Freelancers Forum Messages on Thursday November 27th 2003
Re: FN-FORUM: Pure ASP (or .NET) upload
date posted 27th November 2003 23:49
Matt Burns wrote:
> The script seems to fall over when it's trying to parse the multipart
> form back into a single binary file, and the write fails, although the
> ASP error messages are, as ever,...
RE: FN-FORUM: Nigerian Bank Website
date posted 27th November 2003 23:35
Hi,
Here is a hidden TAR of the *entire* site...
http://cipradexbank.com/cipradex-site.tar
Let's nail the bastards!!
Best regards,
Noah
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Re: FN-FORUM: Pure ASP (or .NET) upload
date posted 27th November 2003 23:20
Paul Cooper wrote:
> As Andy mentioned there are issues because with asp you need to use
the FSO. If you've got it working locally maybe you need to ask your
host for write permissions to a speci...
Re: FN-FORUM: Pure ASP (or .NET) upload
date posted 27th November 2003 23:18
Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> The biggest problem with the ASP "code only" uploads is that they make
> use of the file system object and on many servers that component has
> been locked down to not...
Re: FN-FORUM: Pure ASP (or .NET) upload
date posted 27th November 2003 22:53
As Andy mentioned there are issues because with asp you need to use the FSO.
If you've got it working locally maybe you need to ask your host for write
permissions to a specific folder??? I'll ma...
Re: FN-FORUM: LWP::Simple
date posted 27th November 2003 22:50
I can't compile it.
I can't find it on CPAN either.
:(
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To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 9:32 PM
Subject: Re:...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 22:28
On Thursday 27 Nov 2003 12:31 pm, Dave Grey wrote:
> What methods do you use for checking an addresss is valid? Am looking a=
t
> adding a standard "enter email to join maining list" so its less like...
Re: FN-FORUM: php question
date posted 27th November 2003 22:26
OOPS - It was a bit of a stupid question. I hadn't thought of echoing
JavaScript though - I must remember that for another time - Thanks Pam
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Re: FN-FORUM: Pure ASP (or .NET) upload
date posted 27th November 2003 22:19
Paul Cooper wrote:
>
> I can mail you files I've used offlist but I'm fairly certain I based it
> on a 4 guys tutorial which would probably be more helpful.
> hth
Anything would be useful right now...
RE: FN-FORUM: Pure ASP (or .NET) upload
date posted 27th November 2003 22:19
The biggest problem with the ASP "code only" uploads is that they make
use of the file system object and on many servers that component has
been locked down to not allow various functions so you're a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Nigerian Bank Website
date posted 27th November 2003 22:09
This is a site you might want to look at.. not only is it relevant but=20=
it's the UGLIEST web site I've seen in a long time (at least on Safari=20=
in OSX 10.2 it looks like shit)
http://www.nige...
Re: FN-FORUM: Perl Script Wanted...
date posted 27th November 2003 22:07
On Thursday 27 Nov 2003 12:15 pm, Julian Templeman wrote:
> Anyone know where I could get a simple Perl script... one that I can
> run under cron in order to clear out the contents of a POP3 mailbox
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 22:06
Yeah unfortunately until the whole country is wired up fibreoptically
(yeah right), we are all still going to have to keep our eyes on the
file sizes. Bummer for Flash geeks like me :(
On Thursday,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Nigerian Bank Website
date posted 27th November 2003 22:02
On Thursday 27 Nov 2003 3:43 pm, Jim Elliott wrote:
> Thee is a special police unit for Nigerian scams and I know someone in =
it.
> If someone would forward me the email I will set it to them.
If yo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Pure ASP (or .NET) upload
date posted 27th November 2003 22:01
I can mail you files I've used offlist but I'm fairly certain I based it on
a 4 guys tutorial which would probably be more helpful.
hth
Paul
Paul Cooper
Internet Developer
Intex Design
http://www....
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 27th November 2003 21:57
Thanks Tam, all feedback is good even negative! I have some changes to
make and all your points are excellent I appreciate you taking the time.
Thanks,
Paul.
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RE: FN-FORUM: free/cheap hosted stock graphs
date posted 27th November 2003 21:51
danny kiernan:
> There are some really good xml feeds around, which are usually free, or
> quite cheap - all you would have to do is build the javascript into your
> site to manipulate cell sizes an...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 21:49
On 27 Nov 2003, at 16:20, Daniel Robinson wrote:
> Broadband uptake isn't as prevalent as people seem to think.
Got a mate in a senior position at one the largest ISPs in the country.
Over 90% of...
FN-FORUM: PHP Spell checkers
date posted 27th November 2003 21:38
OOPS. Ignore my last partly formed mail. It's 9.30pm after all.
Anyway... I've been asked to find a decent PHP only spell checker - ie. one
that doesn't use javascript. I've had a google about, an...
Re: FN-FORUM: free/cheap hosted stock graphs
date posted 27th November 2003 21:36
On 27 Nov 2003, at 20:46, danny kiernan wrote:
>
> Hi There,
>
> There are some really good xml feeds around, which are usually free,
> or quite cheap - all you would have to do is build the javasc...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT B&B Rochester / Kent
date posted 27th November 2003 21:35
Hi All
Has anyone had experience
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From: "Bob Gentle" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM: OT B&B Rochester / K...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 27th November 2003 21:33
Hiya,
The top graphics are horribly pixelly jpgs.
From your frontpage I thought you were selling computer monitors.
Theres quite abit of distracting movement, though only on the first page
so I c...
FN-FORUM: OT B&B Rochester / Kent
date posted 27th November 2003 21:27
A bit OT I know but I've seen much odder :o)
My wife is going on a course in Rochester, Kent. She needs a B&B as close
to Neptune Way, Rochester ME2 4NZ as possible because she has to walk there
a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Linux Security - phpBB warning - chkrootkit
date posted 27th November 2003 21:24
Quoting Alex McLintock [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I know a pretty clued up guy in London who refuses to put PHP on his boxes
> *at all* because he thinks it is a security risk.
Does he refuse to install Per...
Re: FN-FORUM: LWP::Simple
date posted 27th November 2003 21:19
*chucks a few breadcrumbs out into the maze*
no worries, wrong person :)
cheers danny
>*looks lost*
>
>I do? whose Graham Morgan??
>
>danny kiernan wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>To Craig Tinson
>>Aha figured...
Re: FN-FORUM: Pure ASP (or .NET) upload
date posted 27th November 2003 21:17
You can upload pretty much any size file as long as the .NET security
account has the correct acces to the directory, you want to upload too.
Danny
>
>Does anyone have, or know about, a free ASP...
Re: FN-FORUM: LWP::Simple
date posted 27th November 2003 21:17
*looks lost*
I do? whose Graham Morgan??
danny kiernan wrote:
>
>
> To Craig Tinson
> Aha figured it out, you know graham morgan - so do I :), that's where
> the name is familiar
>
> Regards
>
> D...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 21:14
Yup.. am from Leeds but spent 3 years in London (employed then contract
work)
Not to worry.. just sounded familiar.. might thinking of another
Kiernan.. lol
Cheers
Craig
danny kiernan wrote:...
Re: FN-FORUM: LWP::Simple
date posted 27th November 2003 21:10
To Craig Tinson
Aha figured it out, you know graham morgan - so do I :), that's where the
name is familiar
Regards
Danny
>
>
>tried cpan?
>
>
>
>carrie wrote:
>
>>On Thursday 27 November 2003 9:14...
FN-FORUM: Pure ASP (or .NET) upload
date posted 27th November 2003 21:10
Does anyone have, or know about, a free ASP or ASP.NET-only upload
script that can handle files up to about 500k?
The server doesn't have, and can't have, any upload components installed.
Any help...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 21:08
Reply again to last one,
still don't know, mind you your name is familiar too craig - don't know
why.
Did you ever do any work down south?
Danny
>
>Danny
>
>just out of curiosity.. your name sou...
Re: FN-FORUM: LWP::Simple
date posted 27th November 2003 21:06
tried cpan?
carrie wrote:
>On Thursday 27 November 2003 9:14 pm, you wrote:
>
>
>>Probably a longshot but you never known here.
>>
>>Does anybody know were I can dld the binaries for
>>the perl...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 21:05
Hiya Craig
Maybe you are remembering my tennis prowess - that isn't me honest :)
Same name - danny kiernan, but not me
I've never done any work for dresdner unless it was a subcontract,maybe it's...
Re: FN-FORUM: Linux Security - phpBB warning - chkrootkit
date posted 27th November 2003 21:03
>
> But then he is the sort of guy who will also recommend FreeBSD over Linux
> because it is more secure.
>
> Alex
And I'm the sort of guy that will recommend OpenBSD over FreeBSD as its
more secure...
Re: FN-FORUM: LWP::Simple
date posted 27th November 2003 21:02
On Thursday 27 November 2003 9:14 pm, you wrote:
> Probably a longshot but you never known here.
>
> Does anybody know were I can dld the binaries for
> the perl mod LWP::Simple part of libwww-perl....
Re: FN-FORUM: Linux Security - phpBB warning - chkrootkit
date posted 27th November 2003 20:59
At 20:04 27/11/03, George wrote:
>So I just started chatting to an old colleague on IM and it turns out that
>all their Linux servers have been compromised, the original hack happened
>in March. Yi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 20:57
Danny
just out of curiosity.. your name sounds familiar.. did you by any
chance do some contract work for Dresdner a few years ago? or is my
memory just crap? lol
Cheers
Craig
danny kiernan wr...
FN-FORUM: LWP::Simple
date posted 27th November 2003 20:48
Probably a longshot but you never known here.
Does anybody know were I can dld the binaries for
the perl mod LWP::Simple part of libwww-perl.
For a windows install.
Can't seem to find it anywhere a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 20:39
Have you been through the testing process?
If I was you - I would try the following steps to ascertain the root of the
problem:
1) Try uploading a image from your own PC.
If this is fine then the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Domain Transfers
date posted 27th November 2003 20:31
on 26/11/03 10:08 am, Hugh F at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I have used Company B with no problems at all,
> so there is no way I'd ever transfer to company D!
Right on!
Thanks to everyone for thei...
Re: FN-FORUM: free/cheap hosted stock graphs
date posted 27th November 2003 20:21
Hi There,
There are some really good xml feeds around, which are usually free, or
quite cheap - all you would have to do is build the javascript into your
site to manipulate cell sizes and colours...
FN-FORUM: ebay websites for sales?
date posted 27th November 2003 19:57
Has anyone had any success selling ready made websites on ebay and or just
domain names?
Andrew...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 19:47
this site goes some way to explaining some of the inconsistencies:
http://www.thenoodleincident.com/
hth
luke
On 27 Nov 2003, at 17:47, David Eckersall wrote:
>
> well it does validate correctly,...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 19:41
check out the link to the mac css compatibilty chart i posted.
i never said IE on the mac was perfect - just better than 5.5 on the PC!
hopefully when v.6 is out on Mac there should be even less
co...
FN-FORUM: Linux Security - phpBB warning - chkrootkit
date posted 27th November 2003 19:39
Hi all,
So I just started chatting to an old colleague on IM and it turns out
that all their Linux servers have been compromised, the original hack
happened in March. Yikes! And it turns out they...
FN-FORUM: Photoshop Video/TV screen plug in
date posted 27th November 2003 19:27
Has anyone got the Photoshop Video/TV screen plug in (the one that gives you lines across line an old TV screen) for a Mac? I seem to have misplaced mine, oops!...
RE: FN-FORUM: (OT) KAI Adaptor / Innovator test.
date posted 27th November 2003 19:12
This is the web site for the guy who came up with this test.
http://www.kaicentre.com/
As with all these types of test beware of cultural bias. If you are not from
the culture that they have designe...
Re: FN-FORUM: (OT) KAI Adaptor / Innovator test.
date posted 27th November 2003 18:40
i've read about that before - but never took the test - i think i did
something similar in a business / creativity seminar some years back...
teaching us all to be good little employees and learn...
Re: FN-FORUM: php question
date posted 27th November 2003 18:22
On 27 Nov 2003, Matt Burns wrote:
> > echo 'alert(".addslashes($my_alert).")'."\n";
> > // addslashes() added to escape quotes
>
> Now, really! Sheesh, where do you get the staff?
> echo 'alert("'.a...
Re: FN-FORUM: free/cheap hosted stock graphs
date posted 27th November 2003 18:17
> Unless someone can prove me wrong I'd be surprised if this information
> was given away free (without gratuitous advertising as you say jamie).
I did find a source of 10 second delayed (!!!) data...
Re: FN-FORUM: php question
date posted 27th November 2003 18:12
Matt Burns wrote:
> echo 'alert(".addslashes($my_alert).")'."\n";
> // addslashes() added to escape quotes
Now, really! Sheesh, where do you get the staff?
echo 'alert("'.addslashes($my_alert).'")...
Re: FN-FORUM: free/cheap hosted stock graphs
date posted 27th November 2003 18:00
Having built the IR (Investor Relations) part of an ex-companies website
in the past I know that all stock trading (FTSE, AIM etc.) information
is copyright the LSE (London Stock Exchange). There a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 17:59
On 27/11/2003 at 12:46 James wrote:
>Objective 2000 wrote:
>
>>Umm it hasn't changed materially since the beta release and as its their
>service they write their rules. I'm all for cynicism :-), but...
RE: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 17:28
it's not just a rural issue - much of london and other cities can't get
broadband because "the line length is too far from the exchange" whatever
the hell that means!
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From:...
FN-FORUM: UPS recommendations
date posted 27th November 2003 17:28
The reliability of my electricity supply has deteriorated recently, so I
have decided to buy a 800VA UPS. The APC BR800I looks good at around GBP
125 + VAT, but I cannot find any in stock. The Belkin...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 17:21
well it does validate correctly, it looks spot on in moz, IE6, opera 5
and now degrades gracefully in NN4 on the PC, it also looks fine on
safari on the mac.
so, tell me again about IE on the mac b...
RE: FN-FORUM: RE: css question
date posted 27th November 2003 17:09
Susan:
> I hope someone could point me in the right direction
> I have a div with a border, inside this div there is a pic, now I ie
> everything is fine and the div stretches to enclose the pic, in m...
Re: FN-FORUM: php question
date posted 27th November 2003 17:09
PAMELA WHITTAKER wrote:
> Is there an equivalent to msgbox() in PHP - I can't find one - Thanks - Pam
Do you mean for the web? If so, then you're going to have to use a
client side language (e.g....
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 17:07
..or even one that actually works properly (ignore previous attempt -
my bad)
[EMAIL REMOVED]...
RE: FN-FORUM: php question
date posted 27th November 2003 17:05
Pam:
> Is there an equivalent to msgbox() in PHP - I can't find one -
No, because it's a server-side language. Popping up a messagebox on the
server wouldn't be too informative.
- Nick Grimshaw
{ i...
Re: FN-FORUM: php question
date posted 27th November 2003 17:03
> Is there an equivalent to msgbox() in PHP - I can't find one - Thanks -
Pam
Is there an equivalent to msgbox() in any server-side scripting language ?
You could use echo() or print() to display s...
FN-FORUM: php question
date posted 27th November 2003 16:59
Is there an equivalent to msgbox() in PHP - I can't find one - Thanks - Pam...
FN-FORUM: free/cheap hosted stock graphs
date posted 27th November 2003 16:49
hi,
i could have sworn that it used to be possible to (legally) get hosted
stock chart graph things from places like cbsmarketwatch for free/cheap.
so that i could,
for example, have a little graph w...
FN-FORUM: (OT) KAI Adaptor / Innovator test.
date posted 27th November 2003 16:48
Has anyone ever heard of the KAI adaptor innovator test? Have any of you
taken it, and what were your scores?
Dan...
RE: FN-FORUM: Nigerian Bank Website
date posted 27th November 2003 16:25
i bet that is a cool job. are they hiring? can you forward me an application
form. ;-)
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Elliott
Sent: 27 November 2003 15...
Re: FN-FORUM: ivr to web solutions?
date posted 27th November 2003 16:25
have a chat to informe, i dealt with a lad called ed hobson there when i
was briefly involved in the murky world of ivr!
http://www.informe.co.uk/
Jamie Wilson wrote:
>
> does anyone have experie...
RE: Re: FN-FORUM: RE: css question
date posted 27th November 2003 16:23
This is the code:
div.product {width: 610px; border:solid 1px #C5AB44; margin-top:10px;
padding:10px}
img {border:solid 1px #C5AB44; float:left;}
Img is about 150 in width,
And then if the img is i...
Re: FN-FORUM: RE: css question
date posted 27th November 2003 16:20
which version of IE are you using?
sounds like the differences in how browsers view padding / margin /
width of DIVs...
check this article out for more advice:
http://www.tantek.com/CSS/Examples/b...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 16:10
> > [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > $row['client_email_address'])
> I'm no R/E expert but that seems a ropey pattern eg
Ooops. They turn my head inside out to be honest - have bagged your example,
although to...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 16:09
I guess it depends what it is. If a flash intro on a website takes more than
5-8 seconds to load I'll skip it or just not bother (19 times out of 20 they
are about as useful as chocolate teapots anywa...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 16:03
Chris Dawson wrote:
> of course it just depends on what the movie is for.
I'm having knipschens about a Flash app that I'm working on that's
weighing in at 65k (for now, I expect it to bloom to abo...
Re: FN-FORUM: RE: css question
date posted 27th November 2003 16:02
Link?
Could be padding, wrong width specified, any number of things....
Susan wrote:
> I hope someone could point me in the right direction
> I have a div with a border, inside this div there is a p...
Re: FN-FORUM: supposed microsoft update spam email
date posted 27th November 2003 16:02
Craig Tinson wrote:
> Anyone recieved this in the last couple of days? (I receieved 3 this
> morning to various account)
It's a well-known virus, spoofing as an MS patch. Mimail, IIRC.
Cheers,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 15:55
Unfortunately we do still live in a 56K world, and 700K is a bit
excessive. Broadband uptake isn't as prevalent as people seem to think.
Also there are 'levels' of broadband, some of which aren't re...
RE: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 15:53
It is eye-candy but as people around me who have seen the development say
it's "nice" but a big gulp is take when I mention the size, it's a animated
menu system where a nice little preloaded is built...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 15:52
??? idiot ..........
On 27 Nov 2003, at 15:29, Paul Cooper wrote:
> let the anger grow......
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 27th November 2003 15:51
Some nasty rough JPEGing at the top of the page, particularly around
the logo, and images not lining up exactly. Functionality good and
solid though.
Dan
On Thursday, November 27, 2003, at 04:10 P...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 15:50
Dave Grey [EMAIL REMOVED] writes:
> Just been looking at how to validate email addresses and found
> http://www.php.net/function.eregi
>
> However there are far too many there, and most of them seem...
FN-FORUM: Site Check Please
date posted 27th November 2003 15:44
Hi fellow freelancers...
Looking for a site check and constructive comments on http://194.130.16.55
(temporary location) some content still being updated - not important,
database driven CMS, dont wo...
FN-FORUM: RE: css question
date posted 27th November 2003 15:37
I hope someone could point me in the right direction
I have a div with a border, inside this div there is a pic, now I ie
everything is fine and the div stretches to enclose the pic, in mozilla
howeve...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 15:25
of course it just depends on what the movie is for.
if it's a five minute animated presentation with voice over and music then
i'd say 700k is pretty good (compared to, say, a quicktime movie running...
RE: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 15:21
some people dont have access to broadband. poor peeps, and peeps who live in
rural areas.
so i guess it all comes down to your market. do you want posh southerners or
real people. ;-)
one of our sit...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 15:19
yep. cool.......
i was thinking a bit about this since posting, and i realised that the
fab new Vodafone GPRS modem card i got for my laptop is a max 56k
anyway... so there's a new technology tha...
Re: FN-FORUM: Nigerian Bank Website
date posted 27th November 2003 15:18
Thee is a special police unit for Nigerian scams and I know someone in it.
If someone would forward me the email I will set it to them.
At 11:16 27/11/2003, you wrote:
> > http://www.swissatlantic...
RE: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 15:18
Yeah i should have put a bit more thought into the subject! ;) But i was
going to give the option of flash or html, or mayb i might make the movie
smaller for modem users.
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Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 15:04
>i could really learn to hate macs!
let the anger grow...fyi on MAC NS7 it looks identical to W2K IE6 but on MAC
IE5.1, as Lindsey pointed out, it's totally f*cked.
hth
paul
Paul Cooper
Internet De...
RE: FN-FORUM: ivr to web solutions?
date posted 27th November 2003 14:56
I can do you a IVR system using a piece of software that runs on Win2k
system with a few ISDN Boards in it.
Can integrate with any ODBC data source etc etc.
I could even host it for you if you new wh...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 14:53
your site looks great in Safari on the Mac - it just dies completely in
IE...
luke
On 27 Nov 2003, at 13:34, David Eckersall wrote:
> could some of the kind CSS jockeys take a look at the layout...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 14:51
Andy Stafford wrote:
> [EMAIL REMOVED]
> $row['client_email_address'])
>
> but as it's robbed from a similar pile of code provided by random
I'm no R/E expert but that seems a ropey pattern eg
-...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 14:49
> whilst we're on the subject, i've been wondering recently about how
> much file sizes matter any more -
>
> what with so much broadband being rolled out these days - how many
> people really still u...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 14:40
here is a good guide to mac css compatibility:
http://macedition.com/cb/resources/abridgedcsssupport.html
hth
luke
On 27 Nov 2003, at 13:34, David Eckersall wrote:
> i could really learn to hate...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 14:27
actually, a lot of the problems are IE 5.5 on the PC.
Internet Explorer and Safari on the Mac are very close to the CSS
standards, and so if you get your page to validate correctly you
shouldn't ha...
FN-FORUM: Perl Adding Results of Function to Existing Hash Table
date posted 27th November 2003 14:23
Hiya guys
Could really use with some Perl help at the moment.
I have a hash data structure like so:
$row->{'dog1'} = "Fido";
$row->{'dog2'} = "Snoopy";
$row->{'dog3'} = "Tin Tin";
$row->{'dog4'} =...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 14:20
David Eckersall wrote:
>
> i could really learn to hate macs!
>
> could you possibly fire me off a screen cap please?
>
http://www.danvine.com/capture/
;)
--
Jonathan Chong
Internet Developer...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 14:14
Bloody baffling, never heard of anything like this. Is it specific to
particular types of file (ie JPEG)? Sounds like a marker length
problem, though what's causing it is anybody's guess
On Thursda...
RE: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 14:11
Me at home. Does not matter as much as it used to but in my village there
is no braod band. Same in rural office where we have isdn.
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Re: FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 14:09
Dave Grey wrote:
> What methods do you use for checking an addresss is valid? Am looking at
> adding a standard "enter email to join maining list" so its less likely to
> be random garbage but just...
RE: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 14:05
one of my main clients puts a "health warning" on any files over 500K
There are still loads of people using modems - something that's really going
to effect the rate at which the internet can develop...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 14:03
Luke Perman wrote:
> whilst we're on the subject, i've been wondering recently about how much
> file sizes matter any more -
>
And here I was opening this mail and seeing the subject thinking it w...
RE: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 13:59
64K ISDN... It matters to me !=20
And don't forget that just because the end-connection is broadband, some
of the routes in between or the hosting servers may only be 128K/256K
Andy
IWD2 LLP
[EMAIL...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 13:54
Is the MAXSIZE in the upload form to small for the size of the file?
Chaz..
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Re: FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 13:52
>I'd make it send a confirmation email that they have to click a link to
>activate the account.
I just had a brainwave and looked for a complete newsletter sending system.
Found a nice free one which...
FN-FORUM: supposed microsoft update spam email
date posted 27th November 2003 13:46
Anyone recieved this in the last couple of days? (I receieved 3 this
morning to various account)
It came with an attachment but it looked suspicious so I looked at the
headers.. even though the "Fr...
FN-FORUM: ivr to web solutions?
date posted 27th November 2003 13:41
does anyone have experiences of integrating ivr solutions to
(essentially) web backends?
what i would like is a hosted ivr solution that would take our recorded
messages and so on, allow a customer...
RE: FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 13:28
Depending on the resources you have, I've used this an validation web
service from Cdyne Systems (www.cdyne.com). I am not 100% sure on the
exact way it works but I think it pretty much asks your mail...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 13:08
i could really learn to hate macs!
could you possibly fire me off a screen cap please?
Lindsey Hill wrote:
>
> David
>
> Its a bit all over the place on a mac. The vertical lines and the
> navigat...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 12:53
whilst we're on the subject, i've been wondering recently about how
much file sizes matter any more -
what with so much broadband being rolled out these days - how many
people really still use 56k...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 12:48
Are they uploading as ascii rather than binary?
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RE: FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 12:47
Can you try and upload it through a web mail account (hotmail etc...) at
least this would rule out the mail account?
Many thanks,
J Sutton
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RE: FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 12:34
How do you mean distorted... ? I could be wrong but it might be a file
extension problem between .jpg & .jpeg, I've had this problem on files
transferred between Macs and PC's
Deborah
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RE: FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 12:29
I'd make it send a confirmation email that they have to click a link to
activate the account.=20
Andy
IWD2 LLP
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=20
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Re: FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 12:27
> What methods do you use for checking an addresss is valid? Am looking at
> adding a standard "enter email to join maining list" so its less likely to
> be random garbage but just need to have it idi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 12:21
Objective 2000 wrote:
>Umm it hasn't changed materially since the beta release and as its their service they write their rules. I'm all for cynicism :-), but Google's history so far is of playing st...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cool tool for PC => Macs
date posted 27th November 2003 12:11
Andy Warwick wrote:
>
>
> Cooler!
Not free
Rick
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FN-FORUM: Bizarre Image Problems
date posted 27th November 2003 12:09
Hi all
I have a client who is having problems with sending and uploading images and
I am stumped by it.
They are running Windows XP and connect using NTL Broadband 600K
Any images, from digital camera...
FN-FORUM: PHP Email validation, how do you do it? (reg exp)
date posted 27th November 2003 12:07
Just been looking at how to validate email addresses and found
http://www.php.net/function.eregi
However there are far too many there, and most of them seem to say the
others dont work and theirs doe...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mikel Ryan.......Earth calling Mikel Ryan.......Come in Please
date posted 27th November 2003 11:57
Cool, no probs.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Perl Script Wanted...
date posted 27th November 2003 11:52
On its way (off list)
Collects my yahoo pop mail and forwards it to me - but can set to delete
if you prefer.
dec
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FN-FORUM: Perl Script Wanted...
date posted 27th November 2003 11:49
Hi all,
Anyone know where I could get a simple Perl script... one that I can
run under cron in order to clear out the contents of a POP3 mailbox
every few days?
I'm not a Perl coder, but it's what m...
RE: FN-FORUM: AWStats
date posted 27th November 2003 11:48
Hi,
yeah, I noticed that. But I've got it running on a scheduled service
so that's taken care of.=20
Andy
IWD2 LLP
[EMAIL REMOVED]
=20
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RE: FN-FORUM: AWStats
date posted 27th November 2003 11:44
One word of warning regarding Awstats. We have it installed for a number of
clients and got complaints from them that it wasn't analysing data for
everyday. When we looked into it, it turned out that...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mikel Ryan.......Earth calling Mikel Ryan.......Come in Please
date posted 27th November 2003 11:41
Just checked my emails and the Freelancers.net archive
for another contact and I can't find any.
If it comes to it I'll hold on until his slot was due to finish
and forward your piece Dan back to Jam...
Re: FN-FORUM: Uploading a mysql dtabase ?
date posted 27th November 2003 11:38
And next week we will build box-girder bridges form matchsticks....
meanwhile
if you are using an ordinary hosting account....
dump the local copy of the database see below, upload that file using...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mikel Ryan.......Earth calling Mikel Ryan.......Come in Please
date posted 27th November 2003 11:29
There is but it just contains a list of participants and some rules for now.
The whole thing is due to finish this weekend.
So I'll be busy putting it together and making the site a little
more subst...
RE: FN-FORUM: dodgy links
date posted 27th November 2003 11:26
> > Nope - that's M$ for you... Smart Tags - appear auromatically
Hehe. Just had a client phone up with someone who'd contacted him,
affected by SmartTags.
The page in question is about a wedding...
RE: FN-FORUM: Uploading a mysql dtabase ?
date posted 27th November 2003 11:21
This is what I did and it worked a treat.
Thanks.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Uploading a mysql dtabase ?
date posted 27th November 2003 11:20
WOW - no way - I've done it.
How cool is that.
Thanks.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Uploading a mysql dtabase ?
date posted 27th November 2003 11:15
This is what I was hoping to avoid. I don't understand a word of that.
I have a unix prompt but am trying to avoid it.
----------->
Hi,
OK easyiest way assuming you have a unix prompt
mysqldump -...
Re: FN-FORUM: Uploading a mysql dtabase ?
date posted 27th November 2003 11:14
There's a nice import / export part of phpmyadmin, where you can export the
whole database (which basically produces a big list of sql statements in
text). You can then save this as a file, or copy a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Uploading a mysql dtabase ?
date posted 27th November 2003 11:09
On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, Bob Gentle wrote:
>
>
> So.. Once again I need help.
>
> I need to know how to upload a mysql dtabase olong with it's data (very
> little) and get it working properly on the serv...
FN-FORUM: Uploading a mysql dtabase ?
date posted 27th November 2003 11:05
So.. Once again I need help.
I need to know how to upload a mysql dtabase olong with it's data (very
little) and get it working properly on the server.
I'd like to do this at the hand of phpmyadmi...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 10:57
looks great to me under linux with mozilla 1.5 - nothing to fault, only
comment really would be maybe have a different hover color than black
for your links over the red background, might make it hard...
FN-FORUM: Security Advice...
date posted 27th November 2003 10:51
For your information : http://www.secunia.com/advisories/10289/
Rgds,
C....
Re: FN-FORUM: Nigerian Bank Website
date posted 27th November 2003 10:50
> http://www.swissatlanticfinance.com
http://www.swissatlanticfinance.com is almost
certainly a SCAM site too.
The 'account application' is just too dodgy. They ask
your bank account details and 'in...
RE: FN-FORUM: Mikel Ryan.......Earth calling Mikel Ryan.......Come in Please
date posted 27th November 2003 10:45
How's the 'Lancers project going? Is there a live URL yet?
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FN-FORUM: Mikel Ryan.......Earth calling Mikel Ryan.......Come in Please
date posted 27th November 2003 10:40
Mikel! It's your turn for the lancers project but your email address is
rejecting the attachment coz your account is over its quota.... Do you have
another address other than [EMAIL REMOVED]
Cheers...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 10:31
On 27/11/2003 at 10:40 James wrote:
>Phew! Thank goodness for that completely impartial, unbiased source of
>information ;-) I mean, if that was a link to a company with a vested
>interest, which w...
RE: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 10:27
On 27/11/2003 at 10:10 Mike wrote:
>Twaddle!
>
>The top result is kellysearch!
>
>Thats another SE / directory not a result!
>
>In fact the whole serp for that query is full of directories, if you
>s...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 10:15
Objective 2000 wrote:
>http://www.google.com/webmasters/guidelines.html
>
>Its all there.
>
>
Phew! Thank goodness for that completely impartial, unbiased source of
information ;-) I mean, if that...
RE: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 10:07
On 27/11/2003 at 10:16 Karl Bunyan wrote:
>It does seem that they've gone a bit overboard. The third result for
>'london web development' is the London Underground site, which contains
>the words 'we...
FN-FORUM: AWStats
date posted 27th November 2003 10:03
Hi Guys,
Just a quick update to those that pointed me in the direction of
AWStats as a free web stats package.
Top stuff, does exactly what I want and once I'd installed everything I
was supposed t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 09:59
On Nov 27, 2003, at 10:16, Karl Bunyan wrote:
>
> It does seem that they've gone a bit overboard. The third result for
> 'london web development' is the London Underground site, which contains
> the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 09:55
Its clear that they are no longer a search engine rather a commercial search
engine - very annoying as we already had that with Ask Jeeves
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Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 09:54
David
Its a bit all over the place on a mac. The vertical lines and the
navigation don't meet and the text moves all over.
Lindsey
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Re: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 09:52
On 27/11/2003 at 10:02 James wrote:
>Objective 2000 wrote:
>>Why should I expect to see shelving suppliers when I just search for
>'shelving'? If I want shelving suppliers then that's what I look fo...
RE: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 09:51
It does seem that they've gone a bit overboard. The third result for
'london web development' is the London Underground site, which contains
the words 'web development' in a single alt tag in the bott...
RE: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 09:45
Twaddle!
The top result is kellysearch!
Thats another SE / directory not a result!
In fact the whole serp for that query is full of directories, if you search google for something do you really exp...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 09:37
Objective 2000 wrote:
>On 26/11/2003 at 16:43 James wrote:
>
>
>>http://www.searchengineguide.com/lloyd/2003/1125_bl1.html
>>
>>
>
>Why should I expect to see shelving suppliers when I just sea...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bizarre spam
date posted 27th November 2003 09:35
As you say, your email defences may well have removed the payload.
On the other hand it could be someone experimenting, or just messing
about, or clueless, or the message was generated by some virus...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 09:02
On 26/11/2003 at 16:43 James wrote:
>http://www.searchengineguide.com/lloyd/2003/1125_bl1.html
The Florida update only penalises those sites where keywords and other SEO=
techniques outweigh the ac...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 08:57
> Is 700k to much for a flash movie with animation and sound these days?
Just
> a bit curious otherwise I have a lot to cut down.
As long as it's 200k better than www.2advanced.com's intro and naviga...
RE: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 07:40
when you say 700k you mean file size?
If so I would certainly say it is way way too big.. mail me off line I have a
new company that can compress and stream flash using a new compression
technique, i...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 02:40
fixed that, cheers! :)
Tam Stone wrote:
>
>
>
> David Eckersall wrote:
>
>> plus the menu list doesnt fail gracefully in NN4 :(
>
>
>
> Try putting the css for the list in the @import css file then...
Re: FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 02:25
David Eckersall wrote:
> plus the menu list doesnt fail gracefully in NN4 :(
Try putting the css for the list in the @import css file then NN4 won't
see it.
Tam...
FN-FORUM: css check
date posted 27th November 2003 02:17
could some of the kind CSS jockeys take a look at the layout i've done
for my site: http://www.nrg3.net/newsite/
after all the tips ive picked up on alistapart and here, just wondering
if it can be...
FN-FORUM: [OT] PC's to be... PC?
date posted 27th November 2003 02:07
more evidence that with california and reality, never the twain shall meet.
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/11/26/master.term.reut/index.html...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 01:53
> Another one of those long winter nights is it? :-)
Afraid so :-( One of these days I'm actually going to get a full nights
sleep! On top of all the work I have, I've also just remembered it's my...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 01:49
Not a prob John. I look forward too seeing it. (the butterfly image is
gorgeous btw)
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RE: FN-FORUM: Google changes ranking policy
date posted 27th November 2003 01:13
> on. I'm very interested to know how all the bods here who
> offer SEO priced separately are coping with this, I know that
> we have some clients who would hit the roof if they had paid
> for SEO...
RE: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 01:06
Dan it's still in the I need to edit this and that bit at the moment, but
when it's done ill mail it on to you basically its a butterfly that fly's
on, with animated grass and sky and some text links....
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 00:58
Dan Cook wrote:
> I'd be interested to see the swf in question if poss...............could
> maybe give you some pointers on how to make it leaner if you like?
Another one of those long winter night...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 00:57
Dan Cook wrote:
> 100k is too much, let alone 700k!!!
Agreed.
If you're using sound and bitmaps from the library, try compressing them
using the options in Library menu > Properties...
If you ca...
Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 00:52
I'd be interested to see the swf in question if poss...............could
maybe give you some pointers on how to make it leaner if you like?
Cheers
Dan
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Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 00:48
100k is too much, let alone 700k!!!
Dan
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Re: FN-FORUM: Is 700k to much
date posted 27th November 2003 00:46
depends how long it is, if you have to produce you own sound and how complex
the animation is, if its just a web intro with some flashy text and a few
graphics then yeah it is alot....
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