Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0

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2001


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 37133
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texte = Patrick O'Brien wrote: > > Alain, > > Thanks for the comments. I think it is an SMSI issue. If WebCat required a minimum of 32mb. or RAM on a server wouldn't you think they ought to tell us? If WebCat should be configured on a WebStar machine as a plugin and not a CGI shouldn't they tell us? I consider these to be very basic things that a software maker ought to be informing their users about. > To follow up on my earlier comments; you are WAY OFF BASE! SMSI is not reponsible for teaching you to use your O/S, just like they are not responsible for wiping your nose. All of your problems are 100% User Errors. The docs are cross platform; any discussion of rights and permissions could be mentioned with in an appendix, but they are strictly due to the operating system. As a matter of fact, you will soon discover that file capitalization is now an issue. Is that something that SMSI should have warned you about? No matter how pretty a face Apple has given OS/X, it is still BSD *nix at its core. Step back from the machine slowly and cool off, then go get yourself a book on Unix administration (the O'Reilly book is good).Followups to this thread are > /dev/null (look it up)John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (Samuel Evans 2001)
  2. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (Patrick O'Brien 2001)
  3. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (Samuel Evans 2001)
  4. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (John Peacock 2001)
  5. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (Patrick O'Brien 2001)
  6. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (Alain Russell 2001)
  7. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (John Peacock 2001)
  8. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (Patrick O'Brien 2001)
  9. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (Alain Russell 2001)
  10. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (Patrick O'Brien 2001)
  11. Re: WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (Alain Russell 2001)
  12. WebCat on 10.0.4 - iTools 6.0 (Doug Hardman 2001)
Patrick O'Brien wrote: > > Alain, > > Thanks for the comments. I think it is an SMSI issue. If WebCat required a minimum of 32mb. or RAM on a server wouldn't you think they ought to tell us? If WebCat should be configured on a WebStar machine as a plugin and not a CGI shouldn't they tell us? I consider these to be very basic things that a software maker ought to be informing their users about. > To follow up on my earlier comments; you are WAY OFF BASE! SMSI is not reponsible for teaching you to use your O/S, just like they are not responsible for wiping your nose. All of your problems are 100% User Errors. The docs are cross platform; any discussion of rights and permissions could be mentioned with in an appendix, but they are strictly due to the operating system. As a matter of fact, you will soon discover that file capitalization is now an issue. Is that something that SMSI should have warned you about? No matter how pretty a face Apple has given OS/X, it is still BSD *nix at its core. Step back from the machine slowly and cool off, then go get yourself a book on Unix administration (the O'Reilly book is good).Followups to this thread are > /dev/null (look it up)John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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