Truetype font

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Opening a document that used New Century Schoolbook a message 
appeared that it was not TrueType and so Helvetica would be 
substituted.
I assumed all fonts that came with OSX10.2 were TrueType but looking 
at the Font folder in Library on the HD I find this is not so.

Is there a site that offers free downloads for selected fonts?
Suggestions appreciated.
Merv
--
"Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must 
also believe in order to see."

Re: Fwd: Out of Office AutoReply: mail apps

[James Devenish]

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
on Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 03:52:46PM +0800, Paul Kitchener wrote:
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Is it possible to get one of the admins of the list to remove idiots 
> >like this who are subscribed to mailing lists and set auto away 
> >messages? This really gets my goat!!
> 
> Somehow I think new/inexperienced wamuggers might find such a high
> standard a little off-putting.
> 
> By the way, how many warnings should 'those types' who do this get do
> you think?

The autoresponders should not normally reply to the authors of messages
that were sent via mailing lists. Perhaps it would be best if we
forwarded every ill-generated out-of-office message to the programmers
who are guilty of writing the deficient autoresponders.

But, seriously...ideally, users would unsubscribe from lists when they
are on leave OR they would use a well-behaved mail system. Otherwise,
it's nearly impossible for a list admin to fix this problem unless the
autoresponses are sent to the list's bounce-handling or admin address.

RE: Fwd: Out of Office AutoReply: mail apps

[Paul Kitchener]

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: wamug@wamug.org.au, 
Subject: RE: Fwd: Out of Office AutoReply: mail apps
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:02:40 +0800

>
>Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Franc Koning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: 12 January 2004 2:54:22 PM
>> To: Adam Hewitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Out of Office AutoReply: mail apps
>>
>> I will be out of the office from 12/01/2004 to 23/01/2004,
>> Any work or queries please email Meng Tan or phone ext. 2919
>> Thankyou
>
>Is it possible to get one of the admins of the list to remove idiots 
>like this who are subscribed to mailing lists and set auto away 
>messages? This really gets my goat!!
>
>Adam.
>
>

Somehow I think new/inexperienced wamuggers might find such a high
standard a little off-putting.

By the way, how many warnings should 'those types' who do this get do
you think?

My 2 cents

Paul

Re: Is iiNet Broadband OK?

[Paul Kitchener]

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: wamug@wamug.org.au, 
Subject: Re: Is iiNet Broadband OK?
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:26:06 +0800

>Rod
>
>I would recommending that you go with iinet for your broadband
>connection. The connection has been 100% reliable for me with no
>glitches at all. Like you, I have been with them since they started
>up in Hillarys
>
>No matter what you buy in the world you will always hear someone
>advise against it. Ask your self why iinet have been so successful
>in the market place.
>
>Dave Watkins
>
>

I am also asking myself why microsoft is so successful, I hope some
of the same answers dont apply to iiNet

;o)

Paul

Re: Abacus applecentre in Cannington is closed

[Rod Lavington]

Hi Barry!

On 14/1/04 3:04 PM, "Barry Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> hi guys its barry from the apple centre cannington.
> 
> i have read your posts and for the record the apple centre has closed
> as an apple centre. we will be opening a av centre specializing in
> digital stills and video, it has not been an easy decision to make, the
> apple product is a great product and lives up to its name.

Good luck and I hope it works out well!

> 
> i could go into  wine mode and blame every body for the failure of the
> apple centre but i wont, what i will do is tell you if you don't start
> helping out the apple centres around like chris and mike they wont be
> around, the only way an apple centre will work in perth is if the
> manager is an owner, you cant find people to work 60 to 70 hours a week
> and put in the dedication unless its there money at stake.
> 

Who wants to work for 8% margin, knowing full well that the store down the
road will do everything possible to undercut you?  I guess it is a Catch 22
- Apple reduce the margins on the product to stop undercutting, but increase
the kickback for high volume, which leads to stores dumping product to make
the kickback target (or buying large volumes at the end of a quarter to
achieve this target).  So the Apple rep in his/her area is laughing, because
no matter what he or she will have a better chance of achieving his/her
target for the quarter.  Meanwhile, 'Joe AppleCentre' has to figure out how
they are going to make it through the next quarter.

Hats off to people such as Mike and Chris that have taken the gamble and
opened an AppleCentre.  Having seen the inner workings of most of the
AppleCentres that have gone or are still going in Perth, These guys work
real hard to make sure there is product on the shelves, and do work a
million hours a week.

> please post if you have  anything to add,
> 
> p.s. just for the record its not all apples fault, and don't thro
> stones when you live in glass houses.

BTW Barry, where is my t-shirt that I won on ebay (double_mint)

Seeya

Rod!

Re: Is iiNet Broadband OK?

[Craig Ringer]

Luke Brown wrote:

good point, different users do/dont need support with their account ;)


Indeed. Generally, all I need to know is "is there a fault at your end; 
what is it, and when will it be fixed?". Being told "Click start, then 
settings..." is REALLY INFURIATING when I've done a tcpdump of eth1 and 
can _watch_ my PADI packets go out and be answered by a PADT instead of 
a PADO ... *sigh*. Especially since my firewall most definitely lacks a 
"start" button. Being put on hold for 3/4 of an hour only to be told 
"yeah, telstra killed the DSLAM again and don't know when they'll have 
it fixed" is rather annoying, too. If, of course, the support person 
even knows what a DSLAM is.


WestNet (who I use at home) are very good about putting up _useful_ 
recorded messages when there's a fault, so I rarely need to talk to 
support at all. When I do, I leave a message and they call me back - no 
hold times. They really do call back, too. Unlike the iISP I use at 
work, who "are currently experiencing technical difficulties" but choose 
not to say /what/ difficulties until you get a support person - who may 
not know anyway. And that's if the line isn't _engaged_.


Getting in touch with isp's for other matters is also important in my 
experience, like being able to talk to someone that understands what a 
traceroute is when you suspect one of their links is broken or being able 
to talk to someone when your CC gets billed double :)


"Umm... what's an MX record? I don't think we support those."
(*sound of person on other end of phone gnawing on arm*)

I guess with the reliability of service being provided and the 
features/prices becoming so similar, support is really one of the 
last metrics to measure a good isp :)


Mail servers, too. The reliability of the basic connectivity seems to be 
determined largely by Telstra's present level of incompetence, but the 
mail servers can be a big difference between ISPs. I don't use ISP mail 
servers anymore, having long since given up in frustration, but if you 
need to it's a good idea to find out who is reliable.


Craig Ringer

Abacus applecentre in Cannington is closed

[Barry Jones]

hi guys its barry from the apple centre cannington.

i have read your posts and for the record the apple centre has closed 
as an apple centre. we will be opening a av centre specializing in 
digital stills and video, it has not been an easy decision to make, the 
apple product is a great product and lives up to its name.


i could go into  wine mode and blame every body for the failure of the 
apple centre but i wont, what i will do is tell you if you don't start 
helping out the apple centres around like chris and mike they wont be 
around, the only way an apple centre will work in perth is if the 
manager is an owner, you cant find people to work 60 to 70 hours a week 
and put in the dedication unless its there money at stake.


yes the margins are low
yes the administration of an apple centre is near psychotic
yes its hard to find staff that are not tainted by the industry and 
when you do they have no idea of the products.

and after all that you don't have in stock what the customer wants.

well you can guess what happens then,

put it in to perspective, and you know i have vented my spleen on this 
point before, if you don't spend money at the apple centres and i don't 
mean ink carts every 6 months because you cant steel them from work 
this month, they will all close, and the only one that will suffer is 
you, look at all the gate way customers were are they now.


please post if you have  anything to add,

p.s. just for the record its not all apples fault, and don't thro 
stones when you live in glass houses.


Barry Jones
GenerationMac
your Apple SuperStore
93580588

Re: Is iiNet Broadband OK?

[Luke Brown]

> Since I own a Mac and use a good ISP, I have no need to ring the support line.
> 
> Nearly did not send the above statement, was thinking the dog may
> come back and bite me, I will take the chance. 

good point, different users do - dont need support with their account ;)

Getting in touch with isp's for other matters is also important in my 
experience, like being able to talk to someone that understands what a 
traceroute is when you suspect one of their links is broken or being able 
to talk to someone when your CC gets billed double :)

I guess with the reliability of service being provided and the 
features/prices becoming so similar, support is really one of the 
last metrics to measure a good isp :)

--
luke 

Re: Is iiNet Broadband OK?

[David Watkins]

Luke

Since I own a Mac and use a good ISP, I have no need to ring the support line.

Nearly did not send the above statement, was thinking the dog may
come back and bite me, I will take the chance. 

Dave

 Might pay to make a quick call to one of the isp's support lines then to
 iiNets to compare before your sign up :)

 --
 luke

Re: Is iiNet Broadband OK?

[James Mandy]

Indeed iinet is good.

I too have been a customer since 94' ish, however when they couldnt provide
DSL how I wanted it, I went to westnet. I required a static IP and my class
C to be routed, I also wanted a bridged connection. iiNet were not flexible,
so I moved. I've not had any downtime in over a year... :)

James

- Original Message -
From: David Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: WAMUG Mailing List 
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Is iiNet Broadband OK?


> Rod
>
> I would recommending that you go with iinet for your broadband
> connection. The connection has been 100% reliable for me with no
> glitches at all. Like you, I have been with them since they started
> up in Hillarys
>
> No matter what you buy in the world you will always hear someone
> advise against it. Ask your self why iinet have been so successful
> in the market place.
>
> Dave Watkins
>
>
>
> At 12:44 PM +0800 14/1/04, Rod Blitvich wrote:
>  Hi WAMUGers
>  I have been away for the last 6 months and have just re-subscribed.
>
>  I am considering upgrading my dial-up connection to Broadband.
>  I am looking at iiNet's Blink 512 lite.
>
>  I have searched your archives and found a warning from Matthew H against
>  iiNet.
>
>  Any advice regarding Braodband/Mac/iiNet etc would be gratefully
appreciated
>  please.
>
>  I have been with iiNet since they were in a garage in Hillarys and would
>  like to stay with them if possible.
>
>  Ta
>  Rod Blitvich
>
>
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Re: Is iiNet Broadband OK?

[Luke Brown]

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, David Watkins wrote:

> Rod
> 
> I would recommending that you go with iinet for your broadband
> connection. The connection has been 100% reliable for me with no
> glitches at all. Like you, I have been with them since they started
> up in Hillarys

padbury even :)

> No matter what you buy in the world you will always hear someone
> advise against it. Ask your self why iinet have been so successful
> in the market place.

erm, cause they bought up all their competition?

iiNet is a good ISP, however some other local companies 
such as Westnet and Arachnet are very good value and in my experience 
offer far superior support both in terms of content and availabilty.

Might pay to make a quick call to one of the isp's support lines then to 
iiNets to compare before your sign up :)

--
luke

Re: Is iiNet Broadband OK?

[David Watkins]

Rod

I would recommending that you go with iinet for your broadband
connection. The connection has been 100% reliable for me with no
glitches at all. Like you, I have been with them since they started
up in Hillarys

No matter what you buy in the world you will always hear someone
advise against it. Ask your self why iinet have been so successful
in the market place.

Dave Watkins



At 12:44 PM +0800 14/1/04, Rod Blitvich wrote:
 Hi WAMUGers
 I have been away for the last 6 months and have just re-subscribed.

 I am considering upgrading my dial-up connection to Broadband.
 I am looking at iiNet's Blink 512 lite.

 I have searched your archives and found a warning from Matthew H against
 iiNet.

 Any advice regarding Braodband/Mac/iiNet etc would be gratefully appreciated
 please.

 I have been with iiNet since they were in a garage in Hillarys and would
 like to stay with them if possible.

 Ta
 Rod Blitvich

RE: Abacus applecentre in Cannington is closed

[Gordon Campbell]

>Let's hope that no more stores fall by the wayside.  And for those who 
>dislike the stores, boo hoo to you!  The less these remaining stores 
>are supported, the less likely Joe Public will buy a Mac.. And we don't
really want that to happen!

I know this is probably gonna meet with some resistance, but here goes. I
just don't see the Mac as a 'Joe Public' consumer product. I know that's the
way Apple is tilting its marketing, but it's just not how I see it. I tend
to see their products as basically UNIX workstations, mostly of interest to
those who regularly use UNIX-style systems, or just happen to prefer them
over Windows solutions. When I decided to start investigating a UNIX based
laptop, I ended up deciding on an iBook, mostly because I could get a UNIX
system on it without having to worry about hardware compatability issues,
which was something that Intel-based laptops running Linux or FreeBSD, or
any UNIX for that matter, couldn't offer. So in the end I've grown to see
Apple as offering specialised products for a niche market of experts. I like
their products, but I wouldn't recommend them to my end-user friends.
Let the flame war commence. :P

Gordo

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Re: Abacus applecentre in Cannington is closed

[Craig Ringer]

Matthew Healey wrote:
I also thing David Jones is a passing fad and probably won't last long. 
Apple has never been able to sell many computers in large department 
stores. I don't think this is any different.


I tend to agree. Those dep't stores like to sell WinXP PCs overpriced 
sufficiently severely as to be _almost_ as expensive as a mac, but 
people will still buy the cheaper one 95% of the time. As such, I don't 
see Apple making much headway in dep't stores.


Craig Ringer

Re: Abacus applecentre in Cannington is closed

[Rod Lavington]

On 14/1/04 12:53 PM, "Matthew Healey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> On 14/01/2004, at 12:44 PM, Nicholas Harvey wrote:

> 
> It's a pretty accurate picture of the story. For an AppleCentre to be
> profitable, they need to to sell everything at full retail price and
> they need to sell a lot.
> 
> Sadly, not many customers want to pay full retail price these days.
> This means that there may not be many places to buy Apple computers in
> Perth in the not too distant future.
> 
> I also thing David Jones is a passing fad and probably won't last long.
> Apple has never been able to sell many computers in large department
> stores. I don't think this is any different.
> 
> - Matt
> 
> --

Lots and lots!  The only way to succeed is to diversify the product that is
sold in the stores, and Apple aren't too keen on that :-)  And that doesn't
mean printers and other third party items, as places like PLE sell more
cheaply and in much bigger bulk than an AppleCentre.  Either Apple have to
loosen the rules up a bit more for being an AppleCentre, or increase margins
again.

Let's hope that no more stores fall by the wayside.  And for those who
dislike the stores, boo hoo to you!  The less these remaining stores are
supported, the less likely Joe Public will buy a Mac.. And we don't
really want that to happen!

Seeya

Rod!

Re: Abacus applecentre in Cannington is closed

[Rod Lavington]

On 14/1/04 12:44 PM, "Nicholas Harvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I went to the Apple centre in Cannington (Abacus store) and found out
> that it is closing or closed.
> 
> The guy was very flippant. Why are you closing I inquired:
> 
> He responded:
> 
> 8% only markup
> Big investment up front
> Public haggling over price
> 
> Natural conclusion - he cannot make a buck.
> 
> This is probably old news
> 
> Nick

First I have heard of it.  It is a shame though, because it is a similar
model to the DJs venture.  And it would also mean the end of another
AppleCentre south of the river!  Hopefully the next south of the river
AppleCentre won't be located in Cannington..

Seeya

Rod!

Re: Abacus applecentre in Cannington is closed

[Matthew Healey]

On 14/01/2004, at 12:44 PM, Nicholas Harvey wrote:



Hi,

I went to the Apple centre in Cannington (Abacus store) and found out 
that it is closing or closed.


The guy was very flippant. Why are you closing I inquired:

He responded:

8% only markup
Big investment up front
Public haggling over price

Natural conclusion - he cannot make a buck.

This is probably old news.


It's a pretty accurate picture of the story. For an AppleCentre to be 
profitable, they need to to sell everything at full retail price and 
they need to sell a lot.


Sadly, not many customers want to pay full retail price these days. 
This means that there may not be many places to buy Apple computers in 
Perth in the not too distant future.


I also thing David Jones is a passing fad and probably won't last long. 
Apple has never been able to sell many computers in large department 
stores. I don't think this is any different.


- Matt

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Re: Griffin iMic - USB Audio Interface

[Tim Gardner]

Artref carries both the griffin and macally versions


On 14/1/04 12:44 PM, "Jon Bjorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I have been looking at putting some of my old LP's into itunes and have been
> looking for some device to allow me to connect my iBook to my HiFi and the
> Griffin iMic seems to be a good choice except I have not been able to find
> it here in Perth. Is there anyone out there who has used one and knows where
> they can be acquired?
> Thanks
> Jon
> -- --
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> -
> 
> 
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FW: 4 Free!!!

[Bart Raffaele]

 Last chance for this Laser Printer or it's going to the tip collection
Any takers going going
-- Forwarded Message
From: Bart Raffaele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 11:02:38 +0800
To: WAMUG 
Subject: 4 Free!!!

Hi all

I have a HP LaserJet 3 model going if you want it.

It hasn't been started for a couple years and needs a paper sheet feed
loader To get it going (but it's free and heavy)

Regards

Bart

-- End of Forwarded Message

Re: mail apps

[Adam Hewitt]

On 13/01/2004, at 10:56 PM, Paul Tetley wrote:

Mail does these things flawlessly (accessing an IMAP(S) server on 
Redhat9).


:-)
Paul Tetley



Not on the Mail.app I am using right now...no IMAP filtering and I 
cannot create new IMAP folders (and I have search the web and found 
numerous people with the same issues). And its not the server as I 
simply dont have the ability to do it.


Just for the record though I have now tried Mozilla Thunderbird and 
although it works, it is *seriously* slow. I tried to download Eudora 
but the link was broken, and I tried Mulberry which just plain failed 
to work. I must say that I am sorely disappointed in the state of mail 
clients for the Mac so far. I am no programmer but I am actually 
considering writing my own client with the features that I feel a 
client (for mac) should definitely have. If anyone is interested in 
doing this and wants to discuss ideas email me directly.


Adam.

Re: ebay G5 bargain

[Steven Tan]

I also have noticed this new spam trend lately. It started with some "too good 
to be true" deals on Macs. The other day when I placed a bid on a mobile phone 
on eBay, I get a surprise when I found 10 emails from supposedly other eBayers 
to ask if I want to get the same phone from them (very cheap of course). Now I 
am getting these emails on a daily basis, which is very annoying. 
I am not sure how they obtained my direct email address, or is it some bug in 
eBay that allows them to send email to me via the "Ask seller a question" when 
I am not even the seller!
I have emailed ebay about this but have yet got a reply from them.

steven

On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 11:32PM, Lindsay Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

>Hi all
>
>Was surfing ebay the other night and came across this "sweet" deal.  
>supposedly these nice people in Italy send you a new G5 and a 23 inch 
>cinema screen for the below price and they pay for postage/delivery.  
>The delivery cost alone from italy to Aust for the UPS 48 hours service 
>for an item of this size is around $1000.
>
>I'm sure they'll manage to rip some poor fellows of.  Is similiar group 
>that were peddling plasma screens and digital camera recently.
>
>If you want a laugh check out ebay.
>
>the guys whose email they have highjacked usually sells crockery :o).
>
>sadly the ebay group refuses to axe auctions like this which are 
>clearly bogus.  apparently no crime committed until they actually rip 
>someone off.
>
>Just another example of buyer beware, and keep those passowrds secure.
>
>Lindsay
>
>
>
>
>Hello Lindsay,
> 
>If you agree with what i am going to propose to you we have a deal.
>First of all i need your full name and address,so i can make a 
>reservation at UPS service for sending the package and you will have it 
>in 48 hours at your place.
>Look below are all the details I think you need to close this deal
>quick and successfully.
> 
>I'm sales representative for an US corporation that trades its products 
>and since the end of November l'm working for their Italian office.
>THE BUY IT NOW PRICE FOR THIS PRODUCT IS AU $2,699.00 WITH SHIPMENT 
>INCLUDED and you can buy it without winning the auction.
>Right now l'm located in Palermo (country: Italy) because here I meet 
>my source directly in the factory.
>The product is brand new, factory sealed with all the accessories.
> 
>It is an US model and will come with warranty fully transferable to 
>your name.
>It will come with the receipt from the authorized dealer and there will 
>be no problem for you to use the warranty.
> 
>Shipping: l will ship via UPS but you can choose other mail
>carrier .ltusually takes 48 hours till the package arrives to your 
>door. l
>will cover the shipping and insurance costs.
>Payment: l'm a serious seller with more than 2 years of experience in
>this field.
>l'm a fair trader with a very good feedback on ebay which is the proof 
>that l have closed a lot of successful deals.
>During this period l learned that best deals are made when the
>risk involved is minimum.
>You will arrange payment through western union.
>I have something safe for you because I want you to be sure that
>you will receive the product and I hope we will collaborate in the
>future too because I want to develop this business as soon as possible.
>Look what I can do for you:
>-you will make the transfer to my location but not to my name(you will 
>use your best friends name for example as receiver's name)so you can be 
>sure that I will not pick up the money until you get the product.So you 
>make a deposit at western union and you will give me the transfer's 
>details(SENDER'S NAME,RECEIVER'S NAME,MTCN) so i can check that the 
>deposit was made.
>After i verify I will send you the product immediately and email
>you the tracking number from UPS.
>-only after you will receive the product and check if it OK you will
>have to change the of the transfer to my name so i can collect my money.
> 
>So until you will NOT have the product in your hands money will be 
>deposited in your best friend's name at an western union agent.
>My old buyers of course make the transfer at western union directly to 
>my
>name which is easier and i will be happy if you can trust me in doing 
>so but because it is our first deal i proposed you this very safe and 
>efficient method so you can only deposit the money first and after you 
>will get the product to allowed me to cash it.
>Probably this payment method it is not very familiar to you but since i
>am in Italy (where is a lot of bureaucracy ) l am used to it each of my 
>customers being satisfied with it. l have to admit that it is the most 
>efficient process to go through.
>Return policy: 20 days.my suppliers only approved this kind of  deal 
>and that is why i have to follow his desire.
> 
>Product: 2GHZ Apple Power Mac G5
>Price: AU $2,699.00
> 
>Here is my address:
> 
>KEVIN WELLER
>VIA DANTE, 82
>90141
>PALERMO
>ITALY
>Mail me asap ,if you are still interested!

Re: Changing icon names quick like

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 13/01/2004, at 5:48 PM, Paul Weaver wrote:

Is there some simple cheap utility to enable quick and easy changing 
of file
names on icons of pics downloaded from der camera, rather than 
laboriously
clicking the icons one one by one and typing in descriptive names?  
Using

Sys 9 (at last).

Cheers Paul.




File Buddy is one utility which springs to mind as having a batch 
file-renaming feature. The catch is, of course, that with any 
batch-renaming activity all you are doing is replacing one sequential 
coding system with another. If you want each filename to be uniquely 
descriptive then you're back to renaming each file individually.


--
Peter Hinchliffe
Apwin Computer ServicesFileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth,  
Western Australia   Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913

   Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.

ebay G5 bargain

[Vinko Sura]

Ah, yes, I was also surprised to see such tasty bargains on eBay the other
day. They were actually closed auctions, you couldn¹t bid on them without
pre-approval. I emailed the seller to see what the deal was, and I got the
same garbage email that you got. I went back the same afternoon and eBay had
closed this and about 5 other dodgy auctions. Another person was selling a
G4 Powerbook, top of the range, for about AU$1700, and you could buy it
straight away! If only you could really get Powerbooks at that price =(

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Vinko Sura


Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 23:32:01 +0800
Subject: ebay G5 bargain
From: Lindsay Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Hi all

Was surfing ebay the other night and came across this "sweet" deal. =20
supposedly these nice people in Italy send you a new G5 and a 23 inch=20
cinema screen for the below price and they pay for postage/delivery. =20
The delivery cost alone from italy to Aust for the UPS 48 hours service=20=

for an item of this size is around $1000.

I'm sure they'll manage to rip some poor fellows of.  Is similiar group=20=

that were peddling plasma screens and digital camera recently.

If you want a laugh check out ebay.

the guys whose email they have highjacked usually sells crockery :o).

sadly the ebay group refuses to axe auctions like this which are=20
clearly bogus.  apparently no crime committed until they actually rip=20
someone off.

Just another example of buyer beware, and keep those passowrds secure.

Lindsay




Hello Lindsay,
=A0
If you agree with what i am going to propose to you we have a deal.
First of all i need your full name and address,so i can make a=20
reservation at UPS service for sending the package and you will have it=20=

in 48 hours at your place.
Look below are all the details I think you need to close this deal
quick and successfully.
=A0
I'm sales representative for an US corporation that trades its products=20=

and since the end of November l'm working for their Italian office.
THE BUY IT NOW PRICE FOR THIS PRODUCT IS AU $2,699.00 WITH SHIPMENT=20
INCLUDED and you can buy it without winning the auction.
Right now l'm located in Palermo (country: Italy) because here I meet=20
my source directly in the factory.
The product is brand new, factory sealed with all the accessories.
=A0
It is an US model and will come with warranty fully transferable to=20
your name.
It will come with the receipt from the authorized dealer and there will=20=

be no problem for you to use the warranty.
=A0
Shipping: l will ship via UPS but you can choose other mail
carrier .ltusually takes 48 hours till the package arrives to your=20
door. l
will cover the shipping and insurance costs.
Payment: l'm a serious seller with more than 2 years of experience in
this field.
l'm a fair trader with a very good feedback on ebay which is the proof=20=

that l have closed a lot of successful deals.
During this period l learned that best deals are made when the
risk involved is minimum.
You will arrange payment through western union.
I have something safe for you because I want you to be sure that
you will receive the product and I hope we will collaborate in the
future too because I want to develop this business as soon as possible.
Look what I can do for you:
-you will make the transfer to my location but not to my name(you will=20=

use your best friends name for example as receiver's name)so you can be=20=

sure that I will not pick up the money until you get the product.So you=20=

make a deposit at western union and you will give me the transfer's=20
details(SENDER'S NAME,RECEIVER'S NAME,MTCN) so i can check that the=20
deposit was made.
After i verify I will send you the product immediately and email
you the tracking number from UPS.
-only after you will receive the product and check if it OK you will
have to change the of the transfer to my name so i can collect my money.
=A0
So until you will NOT have the product in your hands money will be=20
deposited in your best friend's name at an western union agent.
My old buyers of course make the transfer at western union directly to=20=

my
name which is easier and i will be happy if you can trust me in doing=20
so but because it is our first deal i proposed you this very safe and=20
efficient method so you can only deposit the money first and after you=20=

will get the product to allowed me to cash it.
Probably this payment method it is not very familiar to you but since i
am in Italy (where is a lot of bureaucracy ) l am used to it each of my=20=

customers being satisfied with it. l have to admit that it is the most=20=

efficient process to go through.
Return policy: 20 days.my suppliers only approved this kind of=A0 deal=20=

and that is why i have to follow his desire.
=A0
Product: 2GHZ Apple Power Mac G5
Price: AU $2,699.00
=A0
Here is my address:
=A0
KEVIN WELLER
VIA DANTE, 82
90141
PALERMO
ITALY
Mail me asap ,if you are still interested!
Thanks!
Kevin Weller

G5 Rackmount Kit?

[Antony N. Lord]

I'm looking at making a dual G5 machine "luggable" by putting it in a 
5RU rack flight case (with removable front / back end.)


Anyone know if there is a "rack mount kit" for a G5?

I've trawled Google without luck...

And no - I don't think I can afford a G5 Xserve ;)

Cheers, Antony.

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