Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday January 8th 2003
Re: [ OT ] physics question...
date posted 8th January 2003 23:20
never mind, i just remembered it was a stirling engine
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Subject: [ OT...
[ OT ] physics question...
date posted 8th January 2003 23:15
can anyone remember the name of the engine that generates electricity from
heat?
searching for a new boiler for the house (the non female variety ;) ) and i
figure a more environmentally friednly one...
RE: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 23:06
> (You may safely assume that I am not a fan of the IR).
In their defence I received a courtesy call from them between christmas
and New Year, asking if everything was OK and was I remembering about...
RE: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 22:40
> And I thought I lived in fantasy land...
>
> Done on-line and the rebate is already in my bank account (-: Although
I
> suspect that its the last rebate I'll get for a while (maybe one
more...)
Di...
RE: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 22:28
> Done on-line and the rebate is already in my bank account (-:
> Although I
> suspect that its the last rebate I'll get for a while (maybe
> one more...)
I just finished mine online and I see I h...
RE: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 21:58
Quoting Raymond Stone [EMAIL REMOVED]
> It's not the end of the month yet..... Send them in early is just asking
> for trouble, better to have them arrived then the bastards are busier
> than normal...
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date posted 8th January 2003 21:49
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RE: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 21:27
I went self employed in september and my local tax office said I don't need
to send a return in until next april (2004) :D
Mike
http://www.denialdesign.com
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RE: FN-FORUM Ecomerce integration with backend software
date posted 8th January 2003 21:20
Drop me a line when you get the info if you want, I spent 2 years doing
this sort of thing for SAP.
Mainly, you'll have problems with:
1. Access to the data. Will the webserver be hosted on there la...
RE: FN-FORUM javascript popup
date posted 8th January 2003 21:15
> I have a js popup window problem. Basically, when I click
> the link that produces the popup, popup window appears fine,
> however the main page jumps to the top. Is there a way to
> prevent th...
Re: FN-FORUM Contribute probs
date posted 8th January 2003 21:02
> I would have thought that your client would need a *different* license
> (ie their own copy)...? (although I'm not convinced that's your problem
> here)
yeah makes sense to me. I'm tired its been...
Re: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 20:54
Why on earth not? I've even paid the extra two quid they wanted. I just get
my accountant to fill the thing in and then I sign it and send it in in time
for the September deadline. Of course, being on...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 20:48
Something I read in a marketing magazine (I think), 'Sell the sizzle, not
the steak'. Now it went on to explain that this meant that it is better to
sell the benefits of a service rather than just th...
Re: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 20:26
having gone self-employed in mid-december (good timing eh?) i've got to get
all that sorted out.
a phone call to the tax office tomorrow methinks!
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RE: FN-FORUM Digest V1 #4306
date posted 8th January 2003 20:26
VML (Vector Markup Language) is one XML-based language that can fit into an
HTML document, e.g:
v:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML) }
Circle:...
RE: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 20:11
Got them done just have to take them in.......started filling them out in
sept though :)
Mark Anderson
01202 775483
07802 404838 mob
Web Development and database design
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RE: FN-FORUM Contribute probs
date posted 8th January 2003 20:09
I have a copy sitting on my desk, waiting to be installed ;>
I would have thought that your client would need a *different* license
(ie their own copy)...? (although I'm not convinced that's your pr...
Re: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 20:06
Tax returns?!!! Just been to the tax office today - trying to sort out tax
from 5 years ago!!!
It seems they understand nothing - told them in 1997 - I'm not self employed
anymore - they finally acce...
RE: FN-FORUM Design critique
date posted 8th January 2003 20:02
What browser are you using? As in ie6 and ns7 there is about 10px eather
side of the dividers
Thanks
Sam Morgan
WIREDEYES
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w : http://www.wiredeyes.com
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Contribute probs
date posted 8th January 2003 19:52
Anybody had a problem sending a connection key to a client
that will not open ?
Do I need to have the same copy of the software installed on both
mine and the clients machine ?
Sending the key to m...
Re: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 19:39
> back to work - anyone else not sent in their tax return yet?
er *whisper* me
Not even got a meet with the accountant organised yet.
Darren Yates
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http://dittodesign.co.uk
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Re: Re[2]: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 18:55
Actually, Ive 'unsubscribed' twice today and am still receiving
messages.
I'm not an AOL user (thankfully), used non-HTML messages, and even
received confirmation that my command was completed succe...
Re: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 18:54
re:
>Can't believe someone didn't know what a bat file is.... has it been that
>long?!
>
> Andy.
Ah yes Andy ,but that gift of ignorance comes from being a Mac user of more
than 10 years who has had...
Re[2]: FN-FORUM FAO norah spie (was can someone fill me in?)
date posted 8th January 2003 18:52
However it does help if your email client supports threading, or its
rather messy ;)
-- Richard
http://www.rwatt.co.uk
Wednesday, January 08, 2003, 6:28:44 PM, you wrote:
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RE: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 18:52
> back to work - anyone else not sent in their tax return yet?
It's not the end of the month yet..... Send them in early is just asking
for trouble, better to have them arrived then the bastards are...
Re: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 18:44
Not on a regular basis if you want to remain sane--perhaps if you are very
patient.
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http://www.vendetta.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 18:42
If he doesn't want the server to access the Internet, there are no problems.
I used to do it that way before I got my Linksys
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Re: FN-FORUM What's nice about AOL!
date posted 8th January 2003 18:41
Brilliant. Makes a change from yoghurt pots. Much nicer. Will try this year.
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Kathy
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Re[2]: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 18:39
BY cablemodes arent too bad, just that they only work on a single IP
address, so you either need a router or a machine with 2 NICs to
connect it to (you cant just plug it into a switch and expect it t...
Re[2]: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 18:37
How many machines? All in the same room? Easy to wire between any
rooms that need it.
My personal setup is a 8 port hub with my 2 servers, printer and
design machine sitting on it, also plugged into...
RE: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 18:35
> back to work - anyone else not sent in their tax return yet?...
RE: FN-FORUM OT: Terms and conditions when sending out review products
date posted 8th January 2003 18:33
1/ Never agree to negotiate your terms and conditions. Mean what you say!
2/ It is always your equipment. If you give/sell the equipment than
different terms are enforce, not these.
3/ The reviewer is...
RE: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 18:31
Active Reload wrote.....
>back to work - anyone else not sent in their tax return yet?
me :-( What a pain in the arse. Seriously considering an offshore company
now.
Marc...
Re: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 18:28
>PLEASE SWITCH ME OFF!!!
ahhh, the number of times some tits left an autoresponder on and i've hoped
their pc would send this very same request....
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Re: FN-FORUM FAO norah spie (was can someone fill me in?)
date posted 8th January 2003 18:27
how it works is that you sign up to a forum.
people chat on this forum via email.
you sign up, you recieve email.
really, its that simple. im frequently amazed at the number of people who
sign up to...
Re[2]: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 18:26
Ah, but this guy is an AOL user, and I'll put good money that he has
Real Player installed on his computer ;)
-- Richard
http://www.rwatt.co.uk
Wednesday, January 08, 2003, 6:15:57 PM, you wrote:
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Re: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 18:15
only one reply to this? i thought the unwitting unsubscribers were even
more hated than AOL and Real Player put together ;-)
i think that AOL thread is the longest running one i have ever seen here...
RE: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 18:15
If it's just two boxes both running 2k variants cant you just connect
via a parrallel cable???
snip from windows help....
"To make a direct network connection by using a DirectParallel cable
Open...
Re: FN-FORUM can someone fill me in?
date posted 8th January 2003 18:06
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Re: FN-FORUM Design critique
date posted 8th January 2003 18:06
MessageLike it, nice to look at, Only one comment tho, and it is probably
nit picky, but personally I would insert a couple of pixels of space between
your top right menu dividers ie,,,,
| About us |...
Re: FN-FORUM Ecomerce integration with backend software
date posted 8th January 2003 18:02
Lots of complications. A couple I remember coming across are:
1) How to make sure stock listings are up-to-date on the site (when do
updates happen, what happens to someone who's half-way through...
Re: FN-FORUM Ecomerce integration with backend software
date posted 8th January 2003 18:00
is the database the bespoke software use also bespoke?
if so do they still have the source code of it? what language is it in?
do they have the source code of the backend software? what language is t...
Re: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 17:57
I don't believe it either - I think somebody may be having a bit of fun.
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RE: FN-FORUM can someone fill me in?
date posted 8th January 2003 17:51
Norah Spie wrote.....
>How does this work that I get over 100 emails a
>day from you?? Who is benefiting from all this?
You are! enjoy
Marc...
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date posted 8th January 2003 17:51
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Re: FN-FORUM i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 17:51
Hiya,
> BUT OBVIOUSLY NO SUCCESS- PLEASE SWITCH ME OFF!!!
This is a known problem when the unsubscribe mail you send is in HTML
format. Use the following link:
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Re: FN-FORUM creating user using exec in PHP
date posted 8th January 2003 17:49
Quoting Alex Butcher [EMAIL REMOVED]
> A better way of doing this would be to do something like:
>
> groupadd -r webuseradd
> ; create a system group (-r) named webuseradd
> chown root.webuseradd /e...
Turnpike/Demon (was Email clients)
date posted 8th January 2003 17:49
Hello Turnpiker,
I've noticed the free dsl connection offer at demon and was wondering if
its any good. I'm on pipex at the mo which is fine but have always
fancied an @demon.co.uk email address (sha...
RE: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 17:45
Eventually I'll be going down the road that Paul and Em are going down at
the minute and networking the whole household.
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RE: FN-FORUM javascript popup
date posted 8th January 2003 17:43
I assume you have a # as the href= link, just change it to javascript:; i.e.
href="javascript:;" and it wont do it.
Regards
Sam Morgan
WIREDEYES
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Re: FN-FORUM can someone fill me in?
date posted 8th January 2003 17:43
> How does this work that I get over 100 emails a day from you?? Who is
benefiting
> from all this?
From who? Are you not getting mine? Is the forum broken again?
Paul....
Re: FN-FORUM javascript popup
date posted 8th January 2003 17:42
Can we see the code please - Pam
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Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 4:51 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM javascript popup...
RE: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 17:41
LOL - that HAS to be the best suggestion I've heard so far :-))
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Re: FN-FORUM quiet
date posted 8th January 2003 17:39
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From: "PAMELA WHITTAKER" [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 3:28 PM
> Has the form gone slow or is it just me - I sent a message an hour and
three
> quart...
RE: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 17:38
James,
PC is already connected to Blueyonder Broadband (and very nice it is too).
As to playing games on the Internet I'm a member of a clan and they already
have a server set up for this type of thi...
can someone fill me in?
date posted 8th January 2003 17:33
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How does this work that I get over 100 emails a day from you?? Who is benefiting from all...
Re: FN-FORUM Email clients, quick poll
date posted 8th January 2003 17:32
At last another Turnpike user!
Turnpike 6.02 also - used it for years and like it a lot.
Chris
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RE: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 17:32
Weapon of Mass Connection?
I'll get me coat...
>
> Sharpen the edges and throw them at Tiny Bliar and Co...
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Kathy
> http:...
RE: FN-FORUM creating user using exec in PHP
date posted 8th January 2003 17:25
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RE: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 17:24
Thanks Paul
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K S...
Re: FN-FORUM Ecomerce integration with backend software
date posted 8th January 2003 17:23
Depends very much on the existing backend, what features are required
for the e-commerce part, how payments will be dealt with. It's going
to be expensive though, and if you need a fixed cost at some...
Re: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 17:22
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From: "kai farnhill" [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 2:05 PM
> I can just picture Clint Eastwood gritting his teeth and growling, "Are
> you feeling lu...
Re: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 17:22
Quoting Martin Kellie [EMAIL REMOVED]
> What I want to know is how do I connect the two?
Any number of options...
> Do I need 2 network cards in the PC and one in the Sever
Yes.
> and connect d...
Re: FN-FORUM creating user using exec in PHP
date posted 8th January 2003 17:19
I don't think the script permissions will make any diff (could be wrong).
try logging into your server a httpd and running the command!
you probly need to su to root and create a bash script to do it....
Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 17:19
I sent this earlier but no sign of it. Was it just me?
If you build HTML to be well-formed XML then it gives you more flexibility
in the future. On the Cheltenham and Gloucester consumer site the cod...
Re: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 17:18
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Martin Kellie wrote:
> Afternoon folks
>
> Thicko networking question here. I've just built a PC with Windows 2K
> Server for development work and use my trusty W2K PC for conne...
i keep trying to unsubscribe
date posted 8th January 2003 17:18
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Re: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 17:15
If you use Ethernet to connect to the Internet.
Easiest and cheapest is two NICs in workstation, then you can use a
cross-over cable or a hub to attach the server to the PC. A hub is less
hassle in th...
OT: Terms and conditions when sending out review products
date posted 8th January 2003 17:13
As part of my site promotion I've decided to start sending kit out to be
reviewed. However never doing this before I had made up some Terms and
Conditions to stop me getting ripped off and to make sur...
Re: FN-FORUM Ecomerce integration with backend software
date posted 8th January 2003 17:12
Not user yet, it is a bespoke piece of software. I sent the request off a
couple of hours ago for more information on the software and expect a
response sometime tomorrow. I am just doing some early f...
Re: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 17:12
U need two network cards and a crosover cable. Have a look on Dabs.
If you are planning to add more computers in the future don't get a crossover
cable and get a hub instead.
John
On Wednesday 08...
Re: FN-FORUM Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 17:11
> Thicko networking question here. I've just built a PC with Windows 2K
> Server for development work and use my trusty W2K PC for connecting to the
> Internet, playing games and suchlike. What I wa...
RE: FN-FORUM What's nice about AOL!
date posted 8th January 2003 17:10
this makes me laugh......we use them as mug mats, well, currently using a
freeserve one, it looks better, it has a flower nice flower on it
marco
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Re: FN-FORUM creating user using exec in PHP
date posted 8th January 2003 17:07
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Nigell Boulton wrote:
> I am trying to create a user on my linux server using PHP. If i cut and paste the string from $command2 into a SSH shell, it creates the account. What kind...
javascript popup
date posted 8th January 2003 16:47
Hi all,
I have a js popup window problem. Basically, when I click the link that
produces the popup, popup window appears fine, however the main page jumps
to the top. Is there a way to prevent this...
RE: FN-FORUM What's nice about AOL!
date posted 8th January 2003 16:22
They can also be used to protect new brassicas from slugs -
regards
Andrew Mottershead
Web Developer
Mindstream Web Design
email: [EMAIL REMOVED]
tel: +44 (0)1743 718262
fax: +44 (0) 7092 115513...
RE: FN-FORUM creating user using exec in PHP
date posted 8th January 2003 16:13
Sorry, ignore my rubbish advice. I’ve read your question properly now
and realise I know nothing.
/Rob
Thijssen Intranets
Tel. 01752 774338, 0773 2827175
www.thys.co.uk
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RE: FN-FORUM creating user using exec in PHP
date posted 8th January 2003 16:11
I don’t know a whole lot about Linux but I do know that ‘adduser’ is
friendlier than ‘useradd’ and does nice stuff like default permissions
for typical users and a set of default config file...
Re: FN-FORUM Ecomerce integration with backend software
date posted 8th January 2003 16:10
Depends on what the backend software is.
I've built ecommerce (well, b2b ecommerce) sites on top of SAP R/3, Baan
and a few others.
What's it got to interface to?
Darran....
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date posted 8th January 2003 16:02
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quiet
date posted 8th January 2003 15:27
Has the form gone slow or is it just me - I sent a message an hour and three
quarters ago and it hasn't appeared yet?
Pam
'
NTMail K12 - the Mail Server for Education...
Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 15:14
Sharpen the edges and throw them at Tiny Bliar and Co...
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Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritat...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 15:14
> I should prehaps however do something for the
> more non-techincal audience...
Essential I'd say. If they don't know what it is then it's your job to tell
them why it's useful in terms of features...
Ecomerce integration with backend software
date posted 8th January 2003 15:13
Has anyone built an ecommerce system which they have had to integrate with a
backend software solution. I have aproject coming up which requires this and
I am looking for a developer to do the job. Wh...
Re: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 15:05
Quoting Ashar [EMAIL REMOVED]
> but make sure you open it with a text editor - if you just open it (on
> Windows PC) then it will run and may do nasty things...
Especially as its almost certainly...
Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 15:01
If you build HTML to be well-formed XML then it gives you more flexibility
in the future. On the Cheltenham and Gloucester consumer site the code is
published into HTML files from XML using some XSL s...
RE: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 14:34
A .bat file is an old style batch file. It contains windows batch commands,
a sort of DOS shell script.
Be careful what you do with it, if you just want to check, then try opening
it with a text edi...
Windows 2K and 2K Server: Connecting the two
date posted 8th January 2003 14:12
Afternoon folks
Thicko networking question here. I've just built a PC with Windows 2K
Server for development work and use my trusty W2K PC for connecting to the
Internet, playing games and suchlike....
Re: FN-FORUM Layout and Design advice
date posted 8th January 2003 14:05
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Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 12:58:02 -0000
>Guys,
>
>I just need some help with...
RE: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 14:04
I can just picture Clint Eastwood gritting his teeth and growling, "Are
you feeling lucky?"
As has been mentioned it's a batch file and will commence firing once
activated. Obviously if you trust the...
Re: FN-FORUM Layout and Design advice
date posted 8th January 2003 14:02
Are you gonna do it in flash?
From the little you have shown I like the celan uncluttered layout - not
sure what screen size you are building for tho? 1000 * 400?
If you have loads of video why not...
What's nice about AOL!
date posted 8th January 2003 13:46
What's nice about AOL is that they keep sending me CDs which are excellent
on long strings as bird scarers in the veg garden!!
Andrew
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Andrew Wilson Productions
Web Design &...
creating user using exec in PHP
date posted 8th January 2003 13:44
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Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 13:41
Can any one recommend an xhtml book or should I just replace my trusty 3rd
edition oreilly definitive HTML guide and splash out on the 5th edition HTML
and XHTML guide? I wouldn't have thought the HTM...
Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 13:34
>>How can you do that?! They make brilliant coasters, bird scarers, budgie
>>mirrors, drag queen jewellery...the list is endless.
Lists wrote:
> I prefer the new freeserve CDs. Nice flowery drinks...
Re: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 13:34
but make sure you open it with a text editor - if you just open it (on
Windows PC) then it will run and may do nasty things...
Ashar
At 12:47 PM 01/08/03 +0000, you wrote:
>A .bat file is an old D...
Re: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 13:29
Not asking you to help him shift $millions by any chance!
On 8/1/03 12:39 pm, "Merv" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I have just received something from South Africa with a .bat file attached
> To it. Any...
RE: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 13:29
I actually like the foreign MSDN cd's since it did not cost more and did
reduce their profit slightly I insisted that they always sent me all the
languages and so have thousands of the things and the...
RE: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 13:17
Normally short for batch and probably contains commands executed by a
CLI.
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RE: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 13:13
Dos Batch file my friend, don't touch it, im sure you'll get many people
more saying the same.
Anyway simple email law, if it's not expected and/or from no one you know
then bin it.
Sam Morgan
WIRE...
RE: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 13:05
Do.Not.Run.It.
It's a batch file, which will execute a series of DOS commands, probably
nasty ones.
Delete it,
Hutch
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Re: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 13:02
Quoting Merv [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I have just received something from South Africa with a .bat file attached
> To it. Any advice as to was it is? just so I can warn others if dodgy
Its a "batch" file (...
FN-FORUM Layout and Design advice
date posted 8th January 2003 13:01
Guys,
I just need some help with the following problem, basically I'm building a
Cd, and I have the intro page set up, can be found here...
http://www.keltecdesign.com/open.gif
I want to keep the s...
Re: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 13:00
Don't open, its an executable file containing a virus. .bat, .pif,
.exe, .com, .scr are all executable file formats, and usually if sent
from a source you dont trust indicate a virus.
.bat is a DOS b...
RE: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:58
> I have just received something from South Africa with a .bat
> file attached
> To it. Any advice as to was it is? just so I can warn others if dodgy
>
> merv
>
.bat is usually used for a DOS batch f...
RE: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:53
I'm looking for real life examples and structures, anyone got any good
resources?
Say I have a MySQl database with the data in it and a PHP script for
getting it out into an XHTML page, why would I u...
A wealthy 2003
date posted 8th January 2003 12:53
Thank you for your time reading this message
First of all I believed this to be a scam. Radio Two erroneously described
it as a fraud but when I read it through myself I
realized that its basically...
Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 12:44
I prefer the new freeserve CDs. Nice flowery drinks mats.
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http://www.vendetta.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:43
A .bat file is an old DOS batch file, containing various DOS commands, for
copying files, checking directories - that sort of thing. You can look
inside it, as it is just an ordinary text file, but do...
FN-FORUM - Hi guys what is a .bat file?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:39
I have just received something from South Africa with a .bat file attached
To it. Any advice as to was it is? just so I can warn others if dodgy
merv...
Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:35
I take it that I should start using xhtml instead of html then as a starting
point? The fog is slowly clearing
Thanks
Pam
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Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:31
Don't get confused between XHTML and XML. XHTML is a revision of HTML
which makes it XML compliant markup. XML is a data storage and
translation markup language which wouldn't be used (without sty...
photoshop 7 text layers problem
date posted 8th January 2003 12:30
i've recently been using photoshop 7 (mac) but i've come across the
following problem: i can create and change text layers fine but when i save
the file and re-open it i get "There are problems with s...
RE: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:28
Out of interest, if you create XHTML and create some new tags - what
purpose do they serve (on the browser) if the browser doesn't recognise
them ? I understand (an implement) well formed HTML, but I...
Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:19
Pam said...
>I am reading up on XML while I am waiting for my next bit of work and at the
>moment I can't get my head round why one would use it instead of HTML. I
>could do with some enlightenment....
Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:17
Quoting PAMELA WHITTAKER [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I am reading up on XML while I am waiting for my next bit of work and at
> the
> moment I can't get my head round why one would use it instead of HTML. I
>...
Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:15
if you're concerned about the browser then detect the user agent and specify
a xsl file - if its an older browser chuck out a table and basic css page,
if its a modern one then output css-p. if its n...
Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 12:15
How can you do that?! They make brilliant coasters, bird scarers, budgie
mirrors, drag queen jewellery...the list is endless.
Much more useful than the AOL service.
Judy
(currently sitting in Recycl...
Hidden upgrade notice (was Web and its Colours)
date posted 8th January 2003 12:14
> Secondly, as you said, it's still there in the content. In the attempt
> to be device agnostic, you could be telling someone to upgrade their
> brand new WAP phone, screen reader or Web browsing fr...
Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:10
variety of reasons why moving to xml is a good idea:
seperation of content (xml), structure(xslt) and design(css) allows for a
greater degree of flexability - altering one reflects across the entire...
Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:09
this is the clearest explanation I've found...
http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_whatis.asp
...lifting their text, this answers your question...
XML was designed to carry data.
XML is not a replace...
Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:08
> I wrote my first DTD in Pizza Hut on a paper napkin...
>
Why is it that doesn't surprise me?!
Clearly put arguments on (X)html and css
by Kathy and Darran, to which I would only add my endorsemen...
RE: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 12:06
> I am reading up on XML while I am waiting for my next bit of
> work and at the moment I can't get my head round why one
> would use it instead of HTML. I could do with some enlightenment.
I'm sur...
Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 11:58
With XML you get to write your own DTD (or schema these days), so you can
invent your own elements, attributes and valid values for them. No more
invalid code! I wrote my first DTD in Pizza Hut on a p...
RE: Re[2]: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 11:52
Quoting Kerry K-C [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Precisely - this is the point I've been trying to make - not everyone
> expects to earn £50 per hour (wish I could!)
And I suspect a lot of us are spending rathe...
RE: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 11:49
> But but but... their marketing - endless CDs
Got one this morning. Went straight to the bin ;>...
RE: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 11:48
> At the risk of starting a heated discussion, I need a little
> help and possibly some advice.
Oh, I don't know, it's been a while since we've had a good old tables vs
css flame war, um, I mean dis...
RE: FN-FORUM The Web and its Colours
date posted 8th January 2003 11:35
> What's the thinking on giving low powered browsers an
> (otherwise hidden) upgrade notice? I've seen some discussion
> on it recently, that perhaps most people who can or will
> upgrade, have don...
RE: Re[2]: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 11:31
> it's worked very well - I have more work that I know what to
> do with at the moment).
I'm sure there's a few people here who would be glad to take some of it
off your hands and pass on some commi...
Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 11:26
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1975629.stm
> Now only a sick man would get satisfaction out of that.
>
>
Well, you have to laugh ;-)
Seriously though, is London getting that bad? Wood Green use...
RE: Re[2]: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 11:25
Precisely - this is the point I've been trying to make - not everyone
expects to earn £50 per hour (wish I could!)
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Re: FN-FORUM (X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 11:25
I am reading up on XML while I am waiting for my next bit of work and at the
moment I can't get my head round why one would use it instead of HTML. I
could do with some enlightenment.
Pam
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RE: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 11:24
You're missing my point (I think!) .... yes, maybe there are folk that
are fortunate enough to earn £25 to £50 per hour .. and if they're
working solidly week-in/week-out then they are very fortunat...
Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 11:14
Does anyone remember this story?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1975629.stm
Now only a sick man would get satisfaction out of that.
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Re[2]: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 11:04
Not more than that to make it look halfway professional though, basic
logo and some striking text, a touch of CSS cut and pasted from
another project, maybe some rounded corners or something, a sample...
(X)html and css?
date posted 8th January 2003 11:02
At the risk of starting a heated discussion, I need a little help and
possibly some advice. I am trying to figure out which is the 'right'
technology for creating some web pages for use as part of a s...
Re[2]: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 10:48
I used to do it round about that mark when I first started out
freelancing to built my portfolio and get contacts (and it's worked
very well - I have more work that I know what to do with at the
momen...
Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 10:47
Quoting herbert lubitz [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Hey Dave I have a question for you.
> Is AOL tied in with compuserve in any way?
Yup, compuserve (if it still exists?) belongs to AOL (sort of).
James Murp...
Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 10:46
Don't forget the "influence" of Connie in the adverts!!
John
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Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 10:39 AM
Subject:...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 10:41
People with half decent design skills earn that in an hour or two, it will
take a lot longer than that to make the site look nice
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RE: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 10:38
Quoting Raymond Stone [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I use AOL for one main reason.
For clued up people who understand the issues there are good reasons why it
might be appropriate to use AOL. There are also t...
RE: FN-FORUM AOL and e-mail (Revised subject heading for clarity!!
date posted 8th January 2003 10:36
When I email, amongst others I use my domain galcomp.net for both POP
and SMTP while using AOL as a dialup.
The main thing that people seem to have problems with is SMTP
authentication. Since SMTP do...
Re: FN-FORUM The Web and its Colours
date posted 8th January 2003 10:32
> sites using CSS, you can @import the stylesheet to give later browsers
> the full monty while the content is still available and semantically
> correct for NS 4 and any other browser on any device....
Re: FN-FORUM The Web and its Colours
date posted 8th January 2003 10:26
> using websafe colours
> reduces the chances of mismatched rendering (e.g. a flat colour in Flash
can
> look visibly different against the same RGB colour as a GIF background on
> some systems).
>
So...
Re: FN-FORUM ASP select multiple tables
date posted 8th January 2003 10:23
Quoting John Anslow [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Create a query that contains all the data and access that instead, make
> the db do the work.
You still have to do the unions somewhere - the basic problem see...
Re: FN-FORUM The Web and its Colours
date posted 8th January 2003 10:14
web palettes themselves aren't that relevant - i've just looked at my web
stats and a tiny 0.87% of people still have 8 bit colour depth. (just use
reduced palettes to keep file sizes down).
- howeve...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 10:11
> a shell account is the sort of thing that is only bought by people who
know
> what it is :-))
> so its probably a waste of time explaining what it is.
>
I don't believe this is so. I have been using...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 09:56
> [The domain] is .net
> which hardly any decent business uses
.Net is for network providers. As a shell account is an ISPish service
then .net is the correct tld to use. Your opinion of "hardly...
RE: FN-FORUM The Web and its Colours
date posted 8th January 2003 09:53
> I've just rwecently (sorry bit of Elmer Fudd crept in there:)
> stopped using the web safe palette. Since even the most basic
> PC for the last few years has been able to display a decent
> colou...
RE: FN-FORUM AOL and e-mail (Revised subject heading for clarity!!
date posted 8th January 2003 09:51
If you're using Outlook when you go to send your mail,
click on the drop down arrow by the send button.
Then you can choose which from any smtp servers that you have setup
from your email accounts...
RE: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 09:48
> Hey Dave I have a question for you.
> Is AOL tied in with compuserve in any way?
AOL bought compuserve and now subject all their subscribers to beta
versions of upcoming AOL software. At least th...
RE: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 09:47
> But I have just been asked by a good friend how to get rid of
> AOL - despite cancelling by phone and email, they have
> continued to debit her CC while charging nearly as much for
> their dial u...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 09:33
a shell account is the sort of thing that is only bought by people who know
what it is :-))
so its probably a waste of time explaining what it is.
Ashar
At 08:40 AM 01/08/03 +0000, you wrote:
>Rus,...
Re: FN-FORUM Uk merchant accounts & CC processing...?
date posted 8th January 2003 09:33
Worldpay provide ASP/Perl, but we found it quite easy to write a PHP interface.
Ashar
At 10:48 PM 01/07/03 +0000, you wrote:
>Anyone got any info on companies providing API's for doing Credit Card
>...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 09:02
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, David Johnson wrote:
> Rus,
>
> My first reaction was the same as Dave McKewan's: "What is a Shell
> Account?".
>
> If you are expecting all your site visitors to know this, then...
Re: FN-FORUM AOL and e-mail (Revised subject heading for clarity!!
date posted 8th January 2003 08:56
Generally, you have to send using the SMTP server of the ISP connection.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
DNRC Minister for U...
RE: FN-FORUM Design critique
date posted 8th January 2003 08:46
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> Very nice - imo y...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 08:37
Rus,
My first reaction was the same as Dave McKewan's: "What is a Shell
Account?".
If you are expecting all your site visitors to know this, then that
is fine. Otherwise, I would start by making cle...
Re: FN-FORUM Logo + Page Template
date posted 8th January 2003 08:34
Have you tried www.webdesignhelper.co.uk they have some templates there.
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Re: FN-FORUM AOL and e-mail
date posted 8th January 2003 08:26
I remember this issue coming up for a friend I was helping who was on
AOL. I don't know if will still work but it might be worth a try.
AOL operate thousands of mail servers, all you need to do it...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 08:24
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Kerry K-C wrote:
> He won't know until he tries! At least he's open to
> suggestion/criticism which is more than a lot of people are - and you
> never know, someone on the forum...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 07:52
He won't know until he tries! At least he's open to
suggestion/criticism which is more than a lot of people are - and you
never know, someone on the forum with half-decent design skills and a
bit of...
Logo + Page Template
date posted 8th January 2003 07:40
Hi,
I mentioned this in another thread but to be fair so everyone can see.
I'm looking for a page template and a logo. Please could any intrested
parties contact me with a roguh price, turn around ti...
Re: FN-FORUM Uk merchant accounts & CC processing...?
date posted 8th January 2003 07:22
ProTX have a PHP API for their system
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Subject: FN-FORUM Uk merch...
AOL and e-mail (Revised subject heading for clarity!!
date posted 8th January 2003 06:58
That's interesting ... According to AOL's help pages they don't support
SMTP. I note that Raymond Stone says he just uses AOL for the dialup
connection and then IE to browse - is this what you do?...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 06:57
honestly speaking, what quality of design work do you think you will receive
for £50?
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Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 06:36
Hi Marc,
I think there are two issues with regard to AOL. Their software can be a
bit of a pain to instal and work around - or rather it used to be. I
believe it's better nowadays and as it is aime...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 06:29
On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, Richard Watt wrote:
> Font tags EVIL EVIL EVIL, do it with CSS instead
> Missing an opening tag on the sentence starting "The servers we
> host our accounts on" which is messing...
better check this out before you register 8718rRsF2--9
date posted 8th January 2003 04:12
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Re: FN-FORUM The Web and its Colours
date posted 8th January 2003 01:57
John Murphy wrote:
> What do you all tend to do mainly speaking to all the designers out
> there, I know as the norm try 2 get the 216 web safe colours in your
> site/designs but with more and more hi...
Re: FN-FORUM Design critique
date posted 8th January 2003 01:57
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RE: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 00:39
AOL are shite.
I would give an explanation but I can't be bothered listing the faults.
All I can say is don't do it and that everything about my experience
with AOL was... SHITE.
Kai
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 00:34
What's a shell account?
Who are you?
Where are you based?
Where are your servers?
This is all information I looked for and didn't find.
Maybe I'm just a bit thick init..
Check please!
Dave
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Review
date posted 8th January 2003 00:29
There is no nice way of saying this but the site looks a bit naff, I don't
think people will trust this site or even care what it has to say. Also I
don't understand the name thing, why a bunch of num...
Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 00:26
Same here - I had a go, didn't like it so stopped using it pretty much
immediately - I tried to cancel but couldn't find out what the obscure
'screen name' it had forced me to have (after only three t...
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date posted 8th January 2003 00:07
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RE: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)
date posted 8th January 2003 00:01
Never used AOL but used Compuserve, but I do hate:
1) The CDs
2) Conny
3) Customers who use AOL (75% of all tech problems I've had were due to AOL)
Also anyone seen the new broadband advert? £27.99...
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