Re: Renewed PEACE and HARMONY to the **Apple II** Community

[Quantum_Cat <quantum@N-o_S-p-a-m-cotse.com>]

Hiya Ernest,

 *>I see that you've changed your email address, QC.  You don't like
 *>"anonymous" anymore? Does your email reply address work now?

Cotse made some changes.  The days of Pseudo-kitties are gone.  ;)

You could try the email... It might not end up in the bit bucket. :)

 *>When you're the MIS of a company with multiple T1 lines, maybe you
 *>won't have to pay for a simple, private, FTP server running at
 *>evening hours either. That's an idea that I've been thinking about
 *>-hosting the FTP server on my own hardware, through my office during
 *>non peak hours. It wouldn't be completely open to the public, or
 *>open 24/7 but like you said, the archives would be back up. Then, if
 *>anyone complained, they would be complaining to me, and of course, I
 *>would look into it and get back to them, someday.

Sure.  But in a world where they fire folks for emailing naughty pictures, would 
you want to be the one risking your job of the matter?

I doubt very much that you're at the top of the pyramid in any case.  There's 
always someone a bit higher that can yank the rug out from under you.  ;)

 *>>Heh heh... If us distressed folks can't get to it, then no one else
 *>can either. >I suppose you could have your password accounts to it. 
 *>Some lowlife scum like >myself would just weasel my way into getting
 *>it somehow.  ;)

 *>You're right. No one could get into it without contacting me, one of
 *>the other admins first but that is the point. It would be at least
 *>somewhat safer from people like you than it would be on a host like
 *>xoom. They don't have time to "look into it" so they just shut it
 *>down. It only takes one formal complaint, as I'm sure you know.

Never snuffed a xoom site, but I hear the others weren't too tough once the 
emails got sent off.

 *>>
 *>> *>Who do they complain to if they don't know where it is?
 *>>
 *>>Gee... If it has an IP, we know where it is, Ernest.  It takes next
 *>to no effort >to track 'em down.

 *>Yes but like I said, if I host it, or someone else in the same
 *>situation hosts it, then we can protect it some from people like
 *>you. User accounts can be set to expire, or address' blocked... like
 *>yours. I could even set it up so that a single user get's a
 *>scheduled time to download whatever they want, any time during the
 *>day or night, when they schedule it through me. I would only need a
 *>day's notice, and if the time is open, then I assign them a
 *>temporary user account. It would take five minutes a day in admin
 *>time, and there would be plenty of bandwidth. There are lots of
 *>options that could work, and it wouldn't be much work to admin once
 *>it's set up. The best way would be to have it like it used to be but
 *>since there are still a few people like you out there, there aren't
 *>many other options for an FTP site like Asimov or Tarnover.

Yeah, you'd have to jump through a lot of hoops, but I suppose it could be done.  
If you make it to complex though, your average pirate wouldn't be able to handle 
it.  That would be a small victory, granted, but still.  ;)

It just boils down to how lucky you feel.  If your employer disagrees with your 
actions, your livelihood is threatened.  All for a bunch of "valueless" software, 
eh?  I won't be pulling any punches for your sake, dude.  ;)

 *>>
 *>> *> Screw 'em.
 *>>
 *>>Hmmm...  Is it the Turlette's turn to be vulgar?  John's been
 *>stringing a few >profanities about as well.

 *>It's almost funny that YOU would comment on vulgar language. I know,
 *>you have to take your pot shots where you can find them but coming
 *>from you... I guess I expected less.

Less?  OK.  ;)

Apparently no one has noticed the new me... Scarcely a naughty word now passes my 
keyboard. ;)

I don't reprimand those that use that kind of language, Ernest, but I will yank 
the tails of those who express shock and dismay at my use of it, while ignoring 
it from "their" fellows.  ;)

 *>>
 *>>Strange how our self appointed "Morality Police" like Rudy and Bev
 *>aren't up at >arms about it though.  Typical of hypocrites I guess.
 *>>
 *>> *>Give them the filter twice.
 *>>
 *>>An amusing thought.  ;)

 *>...and much more satisfying than "the finger."

Yeah... those kind of jibes have a bit more finesse... ;)

 *>>
 *>> *>E
 *>>
 *>>
 *>>Gorgons For a Turtle Free Apple II Community! (I couldn't resist.)
 *>E.

Heh heh... I know the feeling.  Rudy's .sig just draws me some times.


Vogons For a Turlette Free Apple II Community!

Quantum_Cat