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

["Ernest" <ernestls@home.com>]

Quantum_Cat wrote in message <967515299.39ab1ca39916f@webmail.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?

Ha. If it became an issue, they would just tell me to knock it off. I have a
pretty good feeling that my position would not be threatened over something
like this. Hehe. But thanks for your concern.

>
>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.  ;)

True but I have a feeling that the VIPs wouldn't care as long as no lawyers
were involved. Besides, I don't plan on mentioning it to them.

>
> *>>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.

Of course it's easy. Caving in is the name of the game for these hosting
sites. Better safe than sorry.

You yell "baracuda," and people say, "Huh? What?"
...but if you yell, "shark," then we've got a panic on our hands, on 4th of
July weekend!

I think that yelling, "pirate" has the same kind of effect.

>
> *>>
> *>> *>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's a bit of a pain but at least there would be nice repository for the
software, and it would be accessible if you don't mind the wait. Not perfect
but functional.


>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.  ;)

It only seems to have "great" value to the people who don't want to share
it. To me, it's just a fun hobby.

>
> *>>
> *>> *> 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. ;)

You must not be the real QC.

>
>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.  ;)

You know what they say, "cussin's for dems dat don't have da words for
spressin' dem selves right."
>
> *>>
> *>>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... ;)

The snub is a good one.

>
> *>>
> *>> *>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.
>
>
>Vogue-ons For a Turlettes Free Apple II Community!
>
>Quantum_Cat
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