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fresh checkout also locks up

Try using the verbose mode to see when that happens.

locks up as soon as smtp loaded

also OpenSCManager failed - access denieds

OpenSCManager => I'm aware of that one, same on Vista.

that goes away if run as administrator

but stjll locks up after loading async smtp

Ok, I think the issue comes from UniServe/protocols/dig.r

from the 'win-get-dns function

it tries to obtain the DNS servers using 2 strategies depending on 
the REBOL kernel used. If GET-REG is available, it tries to get the 
info from the registry, else, it calls "ipconfig" and parses output.

local-ip .. can't you use get-modes?

>> rebol/version
== 2.7.6.3.1

>> value? 'get-reg
== false

get-modes will give you all the working interfaces info, but no way 
to know which one is used to route your traffic to Internet.

Can you copy/paste the 'win-get-dns function to a fresh console to 
see what happens?

locks up

can you copy/paste juste the 4 lines starting from : out: ""?

I think that's the CALL which is blocking, just want to make sure.

locks up on the 'call

Is IPCONFIG available on Win7?

which versions have get-reg?

sure ..ipconfig is present

Encap only in 2.7.6

ok encap and the issue goes away then ?  :)

In theory...yes :-)

great

It's a pity that the registry natives are not available in non-encap 
REBOL kernels (not even in /Command)...

how about 

call/wait "ipconfig /all > out.txt"

doesn't lock up?

nope

return code of 1 though ...

oh .. remove the space

call/wait "ipconfig/all > out.txt"

that works

can you try : call/output/wait "ipconfig/all" out

(removing the space)

locks

/output doesn't work

yeahj... tried

call/wait/output "dir" out

and that locks up too

We should RAMBO that one.

what about vista and xp ??

Works ok

sigh...

could always just use opendns

In source mode, you can hardcode the dns server : win-get-dns: 1.2.3.4

in encapped mode, it should work ok (retrieving from registry)

yeah ..encapped is working

Hmm.. email has still not appeared in my gmail inbox

but instantly when I use my isp smtp server

must be broken ..it should have appeared immediately