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Dick Hazeleger
eLmimo said:
Hi eLmimo,
I now use FDM, and I am quite pleased with it
(www.freedownloadmanager.org)
Dick
Hi eLmimo,
I now use FDM, and I am quite pleased with it
(www.freedownloadmanager.org)
Dick
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ncSkeet
Dick said:
I second that. And it works great with Firefox.
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eLmimo
Thanks Dick, I'll check it.
Have a nice day
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eLmimo
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omega
John Fitzsimons said:
In my ideal world, the PW list would be deeply pure.
Software that is good or great, that would not be enough for it to be
considered Priceless. It would also have to be 100% free of even the
most fleeting ad, and nag, and all other soiled hints of impurity.
That said, I don't have the energy for campaigning. Besides, things get
hard when a software you personally really like...represents a compromise
in your abstract principles.
The other software I use (intensely admire in fact) which tries to track
days' usage, it's XXCopy.
All right, then at least no master time-out plan in the XXCopy case, that
which Dick H reported to be in effect with Fresh sw. As to registerware,
what a PITA. AceHTML Free, and Grisoft AVG, both of those I recall making
me start all over for new vesions, and go through a re-registration process.
AVG was an extra long hassle. It kept refusing my mail addresses. All mail
addresses from the first two domains I tried. The one domain, my standard
one, small server in France, comparatively unknown, I have no idea what
its prejudice was. I had to give up, and go out to sign up with a couple
of new email places, until finding a domain AVG would accept.
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Dick Hazeleger
eLmimo said:
Hi eLmimo,
I now use FDM, and I am quite pleased with it
(www.freedownloadmanager.org)
Dick
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Wayne
Fresh software's registration process stinks.
I prefer Star Downloader.
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Wayne in Phoenix
unmunge as w-e-b
*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.
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Dick Hazeleger
omega said:
Hi Karen,
I agree with you that this would be an ideal world; however RL is
different from what we think of as being "ideal"
Having said this, you don't need to "campaign" for FD; those who are
willing to meet the re-registering will have a very good download
manager, no question about that; those who don't want to meet this will
find a very good one in FDM.
AVG has changed their policy in matters of AVG 6 Free, it happens that
I need to download the newest AVG install set once in a while... untill
now - after going through the reg. screen - I had to re-install with a
new reg code, I found out that now you only get the file, and are
expected to have a reg. code already.
As for re-registering for the new upcoming version, I think it is only
natural and at least Grisoft doesn't use the 1 year subscription scheme
that for instance AVAST! uses.
Regarding the email problems you had: Could it be that there is
something particular in the way your small mail server wants things to
be done? Over at the FoxMail forum we had some problems reported
because of POP-before-SMTP on a French server, something similar could
be the case here.
BTW: Did anyone testing AVG 7 Free (Beta) notice the new "Auto-POP"
connection? Setting up AVG with FM was really a cinch. The only problem
at the moment with it is accessing Hotmail over the FoxHot Proxy ("port
110 already in use" error), but this one has been reported.
Registering free software can be a PITA, however, it sometimes also
brings you in contact with the very kind people who are willing to let
you use the fruits of their labor for free! Something we never should
forget!
Regards
Dick
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Dick Hazeleger
eLmimo said:
YW, eLmimo
Dick
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omega
Dick Hazeleger said:I agree with you that this would be an ideal world; however RL is
different from what we think of as being "ideal"
Having said this, you don't need to "campaign" for FD;
Minor clarify. The "campaign" reference would be in regard to activist
posts for purifying the PW list. (An area where I decline to expend
real energy, and am furthermore aware of the intricacies of the subject.)
Else do a merge of the registry key that I posted...
It was nothing to do with POP or any protocol. The refusal was right at
the AVG sign-up page. At first I thought it did not like the hyphen (-)
character in my email address. So then I tried mail addresses without it.
Then a new domain (forget which). Until finally trying a third domain,
that it was not blacklisting. No FAQ that I saw on specifically which
domains it refuses. And, as mentioned, it made no sense to me regarding
the small French server, as there is no history (in my awareness) of that
server getting reputed to be a chosen throw-away, say for spammers or
whatever.
The AVG signup was so much work, I'm going to rest for /a month at least/
before dealing with any more registerware. I've got about five things in
my inbound-zip folder, which, after my going through the work of installing
them, abruplty told me they were not willing to proceed. Not until I logged
onto the web, filled out forms, set a watch on mailbox, etc, etc, until
eventually receiving a sekrit code. Those softwares, fine, I'll just let
them sit and decay indefinitely, seeing how they don't want to run on their
own.
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Bjorn Simonsen
Any of you tried <http://millweed.com/projects/wackget/> ?
Don't use d/l managers my self, but found it listed here
<http://www.anova.org/software/index05.htm#system>
alongside Turbo Torrent <http://www.turbotorrent.com/> and the Star
Downloader <http://www.stardownloader.com/> ...
All the best
Bjorn Simonsen
Don't use d/l managers my self, but found it listed here
<http://www.anova.org/software/index05.htm#system>
alongside Turbo Torrent <http://www.turbotorrent.com/> and the Star
Downloader <http://www.stardownloader.com/> ...
All the best
Bjorn Simonsen
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ms
Karen:ms said:
I didn't hear back, so as you said, I guess you'd prefer that I list the file
names here. I will try to come up with a brief list, it's difficult as the folder
lists file names only, and later that does not tell too much.
I use individual.net so I can't see binaries, do you have a website that you can
post as a download source?
TIA
Mike Sa
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ms
I have been with Copper for nearly a year, now. IIRC, you had a few issues withomega said:
them, but for me (DUN) it has been trouble-free. Very seldom do I have a dropped
connection.
Mike Sa
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omega
ms said:
Yes, you're right. It makes more sense to me. Besides, you never know, what
could come up. For instance, if an adware/payware/malware type creature had
somehow snuck into your downloads folder, we could get a heads up.
I hadn't thought about that: situation of not having more than the setup
names. Well, might as well go ahead and list them out (if you feel it's too
big a post, you could always list them together on the same lines, and not
one line per item). Surely there could still be a fair enough number of
programs that might be recognizable even from their setup exe names.
Same as I...
The free Portland web server seems to be doing okay. Another route is that
I could look into that yousendit service. I've saved the recent posts here
that explain it, though haven't yet tried it.
O
omega
ms said:
The next thread where you run into Mark Warner, who provided you the
recommendation, you might footnote your feedback for him.
: [...]
: I'd be interested in your opinion of them once you've gotten
: set up and are using their service. I have on occasion been in
: a position where I provide low income people with old donated
: computers, and have been looking at copper.net as the ISP
: to use to hook them up to the 'Net.
: From: "Mark Warner" <[email protected]>
: Subject: Re: OT- recommend an ISP?
: Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 12:21:27 -0500
: Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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eLmimo
Hello Dick,
I would be interested to compare Xana and 40tude.
Can you, or others here, help me, before going and install XanaNews.
Or, is there somewhere reading about the subject, please ?
Have a nice day
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eLmimo
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John Fitzsimons
Totally different. 40tude has far more capability than Xana. Xana
however is a very good "set and forget" newsreader. Which is best
depends on how much one knows about newreaders/newsreading.
Newbies should love Xana. Power users love 40tude.
news.software.readers
Dialog posts (should) have Dialog in the subject header.
Regards, John.
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John Fitzsimons
On 26 Sep 2004 09:34:57 GMT, "Dick Hazeleger"
Agreed, BUT the problem that I have with the "Fresh" programs is that,
unless I missed it, there is no mention of the fact that one has to
re-register the software after a certain period. It makes me wonder
what else they have kept from users. Authors who aren't "up front"
about their software often have spyware, or other malware, as part of
their download.
Regards, John.
Agreed, BUT the problem that I have with the "Fresh" programs is that,
unless I missed it, there is no mention of the fact that one has to
re-register the software after a certain period. It makes me wonder
what else they have kept from users. Authors who aren't "up front"
about their software often have spyware, or other malware, as part of
their download.
Regards, John.
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Dick Hazeleger
Wayne wrote:
It's, to put it mildly, a bit awkward; and they don't tell you upfront
that you will have to re-register again in 13 months (400 days);
needless to say that I removed all Fresh software from the system...
you're right Fresh' registration smells... and it ain't a fresh smell
(pun intended)
Dick
It's, to put it mildly, a bit awkward; and they don't tell you upfront
that you will have to re-register again in 13 months (400 days);
needless to say that I removed all Fresh software from the system...
you're right Fresh' registration smells... and it ain't a fresh smell
(pun intended)
Dick
D
Dick Hazeleger
John said:
Hi John,
In the "newsreader" post we differ in opinion; I only (nowadays)
monitor a small amount of newsgroups; and I do like a "set and forget"
newsreader; and XanaNews is getting better with every new version, so
I'll just stick with it...
In the post quoted above we agree, I too wondered why this
re-registering... to keep their information up-to-date? OK, but for
what? For the advertizers on their site? That would implicate that they
would hand out that data (for which there is no proof, let me say that
very clearly here)... IMO, and I see we agree on that issue as well,
being open from the first page on is the only right thing to do...
though others may have different ideas about that.
Regards
Dick
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eLmimo
Totally different. 40tude has far more capability than Xana. Xana
however is a very good "set and forget" newsreader. Which is best
depends on how much one knows about newreaders/newsreading.
Newbies should love Xana. Power users love 40tude.
news.software.readers
Dialog posts (should) have Dialog in the subject header.
Regards, John.
And how about Xnews ? (please...)
Have a nice day
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eLmimo