CometAsService

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Comet As Service or CAS, is a utility that will allow Comet to be run as a CometAnywhere host automatically at system start-up, without the need to have a user physically log onto the computer. This is accomplished by configuring a system service that will be started when Windows is started.

CAS consists primarily of two executable programs. CometAsService.exe is the actual service program and is responsible for starting the regular Comet programs as you would from a desktop shortcut. CasMonitor.exe is a program that displays a system tray icon showing the status of CAS. This icon will be yellow if CAS has not been started and it will be blue if CAS has been started. By right-clicking on the tray icon a menu will show the options to configure CAS, start/stop CAS, and Show Comet.log.

When CAS is running, the usual Comet programs (except Cosw.exe) will be started. For Windows versions beginning with Vista there will be no way to connect a local Cosw session to Comet. Only a CometAnywhere client (/NET) will be able to connect. Therefore the configuration (/PN=) should be for a CometAnywhere host with mostly type 3 session types.