Freelancers Forum Messages on Thursday July 17th 2003
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 23:43
TC wrote:
> Where would you be if the jpeg standard didn't exist? making different
> web sites for browsers that used aol images and compuserve images and
> microsoft images etc.
Erm, you mean like (...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 23:34
Quoting Dennis McDermott [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I used to write C back in 1986 and I believe Perl is quite C like in its
> syntax ?
Parts of it are fairly C-like, certainly.
> I have managed to get a si...
FN-FORUM: FTP problem
date posted 17th July 2003 23:16
Hi,
I'm trying to ftp up to a win2k server using filezilla on windows XP
pro. I can connect ok but I can't see any folders or files, and I always
get the error message "Could not retrieve directory l...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 23:13
I'll regret this when I'm sober...
Last May I went to a company birthday party in a hotel at the top of
Regent Street. A bit of a posh do with waiters and waitresses wandering
around making sure eve...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 22:55
> Jo Billington wrote:
>
> > >Sat here as I am with a bruised ego and bruised limbs, can
> > anyone make
> > >me feel better by divulging similar stories? Or do I have to sit on
> > >the naughty chai...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 22:52
Not quite on my IE6 Sp1 Win98 unless the hanging "He" next to the top of the picture of IKB is deliberate on 640 x 480
Email me off list if you'd like the screen shot.
Alan
On 17 July 2003 22:57,...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 22:51
Charlotte Owen: "Before anything, let me state that I don't believe the
majority of web users
will find IE to be great. Why? Simply because they have never known any
different. Just like how I didn't...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 22:37
>I have a standards compliant site and the only browser it doesn't look
>right in is MSIE5.0 even MSIE6.0 looks right and there are no hacks or
>workarounds.
>
>It works: http://www.torbytes.co.uk/...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 22:25
> > name a "feature" that can't be done
> > within the accepted Web standards.
Blink?
Marquee?
(JOKE!)
;> :D...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 22:18
Thanks for that Dom.
I used to write C back in 1986 and I believe Perl is quite C like in its
syntax ?
I have managed to get a simple bit of Perl running but as soon as I include
the line that says:...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 22:16
On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 10:19 pm, Mike Adamson wrote:
> How does the second link look?
> this one http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/thebox/deadcentre3.html
better...
http://thini.dyndns.org/moredeadcent...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 22:02
On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 6:47 pm, Nick Grimshaw wrote:
> Dennis McDermott wrote, quoting Dom:
> > is not of much help to someone who does not know Perl, I was hoping f=
or
> > an example script
>
>
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 21:59
lol...
How does the second link look?
this one http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/thebox/deadcentre3.html
Mike
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> Thyss...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 21:58
> On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 10:01 pm, Mike Adamson wrote:
> > http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/thebox/deadcentre2.html
> > Everything should be to web standards.. little or no excuse
>
> Yes, everything s...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 21:57
Better one here
http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/thebox/deadcentre3.html
body>
This text is
DEAD CENTRE
and stays there!...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 21:56
> Rob said:
> >But, since you asked:
> >Vertical centering
>
> http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/thebox/deadcentre2.html
> Everything should be to web standards.. little or no excuse
>
Mike, you beat me...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 21:55
On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 10:01 pm, Mike Adamson wrote:
> http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/thebox/deadcentre2.html
> Everything should be to web standards.. little or no excuse
Yes, everything should be...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 21:41
Rob said:
>But, since you asked:
>Vertical centering
http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/thebox/deadcentre2.html
Everything should be to web standards.. little or no excuse
Mike
> -----Original Me...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 21:21
Many, many years ago I worked for a local government organisation. As
Christmas approached, someone I worked with was killed in a road accident
and I took it rather badly to heart. Anyway, by the ti...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 21:12
On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 9:26 pm, Tony Crockford wrote:
> name a "feature" that can't be done within the accepted Web standards.
> Name something that can't be done that they might have seen that is
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 21:10
Hi Rob,
> If this was my problem, I'd take the username and password that they
entered
> and attempt to authenticate with the POP3 server.
That's exactly what I want to do but did not know how !
Th...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 21:06
> 1. Not blinkered, just realistic, the problem is people don't
> want there
> websites limited to what the current standard is set by W3C
> limits them too.
> It's like saying "hay I wont design or...
RE: FN-FORUM: Shallow cases
date posted 17th July 2003 21:01
Check out www.mini-itx.com or www.ultim8pc.co.uk might have something to =
fit...
Chaz.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Macnaughton-Jones [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 17 July 2003 20:32
> To:...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 20:52
On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 4:13 pm, Dennis McDermott wrote:
> I have a need for users to enter their e-mail address and password and have
> this authenticated against a POP3 server.
> Does anyone have an...
Re: FN-FORUM: Macromedia Contribute
date posted 17th July 2003 20:51
Yep.
Add another li to a ul contained in a div.
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Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
DNRC Minister for Usef...
RE: FN-FORUM: Shallow cases
date posted 17th July 2003 20:40
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
>
> It's the depth that's the important bit really. I had thought about
> rackmount cos some stuff is quite shallow, but racks tend to be as deep
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 20:36
Hi Nick,
Yes, just need the user to provide their e-mail address and password and
verify this against the POP3 server.
Dennis
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RE: FN-FORUM: Shallow cases
date posted 17th July 2003 20:33
It's the depth that's the important bit really. I had thought about
rackmount cos some stuff is quite shallow, but racks tend to be as deep
as possible in order to fit everything.
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Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 20:33
check http://www.usenix.org/publications/perl/perl17.html
----- Original Message -----
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To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 4:13 PM
Subject: FN-FO...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 20:29
On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 20:36, Dennis McDermott wrote:
> All I am looking for is a script that will take the users typed e-mail
> address and password and check this against the POP3 server just to chec...
Re: FN-FORUM: Shallow cases
date posted 17th July 2003 20:27
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Anybody got any suggestions for a shallow PC case - depth needs to be
> less than 200mm. Height & Width don't matter too much. Obviously...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 20:16
Hi James,
All I am looking for is a script that will take the users typed e-mail
address and password and check this against the POP3 server just to check
the details typed are valid, it does not hav...
FN-FORUM: Shallow cases
date posted 17th July 2003 20:12
Hi,
Anybody got any suggestions for a shallow PC case - depth needs to be
less than 200mm. Height & Width don't matter too much. Obviously we
could simply use a "normal" PC turned on it's side, but...
RE: FN-FORUM: Macromedia Contribute
date posted 17th July 2003 20:12
> Just like DW does, it adds extra (redundant) div tags when you make
> lists and botches up the whole page :-(
Heh - I thought that was just me doing something wrong!
You've cheered me up no end...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT (aahhh!) - was POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 20:01
> You need more sleep? :)
> We have a 3-month old baby who finds it even harder to sleep in
> heat than I do. I've never been so pleased to see it tipping down...
>
We have just moved, after a mont...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 19:54
Quoting Nick Grimshaw [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Um... oh yeah - the obvious use.
> I had mad visions of an email-address-verifier that checked your own POP
> server to ensure your address was valid. Perhaps...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 19:49
James Fidell wrote:
> Quoting Nick Grimshaw [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > A *POP3* server? What exactly are you planning?
> ...
> One possible example (though not the application I have) would I guess
> be for...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Ideas - Thanks :)
date posted 17th July 2003 19:48
Thank you very much for your help.
Hutch, ta mate. I've changed 'We charge as low as...' to 'We charge as
little as ...' as you advised.
D. Thomas, thanks. I've scratched out the mobile numbers. PS....
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Ideas
date posted 17th July 2003 19:33
Hi,
Heres my opinions...
Lose the counter - bit homepagy, plus 600 visitors in 10 months isn't
impressive enough to show off :)
Scrolling news - Its moving which isn't a brilliant thing, you've go...
Re: FN-FORUM: Macromedia Contribute
date posted 17th July 2003 19:24
Matt Edwards wrote:
> What do you mean 'add to a ul'? Add to an unordered list?
Just like DW does, it adds extra (redundant) div tags when you make
lists and botches up the whole page :-( Not good...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 19:17
Quoting Nick Grimshaw [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Me:
> > Dennis McDermott:
> > > Hi Nick
> > > How much could you do it for ?
> >
> > I don't know enough Perl to be able to do this, I'm afraid.
> > Dom might...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 19:10
Quoting Dennis McDermott [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Start with
> >
> > perldoc Net::POP3
>
> is not of much help to someone who does not know Perl, I was hoping for an
> example script, it's a bit like s...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 19:01
Me:
> Dennis McDermott:
> > Hi Nick
> > How much could you do it for ?
>
> I don't know enough Perl to be able to do this, I'm afraid.
> Dom might be able to help, though?
Oops, I didn't mean Dom, I...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 18:53
Dennis McDermott:
> Hi Nick
> How much could you do it for ?
I don't know enough Perl to be able to do this, I'm afraid.
Dom might be able to help, though?
--
Nick Grimshaw
{ if you're not part of...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Ideas
date posted 17th July 2003 18:42
Weird use of capital letters. A few missing commas - actually I think
they've migrated to other sentences.
Typos.
freelance consultancy - should be freelance consultant
Logo's - should be logos
hand...
Re: FN-FORUM: New Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 18:40
Thanks. I can't figure out why. I've searched and replaced all locally, and
uploaded them...
Cheers.
John Bremner
www.yorkedit.co.uk
http://cvsubmissionservice.yorkedit.co.uk/
www.eflowers-direct.c...
RE: FN-FORUM: Macromedia Contribute
date posted 17th July 2003 18:39
What do you mean 'add to a ul'? Add to an unordered list?
Matt
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Re: FN-FORUM: Red Hat 9... do I really need all three ISOs?
date posted 17th July 2003 18:33
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Dom wrote:
> On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 5:12 pm, Assursys (freelancer) wrote:
> > There's no way to tell which of the discs you'll need before you perfor=
> m
> > the install, so yo...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 18:32
Well done Sherry you are clearly a sensible lady - but what is the point of
being in the company of drunken louts anyway if you yourself are sober?????
>From: Sherry Boettger [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Reply-...
FN-FORUM: Site Check - Product Thoughts
date posted 17th July 2003 18:32
Hi,
We've had this product for a couple of years , and now have spent the last
couple of months upgrading it to caching output blocks, search engine
friendly URL's , and minimising database access.
I...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 18:31
Hi Nick
How much could you do it for ?
Dennis
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Re: FN-FORUM: Chortle
date posted 17th July 2003 18:30
Never trust a con who doesn't know his eg from his ie...
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
DNRC Minister...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 18:28
Dennis McDermott wrote, quoting Dom:
> >Then what use is an example in Perl to you?
> >I'm not trying to be rude, but that is what you asked for...
>
> Well if I had an example script I would be able...
Re: FN-FORUM: Macromedia Contribute
date posted 17th July 2003 18:27
Not any more. It ate my beautiful CSS layouts. Bah! It seems to think that
it needs to add extra divs all over the place if you add to a ul. Broken!!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 18:22
Hello Dom
>Then what use is an example in Perl to you?
>I'm not trying to be rude, but that is what you asked for...
Well if I had an example script I would be able to see how I could modify it
for...
Re: FN-FORUM: Red Hat 9... do I really need all three ISOs?
date posted 17th July 2003 18:21
On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 5:12 pm, Assursys (freelancer) wrote:
> There's no way to tell which of the discs you'll need before you perfor=
m
> the install, so you'll pretty much need all three. To save...
FN-FORUM: Macromedia Contribute
date posted 17th July 2003 18:16
Anyone using Contribute from Macromedia?
Matt
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Re: FN-FORUM: Chortle
date posted 17th July 2003 18:11
Darren Beale wrote:
>Nick Grimshaw wrote:
>
>>>The web site is www.freetorecruit.co.uk
>
>bless
I was bored and keen to see what sort of scam they were pulling when they
posted a similar thing the...
RE: FN-FORUM: Chortle
date posted 17th July 2003 18:09
Nice site too ....... Can't be easy getting a horizontal scroll at 1024
res :)
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: 17 July 20...
Re: FN-FORUM: Chortle
date posted 17th July 2003 18:09
Darren Beale wrote:
>>> The web site is www.freetorecruit.co.uk
>
> bless
Yeah I like the way the source reads:
http://www.djwideboy.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/free_to_recruit.htm/
djwideboy hmmm say...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Ideas
date posted 17th July 2003 18:08
Um, one thing I would like to point out is on your doodle images there are
mobile numbers plain as day, may not be good idea to post your doodles on ya
site me thinks ;c)
Best Regards
D Thomas
Tel:...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 18:07
On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 4:16 pm, Dennis McDermott wrote:
> Hi James.
>
> I do not know any Perl, could you possibly expand a little ?
Then what use is an example in Perl to you?
I'm not trying to be...
Re: FN-FORUM: Graphic Artists..Who needs em?
date posted 17th July 2003 18:07
On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 2:58 pm, Chris Garrett wrote:
> > of brag from someone not versed in design who feels it can be done by
> > anyone. This is just incitement to all the designers on the forum...
RE: FN-FORUM: Chortle
date posted 17th July 2003 18:06
> > www.freetorecruit.co.uk
Well that answers the 'Graphic Artists.. who needs em?' debate.
Deborah
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Re: FN-FORUM: Chortle
date posted 17th July 2003 17:53
Nick Grimshaw wrote:
>>The web site is www.freetorecruit.co.uk
bless
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http://www.acksys.co.uk
Phone: 0845 452 0062
Fax: 070 9239 4822
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Re: FN-FORUM: Site Ideas
date posted 17th July 2003 17:49
Looks fine to - loads well in Opera 7.11. I'd change 'We charge as low as
...' to 'We charge as little as ...' though.
Hutch
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FN-FORUM: Chortle
date posted 17th July 2003 17:46
Freelancers.net job posting:
> I am looking for an individual who wants to break into the programming
> field who has good knowledge of php and mysql.
> ...
> The web site is www.freetorecruit.co.uk i...
FN-FORUM: Site Ideas
date posted 17th July 2003 17:39
Hi all,
I've been revamping my site a bit and could use some advice and comments
about what to do.
If you've got the time then please direct your browser to:
http://www.lightsurgery.co.uk
I'm not as...
RE: FN-FORUM: Executing .hml pages as .asp
date posted 17th July 2003 17:24
Fantastic. Thanks.
Matt
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FN-FORUM: New Site Check Please
date posted 17th July 2003 17:23
Hi Forum,
I was wondering if someone could go through my PR site www.yorkedit.co.uk
and see if the banners are the same on all pages. I've been getting strange
results. My old banner, without the pho...
RE: FN-FORUM: Executing .hml pages as .asp
date posted 17th July 2003 17:13
Matt E wrote:
> Is there a way I can tell IIS to treat .html files as it treats .asp
> files - i.e. search for executable code?
Yep open up the properties | home directory | configuration
On the "App...
FN-FORUM: Executing .hml pages as .asp
date posted 17th July 2003 17:06
Hi,
I have some pages that use SSI's - in the production environment they
reside on an Apache server. The apache virtual server has been setup to
parse all .html files for SSI's and process them acco...
RE: FN-FORUM: Opt in Email Schemes
date posted 17th July 2003 16:57
Can't help you with the lists but can help you with a tool which helps =
web
site operators with two of the largest challengies thay are currently
facing;
1.) Converting web site visitors in to sales...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check please (does it break)
date posted 17th July 2003 16:54
Nick Grimshaw wrote:
>>http://firthrossmartin.acksys.co.uk/
> Looks good (and familiar (o: )
Yeah, thanks for the help there Nick
I'm pleasantly suprised that this design works CSS only.
;D
--...
Re: FN-FORUM: Red Hat 9... do I really need all three ISOs?
date posted 17th July 2003 16:52
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Ross Hamilton wrote:
> I notice that the Red Hat install now comes in three ISOs - it's going to
> take about three days to download all three on my poor little ISDN line. Do
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Opt in Email Schemes
date posted 17th July 2003 16:52
That google search did the job. Wasnt quite sure of the terminology i
needed.
Thanks Paul / David
vav
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Unit 3, Church Farm Busines...
Re:
date posted 17th July 2003 16:52
Me too.....however, additionally, my network has identified something coming
back from his that has mine convinced he is attempting to transmit a virus
of some description.
Sherry
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Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check please (does it break)
date posted 17th July 2003 16:49
Looks exactly the same to me. IE6, Win98, PC.
Emma
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Re: FN-FORUM: New Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 16:47
I get your banner with phone number on some pages, but without on others.
IE6, WIN98.
Cheers
Emma
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Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check please (does it break)
date posted 17th July 2003 16:42
Darren Beale wrote:
> http://firthrossmartin.acksys.co.uk/
Looks good (and familiar (o: ) on Firebird 0.6ish, Linux.
I'd be inclined to blank the alt tags for the corner images, though. The
site loo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Opt in Email Schemes
date posted 17th July 2003 16:40
I was involved in a direct marketing campaign a few years ago and ended up
using these guys...
http://www.mindsharedesign.com/
They basically have a system where you can upload your email addresses...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check please (does it break)
date posted 17th July 2003 16:39
Hi Darren,
Check the CSS for the body BG in Mozilla 1.4 as it seems to repeat in a
slightly unexpected way. Otherwise looks good here, sorry no Mac :)
Cheers
George
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>
> Hi
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: I need a list of contacts..
date posted 17th July 2003 16:38
> I need a list of contacts but where do I start?
>
> When our website is finished, my job will be to send out press releases
> to all the relevant people. The website is for car audio, alarms etc
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash help
date posted 17th July 2003 16:36
I'd recommend that you stick the font tags around the text after you've
loaded it in. The point is that you can change the tags when the user
selects different size text:
textgirth = 12; // or what...
FN-FORUM: I need a list of contacts..
date posted 17th July 2003 16:34
I need a list of contacts but where do I start?
When our website is finished, my job will be to send out press releases
to all the relevant people. The website is for car audio, alarms etc
can any...
FN-FORUM: Site Check please (does it break)
date posted 17th July 2003 16:32
Hi
http://firthrossmartin.acksys.co.uk/
It should look like:
http://firthrossmartin.acksys.co.uk/temp.gif
Not 100% finished as I've not added the subnav yet, but the layout
should be there
All I...
RE: FN-FORUM: Music whilst working...
date posted 17th July 2003 16:31
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Charles E.Gatenby wrote:
>
> Only 2 months late for a reply..... What is going on?
>
> Is the list shafted???
No someone is just replying to old threads
Rus
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RE: FN-FORUM: Music whilst working...
date posted 17th July 2003 16:27
Only 2 months late for a reply..... What is going on?
Is the list shafted???
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Re:
date posted 17th July 2003 16:26
yes
Chris
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> Any one else g...
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 16:25
Mike A wrote:
>> Absolutely - if your server is not really busy
>
> ..erm 160,000 sessions p.m and the site is sat with
> approx 30 others on the same box, its obv working out just dandy :-)
I can'...
Re: FN-FORUM: Opt in Email Schemes
date posted 17th July 2003 16:25
doubt it'll be cheap, but you can try these guys:
http://www.lbm.co.uk/home/index.html
vav wrote:
>Hi all,
> basically I have a client with a product and besides SEO we want to
>do some genui...
Re: FN-FORUM: New Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 16:24
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, John Bremner wrote:
>
> Hi Forum,
>
> I was wondering if someone could go through my PR site www.yorkedit.co.uk
> and see if the banners are the same on all pages. I've been gett...
Re: FN-FORUM: Music whilst working...
date posted 17th July 2003 16:22
Are you in a time warp?
>From: C h r i s G a r c i a - O Art - moving image art...
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RE:
date posted 17th July 2003 16:20
Yep... (in anticipation of the next one)
Karl
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Mike Adamson
> Sent: 17 July 2003 16:30
> To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REM...
RE:
date posted 17th July 2003 16:18
Me Too! :|
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Adamson [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 17 July 2003 16:29
> To: Charles E. Gatenby
> Subject:=20
> [EMAIL REMOVED]
> erprise.co.uk>
>=20
>=2...
Re: FN-FORUM: Music whilst working...
date posted 17th July 2003 16:17
just been to a festy with one giant leap
chris
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Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 4:44 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: Musi...
FN-FORUM: New Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 16:16
Hi Forum,
I was wondering if someone could go through my PR site www.yorkedit.co.uk
and see if the banners are the same on all pages. I've been getting strange
results. My old banner, without the pho...
Re:
date posted 17th July 2003 16:16
Yep. I've now blocked him.
Hutch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Adamson" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 4:29 PM
Subject:
[EMAIL REMOVED]...
FN-FORUM: Opt in Email Schemes
date posted 17th July 2003 16:14
Hi all,
basically I have a client with a product and besides SEO we want to
do some genuine html/marketing emails without spamming. As such does anyone
know of any companies that will allow u...
Re: FN-FORUM: Music whilst working...
date posted 17th July 2003 16:14
internet radio from www.wfmu.org - unreal eclectic mix and it seems that
sometimes they are playing my collection. Never have to change the cd...
chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Summ...
Re:
date posted 17th July 2003 16:14
Mike Adamson wrote:
> Any one else getting bounced mail back from the forum for the above address?
Yup.
--
Nick Grimshaw
{ if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate }...
date posted 17th July 2003 16:10
Any one else getting bounced mail back from the forum for the above address?
Wierd
Mike
-----------------------------------
This Message was undeliverable due to the following reason:
Your messa...
Re: FN-FORUM: New Media Age
date posted 17th July 2003 16:08
G,
can't remember the names - two ppl and the guy left half way thru cos he was
too busy. and yes it was kings cross.
i was non to impressed by the bad attitude, seemed they could not care less.
It w...
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 16:08
Unless someone else feels up to it I might do a test on that. Try
various methods of serving pages and seeing what the results are like
under different loads. Will have to wait though.
Norman
----...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash help
date posted 17th July 2003 16:07
I don't know about hideous but definitely tricky. I am using
setTextFormat to reformat the text in the box. I will try the FONT
tag. Will cause a break in the XML file when flash tries to
read...
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 16:06
> Absolutely - if your server is not really busy
..erm 160,000 sessions p.m and the site is sat with approx 30 others on the same box, its obv working out just dandy :-)
As the site has some 23,50...
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 15:58
Mike A wrote:
> We tried the writing to file melarky for a while, ended up
> serving the pages straight up, very little increase in server load...
> swings and things really
Absolutely - if your serv...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 15:57
Hi James.
I do not know any Perl, could you possibly expand a little ?
Thanks
Dennis
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From: "James Fidell" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, July 17,...
Re: FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 15:54
Quoting Dennis McDermott [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> I have a need for users to enter their e-mail address and password and have
> this authenticated against a POP3 server.
>
> Does anyone have an example o...
FN-FORUM: POP3 authentication and Perl
date posted 17th July 2003 15:53
I have a need for users to enter their e-mail address and password and have
this authenticated against a POP3 server.
Does anyone have an example of how to do this using Perl ?
Thanks in anticipatio...
RE: FN-FORUM: Red Hat 9... do I really need all three ISOs?
date posted 17th July 2003 15:48
It said it needed all three when I last tried, but then again the install
wasn't successfull (dodgy hardware!) so in reality you may need two only -
try getting the first two and doing an install! I t...
FN-FORUM: OS-commerce Setup Job for the right person
date posted 17th July 2003 15:47
Just quoting for a website, which amongst many
other things needs e-commerce for nightclub
ticket sales of different types..
I have never set up online credit card sales as such,
and with current...
RE: FN-FORUM: Red Hat 9... do I really need all three ISOs?
date posted 17th July 2003 15:43
Rus F wrote:
> You can get a working system off the first ISO. However if you want
> all of kde etc then it will want all of the, What I suggest is get
> the first, install a vey base system then down...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 15:42
Hi m8,
Win 2k IE6 - I agree with the 100px gap.. im seeing it here too.
More info buttons dont look right.. a bit messy with them allover the page,
inline with text. They work as interface elements...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 15:37
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, The e-Guy Limited wrote:
>
> Looks good here - felt a bit of a stutter when first loading but all ok
> MSIE6, W2K on NTL Cable (600K). Just out of interest how can you offer more...
RE: FN-FORUM: Switches and hubs and routers
date posted 17th July 2003 15:36
Couldn't you just buy him a cheap powered USB hub? (Which is a different
beast from an Ethernet hub). Seems a lot of people have the same problem...
http://www.btofaq.net/articles/minispecs/specprob9...
RE: FN-FORUM: PIMPing.
date posted 17th July 2003 15:34
Huh?
Chaz. (UTF-8)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Clarke [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 17 July 2003 14:49
> To: Charles E. Gatenby
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: PIMPing.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Could you...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 15:33
Looks good here - felt a bit of a stutter when first loading but all ok
MSIE6, W2K on NTL Cable (600K). Just out of interest how can you offer more
bandwidth on BSD box for less money than BSD box - s...
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 15:29
We tried the writing to file melarky for a while, ended up serving the pages straight up, very little increase in server load...
swings and things really
Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [E...
Re: FN-FORUM: Switches and hubs and routers
date posted 17th July 2003 15:29
If you change the ADSL modem, you might be contravening the BT terms of
service (avoid BT, always). But, if this is the case, you can get an adsl
router (usually including a 4 port switch) with a USB...
Re: FN-FORUM: Red Hat 9... do I really need all three ISOs?
date posted 17th July 2003 15:10
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Ross Hamilton wrote:
>
> I notice that the Red Hat install now comes in three ISOs - it's going to
> take about three days to download all three on my poor little ISDN line. Do...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash help
date posted 17th July 2003 15:10
Manjit Singh wrote:
>
> I'm wondering if any one can help or know the cause of the problem.
> Click the ABOUT link (top navigation). Increase text size and scroll to
> the bottom. Last paragraph...
RE: FN-FORUM: Flash help
date posted 17th July 2003 15:07
Have you made the text field big enough vertically to copy with the size
increase?
Cheers,
James Rowley
www.ifdnrg.com
Web hosting / Video Streaming
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVE...
FN-FORUM: Red Hat 9... do I really need all three ISOs?
date posted 17th July 2003 15:06
I notice that the Red Hat install now comes in three ISOs - it's going to
take about three days to download all three on my poor little ISDN line. Do
I really need all three? When I installed Red Ha...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 15:06
Rus wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> I've been working a new site for the last few weeks and wanted
> someone else opinion. I've not done any spelling/grammer checking yet
> and still need to review loading speed...
Re: FN-FORUM: Graphic Artists..Who needs em?
date posted 17th July 2003 15:04
Was going to ask the same question. You deliberately trawling the archives
looking for shit to throw?
Hutch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Croft" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent:...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 15:04
> I've been working a new site for the last few weeks and
> wanted someone else opinion. I've not done any
> spelling/grammer checking yet and still need to review
> loading speed. Just wanted to...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 15:03
On my browser the top few pixels of the heading is cut off (IE6, WinXP) =
is that intentional
I think that the More Info buttons are a touch too large, they seem to =
overshadow the text they are att...
FN-FORUM: Flash help
date posted 17th July 2003 15:01
I'm wondering if any one can help or know the cause of the problem.
Click the ABOUT link (top navigation). Increase text size and scroll to
the bottom. Last paragraph text is not contained within...
FN-FORUM: Site Review
date posted 17th July 2003 14:58
Hi Guys,
I've been working a new site for the last few weeks and wanted
someone else opinion. I've not done any spelling/grammer checking yet and
still need to review loading speed. Just wanted to ch...
Re: FN-FORUM: Graphic Artists..Who needs em?
date posted 17th July 2003 14:56
C h r i s G a r c i a - O Art - moving image art... wrote:
> Truly, what is the point in this sort of posting?
One could also ask what's the point in dredging it up a month and a
half after the ori...
RE: FN-FORUM: switches and hubs
date posted 17th July 2003 14:52
Sorry I sent this again as i received and 'undeliverable' message back
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Theresa
HARE
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 02:59
To:...
RE: FN-FORUM: Switches and hubs and routers
date posted 17th July 2003 14:51
Cheers all,
And Rus, explained nice and simply thanks.
Reason I asked, is a client who has a adsl modem supplied by BT, keeps
crashing his system -it runs out of power when he does 'anything' vaguel...
RE: FN-FORUM: New Media Age
date posted 17th July 2003 14:47
> once went to agency.com for an interview and it was only half=20
> way through that they realised they were interviewing me for=20
> the wrong position!
>=20
> on the rise again now - recruiting li...
Re: FN-FORUM: Graphic Artists..Who needs em?
date posted 17th July 2003 14:42
in all fairness it sounds like the clients fault not his, and in all
fairness creating a logo, with logo creator that came free with a tiny pc,
well lets just im sure the result was erm interesting....
FN-FORUM: switches and hubs
date posted 17th July 2003 14:39
Hi guys
Can any one explain the differences between switches, hubs and routers in
simple laymans language.
Ta
Theresa...
Re: FN-FORUM: Graphic Artists..Who needs em?
date posted 17th July 2003 14:38
> Truly, what is the point in this sort of posting? It appears it is some
sort
> of brag from someone not versed in design who feels it can be done by
> anyone. This is just incitement to all the desi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Graphic Artists..Who needs em?
date posted 17th July 2003 14:38
I agree Chris. I have been a professional Graphic Designer for over 12
years. It comes from talent within and it takes time and inspiration to com=
e
up with good results for a company logo that looks...
RE: FN-FORUM: Frameset or layers?
date posted 17th July 2003 14:32
> Hi,
>=20
> Thanks for that G. So would you use layers, is that the way=20
> to go or are there=20
> better means?
Well that is a very hard question to answer without knowing exactly what =
you
need...
Re: FN-FORUM: HELP XP Pro gone t*ts
date posted 17th July 2003 14:31
call microsoft and they will sort it out
got great suport off them recently for new installs of xp pro for a client -
it all went t*ts up for me also but they sorted it fine
Chris
----- Original M...
Re: FN-FORUM: PIMPing.
date posted 17th July 2003 14:29
Could you set your Outlook to use ASCII for plain text rather than Base64?
In article [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] (Charles E.Gatenby) wrote:
> SXRzIGJlZW4gYSBxdWlldCB3ZWVrIGNhbiBJIHBpbXAgbXlzZW...
RE: FN-FORUM: Frameset or layers?
date posted 17th July 2003 14:27
Hi,
Thanks for that G. So would you use layers, is that the way to go or are there
better means?
J
Quoting Gerard McGovern [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> > Is it advisable to use a frameset these days...
Re: FN-FORUM: Graphic Artists..Who needs em?
date posted 17th July 2003 14:27
Truly, what is the point in this sort of posting? It appears it is some sort
of brag from someone not versed in design who feels it can be done by
anyone. This is just incitement to all the designers...
RE: FN-FORUM: Frameset or layers?
date posted 17th July 2003 14:17
> Is it advisable to use a frameset these days when building a
> web site, or is
> that completely outdated? It is easy to use a frameset of
> course but I know
> the disadvantage is that when sea...
Re: FN-FORUM: New Media Age
date posted 17th July 2003 14:13
once went to agency.com for an interview and it was only half way through
that they realised they were interviewing me for the wrong position!
on the rise again now - recruiting like mad
Chris
www...
RE: FN-FORUM: Switches and hubs and routers
date posted 17th July 2003 14:12
Theresa:
> Can any one explain the differences between switches, hubs and routers in
> simple laymans language.
(Disclaimer: I am not a networking expert; no doubt others will do a better
job of this...
FN-FORUM: new to the game, and need some help from all you pros :P
date posted 17th July 2003 14:05
Hi I'm a bit new to this game of freelancing, i have been doing freelance
work for a small company, but i have never dealt with with the public(well i
did once). Basically i have just finished uni, go...
FN-FORUM: Dreamweaver poll
date posted 17th July 2003 14:02
Dreamweaver MX starts up slowly but performs reasonably on a Mac G4 400
and iBook 600. And it looks cool too - Windows UI is plain ugly ha ha.
I use DW for actionscript mainly. A well designed to...
RE: FN-FORUM: Switches and hubs and routers
date posted 17th July 2003 14:00
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/home-network8.htm=20
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/lan-switch.htm
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/router.htm
Matt
---
Matt Edwards
Senior Designer
Victor C...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Building developments Stratford-upon-Avon
date posted 17th July 2003 13:59
Gordon,
It is a shame about this especially when you think of all the brownfield
sites that are available but strangely never seem to be built on.
I was born is Stratford and lived there till I was 4...
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 13:58
Hi Rick
Don't see why, the only extra step is clicking the "regenerate website"
link in the backend that rewrites all the static pages.
Norman
-----Original Message-----
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FN-FORUM: Frameset or layers?
date posted 17th July 2003 13:56
Hello,
Is it advisable to use a frameset these days when building a web site, or is
that completely outdated? It is easy to use a frameset of course but I know
the disadvantage is that when searc...
RE: FN-FORUM: Accounts (setting up a business)
date posted 17th July 2003 13:56
For that little something different check this out:
http://www.m.d.goring.btinternet.co.uk/
(he's a qualified accountant, he's in a band, he has a gallery of beards,
and he's my uncle!)
In all seri...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 13:54
Fireworks is a great tool. If it had photoshop filters (which are not
compatible with Mac ver. of FW) then it would be even better.
Anyone used the KPT collection (Corel). Worth getting or what?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 13:53
Norman Beresford wrote:
> Probably the best thing to do is write pages out as static HTML rather
> then generating them on the fly. That way you get lots of benefits
> from things like increased spee...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 13:53
vav wrote:
> Was wondering when you would join in!
How can I resist :)
> FW...
PS...
Rick
Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5.com
POV-Ray News & Resources http://Povray.co.uk
TEL : +44 (01270) 501101...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 13:50
After one drunken night at the Allied Forces base in Germany when I was with
the UN Peacekeeping Forces, I made a firm resolution to have one drink to be
sociable and then to switch to something relat...
Re: FN-FORUM: Switches and hubs and routers
date posted 17th July 2003 13:50
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Theresa HARE wrote:
>
>
> Hi guys
>
> Can any one explain the differences between switches, hubs and routers in
> simple laymans language.
>
The basic difference are that a hub...
FN-FORUM: Switches and hubs and routers
date posted 17th July 2003 13:46
Hi guys
Can any one explain the differences between switches, hubs and routers in
simple laymans language.
Ta
Theresa...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 13:43
I do believe in taking a balanced view of coding to standards and
installed user base, but there are at least a couple of problems I can
think of with the 'dominant browser' model:
1) We'd all have e...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 13:39
Ermm.. yea... who's arguing. Did IQs suddenly drop while I was away?
Hutch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul J White" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 1:41 PM...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 13:25
Similar to the last one, but with a bit more of an IT focus, one of my old
flat-mates while I was at university went to sleep pissed as a fart, then
woke up a little later. He walked into the living...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 13:21
> Which version of Opera you using? 0.2? Runs flawlessly here. Tell you
what,
> I'll dig out Netscape 1.0 and see how it looks.
>
Oh how we laughed - my version of Opera (7.11) plays a QT movie not Fl...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 13:21
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/31765.html
>
> "Now AOL-Time Warner added to the pyre by making most of its Netscape
> browser division redundant. Netscape's public flotation in 1995 marked...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 13:20
> Which version of Opera you using? 0.2? Runs flawlessly here.
> Tell you what, I'll dig out Netscape 1.0 and see how it looks.
I have Netscape 0.7 running here :-) It's scary ...
G...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 13:20
> At least let the standard follow the market leader.
Aghhhhhhh, I hope you don't mean what I think you do?
G...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 13:16
Which version of Opera you using? 0.2? Runs flawlessly here. Tell you what,
I'll dig out Netscape 1.0 and see how it looks.
Hutch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul J White" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 13:15
1. Not blinkered, just realistic, the problem is people don=92t want =
there
websites limited to what the current standard is set by W3C limits them =
too.
It's like saying "hay I wont design or devel...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 13:11
> i think www.rustboy.com is pretty cool.
>
> and the site works fine with opera.... so i am guesing that opera does
> handle flash. was paul inferring that flash didnt work on opera?
>
From the horse...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 13:09
A guy a used to know about 5 years ago used to work in an agency (not saying
where...) where he worked with a few other people including a married
couple. Both were bikers and as rough as a bears arse...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 13:04
i think www.rustboy.com is pretty cool.
and the site works fine with opera.... so i am guesing that opera does
handle flash. was paul inferring that flash didnt work on opera?
oh i dunno. i am tired...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 12:58
I agree. Opera is great. I can't recall encountering any rendering issues
since the 7.01 release- the latest one - 7.11 is superb. Great rendering,
pop-up blocking, highly configurable, superb skins -...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 12:55
Jo Billington wrote:
> Went to a business networking event last night. Due the free bar, I got
> pissed, talked crap and actually fell flat on my face as I left the
> restaurant.
>
> Sat here as I...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 12:53
> And I'm not sure about IE being 'old and crappy'. Last
> time I checked, IE 6 was pretty new.
It's three years old already... about half the age of the popularly-used
internet...
> Opera often doe...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 12:53
Yeah, well, a lot of it is a personal preferences thing, isn't it? One of
the big reasons I switched to Opera is the speed I perceive it to render at
(over IE) and the tabbed browsing.
All the featur...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 12:29
not sure if this got through (I got a returned mail error) so sending it
again (Craig)
--------------------------------
ooooh, good grief.....
well.. I just read the whole transcript of that chat....
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 12:26
Oh I give up, if you're happy with insecure M$ bloatware, I'll leave you to
it...
Paul.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Templeman" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, Jul...
Re: FN-FORUM: The importance of choosing a domain name
date posted 17th July 2003 12:14
> > Probably not http://www.powergenitalia.com
Luckily for them they really didn't :O)
Chris...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 12:09
Paul said...
>But wanting it because IE is old and crappy is a good reason. A friend =
of
>mine (who is not techy, geeky or any of those things) installed Moz just
>last night, on his brand new XP ma...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 12:08
Oh yes, the shame of a drunken networking event still haunts me now. My then
business partner and I actually heckled the speaker. (In front of 100 or so
Aylesbury business people) She fell up the stai...
FN-FORUM: The importance of choosing a domain name
date posted 17th July 2003 12:07
just had this sent to me and don't know if anyone else has passed it on yet:
--
i thought i'd send this on to you, its a pretty good example of the
importance of choosing the right name for your websi...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 12:06
> I personally donÆt think compliance to web standards is
> particularly helpful
> due to the limitations of standards and lack of advanced
> features. The fact
> is most people donÆt want standard...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 12:05
> ========================
> Wednesday 16th July 2003 14:37:50
> FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape - Gerard McGovern [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/31765.html
>
> "Now AOL-Time...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 12:04
I can honestly say that I don't miss out on anything by not having flash
enabled. :D
Norman
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Paul J
White
Sent: 17 July 2...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 11:57
ooooh, good grief.....
well.. I just read the whole transcript of that chat...
the way that reads to me is... microsoft have got tired of releasing
security packs because they know they will be hav...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 11:48
> Norman (using Opera for everything except sites that requires windows
> authentication)
>
...or Flash content ;-)
Paul....
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 11:43
Hi Leonardo
Probably the best thing to do is write pages out as static HTML rather
then generating them on the fly. That way you get lots of benefits from
things like increased speed of serving.
Ju...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 11:39
We create websites for other people to visit. That means that the way
the browser that most people use renders a website is the 'proper' way.
The history of HTML/web design/development shows that the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 11:37
heres the relevant link and question:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itcommunity/chats/trans/ie/ie0507.asp
Q: when / will there be the next version of IE?
A: As part of the OS, IE will continue to...
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 11:37
Hi,
Mike and Rick, thanks for advicing me. Thats increases
my knowledge.
Regards
Picespower
--- Mike Adamson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> This method works, however beware of header
> repsonses etc w...
Re: FN-FORUM: Typos
date posted 17th July 2003 11:30
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Andy Connor wrote:
> I would have thought that a perl script could be used to remember rules such
> as btinternt.com is more than likely to be btinternet.com and it should
> alte...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 11:27
David E wrote:
> oh, and i forgot to add - M$ have recently announced browser upgrades
> will only occur with a platform upgrade.
>
> in other words if you want to upgrade IE you'll need to buy a who...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 11:27
But I don't want skins or built-in searching or add-on toolbars or annoying
tabbed windows. I just want something that will render a website properly
(hmm, so not IE then) at reasonable speed! Firebir...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 11:24
> oh, and i forgot to add - M$ have recently announced browser upgrades
> will only occur with a platform upgrade.
>
> in other words if you want to upgrade IE you'll need to buy a whole new
> OS...
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 11:24
*waves at vav* Photoshop all the way, Dreamweaver MX all the way, all those
great big lovely programs that make our lives a million times easier all the
way. Next time I have six months to design a si...
Re: FN-FORUM: Accounts (setting up a business)
date posted 17th July 2003 11:21
Nearest to Manchester will be my accountants in West Yorkshire (Clough &
Company) www.clough.co.uk
They've got offices in Bradford, Keighly & Dewsbury
cheers
Andy
----- Original Message -----
Fro...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 11:18
oh, and i forgot to add - M$ have recently announced browser upgrades
will only occur with a platform upgrade.
in other words if you want to upgrade IE you'll need to buy a whole new
OS...
Ross Ha...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 11:13
theres plenty poor about IE:
security holes come as standard
you need third party products of variable quality to block popups, add
tabbed browsing support, etc. which make browsing easier.
when d...
FN-FORUM: Web standards
date posted 17th July 2003 11:11
> I personally don't think compliance to web standards is
> particularly helpful due to the limitations of standards and
> lack of advanced features.
"Limitations of standards?"
!?!?!?!?!?!?
With...
RE: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 11:08
> No competition - Fireworks is a nice toy for new media types
> (who generally do all their coding in DW), Photoshop is a
> powerful, professional graphics tool.
Do you know, I couldn't agree more...
RE: FN-FORUM: Re: Fractions
date posted 17th July 2003 11:07
¼ =BC Fraction one-fourth=20
½ =BD Fraction one-half=20
¾ =BE Fraction three-fourths=20
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of
Charles E.Gatenby...
RE: FN-FORUM: Re: Fractions
date posted 17th July 2003 11:07
> Any tips appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Rob
> SourceFour
try:
½
¼
¾
for 1/2, 1/4 and 3/4 respectively.
also see:
http://www.petesguide.com/WebStandards/entities/
for all...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 11:04
> Rob Thyssen wrote:
> > If somewhat bloated and slow.
>
> The bloat is call features :P
>
> Rick
>
> Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5.com
> POV-Ray News & Resources http://Povray.co.uk
> TEL : +44 (0...
RE: FN-FORUM: Re: Fractions
date posted 17th July 2003 11:04
Found this for something similar..
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/math/
Might point you in the right direction
=20
=20
:::::: A t o m i c P h u s e ::::::
=20
=20
-----Original Message-----
From:...
RE: FN-FORUM: Re: Fractions
date posted 17th July 2003 11:03
Pretty limited choice, but you could use:
¼ one-quarter
½ one-half
¾ three-quarters
Jo
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of
SOURCEFOUR...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 11:02
Oh and I forgot to add some stuff about lack of standards compliance, crappy
CSS, yada yada yada. But that's stuff only webbies care about, yeah? ;-)
charlie.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL...
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 10:58
This method works, however beware of header repsonses etc when using this tech. also be aware of catching real errors
And the best of luck :D
Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOV...
Re: FN-FORUM: Re: Fractions
date posted 17th July 2003 10:56
> Hello everyone.
>
> Does anybody know if it is possible and how to show fractions correctly in
> dreamweaver or html?
>
> At present the numbers are same size i.e. 1/2
>
I haven't tried it, but 1/...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 10:56
Jo Billington wrote:
> >Sat here as I am with a bruised ego and bruised limbs, can
> anyone make
> >me feel better by divulging similar stories? Or do I have to sit on
> >the naughty chair?
Er ....
Re: FN-FORUM: Accounts (setting up a business)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:54
don't suppose you know in bods in the manchester vicinity perchance?
tia
Andy wrote:
>I know a couple.
>
>Where are you based - I'd always recommend somebody local to you
>
>cheers
>Andy
>
>
>-----...
RE: FN-FORUM: Re: Fractions
date posted 17th July 2003 10:53
You could try=20
1/2
Chaz....
>=20
> Hello everyone.
>=20
> Does anybody know if it is possible and how to show fractions=20
> correctly in
> dreamweaver or html?
>=20
> At present the numbers are...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 10:52
I personally don=92t think compliance to web standards is particularly =
helpful
due to the limitations of standards and lack of advanced features. The =
fact
is most people don=92t want standards com...
RE: FN-FORUM: Re: Fractions
date posted 17th July 2003 10:50
1/2
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of
SOURCEFOUR
Sent: 17 July 2003 11:03
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: FN-FORUM: Re: Fractions
Hello everyone...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 10:47
Before anything, let me state that I don't believe the majority of web users
will find IE to be great. Why? Simply because they have never known any
different. Just like how I didn't realise vegetabl...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:46
Rob Thyssen wrote:
> If somewhat bloated and slow.
The bloat is call features :P
Rick
Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5.com
POV-Ray News & Resources http://Povray.co.uk
TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - ICQ :...
Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 10:46
Leonardo Davincki wrote:
> Hi,
> Is there any possibility that I can optimize and get
> higher ranking those ASP pages which generates results
> by parameters ?
Yes, don't put the parameters after th...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:46
Paul J White wrote:
> valid coded sites with just PS and
> notepad.
Get textpad and your life will be complete :)
Rick
Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5.com
POV-Ray News & Resources http://Povray.co....
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 10:45
The way it deals with divs under certain circumstances (eg position:fixed).
A div with a background colour and no position that comes first on a page
followed by another block element can be interesti...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 10:45
> Sat here as I am with a bruised ego and bruised limbs, can
> anyone make me
> feel better by divulging similar stories? Or do I have to sit on the
> naughty chair?
>
> Jo Billington
You'll al...
FN-FORUM: Re: Fractions
date posted 17th July 2003 10:43
Hello everyone.
Does anybody know if it is possible and how to show fractions correctly in
dreamweaver or html?
At present the numbers are same size i.e. 1/2
Any tips appreciated.
Regards
Rob
Sou...
RE: FN-FORUM: SE ranking reports
date posted 17th July 2003 10:42
Iain wrote:
> I've missed a couple of posts to this thread - is the suggestion that
> static pages index better than dynamic, or was that just what the
> client believes?
I thought it was fairly well...
RE: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:42
I use
XaraX for buttons and the like
Paintshop Pro (6.0) for Image manipulation and
Ignite for image optimisation.
I do play with Photoshop from time to time, but it seems to me to have
so many featu...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 10:38
Did something similar a few years back, forgot the name of the bar! It was a
computer weekly bash free beer (jugs of vodka a red bull) I bent ear or Lord
Renwick of SAP, was the last one to leave and...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Work and drink
date posted 17th July 2003 10:30
Went to a business networking event last night. Due the free bar, I got
pissed, talked crap and actually fell flat on my face as I left the
restaurant.
Sat here as I am with a bruised ego and bruise...
Re: FN-FORUM: Accounts (setting up a business)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:27
Hi,
The ones I know are all "Up North" - as I say, local is good because if
the sh!t does hit the fan then meetings are easier to arrange and face 2
face is much better than phone / email in that re...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:25
Fair enough...
However, I do remember the move from Photoshop to Fireworks. It was because
of my PS frustrations that I decided to look elsewhere. Relearning the new
interface took time but it soon p...
RE: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:24
Would have to agree with Vav. Fireworks is simple and easy to use next to
the Power Beast that is Photoshop (undoubtedly still the best for
image/print manipulation).
It's super-sexy quick to create...
FN-FORUM: [ot] mmm, geeky girls...
date posted 17th July 2003 10:21
http://www.silicon.com/news/500009/1/5173.html?nl=20030717...
Re: FN-FORUM: SE ranking reports
date posted 17th July 2003 10:21
I've missed a couple of posts to this thread - is the suggestion that static
pages index better than dynamic, or was that just what the client believes?
Kind regards,
iain
www.bspin.co.uk
----- Ori...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 10:21
Right on... Opera and Konqueror are king ;)
I too have a great belief in OSS, and I've purchased more software than any
MS user I know, someone casting OSS people in bad light again?
"Freeloaders".....
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 10:20
Charlotte O wrote:
> But seeing as IE is the ubiquitous (and you have to admit, poor)
> standard, then "IE beater" means "let's improve the lowest common
> denominator".
Why do we have to admit it is...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 10:19
> A bit odd that everyone is saying IE is faster on Windoze due to
integration
> into the operating system but are shouting for Mozilla which is slower.
>
Phoenix/Firebird is waaaay faster, as I said...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 10:15
On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 10:23 am, John Kyle wrote:
> I'm sure now that Netscape has gone MS will be coding up IE to run on Linux
> and completely corner the market while the Mozilla gang are still bus...
RE: FN-FORUM: Accounts (setting up a business)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:10
Hi Rus
My accountant is based in Henley and I think he's happy to work via phone
and email. His name is Russell Eames and his number is 01491 628182. He
has helped me and my husband set up both our...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:07
> I would be the first to admit that for image manipulation Photoshop is
> superior. However, to call FW a toy is pure ignorance. You are missing out
> on a truly superb piece of software that is a jo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Accounts (setting up a business)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:06
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Andy wrote:
>
> I know a couple.
>
> Where are you based - I'd always recommend somebody local to you
>
> cheers
> Andy
>
>
Newbury/Oxford way
Rgds
Rus...
Re: FN-FORUM: Accounts (setting up a business)
date posted 17th July 2003 10:03
I know a couple.
Where are you based - I'd always recommend somebody local to you
cheers
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rus Foster" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, J...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 10:03
A bit odd that everyone is saying IE is faster on Windoze due to integration
into the operating system but are shouting for Mozilla which is slower. All
I would like would be one fast brwoser with a w...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 09:59
>No competition - Fireworks is a nice toy for new media types (who generally
>do all their coding in DW), Photoshop is a powerful, professional graphics
>tool.
Without wishing to cause offence, that'...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 09:49
> Wanting a new browser just as an IE beater is not an
> appropriate reason to want it....:-)
Oh my gawd, I just realised how that can be misinterpreted. You're right,
just wanting a browser to be "a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 09:44
On Thursday 17 Jul 2003 9:08 am, Paul J White wrote:
> Photoshop is a powerful, professional graphics tool.
If somewhat bloated and slow.
Gimp...
/rob...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 09:42
> Wanting a new browser just as an IE beater is not an appropriate reason to
> want it....:-)
>
But wanting it because IE is old and crappy is a good reason. A friend of
mine (who is not techy, geeky...
Re: FN-FORUM: Typos
date posted 17th July 2003 09:37
Hi John and others,
Many thanks for the input. I have already "validated" the e-mail addresses
and have stripped out the good addresses and am left with the dross!
I am going to attempt Tony's sugge...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 09:32
Hi there,
From: "Charlotte Owen" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> What is needed is a small, fast and solid IE beater, that is well publised
> and easy for average users to grab - yes, the average user, not us hi...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bye bye Netscape
date posted 17th July 2003 09:00
Personally I've never been a fan of Mozilla. Yes, it's a noble goal,
open-source, etc, etc. But it seems lost in idealism (which for me is saying
something) and nit-picking. Even as an experienced com...
FN-FORUM: search exclusively online jobs
date posted 17th July 2003 08:51
Hi!
I need tips on looking for online jobs. Could anyone help me free from
reading tons of mails offering "permanent", "on location" and other jobs,
and start looking for a "right one", among true fre...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop vs Fireworks (vs Gimp)
date posted 17th July 2003 08:48
> OK, there may be some resentment about using Dreamweaver. Maybe it's
trying
> to be all things to all men, but what about Fireworks. This has got better
> and better as the rekleases rolled on.
>
No...
RE: FN-FORUM: SE ranking reports
date posted 17th July 2003 07:49
Ian T wrote:
> But alot of the clients I see have had their fingers burnt with
> 'cheap' SEO servies and they are looking for people who have can put
> them together a quality service for their budget...
Re: FN-FORUM: Subject: Virus alert WORST VIRUS EVER--CNN ANNOUNCED
date posted 17th July 2003 07:15
Reminded me of the 'Irish Virus' a few years ago....
Something along the lines of
Hello, I'm a virus. Please mail me to your friends and delete all your
files. Thank you! :-)
Joe
---
Outgoing...
Re: FN-FORUM: Dreamweaver poll
date posted 17th July 2003 06:46
Hate it!
I don't know about earlier versions but was sorely disappointed with the
last couple of versions I tried. Demanding of resources when running it and
it produces bloated code with some occas...
Re: FN-FORUM: Govt funding
date posted 17th July 2003 06:40
I think this is one area that I'll avoid.
In the mid-1990s I was involved with a couple of EU and Government part
funded schemes and to be frank they were too much hassle for the work
involved. In f...
FN-FORUM: Search Engine Optimization/Ranking of ASP files...
date posted 17th July 2003 06:12
Hi,
Is there any possibility that I can optimize and get
higher ranking those ASP pages which generates results
by parameters ?
Regards
Picespower
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
S...
FN-FORUM: Accounts (setting up a business)
date posted 17th July 2003 06:06
Hi All,
Can anyone recommend an account who is happy to work via email and can
give a guiding hand setting up a business
Cheers
Rus
--
www: http://65535.net/vds.php | Virtual Servers from just $...
Re: FN-FORUM: Typos
date posted 17th July 2003 00:45
Hmmm to register all 8 character domain names at =A35/domain will set you
back the princely sum of 1.044 trillion. (that's the american trillion =3D
10^12 .. not the french one :)
On Wed, 2003-07-16...
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