I have actually compiled 3.0.17 and created a package out of it. The problem is that it seems to run perfectly except it will not get anything from the web and just shows error pages rather than web pages. I am not certain if this is just a setting issue or if it is something in the basde binary that is incompatible with FREESCO. I also ported the older version to a package as well, which does seem to run fine, but it is definitely not as nice as the features in the new version.
If you want to play with the new version and figure out if the problem is just a configuration problem of some kind it can be found at
http://lewys-spot.dyndns.org/test/ . But keep in mind I know that it does NOT run in it's current setup.
If it is actually a defective binary in some way then I can port the older version for the 04x series.
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