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ACID 2.3 released

New MessageACID 2.3 released (modified 2 times) Sketchy
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Hi everyone.

I've put up a new version of ACID (Audrey Caller ID). You can get all the details and download the program from http://www.timemocksme.com/acid . As usual, the source code is available there.

Version 2.3 is more of an evolutionary change, rather than revolutionary. There are only a couple of really new features, namely Palm database lookups and automatic addition of callers to the database. The other changes are mostly enhancements to the user interface and small features I added at the suggestions of many thoughtful users. Also, many of the options that were previously only available on the command line are now available in the options screens, including the network server/client support.

As usual, I might have introduced some bugs with this version. Send email (acidtest@timemocksme.com) with any problems or suggestions.

Many thanks to Alex Knowles (a.k.a. bungee) for writing the Palm database code that is now part of ACID 2.3


-- Jim
ACID and other Audrey apps
05-28-2002 22:31:48

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) davistw1
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Wicked....
Killer app...
Thanks...
Tom
05-29-2002 07:14:40

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) DavisD
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Outstanding!
The command line option to send a test call is really welcome.

One suggestion for the future is a command line option that will print to standard output the IP address and port number of all subscribed computers when ACID is running in server mode.

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Dean Davis
http://www.weathermanx.com/CIDHome.htm

05-29-2002 07:15:14

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) davistw1
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The Address Book lookup is real cool. I put my "friends.txt" and my AddressDB.gdbm on a share and pointed all of my Aud's at it.

Thanks
Tom

05-30-2002 07:13:34

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) booya
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I really like the Address lookup feature! Does the Auto Hide when Idle feature still work? Mine isn't hiding after calls anymore.
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05-30-2002 09:16:15

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) Sketchy
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Thanks for the comments.

Dean -- good suggestion. I'll add it to the list for next revision.
booya -- I'll check that tonight. Might be a new bug.


-- Jim
ACID and other Audrey apps
05-30-2002 13:02:23

New MessageChange Hostname? (modified 0 times) davistw1
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I saw where you display hostname in the network tab the hostname is displayed. How do I change that? Mine says "kojak" on all my Audreys. I changed it in the network options/profile on the Aud but it didn't change.
05-31-2002 06:24:26

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) Sketchy
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OK I figured out the not-hiding thing, and a fix will be coming shortly. It has to do with the new feature where calls with asterisks (*) need acknowledgement. I'll have to add a new option for auto-hiding, something like "Auto hide even if there are unacknowledged calls (yes/no)".

Tom, you can change the hostname in Audrey's Options --> Internet Settings --> Advanced. I pretty much put that hostname field there as a placeholder, and it's not useful for much. I was originally trying to show the IP address of that Audrey, but it turned out to be more complicated than I had time for, since technically each network interface can have a different IP address. Does anyone know a quick way to get the local Audrey's IP address? (aside from 127.0.0.1)


-- Jim
ACID and other Audrey apps
05-31-2002 07:53:02

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) AudreyX3
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This app is great!

I'd like to do the following:

I'm running Caller ID Sentry on my WIN98 PC, and it's serving 3 Audreys without a hitch. What I want to do is turn off ALL the phones' ringers, and use the Audreys only to ring. However, I can't figure out how to make ACID play a .wav file for any call. In other words, when a call comes in, I want AUDREY to play a phone ringing .wav file. One twist is that if the call is OUT OF AREA UNAVAILABLE or BLOCKED then I'd like for NO .wav to be played. That way telemarketers calls wouldn't even RING at all!

Any ideas???


Audrey X3
05-31-2002 08:27:32

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) jukebox
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Original Audrey has System Profile that reads a file to show the IP#, that's where you can find it too. I don't believe Audrey has a utility like ifconfig to show the IP# any other way.

jukebox


http://www.prins.net/audrey/index.html
05-31-2002 08:31:00

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) Infinity
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more /proc/ipstats will get you audrey's local ip, wouldn't it.
05-31-2002 10:24:54

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) davistw1
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Sketchy, I tried setting the hostname using Audrey's "Options --> Internet Settings --> Advanced" but Acid still says the hostname is "kojak"... Weird, Oh well it's not important to me anyhow... Thanks for the new update again. IT IS GREAT!!!!!!

Tom

05-31-2002 12:30:07

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) g00z
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"more /proc/ipstats" does indeed give you Aud's local ip. Thanks a TON for that tip, infinity (BTW, I'm loving UltimateInfinity). I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out why I couldn't get ACID to serve call-id sentry on my windows machines. I was thinkning that the old ip I had for her when was she was stock must have changed, but I couldn't figure out how to find out her ip without the old "profile" button... know I know!

ACID is working great and serving my winboxes perfectly. Thanks a bunch Sketchy, this truly is a killer app.

-Chris

05-31-2002 20:56:24

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) Sketchy
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I've put up a quick new version of ACID called 2.3a

The changes are:

1) There was a bug in version 2.3 regarding auto-hiding which has been fixed. It should autohide after calls now. Thanks to Dean Davis, booya, and others for reporting the bug.

2) There is a new option in the General Options panel to allow auto-hiding even if there are unacknowledged calls.

3) The Network Options panel now shows the local IP address of the Audrey. Thanks to Infinity for the method of scanning /proc/ipstats.

The app and the source are available at http://www.timemocksme.com/acid


-- Jim
ACID and other Audrey apps
06-02-2002 22:08:47

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) gsmith22
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My Audrey was working fine until recently, now all I get in "No Data" when a call comes in. Is anybody else having this issue, I have upgraded to v2.3a, and I get the same problems
06-03-2002 18:02:24

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) AllenS22
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First thing's first: I've got to thank Sketchy for this app and everyone else that suggested cool features and helped (eg bungee's DB lookup). This is my favorite Audrey app.

As for the constant "No Data" problem, I had that with the previous ACID. It always happened after Sunday which was always the day the "memory manager/defragger" ran. Try rebooting to see if the problem goes away. If it does (it would fix mine), then that may be your problem. I disabled the automatic running of that memory program. I'm pretty sure it was in the "kcrontab" file in the "/config" directory (not sure - it's been a while).

Allen

06-04-2002 07:32:49

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) AllenS22
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Sketchy, one other thing that I forgot. A feature that I'd like (I'm guessing that it wouldn't be too hard), is for the email to be stopped if the "Hide" button is hit before the email-delay is completed. That way I can stop the email from being sent since it's not necessary (I can see the information in front of me). Thanks again for the app!

Allen

06-04-2002 07:40:35

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) AudreyX3
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Sketchy,

Great program...

What I'm trying to do is have ACID have a "phone ring" .wav file play every time a call comes in. However, if it's BLOCKED, or UNAVAILABLE, then I don't want ANY .wav file to play. How can I do this???? I guess I could play a "SILENT" .wav file for those calls. Any other ideas? I want to use only my Audreys as phone ringers. We have a new baby, and I'd like to be able to only accept calls after a certain time from certain numbers. Maybe in the DATABASE file there could be a field that let's the user specify a time range when calls from a certain number would play a .wav file??? Kind of like "If the call is from John Doe 888 888 8888, and the time is between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., then play "John Doe .wav, otherwise don't play anything."


Audrey X3
06-04-2002 09:37:23

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) Sketchy
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Audrey X3

The caller ID info comes across the phone line between the first and second ring, so at the time of the first ring, there's no way to know who is calling. The closest you can get is to do the following: Select "play custom sound for each ring after recognition" and also select to play "other sound" on each ring and enter a ring sound name. Then put entries in the text database for "Private" and "Out of Area", and specify a sound file filled with silence for both, like you suggested. Actually, you might be able to specify a sound file that does not exist. It might print an error, but no sound will play. With these settings, the "other sound" will always play on the first ring. After that, the ring sound will be taken from the database (if the caller is found in the database). In the case of Private/OOA, it will play silence from the 2nd ring on. For callers not in the database, it will continue to play the "other" sound you specified.

I'll consider the time-restricted audio for the next version.

Allen, I'll add the cancel email feature for the next version.

Thanks all for the suggestions and feedback. I'm always up for more ideas. acidtest@timemocksme.com


-- Jim
ACID and other Audrey apps
06-07-2002 07:57:16

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) Sketchy
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An astute user informed me about a bug. The custom sound/ring sound stuff isn't working as I planned it. If you have selected "play custom sound for each ring", then it's supposed to play the custom sound if the caller is recognized, and play the other ring sound if not recognized. Unfortunately, it won't play the other ring sound even if the caller is unrecognized. I'll fix it for the next version. AudreyX3, this makes your situation tougher to realize.
-- Jim
ACID and other Audrey apps
06-07-2002 08:36:22

New MessageRE:ACID 2.3 released (modified 0 times) Ultrajones
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What is the format of the data contained in the UDP packet sent to ACID running in client mode? I want to be able to send it caller ID info from a different application (other than ACID running in server mode.)

Regards,
Ultrajones

09-01-2002 15:57:12

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