Reading the server requirements necessary for the CCS to run, along the growing list of problems and complaints reported by those brave souls foolhardy enough to try to install it, I don't know whether to laugh (at the absurdity of the installation process) or cry (over the impossibility of finally getting a useful client application.)
When I heard that Tucows was developing this program, I had high hopes that we would finally get a simple, easy-to-use, easy-to- install, and useful interface. When I spent two hours on the phone with one of the developers who had solicited my input regarding what the application should do, my hopes became even higher. Sadly, it now appears that the new code has even more ridiculous server requirements and is even more difficult to install than the old client code. Because of the lack of a demo version, it's impossible to tell whether it's more useful or not. I'll never know, because I'll never get it installed in a million years. At least after pulling my hair out through or 2 or 3 installs of the old client code, I know better than to even try. Apparently, Tucows' programming staff assumes that all of their resellers have large, full-time staffs of system engineers who have nothing better to do than to spend days/weeks/months rebuilding severs and installing all kinds of esoteric applications to make function what really ought to be a quite simple interface. I will never believe that this level of complexity was necessary. There are dozens of well-written programs with highly-complex functionality that easily install on more "standard" platforms. This could have been one of them. I was optimistic that, with the release of new client code, Tucows would finally make it easy for me to sell their products. It's very disappointing to discover that my optimism was misplaced. _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
