I have had my mail servers IPs blocked 4 times by AOL. Every time, it was because some of our franchisees or other legitimate business contacts have falsely reported our mail as spam.
The best thing you can do is to call the postmaster number, remain calm, and be patient with the person on the other end. Also, send out reminders to your members or whatever that if they report your legit mailings as spam, they will be missing out on important announcements etc.
It is important to remember that you are dealing with AOL and AOL members, so it is necessary to use 1-2 syllable words and speak slowly, often repeating complex concepts like 'Delete' vs. 'Report Spam'. Given time, the problem eases up a bit, but will never go away as long as AOL has this system in place.
Again, as I said in reply to the last person, the very fact that you have a choice if a premise of Free/Open Source Software. I, and him, appreciate the fact that the choice can be made if we so choose.
So, flame me and call me a liar, etc. I don't really care. Enjoy.
wtf is a blind person going to care about window managers and enviroments?
Um, the very premise of Free/Open Source Software is the very fact that you have a choice. He, and I, appreciate the fact that you can choose if you want to.
Flame, call it BS if you want. I don't really care.
I have a blind friend who has been using kSayIt for a while and loves it! He also loves the freedom in being able to choose his distro, desktop environment, window manager, e-mail client, yada yada yada. Chalk up another win for Free/Open Source Software, cuz last I talked to him (earlier this week) Ronnie sez he is never going back to Windows.
Educate me you have! After a good deal of reading and thought, I can see that I was wrong in my initial assesment of the overall picture. Sure, the vehicle might be "obselete." But, if it still works, well, OK.
In my reading, I have discovered that there is probably more life in hubble than will be in the "next-gen" telescope.
In my thought, I now remember (I always thought so) that solving these cosmic mysteries is likely the most important thing we can be doing now, and I realize that what huble sends back is more than "neat", but is essential.
So, my bad for not thinking through my knee-jerk response before I fired it off.
:) No worries! Like I said, I didn't mean to flame anyone, just wanted to state my "lamer" opinion, as it were. I can definitely see your logic though.
Whoa! Sorry for offending you, that *so* was not my intention. I was only presenting my uninformed opinion. I am not an astronomer, and was only stating my opinion based upon the information I had available to me. It is still my opinion that new technology might better verve us.
However, I can now see the error in my logic as I did not fully comprehend the scope of the impending upgrade, but I still think that a robotic upgrade is not the best way to go, based on what I have read about past robotic maintenance missions.
So please accept my sincere apology for having offended you, or anyone else.
That's why I said the Spitzer telescope's images weren't as visually appealing, but more valuable form a scientific viewpoint.
I also posted earlier in the thread that I am not saying hubble should be scrapped, but that we should concentrate efforts to learning about our universe, not taking pretty digital pictures -- which BTW I love. One of hubble's images is my desktop background as I write this, and has been for weeks, so it is with a certain sense of irony that I write this.
Do you have *any* basis for a claim like this, other than "your gut feeling"?
Yes. OK, granted the "100 times" thing is a bit speculative, but look at the Spitzer telescope. While the images might not be as visually appealing as those hubble has gotten, it has been the concensus (from what I have read) that it is a superior telescope form a scientific viewpoint.
I wasn't implying that we *junk* hubble, I think you have some great ideas, hopefully NASA will do something similar eventually. I just think that we would be better served than repairing a clearly obselete peice of equipment.
Sounds like his host pulled the site cuz it got./'d They use IIS so they shoulda come up with that irritating microsoft error page, something like:
These coins cannot be displayed -------- The coins you are looking for are currently unavailable. The coins may be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your shrinking settings. --------- Please try the following:
- Click the "Shrink Again" button, or try shrinking again later
- If you typed the name of the coin in the address bar, be sure it is spelled correctly
- To check your shrink settings, click the Tools menu, then click Currency Settings. On the Size tab, click settings. Those settings should match those given to you by your coin administrator.
- If your coin administrator has enabled it, Windows can detect the size of your coins automatically. Click -detect coins-
- Some coins require 100K Amp shrink power. Click the Help menu, and click About Microsoft Coin Shrinker to determine if you have 100K Amp shrink power installed.
- If you are trying to reach an already-shrunk coin, make sure your shrink settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, then click Shrink Options. On the advanced tab, make sure the MS-Voltage 3.1, MS-Amperage 2.2, and MS-Wattage 2.5-SP1 are checked.
- Click the -back- button to try another coin.
with the above post. 14 years is an eternity in the world of technology. For (probably) 3 times the cost of the repair mission, a telescope of (probably) 100 times the quality of hubble could be deployed.
I can see why hubble has sentimental value, but really, it's time to move on.
isn't there something of a double standard where you take contibutions for a product, then don't allow people to distribute it?
Last I checked there were no restrictions on distributing the Mozilla software. This is not about the product, it's about the trademark. If they do not defend it, they lose it. Then the bastards in Redmond get to distribute IE and call it Mozilla, artwork and all.
"I've been getting inundated with email, asking if Groklaw will be shutting down, thanks to an article in InfoWorld that identified me as the "former editor of Groklaw". That is inaccurate. I am still the editor of Groklaw, and my work with OSRM is separate from it. My contract is written so as to ensure my having time to do Groklaw. I have always done paid work in addition to Groklaw, so this isn't anything new."
Wonder what would happen if we all sent OpenOffice.org CD-ROMS to not only the Army, but to other government agencies? Seems like a fantastic marketing idea to me, and I dont think (?) that employees would be breaking ethics rules, since it is free software.
A friend of mine lives in the mountains just west of Colorado Springs, a fairly large city. He can't get cable, dsl, or any other broadband. And he only lives ~20 minutes outside the city.
Good points about upload speed... I get 384 up but that's just fine, I hardly ever need to upload huge files. Seems like it might be a good alternative for people who do though.
So a major city has it. Seems to me the only people who would really gain anything are people in rural areas. I get > 3Mbps with my cable line, more than 3 times as fast for about the same price.
Although, I can see it being great as a proof-of-concept...
About Konqueror crashing when adding a button to the toolbar (it was a long time ago, I think like 2000 - 2001)
Also, anonymous coward said that anyone can add comments to the bug system, and I indeed did not know that.
Anyway, the point was that there needs to be an interface layer between hard-core developers and people like me who posess enough programming skill to get simple stuff done, but are not developers and want to contribute.
The bugtracking system is somewhat adequate, but people can easily be confused and a better overall experience is achieved when average everyday end-users get to talk to someone that will help them submit bug reports and fix things.
Thank you!!! That's exactly what I was trying to say. I am a novice programmer, and have little if any to offer to the KDE codebase. But, I would love to contribute and have extensive experience in things like customer service and communication. The KDE-QT is a FANTASTIC idea!
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I have had my mail servers IPs blocked 4 times by AOL. Every time, it was because some of our franchisees or other legitimate business contacts have falsely reported our mail as spam.
The best thing you can do is to call the postmaster number, remain calm, and be patient with the person on the other end. Also, send out reminders to your members or whatever that if they report your legit mailings as spam, they will be missing out on important announcements etc.
It is important to remember that you are dealing with AOL and AOL members, so it is necessary to use 1-2 syllable words and speak slowly, often repeating complex concepts like 'Delete' vs. 'Report Spam'. Given time, the problem eases up a bit, but will never go away as long as AOL has this system in place.
Again, as I said in reply to the last person, the very fact that you have a choice if a premise of Free/Open Source Software. I, and him, appreciate the fact that the choice can be made if we so choose.
So, flame me and call me a liar, etc. I don't really care. Enjoy.
wtf is a blind person going to care about window managers and enviroments? Um, the very premise of Free/Open Source Software is the very fact that you have a choice. He, and I, appreciate the fact that you can choose if you want to.
Flame, call it BS if you want. I don't really care.
I have a blind friend who has been using kSayIt for a while and loves it! He also loves the freedom in being able to choose his distro, desktop environment, window manager, e-mail client, yada yada yada. Chalk up another win for Free/Open Source Software, cuz last I talked to him (earlier this week) Ronnie sez he is never going back to Windows.
Educate me you have! After a good deal of reading and thought, I can see that I was wrong in my initial assesment of the overall picture. Sure, the vehicle might be "obselete." But, if it still works, well, OK.
In my reading, I have discovered that there is probably more life in hubble than will be in the "next-gen" telescope.
In my thought, I now remember (I always thought so) that solving these cosmic mysteries is likely the most important thing we can be doing now, and I realize that what huble sends back is more than "neat", but is essential.
So, my bad for not thinking through my knee-jerk response before I fired it off.
Ok, clearly you are more authoratitive on the subject than I. Sorry. ErichTheWebGuy is wrong and will now STFU.
Whoa! Sorry for offending you, that *so* was not my intention. I was only presenting my uninformed opinion. I am not an astronomer, and was only stating my opinion based upon the information I had available to me. It is still my opinion that new technology might better verve us.
However, I can now see the error in my logic as I did not fully comprehend the scope of the impending upgrade, but I still think that a robotic upgrade is not the best way to go, based on what I have read about past robotic maintenance missions.
So please accept my sincere apology for having offended you, or anyone else.
That's why I said the Spitzer telescope's images weren't as visually appealing, but more valuable form a scientific viewpoint.
I also posted earlier in the thread that I am not saying hubble should be scrapped, but that we should concentrate efforts to learning about our universe, not taking pretty digital pictures -- which BTW I love. One of hubble's images is my desktop background as I write this, and has been for weeks, so it is with a certain sense of irony that I write this.
Do you have *any* basis for a claim like this, other than "your gut feeling"?
Yes. OK, granted the "100 times" thing is a bit speculative, but look at the Spitzer telescope. While the images might not be as visually appealing as those hubble has gotten, it has been the concensus (from what I have read) that it is a superior telescope form a scientific viewpoint.
USA Today has a recent story
To quote that dude from the TV in Robocop:
"I'll buy THAT for a dollar!"
I wasn't implying that we *junk* hubble, I think you have some great ideas, hopefully NASA will do something similar eventually. I just think that we would be better served than repairing a clearly obselete peice of equipment.
Sounds like his host pulled the site cuz it got ./'d
They use IIS so they shoulda come up with that irritating microsoft error page, something like:
These coins cannot be displayed
--------
The coins you are looking for are currently unavailable. The coins may be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your shrinking settings.
---------
Please try the following:
- Click the "Shrink Again" button, or try shrinking again later
- If you typed the name of the coin in the address bar, be sure it is spelled correctly
- To check your shrink settings, click the Tools menu, then click Currency Settings. On the Size tab, click settings. Those settings should match those given to you by your coin administrator.
- If your coin administrator has enabled it, Windows can detect the size of your coins automatically. Click -detect coins-
- Some coins require 100K Amp shrink power. Click the Help menu, and click About Microsoft Coin Shrinker to determine if you have 100K Amp shrink power installed.
- If you are trying to reach an already-shrunk coin, make sure your shrink settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, then click Shrink Options. On the advanced tab, make sure the MS-Voltage 3.1, MS-Amperage 2.2, and MS-Wattage 2.5-SP1 are checked.
- Click the -back- button to try another coin.
Cannot find coins or shrink error
Coin Explorer
with the above post. 14 years is an eternity in the world of technology. For (probably) 3 times the cost of the repair mission, a telescope of (probably) 100 times the quality of hubble could be deployed. I can see why hubble has sentimental value, but really, it's time to move on.
I see he is using IIS. Poor guy. I think if the number of connections > 3 then that irritating microsoft 403.9 page gets spat out. grr
isn't there something of a double standard where you take contibutions for a product, then don't allow people to distribute it?
Last I checked there were no restrictions on distributing the Mozilla software. This is not about the product, it's about the trademark. If they do not defend it, they lose it. Then the bastards in Redmond get to distribute IE and call it Mozilla, artwork and all.
Nah, she's still in.
"I've been getting inundated with email, asking if Groklaw will be shutting down, thanks to an article in InfoWorld that identified me as the "former editor of Groklaw". That is inaccurate. I am still the editor of Groklaw, and my work with OSRM is separate from it. My contract is written so as to ensure my having time to do Groklaw. I have always done paid work in addition to Groklaw, so this isn't anything new."
Wonder what would happen if we all sent OpenOffice.org CD-ROMS to not only the Army, but to other government agencies? Seems like a fantastic marketing idea to me, and I dont think (?) that employees would be breaking ethics rules, since it is free software.
In Mozilla 6.0 and Firefox 0.8
But I do agree that competition is almost always a good thing...
A friend of mine lives in the mountains just west of Colorado Springs, a fairly large city. He can't get cable, dsl, or any other broadband. And he only lives ~20 minutes outside the city.
Good points about upload speed... I get 384 up but that's just fine, I hardly ever need to upload huge files. Seems like it might be a good alternative for people who do though.
So a major city has it. Seems to me the only people who would really gain anything are people in rural areas. I get > 3Mbps with my cable line, more than 3 times as fast for about the same price. Although, I can see it being great as a proof-of-concept...
About Konqueror crashing when adding a button to the toolbar (it was a long time ago, I think like 2000 - 2001)
Also, anonymous coward said that anyone can add comments to the bug system, and I indeed did not know that.
Anyway, the point was that there needs to be an interface layer between hard-core developers and people like me who posess enough programming skill to get simple stuff done, but are not developers and want to contribute.
The bugtracking system is somewhat adequate, but people can easily be confused and a better overall experience is achieved when average everyday end-users get to talk to someone that will help them submit bug reports and fix things.
Thank you!!! That's exactly what I was trying to say. I am a novice programmer, and have little if any to offer to the KDE codebase. But, I would love to contribute and have extensive experience in things like customer service and communication. The KDE-QT is a FANTASTIC idea!