Ok ok ok... back on topic please *cough* Charles Daminato TUCOWS Product Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Lynn W. Taylor wrote: > ... at least I hope Mr. Dean is running something other than MS-Word, given > the evils of Microsoft. > > ... not that I disagree. We run NT, but we don't run IIS (arguing about web > servers is like arguing about operating systems). > > I might have started out on Unix, but I've been writing code since before > Unix was born. Before Seattle Computer 86-DOS for that matter. > > It still comes down to "Never argue with anything that works" -- I don't > advocate NT over Unix, it's just another tool. My experience is that it > works here. My expectation is that it would work in other places as well, > and that *nix would probably work here. > > Never argue with anything that works. > > -- Lynn > > -----Original Message----- > From: wholesaleurl.com > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: FWD: OpenSRS-SF > > Did you use your F7 key in MS Word to find all those big words in your email > message? Cause us stupid folks dunno not anything know about what you > talking man! What the h*ll does "perception of your monumental missives > persuasive in the future" mean anyways? > > Please learn me! > > P.S. Sorry Chuck do not red card me I could not help myself. I have read > to much nonsense about this issue not to ridicule it. I will stay quite for > another while. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael L. Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Bryan Waters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lynn W. Taylor" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 3:16 PM > Subject: Re: OpenSRS-SF > > > > please refer to opensrs first in your to: emails so that I don't get these > > trivial emails in my main window. It is getting tiresome. Better yet, > > reply strictly to Lynn, et al ad infinitum so that I don't even get your > > junk in my delete window. Realizing of course, that like garage sales, > one > > person's junk is another's precious jewel. Perhaps you will find my > > perception of your monumental missives persuasive in the future and remain > > totally silent! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bryan Waters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Lynn W. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:40 AM > > Subject: RE: OpenSRS-SF > > > > > > > Thanks for the assist...the XML::Parser module is missing on Eric's > > > site...it is not used for the current version from the OpenSRS site. I > am > > > anxious to try out the billing code on the new stuff as well as > integrate > > my > > > enhancements using hooks so that I don't fall victim to the need to > > > constantly redo all my changes every time a new version is > > released...other > > > than those things, I too am happy with the current version. But my > > billing > > > system does need work and it seemed like a better investment of my time > to > > > upgrade and use the version coming out instead of reinventing everything > > the > > > next time we are forced to upgrade by significant enhancements/bug > fixes, > > > etc. > > > > > > Anyway...thanks for all the help...if(when) I get it working I will > > > contribute my 2cents as well...:) > > > > > > -bryanw > > > HalfPriceNames Domain Registry > > > http://www.halfpricenames.com/ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Lynn W. Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:35 PM > > > To: Bryan Waters; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: OpenSRS-SF > > > > > > > > > Bryan, > > > > > > Eric has the appropriate modules already compiled -- he gave the URL in > an > > > earlier message. I think he's mentioned the SourceForge version as > well. > > > > > > I'm sure he'd like to know if any were missing. > > > > > > We're in no great rush to get on the SourceForge version as I don't > think > > it > > > adds much at this point, so I can't comment on it directly. > > > > > > -- Lynn > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bryan Waters > > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:28 AM > > > To: Lynn W. Taylor; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: OpenSRS-SF > > > > > > Nope...missed the question. > > > > > > I'm running my entire site on NT using OpenSRS...i'm talking about the > > > SourceForge version which is the next generation of OpenSRS...i'm trying > > to > > > upgrade. I have used Eric's site to great advantage in getting my > current > > > site up and running quickly. > > > > > > Thanks though... > > > > > > -bryanw > > > HalfPriceNames Domain Registry > > > http://www.halfpricenames.com/ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > > Behalf Of Lynn W. Taylor > > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:59 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: OpenSRS-SF > > > > > > > > > I'm sure those who are successfully running NT will disagree. > > > > > > OpenSRS runs fine on NT. The appropriate documentation is at > > > http://www.atlcon.net/opensrs -- Eric Longman has done a great job > keeping > > > all of this current, and keeping the appropriate perl modules in PPM > > format > > > (so you don't have to build them). > > > > > > -- Lynn > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Michael L. Dean > > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:44 AM > > > To: Bryan Waters; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: OpenSRS-SF > > > > > > my suggestion: move from NT for serious work. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Bryan Waters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 9:33 AM > > > Subject: OpenSRS-SF > > > > > > > > > > I have been trying to get this to work on NT but am having a helluva > > time > > > > finding the right versions of packages and modules for perl. The > > > automated > > > > install broke miserably but I manually built (with VC6) expat and the > > > > XML::Parser and got a lot of the packages installed but when I verify > I > > > get > > > > protocol not supported...from the code this looks like something is > > wrong > > > > with the XML parser... > > > > > > > > Has anyone got any suggestions or has anyone else gotten this to work > on > > > NT? > > > > (docs say it should work fine) > > > > > > > > -bryanw > > > > HalfPriceNames Domain Registry > > > > http://www.halfpricenames.com/ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > > > Behalf Of Colin Viebrock > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:06 AM > > > > To: Scott Allan > > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: Client innovation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Hard cut: make SF official and only "innovate" on that version. > > > This > > > > > > would mean that any new functionality would only be developed by > us > > > ion > > > > > > that code base > > > > > > > > > > My choice is this one.d > > > > > > > > I agree. Don't spread your resources thin (but do continue to support > > the > > > > old > > > > codebase). > > > > > > > > However, I think that there *might* be some issues between the SF > > > developers > > > > and > > > > some RSP developers who contribute patches back to OpenSRS (just read > > the > > > > archives > > > > for email from Joe Rhett for examples). > > > > > > > > I have no idea what the situation is, nor do I really care too much. > > But > > > if > > > > OpenSRS > > > > is going to move into a more transparent development system like > > > > SourceForge, you > > > > will need to be prepared for Joe Public offering > > patches/suggestions/etc.. > > > > Not all > > > > developers work well in this environment. I hope the people working > on > > > the > > > > SF client > > > > are ready to deal with this input, both technically and personally. > > > > > > > > - Colin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
