Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday December 5th 2007
FN-FORUM: Access: matching a set of record IDs
date posted 5th December 2007 20:20
Hello all - MS Access question. I want a 'parameterised query' that returns
a set of records matching set of IDs specified in a parameter.
The following will do the trick, but I'm guessing is fairly...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 16:41
> Isn't there an issue where your mail server bounces email back
> incorrectly? Allowing your server to be used to 'bounce' email to
> other users?
>
>
Yes there is. Sorry, that was a slip of the '...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 16:29
Tom Croft wrote:
>
> I'll check and see (if I fancy wrestling with postfix again). I'll log
> the bouncebacks, and see if they then try random strings.
>
Isn't there an issue where your mail server...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 15:44
Anthony Cartmell wrote:
> What happens if you remove the catch-all, or otherwise reject mail to
> [EMAIL REMOVED] rather than accepting and deleting it?
>
> Anthony
I'll check and see (if I fancy w...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 15:28
> it, and my client is okay at deleting spam), however I did notice that
> the vast majority was aimed at [EMAIL REMOVED]
What happens if you remove the catch-all, or otherwise reject mail to
[EM...
RE: FN-FORUM: Flash FLV Preloader
date posted 5th December 2007 15:15
Zac post yr AS at http://www.pastebin.se and mail back the link
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Re: FN-FORUM: Flash FLV Preloader
date posted 5th December 2007 14:56
I've tried to hand-code one, but maybe I should look at the built in
component preloader
On 5 Dec 2007, at 15:47, Mike Duguid wrote:
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> On 5 Dec 2007 15:20:01 -0000, ZAC SANDLER [EMAIL REMOVED] w...
FN-FORUM: Blogger to Movable Type URLs
date posted 5th December 2007 14:56
Hi all,
long time no speak been busy :)
Having a problem importing blogger entries into Movable Type in that
it changes the URLs
Anyone had any success at replicating their Blogger URLs exactly?
J...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash FLV Preloader
date posted 5th December 2007 14:54
it seems to skip the preloader and is blank until it loads 100%, yes
On 5 Dec 2007, at 15:46, Brendan Oliver wrote:
>
> What is exactly the problem? Does the preloader not display? Does
> it not
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash FLV Preloader
date posted 5th December 2007 14:49
On 5 Dec 2007 15:20:01 -0000, ZAC SANDLER [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> hi all,
> for www.axworksfilms.com
> I'm trying to add a preloader for a .swf video that links to a FLV
> I can't seem to sort it out...
RE: FN-FORUM: Flash FLV Preloader
date posted 5th December 2007 14:48
What is exactly the problem? Does the preloader not display? Does it not
preload the swf?
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FN-FORUM: Flash FLV Preloader
date posted 5th December 2007 14:22
hi all,
for www.axworksfilms.com
I'm trying to add a preloader for a .swf video that links to a FLV
I can't seem to sort it out.
Does anyone know how to code this?
Any help would be much appreciated
T...
Re: FN-FORUM: A note of caution
date posted 5th December 2007 13:50
On Wednesday 05 December 2007 13:22:47 [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > Oh one other thing. Opinion is OK.
> >
> > You can state that you think company X are a bunch of
> > to**ers with no fear of retributi...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 13:22
Thanks everyone for your suggestions so far and thanks Sandra for your
e-mail.
This plan seems ideal for my needs
http://www.icukhosting.co.uk/reseller_windows_unix.asp, anyone (apart from
Sandra) ha...
Re: FN-FORUM: Re: session maintainance from parent to popup
date posted 5th December 2007 13:13
On 5 Dec 2007 08:50:29 -0000, Anuj Garg [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> > Stuck into a problem. Trying to pass session values from parent to
> > popup window. But failed.
> > I am using the following:
> >...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 12:59
> Not sure I follow the logic. I don't think the spammers will stop
> trying other names when one works: they want to send to _all_ valid
> addresses (which is why catch-all ones mean the server ha...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 12:54
On 05/12/2007 13:36, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
>
>> Funny ... I was going to recommend UK2, I have a server with them
>> which I've had for 6 months or so and never had any trouble :O/ I
>> found th...
Re: FN-FORUM: website hijacking
date posted 5th December 2007 12:53
Something to raise with your ISP.
To change your nameservers ie point the domain to a particular
webserver you have to unlock the domain and then re-lock it once
done. It is not difficult to over...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 12:41
> I had a thought last night. Once you set a new mailserver up, it takes a
> very little time for spammers to find it.
Agreed. They try all domains, and probably all IP addresses too :)
> Largely...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 12:38
> Funny ... I was going to recommend UK2, I have a server with them which
> I've had for 6 months or so and never had any trouble :O/ I found them
> remarkably cheap for what you get too.
UK2 ar...
Re: FN-FORUM: website hijacking
date posted 5th December 2007 12:18
I have no idea if it was unlocked. Yes it was a control panel.
Thanks for all your help.
On 5 Dec 2007, at 13:03, Nigel Rogers wrote:
>
> Debi was the domain left unlocked? see: http://en.wikip...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 12:16
Additionally our reseller packages are unlimited sites/domains (Within =
your
hosting plan space and bandwidth), and yes you can have your own name =
server
addresses, in fact you can customise everyt...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 12:12
You are welcome to take a look at our hosting plans to see if any fit,
unfortunatly we don=92t do a combined Linux/Windows reseller package but =
our
prices are pretty good and since you=92re a freela...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 12:10
Dave Fennell wrote:
>
>
>
> Martin Wheatley wrote:
>>
>> UK2.net and success doesn't compute.
>>
>> They must be the worst hosting provider I ever had the displeasure of
>> using. Most of their IP...
Re: FN-FORUM: website hijacking
date posted 5th December 2007 12:06
Debi was the domain left unlocked? see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registrar-Lock
. What setup do you have with your ISP a control panel?
N
> I am a bit wary about sending an email to that addres...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT mid week song
date posted 5th December 2007 12:05
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FN-FORUM: OT mid week song
date posted 5th December 2007 11:54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi4fzvQ6I-o...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 11:41
Martin Wheatley wrote:
>
> UK2.net and success doesn't compute.
>
> They must be the worst hosting provider I ever had the displeasure of
> using. Most of their IP blocks were blacklisted for spam...
RE: FN-FORUM: A note of caution
date posted 5th December 2007 11:39
> As an ex agency person we always asked for designs from potential
> freelancers and other design agencies to show they understood the brief
It can feel like your flavour of the month one day and th...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 11:36
> How much have you budgeted for this? What service levels do=20
> you expect?=20
> Backup strategies?
To be honest I haven't budgeted anything for this, I currently pay =A375 =
a
year, but I have re...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 11:29
On 05/12/2007 12:02, Adam Reynolds wrote:
>
> How much have you budgeted for this? What service levels do you expect?
> Backup strategies?
>
> It does sound like you probably could do with a co-loc...
RE: FN-FORUM: A note of caution
date posted 5th December 2007 11:25
> Oh one other thing. Opinion is OK.
>
> You can state that you think company X are a bunch of
> to**ers with no fear of retribution.
Although that can reflect negatively on you - especially since...
FN-FORUM: Javascript/AJAX Job In Wimbledon
date posted 5th December 2007 11:22
Hi all,
My current client is looking for an experienced Javascripter.
Experience with XML, JSON and other AJAXy things are required and
specifically experience with Mootools would be a benefit (th...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 11:18
> Catch-all addresses do significantly increase the load on spam
> filtering servers. Often spammers will use a list of common names and
> other address-generation techniques to try to send spam to...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 11:12
> straw is that they've announced that they are banning catch-all e-mail
> addresses as a method to reduce spam, surely any decent spam filtering
> program would handle this correctly.
Catch-all addr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 11:03
How much have you budgeted for this? What service levels do you expect?
Backup strategies?
It does sound like you probably could do with a co-location solution. I
use UK2.net quite successfully for...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 11:01
Colin Shipton wrote:
> Morning
>
> Can anyone recommend any good hosting providers for me, basically I'm
> unhappy with the service I'm getting from my current provider and the final
> straw is that t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 10:54
If you have the budget Rackspace can provide customised solutions
www.rackspace.com but are top of the price bracket. Howvever provide 24x7
support and are very competent.
We also managed to get a co...
FN-FORUM: Hosting Recommendation
date posted 5th December 2007 10:47
Morning
Can anyone recommend any good hosting providers for me, basically I'm
unhappy with the service I'm getting from my current provider and the final
straw is that they've announced that they are...
RE: FN-FORUM: Facebook and MySpace Apps
date posted 5th December 2007 10:32
On 5 Dec 2007 11:05:33 -0000, james.snell wrote
> I've got a customer who wants a facebook app, I've not started work
> on it yet, but it looks pretty simple. There's a good library on
> codeplex f...
Re: FN-FORUM: A note of caution
date posted 5th December 2007 10:31
Oh one other thing. Opinion is OK.
You can state that you think company X are a bunch of to**ers with no fear
of retribution....
Re: FN-FORUM: A note of caution
date posted 5th December 2007 10:29
I would say that an open, online forum is exactly where you don't want to b=
e
publishing stuff like this.
As mentioned before the publishers of the forum and the company hosting the
server could wel...
Re: FN-FORUM: website hijacking
date posted 5th December 2007 10:25
Hi Debi,
At 22:46 +0000 4/12/07, Debi Sykes wrote:
>I am a bit wary about sending an email to that=20
>address, like I said the hosting co are looking=20
>into it, my customer has sent proof to show...
Re: FN-FORUM: A note of caution
date posted 5th December 2007 10:14
Maybe you should just say: I've had bad experiences with these people and
then list who they are. You can avoid any specific allegations and free
yourself from any accusation of defamation.
If you...
RE: FN-FORUM: Facebook and MySpace Apps
date posted 5th December 2007 10:08
> On 4 Dec 2007, at 16:01, Rob Colton wrote:
>
> > How easy is it to write facebook and myspace applications?
I've got a customer who wants a facebook app, I've not started work on it
yet, but it lo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Re: session maintainance from parent to popup
date posted 5th December 2007 08:26
Quoting Anuj Garg [EMAIL REMOVED]
> the thing is that whenever I click the button to open popup window, it
> appears with blank page. Also, the parent window also gets submitted.
> How can I solve th...
Re: FN-FORUM: Re: session maintainance from parent to popup
date posted 5th December 2007 08:24
On 05/12/2007 08:50, Anuj Garg wrote:
>> Stuck into a problem. Trying to pass session values from parent to
>> popup window. But failed.
>> I am using the following:
>>
>> session.php (parent window):...
FN-FORUM: Re: session maintainance from parent to popup
date posted 5th December 2007 07:52
> Stuck into a problem. Trying to pass session values from parent to
> popup window. But failed.
> I am using the following:
>
> session.php (parent window):
> session_start();
> $value1=$_SESSION['na...
RE: FN-FORUM: A note of caution
date posted 5th December 2007 01:30
Sure. Well put, but my particular situation now is not only a small
outstanding invoice, but also something I suppose I technically pitched for
(I didn't get the job, but was asked to provide designs,...
Re: FN-FORUM: A note of caution
date posted 5th December 2007 01:14
The laws of slander/libel are kept well clear of in my humble opinion.
Generally if you publish allegations about a company they may sue you for
libel and seek damages and you will be called on to pro...
RE: FN-FORUM: Media Temple down in the UK
date posted 5th December 2007 01:09
Site in question is in devon though..
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RE: FN-FORUM: Media Temple down in the UK
date posted 5th December 2007 01:09
Yup, north london
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Re: FN-FORUM: Media Temple down in the UK
date posted 5th December 2007 01:05
On 5 Dec 2007, at 01:58, Guy Carnegie wrote:
> Mine seem fine
Really? Maybe its a problem with my ISP then. One question are you in
the London area?
Thanks.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Media Temple down in the UK
date posted 5th December 2007 01:00
Mine seem fine
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FN-FORUM: Media Temple down in the UK
date posted 5th December 2007 00:57
All Media Temple sites including their home page time out in my
computer, a client from NY just spoke to them in the phone and they
said they are having some problems with the UK. Hope they fix it...
FN-FORUM: A note of caution
date posted 5th December 2007 00:47
As a sufferer of bad business as a freelancer, both from design agencies an=
d 3rd parties, is it legal/fair to post those to avoid? It only seems reaso=
nable to me to warn in advance of who to avo...