Re: [fpc-devel] Re: Last message about changes (guaranteed!)

2012-09-29 Thread Cephas Atheos
>Can it be that you somehow answered to the wrong mail? This mail was >added to a message in fpc-devel, but you originally wrote your mail to >fpc-other... > >Regards, >Sven Mea máxima culpa, Sven.. I patched together the subject, text prefix, and response from different messages and didn't verif

[fpc-devel] Re: Last message about changes (guaranteed!)

2012-09-29 Thread Cephas Atheos
On 29/09/12 10:19 PM, "Jonas Maebe" wrote: >However, if the server were hacked that would probably not be enough. On >the other hand, it probably wouldn't be enough either in case a forum >server were hacked. Actually, that's a good point - with so much more control and comms options, a hacker

Re: [fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-27 Thread Cephas Atheos
Guys, I'm sorry if this has re-opened old memories of the "NNTP wars" and the "Great Listserv Battle", and caused flashbacks and "post-http-stress-disorder"! :) That wasn't my intention, I swear! Of course, it would be naïve of me to think that any urge to fix and update (or "change", as it's cal

Re: [fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-26 Thread Cephas Atheos
Thanks guys, I'll move the discussion to the "other" list. I was going to write more, but I'll leave it for the time being. Thanks for your valuable help and perspectives. Pete ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.fre

Re: [fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-26 Thread Cephas Atheos
On 27/09/12 1:11 AM, "Sven Barth" wrote: >This (although I'm mostly using URL completion for it...) and the >following: >* http://wiki.freepascal.org/ >* http://www.freepascal.org/docs.var >* ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/pub/fpc/snapshot/trunk/ >* http://bugs.freepascal.org Oh, Sven, Sven, SvenŠ I a

Re: [fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-26 Thread Cephas Atheos
On 27/09/12 12:42 AM, "Vincent Snijders" wrote: >2012/9/26 Cephas Atheos : >> What >> would _you_ want to be able to do in one click (or less)? > >Go to http://svn.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/ ! That scared the HELL out of me! :D Oh my goodne

Re: [fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-26 Thread Cephas Atheos
G'day Mark! On 27/09/12 12:40 AM, "Mark Morgan Lloyd" wrote: >Out of curiosity, was this before or after "real HP" got spun off as >Agilent, and what part of the company were you in? (I'm just interested >to know if your background is computers, chromatography, or electron >tubes, if you get my

Re: [fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-26 Thread Cephas Atheos
On 27/09/12 12:26 AM, "Cephas Atheos" wrote: >I think that Greg must have had an horrific experience with a forum at >some time, I hope it hasn't scarred you for life, mate! ;) AaaarghŠ I meant "Graeme", not "Greg", my apologies, Graeme. She

Re: [fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-26 Thread Cephas Atheos
On 26/09/12 10:58 PM, "Sven Barth" wrote: >Regarding mailing lists: If I know that certain content was sent since >I'm registered I'll use my mailing client's search otherwise I do a >"searchterm site:freepascal.org" in Google. ;) Ah, yes, see that's exactly what I'm hoping to stop ever happenin

Re: [fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-25 Thread Cephas Atheos
G'day Daniël, On 25/09/12 5:35 PM, "Daniël Mantione" wrote: >Hi! > >I'm fully aware of limitations, and happy to take take help, but please >understand I am skeptical to plans like "let's install PhpBB" and those >are not fundamental plans. I agree, change for changes' sake is just frustrating t

Re: [fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-25 Thread Cephas Atheos
I'm seeing some traffic on fpc-devel and the other legitimate lists, and I did get a success message when I reposted my original message, so some things are getting through. I think you're right though, I need to change my response address. I forgot the banal horrors of mailing lists and reply-to

Re: [fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-25 Thread Cephas Atheos
On 25/09/12 8:15 AM, "Jonas Maebe" wrote: > >The problem is that both in your previous and in your current message, >you are sending the mail to one correct list address and to two invalid >ones. Thanks for clarifying that, Jonas. That would explain why I got 2 administrative replies telling me a

[fpc-devel] Test message - please disregard

2012-09-25 Thread Cephas Atheos
This is a test message to check that the list bot is getting the correct address now. My apologies for the white noise. ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel

[fpc-devel] Offer to repair and maintain the FPC community website (repeat msg, no HTML)

2012-09-24 Thread Cephas Atheos
[My apologies for the previous message attempt - obviously the list server doesn't handle html at all, and I could have checked for that first. Sorry for the block of base64!] G'day everyone, As you may be aware, there are a number of significant problems with the FPC community site. For new use