RE: FN-FORUM - help needed

date posted 6th September 2000 12:49

Hi Jeremy,

I can't understand why the first doesn't work. It should work fine
as long as the URL is good. This could be a webserver issue.

Cheers.

Mark.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Jeremy Bassett
> Sent: 06 September 2000 13:21
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: FN-FORUM - help needed
>
>
> I want to allow visitors to download a database for my website. I
> have made
> a zip file and have tried:
>
> Click here
> Click href="download:http://www.perfectaweb.net/download/DemoDB.zip">here
>
> These do not work - do I need to have an FTP server, or can I get around
> this?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Jeremy Bassett
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Stephen T. Parkes
> Sent: 06 September 2000 17:20
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM agencys
>
>
>
> On Wed, 6 Sep 2000 11:52:33 +0100 Damian Thomas
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > I know this has been discussed recently, but can anyone name some
> reputable agencies?
>
> OK Damian this is not meant to put you down in any way (more the
> agencies) but all agencies do is push CV's they don't normally spend
> much time matching skills to jobs they see SQL server on a CV and they
> send to all SQL jobs. Agencies don't normally see the difference
> between MS SQL and Oracle etc.
>
> What you have at the moment are basic grasps of web technologies. The
> agencies will have hundreds on there books with these skills and play a
> numbers game if a company is misguided enough to ask for frontpage
> skills from a couple of the larger agencies they will be bombarded with
> hundreds of useless CVs and won't even read them.
>
> I am sure that there are some really good agencies and some of the
> agencies with my CV do a good job in pushing it forward but I have got
> niche skills and maybe thats why I seem to get better value out of them.
>
> If you really want to move forward I suggest again that you develop
> your skills in other areas. There are some really good designers out
> there and if you keep pitching in that area you will be up against guys
> and gals that could design an add campain for champaine using a fag
> packet and a felt tip and make it look good. These are the ppl
> making the money that you want to earn and they will make it very
> difficult for you to earn it. Move over into a programming or managment
> and pitch yourself as a solution provider instead of a designer.
>
> If you really do want advice on the agencies send your CV to hundreds
> of them ;-) you will find a few that are willing to work to help you.
> Don't forget they take a percentage of what you go for so make sure you
> day rate is good and they will pitch you all the harder. If agencies
> play the numbers game so should you ;-)
>
> sparkes
>
>
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