ISP file.

Repaired the built in email client when sending a report.txt so that it no
longer shows the smtpclient in the list of running processes. This exposed
email addresses and potentially exposed usernames and passwords in the
generated report.

Changed all of the built in network driver modules and replaced and them with
newer PCI network drivers. The new built in drivers are:
	3c59x.o, eepro100.o, rtl8139.o, pcnet32.o, and via-rhine.o 
The old drivers are now included in the modules-040.zip

Changed some source code and recompiled thttpd to try and resolve some stability
problems with the HTTP control/time server where the server would stop
responding on some systems.

Changed the serverchk binary to display failed and succeeding servers in the
logs and on the screen when ran from the command line.

Changed the output format of the network monitor on screen 6. The new output
no longer has the packets, fifo or frame columns. But it now includes a total
amount of data transmitted and received along with a KB/s column for transmit
and receive on all interfaces. Thanks to justdave for creating this new code
and making this possible. There is also extra formatting to make it look and
work better along with being detached from the main system. Screen 6 can now
be ran remotely by using the command "netmon".

Changed the passwd binary to version 1.18a. The new binary now includes system
logging when passwords are changed.

Changed the package format to now only use packages that are a single file. This
change also includes a MD5 checksum during package installation to ensure the
package is not corrupted.

Changed the initial boot screen colors and layout. Also changed the initial
FREESCO boot logo animation and improved the penguin animation to look better.

Changed the setup colors and format and some single key response so that
<Enter> does not have to be used. Redesigned the maim page and sub pages to be
easier to use and more informative.

Changed the web control panel and the standard HTTP server so that they are
started with separate scripts. This means that stopping and restarting the HTTP
web server can now be done in the control HTTP server without killing both.

Changed ram0 from 3MB formatted to 4MB unformatted. This change was required
due to the additional code now included in the ramdisk.

Changed the default kernel to a kernel that requires a math co-processor. This
means that if you have a SX type CPU you will be required to copy the included
kernel.sx to your floppy to support CPU's without a math co-processor.

Re-Compiled pppd and all supporting PPP binaries to make them more compatible
with the current kernel source.

Added a new option into the "pkg" command and the advanced setup package
menu command set. This option allows you to browse through the packages.txt file
that is included on all FREESCO package sites scrolling both down and up in the
file to read package descriptions and or enter a package name to install a
specific package while being able to read the package name on the screen. There
is also a search function so that even knowing part of a package name will
display all matching packages. Which can be used for partial package names and
author names as well. This new feature eliminates the requirement of having to
use a client machine to look up package names. 

Added a new package download URL testing mechanism so that the fastest or
closest FREESCO software mirror is selected automatically the first time you
use the 'pkg' command or 'setup' to install a package. This script is also
configured to check and test for new mirrors every 90 days on hard drive
installs and once per boot on floppy installs because no hard copy is kept. So
when mirrors are changed, the updates are known and configured automatically if
you choose. This new feature eliminates the need to find the proper FREESCO
software mirror manually.

Added a new feature into the pkg command. This new feature has the ability to
use the mirrors.txt file so that if the default package install URL is down,
offline, or doesn't have a specific package then the next fastest URL is used
to try and retrieve the package and so on down the list of mirrors until the
package is found on an active mirror. This new feature also caches a complete
list of every available package from every mirror and creates a hard copy on
hard drive installs. This list can be manually updated at any time by using the
-cf flag or it will automatically update when browsing packages every 90 days.
This makes the 'pkg' command show every package that is available for
FREESCO from the command line or the advanced package setup. The default
behavior of the pkg command has also been altered so that it is no longer
required to include any extra flags and all that is required is to use 'pkg'
on it's own and it is identical to the 'pkg -c -/' command. The pkg
command has also been changed to be able to download and save non-packages and
kernels the same as it has always been able to save copies of packages.

Added a new system sound to the diagnostic beeps. This sound is activated any
time there is a login or logout in the console, FTP, or SSH. This new feature
is however in conflict with the server monitor function which will trigger the
sound at every server test interval when testing FTP and SSH servers. So it is
not recommended that you enable this sound when the serverchk is enabled on
those servers.

Added a color option to the tclock screen saver so that the disp