Short: System monitor, many new features added. Author: ecarroll@maths.tcd.ie Uploader: ecarroll@maths.tcd.ie Type: util/moni SnoopDos patches a variety of AmigaDOS library functions that are commonly called by other programs and allows you to monitor the activities carried out by those programs. For example, you can see what files a program is looking for, what fonts it opens, and any special libraries or devices that it requires. This is often invaluable when you are trying to install a new application which has complex or inadequate documentation NEW FEATURES Many features have been added to SnoopDos since version 1.7. Here's a brief list of the most important additions: o Over 20 new system functions are supported o A full GUI provides easy access to all options o The output format can be customised using a new format editor o Output that scrolls off the window can be recalled o Messages sent by ARexx scripts can be monitored o Commodity support lets SnoopDos run in the background o Clipboard support lets you cut and paste output o Programs that use ixemul.library for i/o can be monitored o A packet debugger lets programmers monitor all DOS packets o Over 100 ARexx commands provide for unattended operation o Online AmigaGuide help covers all aspects of operation For those interested, the source code for SnoopDos is available in a separate archive called snoopdos30_src.lha. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Kickstart 2.04 or above is required. Some new features work better if the debugging utilities Sushi and SegTracker are installed, but these are not essential. PROGRAM SECURITY Several bogus versions of SnoopDos have appeared in the past two years. These have been disguised as legitimate updates while harbouring trojan horses or other undesirable intruders. The most recent such release, labelled 2.0, is still generally available. To help guard against this happening in the future, all new versions of SnoopDos will be signed using PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) by Philip Zimmermann. This allows anyone who is in possession of my PGP public key to verify that a particular release genuinely came from myself and not from a third party. PGP is not required to use SnoopDos; it merely allows you to verify that you have a legitimate and unmodified copy. You can download PGP from the /pub/aminet/util/crypt directory on Aminet. The filename is PGPAmiga2_3a.lha. My PGP public key is presented below for convenience. This key will work with all future releases of SnoopDos. If you have installed PGP, save this announcement to a file and then type "PGP " to install my key on your PGP keyring. You can then verify the integrity of SnoopDos by extracting the SnoopDos archive and typing "PGP Readme.first SnoopDos". See the PGP documentation for more information on verifying signatures. Note that my public key is never included with the main SnoopDos archive -- if it was, then anyone modifying the program could also modify the key and escape undetected. -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.3a.3 mQBNAi5uunIAAAECALhYPccdXY+vXpMPV2liNxD5UyFjwXPbpZ7xL9sD1BXG8F9n VdB9g4Z/v1UiR7SFyGcI1dn0awutsn9vPMCw+t0ABRG0JEVkZHkgQ2Fycm9sbCA8 ZWNhcnJvbGxAbWF0aHMudGNkLmllPg== =+Wwv -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 628 270 57.0% 17-Sep-94 15:54:56 SnoopDos.info 2896 1509 47.8% 15-Sep-94 08:25:28 +Readme.first 835 280 66.4% 17-Sep-94 15:54:56 +Readme.first.info 97408 53791 44.7% 15-Sep-94 06:59:58 +SnoopDos 243908 73955 69.6% 15-Sep-94 06:59:34 +SnoopDos.guide 840 289 65.5% 17-Sep-94 15:54:56 +SnoopDos.guide.info 675 429 36.4% 17-Sep-94 15:54:56 +SnoopDos.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 347190 130523 62.4% 17-Sep-94 19:48:04 7 files