I haven't known anyone that was happy with their eMachine purchase. The keyboard, case, memory sticks, et al, were all cheap. They seem to cut a lot of corners.
I was assuming that the service would be password protected as well. Why anyone would setup an ftp server without first password protecting it is beyond me.
That's like saying, "Please hack me!" No that's like begging to be hacked.
Be careful, it sounds like you're giving me legal advice! Ha, ha. Besides what's there to be careful of? Class action or not, if the defending company stands to lose more money by settling than dragging the litigation out appeal after appeal after appeal, guess what they're going to opt for? Doesn't take a lawyer to figure that one out.
A case like that would drag out for years and I don't think he has enough money to go against a company that size. You'd run out of maney long before they would.
If it was a private ftp server (for your use only), you should have used a non-standard port for your ftp needs. Also, you should have used a port scan detector to automatically block scanning IPs.
The post office places those CDs there because they make money off them if people sign up for service. If people take the bait...uh, I mean sign up for AOL, the USPS gets a fee.
Obviously, when you read my post exaggeration never entered your mind...
Let me explain: I was using exaggeration to say that our judicial system cannot seem to get it right. We release a murderer after a few years but have virtually no mercy on someone who was caught with drugs.
Maybe it's because I grew up eating Longhorn beef (burgers and steaks) that I like it. I'm speaking from experience. The same goes with buffalo burgers. It's all how you prepare it.
I guess when the first email arrives from my representative or senator I will start using their email address when signing up for free offers and sweepstakes. That should give them lots of input from their constituents.
Following their example: it's ok as long as nobody says it's not.
I don't remember there being a Y2K fix for BlueWave. Maybe it was just on the BBS side because I distinctly remember the author saying that BlueWave will no longer be supported after Y2K. It was a wonderful program. I missed it's functionality immensely.
The years 1999-2000 were pivotal in the existence of local BBSs. As you stated in your post, many of the BBS doors stopped working due to two-digit years, the price of dial-up internet access dropped and on-line time increased exponentially. This effectively eliminated the need for BBSs.
BTW, I maintained a FIDONet point up until about 6 months ago.:-) I was holding out as long as I could!
I was always partial to ZedZap 8k myself since most of what I transferred was netmail and attachments. Fewer verifies meant faster transfers (and higher risks).:-)
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I haven't known anyone that was happy with their eMachine purchase. The keyboard, case, memory sticks, et al, were all cheap. They seem to cut a lot of corners.
As the old saying goes: You get what you pay for!
Now I have the Doobie Brothers' song "Taking it to the Streets" stuck in my head!
Ahh, what the hell. Here's my fool proof legal advice: Talk to a lawyer. :-)
Exactly.
No doubt.
I was assuming that the service would be password protected as well. Why anyone would setup an ftp server without first password protecting it is beyond me.
That's like saying, "Please hack me!" No that's like begging to be hacked.
Be careful, it sounds like you're giving me legal advice! Ha, ha. Besides what's there to be careful of? Class action or not, if the defending company stands to lose more money by settling than dragging the litigation out appeal after appeal after appeal, guess what they're going to opt for? Doesn't take a lawyer to figure that one out.
Dollars to doughnuts says he can make it happen.
A case like that would drag out for years and I don't think he has enough money to go against a company that size. You'd run out of maney long before they would.
If it was a private ftp server (for your use only), you should have used a non-standard port for your ftp needs. Also, you should have used a port scan detector to automatically block scanning IPs.
The post office places those CDs there because they make money off them if people sign up for service. If people take the bait...uh, I mean sign up for AOL, the USPS gets a fee.
Argumentative, eh? Well, no karma for you *poof!*
Two sticks, one dead horse, hmmm...
It's called hyperbole.
Having a bad day?
Here you go.
Obviously, when you read my post exaggeration never entered your mind...
Let me explain: I was using exaggeration to say that our judicial system cannot seem to get it right. We release a murderer after a few years but have virtually no mercy on someone who was caught with drugs.
It may but while it's doing it, bandwidth is taken from those of us who use real computers. :-)
Yeah, but get caught smoking your first joint and get 20 to life. Our justice system has it's priorities backwards.
At the rate the dollar is falling wrt the pound, by the time I get one the exchange rate will make it ~$250US! LOL!
Maybe it's because I grew up eating Longhorn beef (burgers and steaks) that I like it. I'm speaking from experience. The same goes with buffalo burgers. It's all how you prepare it.
It can't wait to go hunting after that long delayed Longhorn.
Indeed. LongBorn will be Stillborn with much fanfare when it eventually emerges from it's tomb...womb.
Fortunately for all of us, it lives in peace with the penguins and daemons of the wild.
Penguins are fun; Longhorn cattle are not. They're just oversized cows with amazingly wide horn-spans. Longhorn burgers are good though! ;-)
Money's money and if I don't have it then I don't get it. :-)
But seriously, if the price were much lower then I probably would splurge for one.
At a Perl conference last year, I'd say the vast majority of laptops were Macs running OS X. That is saying a lot!
Apple appears to be on the right track. Their problem is still expensive hardware but going to a Unix-based OS was insight indeed.
If I had the money, I'd purchase a new G-5 dual cpu system.
I guess when the first email arrives from my representative or senator I will start using their email address when signing up for free offers and sweepstakes. That should give them lots of input from their constituents.
Following their example: it's ok as long as nobody says it's not.
I don't remember there being a Y2K fix for BlueWave. Maybe it was just on the BBS side because I distinctly remember the author saying that BlueWave will no longer be supported after Y2K. It was a wonderful program. I missed it's functionality immensely.
The years 1999-2000 were pivotal in the existence of local BBSs. As you stated in your post, many of the BBS doors stopped working due to two-digit years, the price of dial-up internet access dropped and on-line time increased exponentially. This effectively eliminated the need for BBSs.
BTW, I maintained a FIDONet point up until about 6 months ago. :-) I was holding out as long as I could!
As a recovering redneck, I can tell you that no redneck toolbox is complete without "balin' whar". :-)
I was always partial to ZedZap 8k myself since most of what I transferred was netmail and attachments. Fewer verifies meant faster transfers (and higher risks). :-)
Living dangerously at 2400 baud!