Impressive , checking the latest version , thanks for the update

With latest version of WebOne and update of Escargot, now all versions of MSN Messenger (1.0 - 2009) are working on all OSes. Previously there were problems with version 4.7 and up on Windows 9x/2000 and pre-SP3 XP. Now, all are working. So it's now possible to run MSN Messenger 5.0-7.0 under Windows 98 and successfully connect it to Escargot network. As well as "classic" Messenger 4.6.

Hey all can someone help me out here? Im using 86box, got a dos622/wfwg 3.11 VM setup with npcap without problems with IE 5 16bit installed also got latest WebOne installed on my host Windows 11 machine running and reporting no issues, but even with port 8080 open and my gateway showing the VM connected to the network I cant try to connect the VM to webone i imagine its something im' misunderstanding in how to configure IE 5's proxy settings could someone please give me a bit of a break down to go step-step?

EDIT: or for that matter oprea 3.62?

I think you have problems at 86Box configuration. It have very strange networking stack, and it's not easy to connect from an 86Box to host PC. Consider use something like VirtualBox or Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, they are better at network level (IMHO).

First, try any of ways to get 86box connected to host PC: https://86box.readthedocs.io/en/latest/hardware/network.html

Then try to ping the host OS from 86box. If it's success, probably WebOne will be accessible by that IP address, and port 8080. Set them in browser settings (does not matter, MSIE, Opera, or other).

An other way is to set 86Box to SLIRP mode, verify that WWW is correctly pinging, then launch WebOne on a some public location (such as a rented VPS server) and use it. This is only way that doesn't rely on 86box local networking problems.

rarcher wrote on 2024-05-29, 20:54:

IE 5 16bit

Tried 86box again. And now I have got success with it.

First, tried with Win98 guest OS. Found that it's not possible to made LAN working with NE2000 emulated NIC. Switched to RTL8029AS, all became ok. Seems that there's a bug in 86box (v3.11, haven't tested something newer). And...it's really possible to have a working connection to host PC from an 86box virtual machine. Good news. 😀 Okay, going to WfW 3.11...

rarcher wrote on 2024-05-29, 20:54:

step-step

1. - Install NPCAP in WinPcap-compatible mode (it will ask for the mode during installation). Then open Device Manager (at host OS), and manually install a "legacy device" called "Microsoft KM-TEST Loopback Adapter". The driver is bundled with Windows installation.
2. - Open Network and Sharing Center and configure the KM-Test adapter to use static IP address 192.168.0.1, mask 255.255.255.0. Later this IP will be the IP address of proxy server on host machine.
3. - Go to 86box and set up an configuration with virtualized Realtek RTL8029AS adapter, connected to PCap->Microsoft KM-TEST.
4. - Install MS-DOS, then WfW 3.11 with correct SVGA and RTL8029AS drivers.
5. - Install Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows For Workgroups 3.11, it's called "tcp32b.exe" at FTPs. Older, just "Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows For Workgroups 3.11" (16-bit) is incompatible.
6. - Set IP address to 192.168.0.11 ("11" may be any number in range 2-254), subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
7. - Install MSIE 5.0 16-bit and "se128-16.exe" High Encryption Patch.
8. - Configure MSIE to use "Local area network or another dialer", not MSIE's dialer. And also to use automatic configuration URL "http://192.168.0.1:8080/auto.pac".
9. - Run both WebOne and MSIE, and have a nice experience of browsing WWW via 16-bit browser. 😀

Steps for Opera 3.62, Netscape Navigator are similar.

Version 0.17.1 is ready.
It's a minor update, containing mostly bug fixes and configuration update.

• Added support for caching stylesheet of internal error/information pages.
• Added correct redirect of MDAC 2.5 download page (used by some application installers on Windows 95/98).
• Added partial support of Pocket MSN Messenger (really still doesn't work, but now gets redirected to Escargot too, so hope that at some update of the service, will became usable).
• Fixed "Unsuccessful Web Archive request: FORBIDDEN" error at some real Archive.org pages.

Download page: https://github.com/atauenis/webone/releases/tag/v0.17.1

Version 0.17.2 is ready.

• Added feature, allowing rebuilding CA files by using --rebuild-ca command line argument. It's no longer need to remove ssl.crt file to rebuild it after configuration changes.
• Added OpenSSL (LibreSSL) configuration for macOS systems. This will enable support for SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0 clients via WebOne.
• Added correct redirects for in-app links in Microsoft Office XP (Tools on the Web, Templates on Microsoft.com, Smart Tags) and 2003 (Office Online, Office Marketplace). At this moment, all links will always open English version of Office Online, but it's only mostly saved at Web Archive.
• Minor Retro Online Video Player improvements (mostly on its look).
• Improved messages in log in case of problems with CA root certificate file or its private key file.
• Fixed "Invalid URI: The Authority/Host could not be parsed" error in Alternate mode.
• Fixed 100% CPU usage and frozen converter process in case of incomplete picture convertions.
• Fixed broken work of picture converters with %DEST% argument (converters which use temporary file).
• Fixed unneeded WebP to PNG conversion in modern WebKit-based browsers.
• Fixed "Cannot made SSL connection: System.ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added" error in some cases.
• Updated bundled version of Yt-Dlp utility in Windows archives.

Download page: https://github.com/atauenis/webone/releases/tag/v0.17.2

Awesome ATauenis!
Just tested the latest version with (for the moment) a Windows 98 VM using Firefox 2.0, and it works great.
I copied the CA cert file over to the Windows 98 and imported it, and it seems I'm not getting any more messages with "trusting issues" 😀

Keep up the good work!

Thanks.

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Version 0.17.3 is ready.

There are many bugs were fixed, and it contains a bit updated Retro Online Video Player.

• Fixed work when the proxy server is behind a SLIRP virtual network (then it have 10.0.2.2 IP address, existing only in virtual network).
• Fixed `Unknown LIST result line type` error when browsing some FTP servers.
• Fixed certificate problems with newer browsers like Firefox 48+, Chrome 58+. Added "Subject Alternative Name" field to site certificates.
• Fixed "database error", marking all certificates as invalid, when attempting to establish a "true" HTTPS connection via Netscape 3.x/4.x, Opera 3.x/4.x/5.x. To fix the bug, default subject name in CA certificate has been changed. For update previously generated certificate, run WebOne with --rebuild-ca parameter, and then re-import new CA certificate to client browser(s).
• Fixed root certificate installing to Internet Explorer 3/4, Netscape 4, Opera 5, Internet Explorer Macintosh Edition 5.x.
• Fixed root certificate installing on Windows NT 4.0 without SP4+.
• Fixed `Internal server error: System.ArgumentException: Specified value has invalid Control characters. (Parameter 'value')` on some internal pages.
• Fixed online installing of Internet Explorer 6.0 Public Preview on Windows 2000.
• Fixed interface of Retro Online Video Player when using NetShow Player 2.0 or Windows Media Player 6.x. The toolbar is now working.
• Fixed inability to view or download videos using ROVP in case of use of DNS host name.
• Added new nice pages for possible Internet Archive Wayback Machine error messages.
• Added ability to specify `SslHashAlgorithm` value by hash algorithm's OID too.
• Added ability to choose PEM (Base64) or DER (Binary) format for root certificate file.
• Added assistance with format, codec and resolution selection in Retro Online Video Player.
• Added 16CIF and QVGA resolutions in Retro Online Video Player (mostly for H.263 and MS Video 1 codecs).
• Added FLV video codec in Retro Online Video Player.
• Retro Online Video Player and FTP server browser now have favicons.
• Windows builds: updated bundled FFmpeg and Yt-Dlp versions.

Download page: https://github.com/atauenis/webone/releases/tag/v0.17.3