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   =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=C3=B8j?= to Craig A. Berry   
   Re: DCL patch   
   06 Mar 26 08:55:43   
   
   From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 3/6/2026 7:58 AM, Craig A. Berry wrote:   
   > On 3/5/26 6:23 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >> On 3/5/2026 6:25 PM, Craig A. Berry wrote:   
   >>> Also nothing in red on the service portal   
   >>> that I can see (the DCL packages are noted in green just like any other   
   >>> "recently released packages").   
   >>   
   >> When I log into the client portal I see:   
   >> * left menu with download, forum etc.   
   >> * main "News/events" with 4 visible items each with a little   
   >>    picture and some text   
   >> * between the "New/events" header and the 4 visible items I see   
   >>    a red note   
   >>   
   >> It looks different for you?   
   >   
   > Hmm.  I didn't know about the "client portal."  I have always gone   
   > directly either to the Service Platform (sp.vmssoftware.com) which I   
   > mistakenly called the service _portal_ above, or to the forum   
   > (forum.vmssoftware.com).  These now share an authentication mechanism   
   > but otherwise seem to be different web sites running different software.   
   >   
   > Now that I know it exists, I can log into client-portal.vmssoftware.com   
   > and see news and product updates on the dashboard.  The DCL kit is   
   > mentioned under March product updates, but you have to drill down to   
   > find out it's INSTALL_1.  There is no red note anywhere on the page.   
      
   Weird. That portal must be doing some personalization.   
      
   I PM'ed you a screen shot in the forum.   
      
   Arne   
      
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