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Downloadable Software Index
C3POs and Partner Products
GroupWise Patches
GWCheck
Screen Saver
Upgrade Guide
Novell Consulting Toolkit

Downloadable Software Index
Looking to download some GroupWise software? Maybe you’re wanting to try the Macintosh 5.1/5.2 client. Or, maybe you’re itching to give the UNIX client a spin. Whatever. You can even find diskette images for GroupWise Remote and much more.

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C3P0s
Editor’s Note: While we try to ensure that these C3POs work properly, we can’t guarantee them. And though we’re happy to answer questions, they are officially unsupported. They are free, after all. Please let us know how they work for you. We’d appreciate any comments that you have.

What in the world is a C3PO?
[ How do I install a c3po?

MTASieve 1.00

From Josh Gibbs of Digital Integration, creator of the i-MailDS mail server for NetWare, and Michael Bell, creator of the Guinevere snap-in for GroupWise systems, comes a new product you might want to take a look at. MTASieve is an NLM which runs "piggy-back" on your GroupWise MTA (Message Transfer Agent) and provides powerful extra administrative functions to your GroupWise system:

  • Leverage third party Antivirus vendor NLMs to scan all inter-post-office e-mail for viruses and prevent them from passing through the MTA
  • Prevent oversized attachments from passing through the MTA
  • Prevent specific files or file types from passing through the MTA
  • Archive specific messages

MTASieve is supported on any NetWare 4.1x or 5.x server platform. It requires GroupWise 5.5.2 or higher. The GroupWise Enhancement Pack and the upcoming "BulletProof" release are also supported.

Get all the scoops by visiting www.imailds.com

GWCONV Posted April 13, 2001

GWCONV will parse a GW API Gateway output file to produce a file with the same data in Comma Separated Values format (also known as "Comma-Quote" format), which most other applications can import.

For more information, see this article.

GroupWise Archive Manager 1.0.47 Updated Dec. 13, 2000

The GroupWise Archive Manager assists users and administrators in dealing with the task of maintaining GroupWise archives. The utility provides two functions, to remind and assist users in archiving their mail based on predefined thresholds and to maintain multiple archive directories based on calendar year. In this way archive directories do not become unmanageable, and older archives directories can be groomed to tape or other more economical storage.

Change Register

New in Version 1.0.47

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a problem with high CPU utilization
  • Fixed an issue where multiple selected line items would not disappear from listing when they were archived.

Version 1.0.42

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a problem where if an archive directory already existed, the application would keep on appending the value 2000 to the current directory everytime the client was started.

Enhancements:

  • Added support to search and archive outgoing (sent) items. A check box was added to the configuration options to select or deselect sent items.
  • Added enhanced categorization of returned archiveable items including:
    • Source Folder
    • Item Type (Incoming or Outgoing)
  • Added column sorting on returned archiveable items.
  • Moved Toolbar configuration option menu to sub menu "Custom Settings"

This utility is fee based and comes with an evaluation nag screen. Full documentation is included with the utility.

Download the tool.

Contact: Kenetic Associates Ltd
Toronto | Ottawa
(613) 769-6667
www.kenetic.com

DMS Stripper Posted July 12, 2000

Here is a little freeware utility that removes the DMS menu items and buttons from the GroupWise client for those organizations who have not implemented DMS and don't want to confuse their users with inactive menu items.

Download the tool.

Contact: Kenetic Associates Ltd
Toronto | Ottawa
(613) 769-6667
www.kenetic.com

The HTML Support C3PO
Here is the C3PO included with GroupWise 5.5. Being the generous sort of people that we are, we're making it available for free to our existing 5.2 customers as well. 

The HTML Support C3PO lets you read native HTML messages using the default GroupWise mail views. Cool! You can also run scripts that use the GroupWise tokens and the GroupWise Object API to automate tasks. We've included a few sample scripts here that you can download and try out.

One thing that you need to be aware of is that this C3PO will only install if you have Internet Explorer installed. The scripting support requires Internet Explorer 4.0 while reading HTML messages only requires IE 3.0.  Now, this doesn't mean that Internet Explorer has to be your default browser. It only means that you have to have it installed.

The HTML Support C3PO is available for download in two forms. The first is a self-extracting install. If you want to install the C3PO on your own machine to try it out, this is the option you should select. The second form is intended for administrators who want to control how the C3PO gets distributed within their organization. With this option, all the files necessary to perform the install are extracted to a directory of your choosing. Included with this option is a readme.html file that contains more information on customizing the install (e.g., silent install, install directory, etc.).

If you want to install this C3PO on your own machine to try it out, you should download this version. {305K}

If you are an administrator who is interested in distributing the C3PO to your users, download this version. After installing, open the file readme.html.  {310K}

If you would like to try out some of the sample scripts, download this. After installing the scripts, open the file sgallery.html for more information on each sample. {116K}

If you would like to write your own scripts, or create and send your own HTML Messages, download this package. {110K}

Mass Forward Posted July 19, 2000
This utility for the GroupWise 5.x client provides the added functionality to select multiple messages from the GroupWise folder or mailbox and seamlessly forward them as multiple attachments to a single message. In addition, the utility will also extract text from multi-attachment messages to create a single message and will allow users to include, for non-repudiation reasons, the original message as an attachment to the reply.

This utility is fee based and comes with an evaluation nag screen. Full documentation is included with the utility.

Download the tool.

Contact: Kenetic Associates Ltd
Toronto | Ottawa
(613) 769-6667
www.kenetic.com

Mark Read Posted January 12, 2001
This is a FREE little utility that provides GroupWise 5.2 clients with the functionality to mark multiple messages as READ without having to open them all. (Functionality that is now standard in GW5.5. An additional function called "Mark Read" has now been added under the ACTIONS menu on the ToolBar.)

Download Mark Read.zip.

Contact: Kenetic Associates Ltd
Toronto | Ottawa
(613) 769-6667
www.kenetic.com

Month View c3po
This killer c3po lets you view appointments, notes, and tasks, drumroll please, by month. You can run it stand-alone, from the Main Window menu, or even a toolbar button.

There are some special stipulations for this special c3po: You must have a standard install of the 32-bit client, and you must be using GroupWise 5.2. That number again: 5.2. Also, the install isn’t quite as hassle-free as for other c3pos. First, download the GWMVIEW.ZIP file that contains several important files, and unzip to the directory you run GroupWise from. Next, run SETUP3PO.EXE. Notice the new menu option under the 32-bit client's Window menu: Calendar Month View. The toolbar button is a red and white calendar. And take advantage of the README.TXT file zipped in with the rest of the files. You’ll thank us later.
To download a .ZIP file, right-click the link and click Save Link As. We know, sounds wierd, but you won’t like the alternative either.
[ Download GWMVIEW.ZIP

Help Is On The Way
On your Help menu you’ll find a link to the Novell home page. Well, if what you want from your Help menu is, well, help, here’s a cool C3PO that changes your  Help menu option to Cool Solutions Home Page. Now that’s what we call value add. We’ll always be just a click away.
[ Download Cool Solutions Help Menu C3PO
[ How do I install a c3po?

Forwarded Mail C3PO
Don’t you hate getting embedded forwarded messages? You know, the kind where you have to open 29 (it seems) layers to get to the message. Well this C3PO will fix that. When you open a forwarded message, if the message box is empty,  the attached message is automatically opened.  When you close one of the views, they all close.
[ Download the Forwarded Mail C3PO
[ How do I install a c3po?

Reply C3PO
This C3PO provides Internet style prefixing when replying to a mail message.  When replying, each mail view will have a new Internet Style Prefix menu item on the Actions menu and a new toolbar button. Just download gwreply.exe then run it.
[ Download Reply C3PO
[ How do I install a c3po?

Message Enhancement Pack version 2
Fresh from the fertile mind of Rich Hume, here is the latest, and by far the greatest, version of this enormously popular C3PO. It still lets you spell check before you send, change your display font and print font, but it is now new and improved with a special whitening agent. Have you ever wanted to use bullets and alignment options (such as center or right)? Thanks to all of you who sent in your comments and suggestions, this thing really rocks. Here’s what’s new:
Enhancements:
1. When replying, it is now possible to apply alternate fonts and/or font attributes (bold, color, etc.).
2. The options wizard now exposes the Enabled setting for the font changes, so that you can individually disable one or more of the font change features.
3. You can now modify settings by running gwmpinst.exe after installation. This file gets copied to the install directory (typically c:\novell\groupwise). You no longer have to exit the GroupWise client to run this.
4. New Retrieve File option available when composing an item. You can retrieve plain text files, RTF files, and WP5.1 files into the message body.
5. Better support for draft messages.
6. Better support for resending messages.
7. It is better, faster, stronger.
[ Download Message Enhancement Pack C3PO
[ How do I install a c3po?

Make GroupWise
Your Browser’s Default Mail Program
If you use Internet Explorer, make GroupWise your default mail program. It’s fun and easy.
[ Download Browser Default Mail Program C3PO
[ How do I install a c3po?

Tip of the Day C3PO
This C3PO will display a GroupWise Tip of the Day each time you start GroupWise. It also adds Tip of the Day to your GroupWise Help menu.
[ Download Tip of the Day C3PO
[ How do I install a c3po?

Date Difference c3po
This C3PO will add Date Difference to the Tools menu of the GroupWise main window as well as all Calendar views.
[ Download Date Difference C3PO
[ How do I install a c3po?

Print Item List c3po
This C3PO will print the selected (or all) items from a GroupWise Item List to an HTML file using a report template (or the displayed columns). This is useful if you want to print only some of the tasks in your list, or some of the items on your screen.
[ Download Print Item List C3PO
[ How do I install a c3po?

Latest GroupWise Patches
Need the latest and greatest? This jump takes you to the laboratory where we keep the newest and best in the GroupWise family.
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GWCheck
This is the text-based stand-alone version of GroupWise Check (GWCheck). You can run it against the message store and the archive and remote databases to check and repair content and structure problems, to reset client options, or to expire messages. It has more capabilities than the GroupWise Check provided with the GroupWise 5.1 snap-in to NWAdmn3x. Questions? See document 10025211 at the Novell Support Connection. Beware, gwcheck is very large, and will likely take you forever to download.

GroupWise Screen Saver
Download this cool screen saver and select it in  your Windows settings. Why is it cool? Because it lets people leave messages right on your screen saver and they’ll appear in your GroupWise Mailbox. Just download Screen.zip, then unzip it into your Windows directory. This screen saver even lets you decide which bitmap you want to use.
To download a .ZIP file, right-click the link and click Save Link As. We know, sounds wierd, but you won’t like the alternative either.
[ Download screen.zip

Upgrade Guide
Save Upgrade.zip to your hard drive, unzip it, then double-click upgrade.hlp to run the guide. It displays a hot-spotted picture of the GroupWise 4.1a window. Click any portion of the window to find out where to find the equivalent feature in GroupWise 5.x.
To download a .HLP file, right-click the link and click Save Link As. We know, sounds wierd, but you won’t like the alternative either.
[ Download upgrade guide

Novell Consulting Toolkit
Designed to make life easier for the system administrator, this Toolkit contains downloadable tools, design and implementation strategies, and troubleshooting techniques from the amiable Novell Consultants who dash around like Novell Ghostbusters, making the world safe for networking. Currently there are four handy little GroupWise wrenches and screwdrivers in there that will make life a bit easier for you.

1. Download a Customized View for GW4.1
This is a self-extracting custom view for GroupWise 4.1a. If you use it to send tasks, you will get a reminder message mailed to you the day the task is due.

2. CN to DN Resolver, v0.90
This utility can be used to simplify modifying all the Network ID fields in the GroupWise address book to have a full distinguished name (typeless) so that GroupWise will use the existing login ID in a NetWare 4 environment.

3.  GW5 Registry Cleanup
This is a support program which assists in removing entries from the registry.

4.  MHS Distribution Tool, v1.21
This is a self-extracting file containing an NLM, an installation batch file, supporting DOS utilities, and a WP README file which is about 20 pages of documentation. The NLM provides system maintenance, software and data distribution functionality to NetWare servers running MHS. It was originally developed as a component of a migration plan from a 40,000 user MHS system to GroupWise. It provided the data transport to allow GroupWise user data to be merged with the MHS address book without further expanding the MHS user database.
[ Link to Novell Consulting Toolkit ]