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Hi all,

I've updated the Mixmaster compilation for Windows.  The new version can
be downloaded from:-
http://www.bananasplit.info/mixtest/mixmaster-30svn.zip

This is based on the current svn trunk and contains some fixes not in
the 3.0rc1 source.  I've added all the required files to the zip
archive but the paranoid may prefer to get the openssl and pcre files
from their respective homes.  

I'm especially keen to know of any requirements not included in the zip
file.  It's very hard for me to check this as my only windows machine is
the one used to perform the compilation.  As a result it has a lot of
extras installed which may fulfil unknown dependencies.

I still have an outstanding issue to resolve to make mixmaster
executable from stick media.

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Zax <admin@bananasplit.info> wrote:
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> I'm especially keen to know of any requirements not included in the zip
> file.  It's very hard for me to check this as my only windows machine is
> the one used to perform the compilation.  As a result it has a lot of
> extras installed which may fulfil unknown dependencies.

Both mix.exe and mixlib.dll require MSVCR80.DLL.

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On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:06:57 -0600 (MDT), Borked Pseudo Mailed wrote in
Message-Id: <df1732920fa9e7ec384e6dc41ca9f5fa@pseudo.borked.net>:

> Both mix.exe and mixlib.dll require MSVCR80.DLL.

Thanks for the info.  I think that's resolved now and I've uploaded a
new version to the webpage.

I finally tracked down a dependencies checker.  It makes life much
easier than trial and error!  :-)

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Zax <admin@bananasplit.info> wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> I've updated the Mixmaster compilation for Windows.  The new version can
> be downloaded from:-
> http://www.bananasplit.info/mixtest/mixmaster-30svn.zip
>
> This is based on the current svn trunk and contains some fixes not in
> the 3.0rc1 source.  I've added all the required files to the zip
> archive but the paranoid may prefer to get the openssl and pcre files
> from their respective homes.  
>
> I'm especially keen to know of any requirements not included in the zip
> file.  It's very hard for me to check this as my only windows machine is
> the one used to perform the compilation.  As a result it has a lot of
> extras installed which may fulfil unknown dependencies.
>
> I still have an outstanding issue to resolve to make mixmaster
> executable from stick media.
>
>  ****************************************
***************************
> ***  Please don't rely on this for strong anonymity until it's  ***
> ***  formally approved by the development team!                 ***
>  ****************************************
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I found a couple problems with QS and mixlib.dll.

When QS starts mixmaster windows can't find pcre.dll when it is in
the mixmaster directory. If I go to the mix dir and run mix.exe it
starts fine. If I put pcre.dll in \windows\system32 dir QS/mixlib
start fine.

Unfortunately, when QS sends a mixmaster message, during the
encryption there is an access violation.

When I go to the mix dir and run mix then choose 'd)ummy' message the
standard 'send error report' dialog appears with:
"mix.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.
We are sorry for the inconvenience."

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On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:00:02 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio wrote in
Message-Id: <a969efa43497ae485bd5efa2cd3a6d89@dizum.com>:

>
> I found a couple problems with QS and mixlib.dll.
>
> When QS starts mixmaster windows can't find pcre.dll when it is in
> the mixmaster directory. If I go to the mix dir and run mix.exe it
> starts fine. If I put pcre.dll in \windows\system32 dir QS/mixlib
> start fine.
I just did some quick tests and got the same results as you.  I think
this is because QS starts in a different directory to where mixmaster is
installed and so mix.exe cannot find pcre3.dll in its path.

>
> Unfortunately, when QS sends a mixmaster message, during the
> encryption there is an access violation.
>
> When I go to the mix dir and run mix then choose 'd)ummy' message the
> standard 'send error report' dialog appears with:
> "mix.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.
> We are sorry for the inconvenience."
This is a known problem that Christian Danner reported last week.  QS
uses the mixmaster config option:
SENDMAIL	outfile
This instructs mixmaster not to send the message, but to just store it
in a text file in the pool directory.  This works fine under other OS's
but not under Windows.  I'll try and figure out why.

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> Thanks for the info.  I think that's resolved now and I've uploaded a
> new version to the webpage.

Yeah you resolved it, but there are big problems with this on my
system. When I run it, the default curses interface has big problems.
No matter what key I press to select stuff, it takes many key
presses for it to actually happen. For example, I have to press Q many
times to quit (it just keeps making a noise the other times). I have
to press M many times to get it to go to that menu and so on.

If I try and use the command line options, it crashes. mix.exe -p for
example results in an invalid page fault in kernel32.dll

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Zax <admin@bananasplit.info> wrote:
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> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:00:02 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio wrote in
> Message-Id: <a969efa43497ae485bd5efa2cd3a6d89@dizum.com>:
> 
> I just did some quick tests and got the same results as you.  I think
> this is because QS starts in a different directory to where mixmaster is
> installed and so mix.exe cannot find pcre3.dll in its path.

Maybe you could have mix ignore the menu system and work on
commandline like mix2.9? That doesn't use pcre.dll.
 
> This is a known problem that Christian Danner reported last week.  QS
> uses the mixmaster config option:
> SENDMAIL	outfile
> This instructs mixmaster not to send the message, but to just store it
> in a text file in the pool directory.  This works fine under other OS's
> but not under Windows.  I'll try and figure out why.

Thanks so much Steve. You are making a major contribution to windows
users.

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In article <5051941aa80adb420190200d1a89c7d4@dizum.com>
Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
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> In article <f7basv$323$1@bananasplit.info>
> Zax <admin@bananasplit.info> wrote: 
>
> Maybe you could have mix ignore the menu system and work on
> commandline like mix2.9? That doesn't use pcre.dll.

What I meant to say was maybe you could have mix ignore the menu
system if it can't find pcre.dll.

Probably a bad idea anyway.

Thank you Steve.

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In article <414715d28cabe8802fc28feccf5aa0c4@dizum.com>
Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
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> What I meant to say was maybe you could have mix ignore the menu
> system if it can't find pcre.dll.

The menu system doesn't require pcre.dll, its the regular expressions
if run as a remailer that require it. The menu system requires
pdcurses which is already built into the binary.

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"Anonymous Remailer (austria)" <mixmaster@remailer.privacy.at> wrote:
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>
> In article <414715d28cabe8802fc28feccf5aa0c4@dizum.com>
> Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote: 
>
> The menu system doesn't require pcre.dll, its the regular expressions
> if run as a remailer that require it. The menu system requires
> pdcurses which is already built into the binary.

Oh! Pcre.dll wasn't required in earlier versions of mixmaster. Maybe
it could be statically linked.

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