From cb159@city.ac.uk Sun Apr 13 00:00:57 1997
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 17:10:41 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Robert R. Chasmer" <cb159@city.ac.uk>
To: csaa@art.acorn.co.uk
Subject: Version 2.30 of Boot-Suite now on-line.

A new improved version of Boot-Suite (v2.30) is now available, to replace
all previous including that last release v2.12.

Available now from 'http://www.city.ac.uk/~cb159/arc_file.html'

For those that haven't heard of Boot-Suite before, the system allows
hard-disk based machines to provide support for multiple users on the same
machine.  Each user can have there own desktop boot file and home
directory, which is run/setup whenever they login.  A number of extra
functions are provided such as:-

* Desktop filer protection - protects all !Boot files (for normal users).
* Easy to use setup program (hopefully).
* Can integrate with Acorns !Boot system or act as a primary system for
  use on RISC OS 3.1 machines.
* Strong-Arm aware.


New features include:-

* Each user can now have their own home directory.

* Changing passwords is now not limited to super-users, users can now
  change there own passwords, using the new !SetPass utility.

* There is now the option to load an icon onto the iconbar (next to the
  apps folder) to provide a shortcut to the users home directory. Also
  from here users can start many of boot-suites utilities.  These 
  include:-
	i)	Show Home Directory 
	ii)	Show Utils Directory
	iii)	Show Choices Directory
	iv)	Start !SetPass	- Change the current users password
	v)	Start !BootOpt	- Configure Boot-Suite
	vi)	Start !BootInfo	- Display Log files.
	vii)	Start !Password - Re-login, without restarting
	viii)	Start !Q-LogOff	- A convenient way for beginners to
				  remember to log-off.

* All of the existing utilities have been improved, with various bug
  fixes.

* System data files, can now be stored in custom directories to allow for
integration with FSLock, allowing Boot-Suite to operate on write locked
drives.  Also a backup option is provided, so that if system data files
which are stored in read/write locations are deleted or corrupted they can
be automatically recreated/restored using the backups.

* Plenty more features, that have escaped me for now.


PLEASE NOTE: That in-order that I got this release out at long last, many
of the help files are out of date, and need re-writing.  If users have
problems or new ideas, please do not hesitate to e-mail me.

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