Freelancers Forum Messages on Thursday June 26th 2003
Re: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 23:17
Quoting Dom [EMAIL REMOVED]
> On Wednesday 25 Jun 2003 10:34 pm, you wrote:
>
> > Security by obscurity... very bad thing to rely on and in the context o=
> f
>
> To rely on, yes, but as an extra l...
Re: FN-FORUM: Shopping Carts / Worldpay
date posted 26th June 2003 23:14
People like Candypress and OsCommerce a lot.
> Can anyone recommend any shopping cart systems that are customisable
easily
> and work well with WorldPay??
>
> Anyone have experience with WorldPay??...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT Laptop recommendations?
date posted 26th June 2003 23:12
Quoting Dom [EMAIL REMOVED]
> This is cos almost everyone is selling the same machine:
> http://www.mindconnection.com/library/computertips/whomakeslaptops.htm
Well yes, but Toshiba and Compaq are d...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hard Drive
date posted 26th June 2003 22:55
can get 30gig for um ?40 or 20gig SCSI for ?19.99 at www.ebuyer.com get all
my stuff from them fast and cheap and good post and packaging rates to!
Regards,
John
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Fr...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mailsort
date posted 26th June 2003 22:39
No, but I know a man who has...
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From: Theresa HARE [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 26 June 2003 22:15
To: Andy Macnaughton-Jones
Subject: FN-FORUM: Mailsort
Has anyone written a m...
FN-FORUM: Shopping Carts / Worldpay
date posted 26th June 2003 22:32
Can anyone recommend any shopping cart systems that are customisable easily
and work well with WorldPay??
Anyone have experience with WorldPay?? Any good??
I'm a novice on e-commerce lol and I am...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] TFT screens
date posted 26th June 2003 22:24
TFTs don't work off refresh rates...
They suffer from ghosting
They're fixed to a specific resolution
Poor viewing angles
Colours have improved vastly but they're still not on par with good CRTs...
FN-FORUM: Mailsort
date posted 26th June 2003 22:03
Has anyone written a mailsort program which has been validated by the Royal
Mail?
Theresa...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT Laptop recommendations?
date posted 26th June 2003 21:11
Thanks for all the info from everyone.
Much appreciated.
I've just ordered an ACER AMD XP2000+, 30G, 256DDR, DVD/CDRW; for 650 squid
(inc VAT + Del + 2yr W).
Ordered from technoworld.com. Excellent t...
FW: FN-FORUM: OT Laptop recommendations?
date posted 26th June 2003 20:31
Yep and I a Compaq Presario 2100, XP Home, 256Mb, 40gb HDD for =A3639 =
(exc
VAT) at PC World in Leeds.
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Re: FN-FORUM: OT Laptop recommendations?
date posted 26th June 2003 20:22
just bought a Compaq 2131 from PC World for 699. 2000XP CPU with 20 Gb HD,
256Mb DDR, and DVD
Darren
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Re: FN-FORUM: Re: Flash Mask Problems
date posted 26th June 2003 19:47
John Kyle wrote:
> Problem not quite solved, I have when I don't have a mask the menu items
> appear fine. When I create a mask the mask works and you can only see a part
> of the menu as I wanted but...
RE: FN-FORUM: Application for Data Entry Project from Freelancers.net
date posted 26th June 2003 19:32
Oops! ;-)...
FN-FORUM: Application for Data Entry Project from Freelancers.net
date posted 26th June 2003 19:21
Applicant from Freelancers.net
Name: Victor Garcia
Email: [EMAIL REMOVED]
=====
Dear Sir/Madam
After seeing your advert in Freelancers asking for people to work on Data project, I decided to forwa...
Re: FN-FORUM: Re: Flash Mask Problems
date posted 26th June 2003 19:11
Problem not quite solved, I have when I don't have a mask the menu items
appear fine. When I create a mask the mask works and you can only see a part
of the menu as I wanted but the menu items do not...
FN-FORUM: Hard Drive
date posted 26th June 2003 19:09
Hello,
Where can I get a 20gb hard drive for cheap. Doesn't have to be brand
new just in good working order
Thanks
Many Thanks
Aaron Sweeney
free mobile phones on T-Mobile!!
Visit www.scccom...
RE: FN-FORUM: mobile
date posted 26th June 2003 19:09
I have a company that deals with Mobile phones. I personally run this
firm and I could perhaps get you the phone that you want as a
refurbished model or one that has been returned within the 14 day
gu...
Re: FN-FORUM: Re: Flash Mask Problems
date posted 26th June 2003 18:55
Cheers,
Got it to work, had to change some eval statements to add the blank clip I
was attaching the movie clips to and it works a treat, the menu is supplied
by xml files and the eval statements are...
RE: FN-FORUM: Scottish site - solved
date posted 26th June 2003 18:48
Couldn't get this to work for some reason. Click on start and nothing
happens
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Paul J White
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To: FN-...
Re: FN-FORUM: Re: Flash Mask Problems
date posted 26th June 2003 18:25
John Kyle wrote:
> Hello Chrid
>
> I am currently using:
>
> catCopyClip.duplicateMovieClip("menuId"+movieDepth,movieDepth);
>
> where catCopyClip is the clip I am duplicating in the menu, how woul...
Re: FN-FORUM: Re: Flash Mask Problems
date posted 26th June 2003 18:04
Hello Chrid
I am currently using:
catCopyClip.duplicateMovieClip("menuId"+movieDepth,movieDepth);
where catCopyClip is the clip I am duplicating in the menu, how would I use
attachMovie in this ins...
Re: FN-FORUM: Re: Flash Mask Problems
date posted 26th June 2003 17:37
John Kyle wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am having a problem with a mask in Flash, I am creating a dynamic menu by
> duplicating movie clips. I am also trying to mask off a set area for the
> menu to display...
FN-FORUM: Re: Flash Mask Problems
date posted 26th June 2003 16:35
Hello,
I am having a problem with a mask in Flash, I am creating a dynamic menu by
duplicating movie clips. I am also trying to mask off a set area for the
menu to display in. However, when I have cr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 15:47
On Thursday 26 Jun 2003 2:55 pm, you wrote:
> a Thermos flask as compensation. ROFL. This has turned out to be the th=
e
> deal of the century ... buy four marker pens and end up with a 50 quid
> min...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google experts
date posted 26th June 2003 15:40
Paul J White wrote:
>
>>Just downloaded the Beta of Google's new toolbar and am faced with this
>>option:
>>"Fix PageRank through proxies (experimental)"
Fix PageRank through proxies - If you are be...
Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 15:38
On Thursday 26 Jun 2003 11:04 am, Assursys wrote:
> Using ping to judge the quality of a link is a false metric.=20
To add to this: pings by default use small packets; real world
data tends to come...
FN-FORUM: Fw: one for the developers to chew over :-)
date posted 26th June 2003 15:36
I'd like hear your views on this:
---------
Developers the new danger to websites
As anyone who works on computers knows, websites are more likely to crash on
a Monday morning than at any other tim...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 15:34
Thermal picnic bag on its way! They also told me it was the fridge
itself which was the fire risk, not the power supply.
Karl
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Re: FN-FORUM: London Meet-up 26th - Old Thameside directions
date posted 26th June 2003 15:33
Karl Bunyan wrote:
> Never one to turn down an opportunity to drink beer in the sun, I can
> make it across for 6:30-ish.
yay!
cu at 6.30
;D
--
Darren Beale - Acksys Ltd
http://www.acksys.co.uk...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google experts
date posted 26th June 2003 15:32
Paul J White wrote:
> Just downloaded the Beta of Google's new toolbar and am faced with this
> option:
> "Fix PageRank through proxies (experimental)"
>
> Could one of you Google experts enlighten m...
Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 15:31
On Thursday 26 Jun 2003 10:49 am, you wrote:
> On one of their machines, I've left a couple of pings running, using
What are these machines?
I had a hell of a problem with someone's cable connectio...
Re: FN-FORUM: Free Prize Draw / Competitions
date posted 26th June 2003 15:23
Thanks Matt, very useful info -cheers.
> The DMA and CAP have guidelines which should be adhered to.
> www.cap.org.uk and www.dma.org.uk
***
Thanks also to all for holiday booking suggestions last w...
RE: FN-FORUM: London Meet-up 26th - Old Thameside directions
date posted 26th June 2003 15:21
Never one to turn down an opportunity to drink beer in the sun, I can
make it across for 6:30-ish.
Karl
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Sen...
Re: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 15:21
On Wednesday 25 Jun 2003 10:34 pm, you wrote:
> Security by obscurity... very bad thing to rely on and in the context o=
f
To rely on, yes, but as an extra layer, not a bad thing at all.
It was one...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT Laptop recommendations?
date posted 26th June 2003 15:18
On Wednesday 25 Jun 2003 9:48 pm, you wrote:
> As it happens almost everyone has suddenly start rolling out entry leve=
l
> models at about that sort of price that should be adequate.
This is cos al...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 14:59
>Oh and for my trouble would I like a thermal picnic bag, a juicer or a
Thermos flask as compensation.
So which is the best value of the above?
I DO want a juicer - as I've decided my teeth are being...
FN-FORUM: Google experts
date posted 26th June 2003 14:59
Just downloaded the Beta of Google's new toolbar and am faced with this
option:
"Fix PageRank through proxies (experimental)"
Could one of you Google experts enlighten me? All told, it looks like a
u...
RE: FN-FORUM: mobile
date posted 26th June 2003 14:56
Also if you don't mind getting an oldish handset and don't need any of =
the newer fanged stuff like GPRS and blutooth then look for 'classic' =
handsets which can be cheap as chips.
Suggestions incl...
RE: FN-FORUM: mobile
date posted 26th June 2003 14:49
This is the cheapest place I can find:
https://www.securephonesales.co.uk/
I bought an SPV on there for ?9.99 when it first came out, and sold my old
8210 on Ebay for ?60. Making ?50!
**********...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 14:47
lol this has just happened to me as well.
free juicer coming tomorrow.
free fridge staying in the car.
ROFL indeed :)
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RE: FN-FORUM: Digital downloads
date posted 26th June 2003 14:45
I do work for a lot of small business financial companies that ask for the
same type of security on their brochures/magazines/financial info.
When I worked on IFG (www.investing-for-growth.com) the so...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 14:42
This gets better and better. Just got my call from Viking. The problem
he said only occurred in a very small percentage of transformers. He
said the fault was evident pretty quickly after it was plugg...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Meet-up 26th - Old Thameside directions
date posted 26th June 2003 14:40
I've just found out that I need to collect my phone from repair before
6pm tonight on oxford street so I'll probably be at the pub early. So
rather than being a billy no mates is there anyone else g...
Re: FN-FORUM: mobile
date posted 26th June 2003 14:40
> Other options include buying from eBay or purchasing from abroad.
>
...and sell your old handset while you're on. Ema got nearly £50 for her old
3310 recently, so upgrading can work outvery cheap!...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 14:38
> I just talked to one of my tech/engineer chums about this and he said
> that a transformer for a device like a fridge will produce a
> considerable amount of heat. He reckons it'll be perfectly safe...
RE: FN-FORUM: mobile
date posted 26th June 2003 14:35
My point is that if you only look at sim free deals as a way of
procuring a phone then you will pay more than you could/should for the
same handset if procured through another means.
One of the more...
RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 14:35
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Assursys wrote:
> Yup, that's it. Though to implement the sort of policy that David is talking
> about, you'd actually do something like:
>
Allow ICMP T3/C4:
> ipchains -I inp...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 14:31
I just talked to one of my tech/engineer chums about this and he said
that a transformer for a device like a fridge will produce a
considerable amount of heat. He reckons it'll be perfectly safe as lo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Scottish site - solved
date posted 26th June 2003 14:31
> A browser testing site:
> http://www.gemal.dk/browserspy/
> (some scary tests on there - especially the one that counted and opened
> all my CD drives!)
>
That is *very* wierd. Useful site though To...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 14:23
>Just put the power supply in the fridge for gawdsake! ;)
Naaaah! That would defeat the purpose of the fridge! There'd be no
room for the beer and ale!!! Besides, if a fire should occur, beer/ale...
Re: FN-FORUM: WinXP install
date posted 26th June 2003 14:19
Instead of registering his dodgy copy through xp over his connection he can
call customer services and give them the registration key of his new copy.
That way you don't have to re-install xp windows,...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 14:12
>Just put the power supply in the fridge for gawdsake! ;)
ROFL
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk
Business Systems, Database & Internet Applications Design & Development.
Microsoft Access, SQL Server, ASP...
RE: FN-FORUM: quick page check please
date posted 26th June 2003 14:11
2 years! That's a long development timeline!
HTH
Michael Beckett
Denial Design
http://www.denialdesign.com
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RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 14:09
> you'd actually do something like
> ipchains -I input -j ...
Please will you explain what that does exactly? Thanks.
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk
Business Systems, Database & Internet Applications D...
Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL Leeds area
date posted 26th June 2003 14:07
> Anyone dealt with Legend in Bradford? Or have any recommendations.
>
I know one experience with them is hardly a recommendation, but yes, one of
our clients hosts with them. Seems fast and reliable,...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL Leeds area
date posted 26th June 2003 14:04
I have (and still do) used them for the last 6 months for PSTN 0845
access, DNS, entry level hosting, POP3 mail.
Generally a pretty reasonable overall service, there not the most
intelligent creature...
RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 14:03
> Educate your users
Yeah, been there, read the book...
Unfortunately the business model concerned means that there is an
unavoidable risk of a keyspy Trojan (or whatever) going in via an
authorised...
RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 14:03
>
http://www.ipcop.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/IPCop/IPCopAddons#How_can_I_bloc
k_my_internal_user
That does indeed tell me how to block a specific IP/port, but it would
be more useful to block everything...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 26th June 2003 13:57
> I'd be grateful for any feedback on www.coolbusinessdirect.com.
>
> It's been done in asp, which I wasn't keen on. For some reason, Google
> doesn't seem to spider many of the pages,
>
Well, it's in...
RE: FN-FORUM: mobile
date posted 26th June 2003 13:57
on the subject of mobiles .......
www.mobiles.co.uk (amongst others I'm sure) are doing the new 3G phones for
free until the end of June (rrp GBP199). Monthly contract is GBP35 including
750 cross n...
RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 13:54
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, James Murphy wrote:
> Quoting David Nye [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> > > ipcop /does/ offer outbound protection to at least some extent
>
> > Where can I find more information on this?...
FN-FORUM: ADSL Leeds area
date posted 26th June 2003 13:52
Anyone dealt with Legend in Bradford? Or have any recommendations.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
DNRC...
Re: FN-FORUM: quick page check please
date posted 26th June 2003 13:52
Thanks Paul, believe it or not this site was intially started two years ago.
But the client opened up another business and put this on hold until
recently...
so the...
Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 13:51
Why not try tracert to see where the problem is?
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
DNRC Minister for Usefu...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 13:48
Lolol...I was so jealous at first that I missed out on the free fridge but I
guess now it is one of those if it sounds to good to be true it must be
thing....~winks~
Kimber
On 6/26/03 11:14 am, "L I...
RE: FN-FORUM: mobile
date posted 26th June 2003 13:45
Quoting Matt Edwards [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Mobileshop.co.uk - you'll pay through the nose for an unlicked/sim free
> handset though.
Also http://www.expansys.com
You *don't* pay through the nose for a...
Re: FN-FORUM: quick page check please
date posted 26th June 2003 13:43
> Work in progress, and client is just getting a page cannot be displayed
> error.
> Although it works fine for me and he could see the site a few weeks ago?
>
> http://www.themobilerevolution.com/
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: quick page check please
date posted 26th June 2003 13:37
Works for me, maybe a dodgy router between him and the host?
Michael Beckett
Denial Design
http://www.denialdesign.com
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RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 13:29
Quoting Ross Hamilton [EMAIL REMOVED]
> 8) Educate your users some more!
>
> Do you notice the theme? :)
Absolutely - on top of this you need to have a WRITTEN policy on internet and
email use by...
FN-FORUM: quick page check please
date posted 26th June 2003 13:24
Work in progress, and client is just getting a page cannot be displayed
error.
Although it works fine for me and he could see the site a few weeks ago?
http://www.themobilerevolution.com/
tia,
Da...
RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 13:23
Quoting David Nye [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > ipcop /does/ offer outbound protection to at least some extent
> Where can I find more information on this?
Assuming that I have a clear understanding of what...
Re: [SPAM] FN-FORUM: U - P - S
date posted 26th June 2003 13:21
Check www.rswww.com where you buy online at wholesale prices - plus good
search facility on the site.
Chris
www.oart.co.uk
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FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 26th June 2003 13:19
I'm a bit of a sleeper on the forum, but I read quite a lot of the posts
with interest.
I'd be grateful for any feedback on www.coolbusinessdirect.com.
It's been done in asp, which I wasn't keen on....
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 13:16
Ross
On Ping, make sure the ISP allows this and doesn't have some sort of block
on repeated Ping packets.
When we get connection faults I use tracert a couple of times and see where
and if it's fa...
RE: FN-FORUM: mobile
date posted 26th June 2003 13:11
Mobileshop.co.uk - you'll pay through the nose for an unlicked/sim free
handset though.
Matt
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Victor Chandler Worldwide
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Re: FN-FORUM: mobile
date posted 26th June 2003 13:00
I bought sony cmd j70 on virgin pay as u go but use my t-mobile sim in the
phone. Apparently is comes as an unlocked phone. It cost me £100 which
included £10 of calls.
Chris
www.oart.co.uk
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FN-FORUM: Help me get back underwater, please.
date posted 26th June 2003 12:54
As it seems everyone on Freelancers.net is far too bloody good, along with
rather a lot of other people, I have decided I need to find a way out of the
'web designer' world before my family starve.
C...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cover Letter Probs...
date posted 26th June 2003 12:50
I chose the expensive root, I created samples of my previous work on my own
web site. Got more calls for work since.
Nicky.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Cover Letter Probs...
date posted 26th June 2003 12:47
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> One question, just to see how different people deal with it: we all
> know how to advertise internet sites, but what if the main thrust of
> your work is intranet sites? How d...
FN-FORUM: Missing ASP Pages
date posted 26th June 2003 12:46
The only error message i get is that the page does not exist. See below...
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I've just built an ecommerce site that works well at home...
RE: FN-FORUM: Digital downloads
date posted 26th June 2003 12:41
Andy
I done a lot of work on this for a client last year (publishing house) and
have implimented one of the solutions we derived into our own
"subscription" site. (www.bestfirm.co.uk/raiweb) where...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL Providers for Ealing - cheap and reliable
date posted 26th June 2003 12:41
Thanks Sam, George and Pete,
will nosey round www.adslguide.org.uk - Ant.
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Re: FN-FORUM: Mysql Free-Text-Search
date posted 26th June 2003 12:27
George Hazlewood wrote:
> mysql> set ft_min_word_length 2
BTW I haven't tested this so YMMV!
George
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Re: FN-FORUM: Mysql Free-Text-Search
date posted 26th June 2003 12:26
> According to the mysql.com manual you need to set the
> "ft_min_word_length" to your desired length...
>
> mysql> set ft_min_word_length 2
>
> See: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Fulltext_Fine-tuning.h...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mysql Free-Text-Search
date posted 26th June 2003 12:20
Dan Norcott wrote:
> I've got mysql free text search working lovely... we got version 4.0.1
> (ish!), and it's running great with 'in boolean mode' - eg.
>
> select * from fish where match(title, bod...
RE: FN-FORUM: Forum Digest Thursday June 26th 2003
date posted 26th June 2003 12:19
I may be wrong here but I think you need to use a file system path to
the database in a connection string like that.
Something like d:\yoursite\database\mydatabase.mdb
Matt
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Senior...
RE: FN-FORUM: Forum Digest Thursday June 26th 2003
date posted 26th June 2003 12:17
Any error messages?
Can the server create the Access ldb file if its trying to?
You sure the path is right?
Try using Server.MapPath ?
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Re: FN-FORUM: Forum Digest Thursday June 26th 2003
date posted 26th June 2003 12:14
I've got one here driving me insane.
I've just built an ecommerce site that works well at home. Then I FTPed the
files to the live site. Voila! The asp pages with a connection to the
database don't s...
Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL Providers for Ealing - cheap and reliable
date posted 26th June 2003 12:09
Anthony Johnston.Antix Software Limited wrote:
> can anyone chuck me a recommendation? TA - Ant
Zen, Eclipse, Wizards, Merula. Nildram, but they're usually a bit
more expensive.
www.adslguide.o...
Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL Providers for Ealing - cheap and reliable
date posted 26th June 2003 12:07
Anthony Johnston.Antix Software Limited wrote:
> can anyone chuck me a recommendation? TA - Ant
Well it's not like they're specific to Ealing but Onetel are fine here,
but not sure about cheap £27...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL Providers for Ealing - cheap and reliable
date posted 26th June 2003 12:02
Any of them will do Ealing, it's all BT you know. However if you want a good
ISP then try Nildram www.nildram.co.uk and also take a good look at
http://www.adslguide.org.uk/
Regards
Sam Morgan...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 12:01
Andy Hutchinson wrote:
> Just felt mine (ooer) and whilst it's hot, it's no hotter than many of
> the other transformers I have dotted around my office. Still I wonder if
> it'd be possible to source...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 11:56
In message [EMAIL REMOVED] L I G H T S U R G
E R Y [EMAIL REMOVED] writes
>Rather than recall the fridges (or power supply) why can't they just
>send us out some fireproof boards to slip under it?...
FN-FORUM: ADSL Providers for Ealing - cheap and reliable
date posted 26th June 2003 11:53
can anyone chuck me a recommendation? TA - Ant
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Antix Software Limited
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RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 11:43
Rather than recall the fridges (or power supply) why can't they just send us
out some fireproof boards to slip under it?
Or provide us with shrubberies to place them in? :))
**********************...
RE: FN-FORUM: Windows 2000 Network
date posted 26th June 2003 11:40
> Is it=20
> possible to change a user profile from being a member of a=20
> domain to a work group without loosing the user account?
If it is Windows 95 to Me, then all you do is take the computer o...
Re: FN-FORUM: Windows 2000 Network
date posted 26th June 2003 11:36
Paul Summers wrote:
> I've got a windows 2000 network server running active directory and
> various workstations (All XP / 2000) connecting to the domain
> controller...
> The whole system will be...
RE: FN-FORUM: Cover Letter Probs...
date posted 26th June 2003 11:32
One question, just to see how different people deal with it: we all know how
to advertise internet sites, but what if the main thrust of your work is
intranet sites? How do y'all go about advertising...
Re: FN-FORUM: Digital downloads
date posted 26th June 2003 11:32
Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> Client wants to produce business reports that he makes available for his
> clients to download (at a price).
> Is there a solution that will let his clients view a r...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 11:31
Just felt mine (ooer) and whilst it's hot, it's no hotter than many of
the other transformers I have dotted around my office. Still I wonder if
it'd be possible to source an alternative from somewhere...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 11:27
Now, come on, which is more important? Your home, life and loved ones or my
new lovely shiny FREE fridge?
My preccccious...
::ahem::
charlie. [sucker for free shiny things]
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RE: FN-FORUM: Cover Letter Probs...
date posted 26th June 2003 11:11
Hi John,
I personally wouldn't say "I am aware that as I am not a graduate"
Why would you want to list reasons why you may not be suitable as an
employee. I'd also leave out the bit about being paid...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 11:09
> >A cunning plan indeed! I haven't had the call, but they're not getting it
> >back...
>
> BBC NEWS LATEST: "Freelancer found alive but unable to let go of a
> mini-fridge in office fire"
>
*lol* act...
FN-FORUM: Windows 2000 Network
date posted 26th June 2003 11:08
One for anyone good with Win2000 Networks... Sory if this is really
straight forward stuff...
I've got a windows 2000 network server running active directory and
various workstations (All XP / 2000)...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Meet-up 26th - Old Thameside directions
date posted 26th June 2003 11:05
> Close enough - I think it's about 15 pixels to the right of the arrow
> (if it's possible to give directions in pixels).
It's 28 pixels west and 6 pixels north. I've got a pixel
ruler!
anything...
RE: FN-FORUM: Free Prize Draw / Competitions
date posted 26th June 2003 11:04
Hi Hugh,
The DMA and CAP have guidelines which should be adhered to.
www.cap.org.uk and www.dma.org.uk
The most important facet of the code (IMHO) is that you can't make
people pay for entry as this...
Re: FN-FORUM: internet connection abroad
date posted 26th June 2003 11:03
Cheers Rus, that'll do nicely!
Best Regards
D Thomas
Tel: 0870 162 0723
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http://www.thomas-design.co.uk
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RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 11:03
> Me, I'm keeping everything until I see a second fridge turn up on my
> doorstep. Then I have one for the car, one for the office.
>A cunning plan indeed! I haven't had the call, but they're not ge...
FN-FORUM: Digital downloads
date posted 26th June 2003 11:00
Hi,
does anybody know of a solution to this problem.
Client wants to produce business reports that he makes available for his
clients to download (at a price).
Is there a solution that will let hi...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Meet-up 26th - Old Thameside directions
date posted 26th June 2003 10:59
> http://tinyurl.com/fb2q
>
> Does this actually point to the right place?
>
> Last time I used http://www.beerintheevening.com the map reference sent
> me off on a wild goose chase!
No, not exactl...
RE: FN-FORUM: internet connection abroad
date posted 26th June 2003 10:59
Andrew
Mine seems to get them on a bit of paper she gets every week with some
money from a strange thing called a "full time job". I'm not sure what that
is, but I know she's out all day while I'm...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:57
> Would you really notice a ping every couple of seconds?
Depends how their monitoring is setup. In these days of DDoS attacks
they may well do so.
Matt
---
Matt Edwards
Senior Designer
Victor Cha...
RE: FN-FORUM: Scottish site - solved
date posted 26th June 2003 10:56
The site has a language sniffer - my IE6.0 had no languages specified,
(tools:options:languages) so it sent me a blank page (how crap!)
A browser testing site:
http://www.gemal.dk/browserspy/
in cas...
RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 10:55
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Ross Hamilton wrote:
> Alex B wrote:
> > As I mentioned in my later email, outbound policies are used to
> > implement security policies relating to internal hosts (i.e. the
> >...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:52
Alan S wrote:
> Who's server/port are you pinging continuously?
I've been trying it out on the ISP's mail/web servers, because I assumed
that they'd be close in a network sense, and so would provide...
Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:51
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Ross Hamilton wrote:
> Hi folks!
>
> I have a client who has just installed a (512Mbps?) ADSL connection to their
> office. When you leave a ping running on one of their machin...
RE: FN-FORUM: Scottish site
date posted 26th June 2003 10:50
working fine here . . . but then it's only jist doon the road frae me
Andrew
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Web Design & Hosting - Print Design - Graphics - Multimedia
South Lana...
FN-FORUM: Mysql Free-Text-Search
date posted 26th June 2003 10:49
Hi all
I've got mysql free text search working lovely... we got version 4.0.1
(ish!), and it's running great with 'in boolean mode' - eg.
select * from fish where match(title, body) against ('sturge...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:48
> to various hosts then =3D there is a problem somewhere. Either=20
> at the ISP or with your equipment, which =3D I assume is owned=20
> by the ISP.
Not always. Try Pining www.freeserve.co.uk and y...
Re: FN-FORUM: Scottish site
date posted 26th June 2003 10:44
works for me w2k ie 5.5
Carrie
> I'm having a problem viewing this site:
>
> http://www.ambaile.org.uk
>
> In MSIE version 6.0 SP1
>
> it's been suggested that it might be my IE6.0 installation at fa...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 10:43
> Me, I'm keeping everything until I see a second fridge turn up on my
> doorstep. Then I have one for the car, one for the office.
>
A cunning plan indeed! I haven't had the call, but they're not get...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:42
Ross,
Who's server/port are you pinging continuously?
If I saw this on one of ours or our clients servers from anyone not
involved in support/commissioning/testing I'd block ping packets and start...
Re: FN-FORUM: Scottish site
date posted 26th June 2003 10:40
> it's been suggested that it might be my IE6.0 installation at fault - I
> can see the site in Netscape and Opera but all I get in IE6.0 is a blank
> page after being redirected to:
>
> http://www.a...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:37
AM wrote:
> should have made that clearer how are you keeping a ping running 'on
> one of their machines'? It may just time out, whilst the connection
> is fine.
I don't understand the question?
On...
RE: FN-FORUM: internet connection abroad
date posted 26th June 2003 10:34
all I know it's a word my wife keeps mentioning but I don't know where you
get one.....
Andrew
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Web Design & Hosting - Print Design - Graphics - Mul...
FN-FORUM: Scottish site
date posted 26th June 2003 10:34
Hi
I'm having a problem viewing this site:
http://www.ambaile.org.uk
In MSIE version 6.0 SP1
it's been suggested that it might be my IE6.0 installation at fault - I
can see the site in Netscape an...
Re: FN-FORUM: internet connection abroad
date posted 26th June 2003 10:32
I've checked with Viking Direct and no mention of a free "hol" there...
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RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 10:29
The guy specifically told me it was the power supply pack overheating,
"melting" and then fires. I did notice last night that the PS gets
astonishingly hot compared to others I have.
He said that th...
Re: FN-FORUM: Netgear FA311 drivers for Linux
date posted 26th June 2003 10:27
Morning Nick,
> Can't you just ssh into the machine?
yes I can just ssh in I have got apache running on 80 and 443 ( with a test
certificate)
connecting to them works fine over http and https, the...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:26
should have made that clearer how are you keeping a ping running 'on one of
their machines'? It may just time out, whilst the connection is fine.
Andrew
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL RE...
Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:26
Business A2Z wrote:
> how do you keep a ping running?
From Windows boxes, start a command prompt (DOS box) and type:
ping -t
There are other options:
ping /?
will show them to you. As ind...
RE: FN-FORUM: internet connection abroad
date posted 26th June 2003 10:25
Andrew
I seem to recall "Hols" had something to do with a device that allowed you
to be out of the office/study and not have to answer stupid questions from
clients for a while.
The last one I rem...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:23
> how do you keep a ping running?
I thought you knew everything sarcastic boy?
ping ip.address -t
G...
RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 10:20
Alex B wrote:
> As I mentioned in my later email, outbound policies are used to
> implement security policies relating to internal hosts (i.e. the
> employees' machines); that is, preventing them from...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 10:19
Hmmm... no call from Viking here. Is this something in the fridge itself
or the big transformer pack thing?
Hutch
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Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:19
ping -t IP
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Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
> how do you k...
RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 10:17
Basically I think you will want to be looking into iptables/ipchains so =
you
can manually configured outbound policies.
Check this RedHat page which shows and outbound policy being added:
http://www...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:16
how do you keep a ping running?
Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM: internet connection abroad
date posted 26th June 2003 10:13
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Thomas Design wrote:
> Hi all, going on hols this sunday and looking for an isp i can connect to
> from Cyprus with my laptop, anyone know a local rate isp i could use from
> the...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:12
Sounds like you should complain. Try taking a variety of ping's and
traceroute's to different hosts and send them the results, if your =
getting
ping timeouts and timeouts in your traceroutes to var...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 10:12
On 6/26/2003 9:49 AM, Derek Almond wrote:
> Has any one else had a call from viking about the power supply in the
> fridges - or is (as I very much suspect) one of my mates winding me up?
>
Got a ca...
RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 10:11
> ipcop /does/ offer outbound protection to at least some extent
Where can I find more information on this?
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk
Business Systems, Database & Internet Applications Design & De...
FN-FORUM: ADSL poor performance?
date posted 26th June 2003 10:10
Hi folks!
I have a client who has just installed a (512Mbps?) ADSL connection to their
office. When you leave a ping running on one of their machines, you get
"request timed out" about one time in 1...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 10:05
Hey,
Just had a call from a nice chap at Viking about the fridge. Apparently the
power supply has been recalled as it has been responsible for starting
fires.
They recommend disposing of the product...
RE: FN-FORUM: internet connection abroad
date posted 26th June 2003 10:00
eh? what is this word hols?
Andrew
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Web Design & Hosting - Print Design - Graphics - Multimedia
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
tel: 01899 220 300
mob:...
FN-FORUM: internet connection abroad
date posted 26th June 2003 09:56
Hi all, going on hols this sunday and looking for an isp i can connect to
from Cyprus with my laptop, anyone know a local rate isp i could use from
there?
Best Regards
D Thomas
Tel: 0870 162 0723
[...
RE: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 09:55
I've just been called by Viking and they've told me not to use it,
they're gonna send a replacement.
Chris
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RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 09:55
Quoting David Nye [EMAIL REMOVED]
> So if smoothwall/ipcop offer no outbound protection, does that mean they
> offer no protection against Trojans?
ipcop /does/ offer outbound protection to at least...
Re: FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 09:45
hi,
not had a call from viking here. fridge sat in the lounge attached to power
supply for all day Monday and Tuesday, and sat in boot of the car attached
to the spare ciggy lighter all day yesterday...
Re: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 09:42
Ahem, I've taken the dress off now...
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FN-FORUM: Fridge thing... (POSSIBLY IMPORTANT)
date posted 26th June 2003 09:37
Has any one else had a call from viking about the power supply in the
fridges - or is (as I very much suspect) one of my mates winding me up?
dec...
RE: FN-FORUM: Netgear FA311 drivers for Linux
date posted 26th June 2003 09:34
Carrie:
> > 'netstat -al' .
> (snipped)
I notice you've got both port 80 (which I suppose is what 'www-http' is) and
port 443 (https) open. What does connecting to either of those do?
> So the fire...
FN-FORUM: Reminder: Reading meet tonight
date posted 26th June 2003 09:25
What? Drinking beer with good company
When? 7.30/8 ish
Where? http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/show.shtml/2063/
Why? Because we can
What shall I bring? An orielly book so we know who's who :)...
RE: FN-FORUM: London Meet-up 26th - Old Thameside directions
date posted 26th June 2003 09:20
Close enough - I think it's about 15 pixels to the right of the arrow
(if it's possible to give directions in pixels).
Karl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] On...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Meet-up 26th - Old Thameside directions
date posted 26th June 2003 09:13
http://tinyurl.com/fb2q
Does this actually point to the right place?
Last time I used http://www.beerintheevening.com the map reference sent
me off on a wild goose chase!
cu tonight
;D
--
Darre...
RE: FN-FORUM: Firewall's ... again
date posted 26th June 2003 09:10
So if smoothwall/ipcop offer no outbound protection, does that mean they
offer no protection against Trojans?
Is there a good summary somewhere listing exactly what each solution
protects against?
D...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT: Insulation blocks (attic conversions revisited)
date posted 26th June 2003 09:10
> news:uk.d-i-y
Thanks Dom for that - very very useful DIY resource.
> http://www.celotex.co.uk/
Thanks Tony, and others.
I have ordered from http://www.secondsandco.co.uk/ (either Celotex or
simi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Need Javascript / DHTML book suggestions please
date posted 26th June 2003 09:04
o'reilley - the definative reference by Danny Goodman- Pam
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FN-FORUM: Need Javascript / DHTML book suggestions please
date posted 26th June 2003 08:59
Its about time that I started learning up on javascript / DHTML and after a
quick look on Amazon have come up with a couple of possible books.
O'Reilly JavaScript and DHTML Cookbook (maybe with Casc...
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