Newsletter 82 is available online at http://ia.cernun.net/nl/82/ Features include articles on Project Hawkeye and an insight into the evolution of competitions (specifically Prelude to Andevia). Submissions for #83 are due by 20th of this month, so get them in. With the impending release of Jedi Knight 2, issue 83 will be focused around Jedi Knight 2 and related stuff. If you want to write an article about this subject matter, let me know at jpboyce@indigo.net.au
The TIE Corps site has almost finished it's move to the new domain. We're still getting some error messages, so if you get error messages, email myself and Kawolski (jpboyce@indigo.net.au, ABSureFire@aol.com) with the error message. A note for Internet Explorer users - by default, Internet Explorer supresses the detailed error messages you might normally get, resulting in a generic "Error 500" message. This is basically useless as a wide range of things can cause the Error 500 message. To turn on detailed error messages in IE 6, click on Tools, then Internet Options. Select the Advanced tab and under the Browsing heading is an item called Show friendly HTTP error messages. If you uncheck that, you will get the detailed error messages that will help Kawolski and I fix the problem much faster.
On another note relating to the database and site - I"ve only personally looked at a few pages of code in the site. I don't know the database layout and I'm not sure what's in there and how everything relates. As such, coming up to me and saying "Hey Ast, you should add this cool feature!" is a bit silly and a waste of both our time. I don't intend now or in the future to slave away adding every cool new feature that someone comes up with. I intend to maintain my focus on core XO duties (ie. newsletters and subgroups). In the meanwhile, I will be trying to learn as much as I can about the code and layout of the TC database and will be only adding features when there is sufficient demand for it.
In more general news, there's an email doing the rounds, claiming to be a Microsoft security bulletin. However, it does not follow the standard format for Microsoft security bulletins and includes the "patch" for the alleged problem in the email. Microsoft never include the patch for security problems with the security bulletin. If you get such an email, do not run the attachment. Delete the email. If you ever want to know what security or other updates your version of Windows needs, click on the Windows Update item on your Start Menu or go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/