Newbie Question for VROC ?

Hello fellow racers, i'm interested by joining "VROC" but it says that Netscape is to be used.... Now although i use IE 4.0, will i still be able to log in ? Regards, Enforcer.

On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 08:33:24 -0500, "Christian Giroux"

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>Hello fellow racers, i'm interested by joining "VROC" but it says that >Netscape is to be used.... Now although i use IE 4.0, will i still be able >to log in ? >Regards, >Enforcer.

wha......?????....of course not.

Wait for the GPL 1.1 patch. When it is finally released (don't ask me when since I do not work for Papyrus or Sierra) you should be able to use VROC from Netscape or IE 4.0. ;-) Thanks, John

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>Hello fellow racers, i'm interested by joining "VROC" but it says that >Netscape is to be used.... Now although i use IE 4.0, will i still be able >to log in ? >Regards, >Enforcer.

Michael E. Carver a crit dans le message ... Thank you for the answer... I'll wait for the release, that should give me more practice time, hehe... Regards, Christian Giroux.

Christian... The "Nail That Track" series offers outstanding daily races that *don't* require the use of VROC, although our races *are* available via VROC's Password Room. So if you're an Internet Explorer user, we have the online racing answer for you! When you register for a NTT event you receive an NTT server IP address and password, allowing you to make a direct connection from your GPL Multiplayer screen, avoiding the overhead of Netscape or any other program. Check out the RAS post entitled "'Nail That Track' Race Registration Procedure" for a schedule of upcoming NTT events and details on how to register for events. But, the biggest advantage that NTT offers is a regular schedule of quality events, top-notch connections, superb fields, and the absence of irresponsible, discourteous drivers. To get a feel for the quality of the NTT events, do a search on "Nail That Track" in RAS or take a look at the "News" section of The APEX (http://gpl.gamestats.com/ ). Hope to see you at the track! Jack Rambo

why will the GPL 1.1 patch make it able to use IE4? VROC was done by Alison hine and isn't incorporated in GPL. Alison Hine and John O'K must reprogram it for IE 4 if they are going to make it compatible for it, its not like how GPL runs is going to matter whether the Java runs correctly or not. See what I'm saying? Jesse

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|Wait for the GPL 1.1 patch. When it is finally released (don't ask me when |since I do not work for Papyrus or Sierra) you should be able to use VROC |from Netscape or IE 4.0. ;-) | |Thanks, |John | |>Hello fellow racers, i'm interested by joining "VROC" but it says that |>Netscape is to be used.... Now although i use IE 4.0, will i still be able |>to log in ? |> |>Regards, |> |>Enforcer. |> |> | |

I have to ask, how do you keep out the discourteous drivers when you are opening up registration to all people, not just the elite people. Jesse

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|Christian... | |The "Nail That Track" series offers outstanding daily races that *don't* |require the use of VROC, although our races *are* available via VROC's |Password Room. So if you're an Internet Explorer user, we have the online |racing answer for you! | |When you register for a NTT event you receive an NTT server IP address and |password, allowing you to make a direct connection from your GPL

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|screen, avoiding the overhead of Netscape or any other program. Check out |the RAS post entitled "'Nail That Track' Race Registration Procedure" for a |schedule of upcoming NTT events and details on how to register for events. | |But, the biggest advantage that NTT offers is a regular schedule of quality |events, top-notch connections, superb fields, and the absence of |irresponsible, discourteous drivers. | |To get a feel for the quality of the NTT events, do a search on "Nail That |Track" in RAS or take a look at the "News" section of The APEX |(http://gpl.gamestats.com/ ). | | |Hope to see you at the track! | | |Jack Rambo | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Jack Rambo a crit dans le message ... Hello Jack, Thanks for the input, i'll check it out. Btw any pilot uses voice com. (such as BC) in a race? Although i think it's not like when i fly Lb2 where we need to use tactics and all, but for connection purpose it would be an asset, would it ? Christian Giroux.

Good question. We welcome courteous, "in-control" drivers of all skill and experience levels, not just the elite. To date, we have had the misfortunate of dealing with only one driver guilty of "unsportsmanlike conduct", who you may have read about in one of the NTT race reports published here. The gentleman in question made one appearance in the NTT series and, after his exposure, others who conduct themselves in such a reckless manner know that "Nail That Track" is not the place for them. With the addition of password-controlled access and our soon-to-implemented licensing process, a great *controlled* environment in which to enjoy online racing has just gotten even better! If you're capable of managing your car and simply being courteous to your fellow competitors, you owe it to yourself to give "Nail That Track" a try! Come join us at the track! Jack Rambo ----- Original Message ----- Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators Sent: Friday, March 12, 1999 3:39 PM Subject: Re: Newbie Question for VROC ? >I have to ask, how do you keep out the discourteous drivers when you are >opening up registration to all people, not just the elite people. >Jesse

Wosco wrote I think the point is... the new version of VROC was created and focused for the GPL 1.1 patch. I expect that they already have it, and worked on VROC to make it compatible. I know that there was some very detailed work to make it available on IE. All the new options and bug fixes that the patch will contain will probably make the old VROC version and GPL 1.0 incompatible. For them to release the new version of VROC at the same time as the new GPL patch is a great thing. Im not affiliated anymore with VROC. And the John to whom you replied is John O'Keefe ;-) -= Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard/Nas-Frank> -= NROS Nascar sanctioned Guide http://www.nros.com/ -= SimRacing Online http://www.simracing.com/ -= Official mentally retarded guy of r.a.s. -= May the Downforce be with you... "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

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> On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 22:13:09 -0500, "ymenard" > >the new version of VROC was created and focused for > >the GPL 1.1 patch. I expect that they already have it, and worked > on VROC > >to make it compatible. I know that there was some very detailed > work to > >make it available on IE. All the new options and bug fixes that > the patch > >will contain will probably make the old VROC version and GPL 1.0 > >incompatible. > This is exactly right. The new version of VROC will support only > GPL > 1.1 (GPL with the upcoming patch applied) and has a large number of > new > features in addition to both Netscape and MS-IE support. > The patched version of GPL is so enhanced in the multiplayer > department > that it has allowed us to dramatically extend VROC's capabilities > and > significantly improve its integration with GPL. At the same time, > the > VROC applet has been substantially rewritten (by my brother, Nate > Hine) > and is much improved in other ways as well. > We've chosen to focus on the development of the new version of VROC, > rather than spending time retrofitting some changes to the existing > version, since the latter will (hopefully) become obsolete in the > near > future. > This approach ensures that we will be able to deliver the maximum > number > of new features and capabilities by the time the GPL patch is > released - > whenever that may be. > Soon, I hope!

Just like to say this again, I know its been said a thousand times before...... Alison (and all the others who have worked on VROC) please accept this *HUGE* thank you from me, and I'm sure from all the other GPL'ers who use VROC. It really has taken the GPL *experience* to a whole new dimension. Your hard work and dedication really is appreciated. Please keep up the excellent work that you have done, and continue to do. I cannot wait for the *new* VROC to get up and running...... 8-) *Peter* #:-)

Sounds great Alison, thanks for the update. -- Don Burnette Palmetto Racing Dburn on Ten >>the new version of VROC was created and focused for >>the GPL 1.1 patch. I expect that they already have it, and worked on VROC >>to make it compatible. I know that there was some very detailed work to >>make it available on IE. All the new options and bug fixes that the patch >>will contain will probably make the old VROC version and GPL 1.0 >>incompatible. snip

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> Just like to say this again, I know its been said a thousand times > before...... > Alison (and all the others who have worked on VROC) please accept this > *HUGE* thank you from me, and I'm sure from all the other GPL'ers who > use VROC. > It really has taken the GPL *experience* to a whole new dimension. > Your hard work and dedication really is appreciated. Please keep up > the excellent work that you have done, and continue to do. > I cannot wait for the *new* VROC to get up and running...... > 8-) > *Peter* #:-)

Absolutely! Thanks, Alison, Nate and John. Cheers, Paul

Emend hit it exactly. Nate Hine did the bulk of the work on VROC 1.1. He is the sole person for making it compatible with IE 4.0 and hopefully now IE 5.0. Since this new version incorporates a lot of the potential new functionality of the GPL 1.1 patch it is incompatible with GPL 1.0. Therefore we cannot release VROC 1.1 until the GPL 1.1 patch is released. Thanks, John O'K