ServicePak problems

To : SYSOPs of all IBM External BBS's                                          Modified with more recent info Subject : ServicePak problems PLEASE REMOVE ANY versions of the ServicePak if any are on your BBS's.         We HAVE uncovered some SERIOUS problems that WILL be caused by this SP. This may result in a small percentage of the users being UNABLE to boot a system that has had the SP installed on it. Others may have serious problems RUNNING programs. A majority will have no problems, but let us        be safe on this one please. Although the NEW SP, when released WILL be able to apply fixes to a           any machine that has had service applied with the old SP, please do            NOT distribute it, as ALL DISK IMAGES will be replaced and there will be a name change to the diskettes as well. This will increase the risk of people mixing sets if you release the old SP. Some people may only get a few of the diskettes, or accidently mix them once they place a          label on it. Please instruct anyone who had D/L'ed a copy to destroy ALL copies for safety. Other problems now being investigated are - FONT problems - Palette problems - PATH API problems - Uncontrolled SWAPPER.DAT growth - Video Install problems - Communications Manager problems AFTER Install - Possible Time Stamp problems We are anticipating making a formal announce on the status of the SP sometime today depending on the outcome of the investigation of the above problems. Thanks, Irv Spalten BPC Technical Interface Group, Boca Raton FL