arachne-digest        Wednesday, May 23 2001        Volume 01 : Number 1530




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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 08:30:04 +0000
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SurvPC] So long- why

Thomas Mueller wrote:
> 
> On the current computer, DOS is the only OS I can run, 
> following hard disks crash

What about a mini-Linux running from floppy?

> When I get the new computer, I may be well see no more 
> need for Arachne.  Amaya arouses my interest, not to mention 
> Netscape and the open-source Mozilla.

Don't forget Galeon (a slim version of Konqueror) and Opera
(available in free and non-free versions).

Cheers,
Steven

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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 17:54:59 -0500
From: "L.D. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ... when CSS is a royal rectalgia

http://www.akc.org/love/cgc/index.cfm

This AKC page is just one example of when CSS, as partially
implemented within Arachne 1.70r3, can be a true pain in the donkey.

Note that the links aren't visible at all ... there is mention of
them, but good luck finding them!

Additional note:  If you find a page like this where you're certain
there should be links but nothing shows, hit F-4 and search for the
line [or section of code] that includes 'style' and 'css' ... delete
and F-2 save, and you should be able to see & use the formerly stealth
links.

l.d.
- -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 00:46:54 +0000
From: "Seek Hey - King of Padua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Tue, 22 May 2001 22:27:43 +0200, Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> turned 
his brain on and wrote:

> Seek Hey wrote:
> (snip)
>> -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/

> IMHO you should get a newer version, otherwise I can't take any credit -
> only blame ;-)

It's alright, but how can I download it with a 14400 modem?? o__O I just
found this old version on a floppy disk so I didn't had to download it..
I know, newer versions are quite better than mine, but they're
IMPOSSIBLE to download with this 1993 modem..  anyway, what is your
version? and what are its features? just curious.

Byeeee, Fede.

//
//"I said I'd give my life for just one kiss..
// I live for your smile, and i'll die for your kiss!"
//    ---This PC is 100% Microsoft free ---
// Ciaooooo, Alla prox by Federico Cc (Seek Hey)
- -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/

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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 19:22:44 -0400
From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Tue, 22 May 2001 17:42:35 +0000, Seek Hey - King of Padua wrote:

> Hi to everyone!! i'm 14 yo from Italy. A month ago, when Ms found that my
> copy of windows wasn't original (my grandma lent her 2 me), i had to
> delete it. After this, I had to find another way to connect. First, I
> used a demo of an OS called QNX for some weeks but it was too slow when
> I connected with my old 14400 modem.. Yesterday I installed Arachne and
> found it very very very good.. It browses the web much faster than
> windows, and doesn't have bugs. I still can't say it's better than
> Win 98, but it lets me do everything I need. I must congratulate with
> the authors.. Arachne is superb!! And finally I can read and write
> emails!! YAHOOOOOO!!! Everyone should use Arachne!!

> Byeeeeeeeee!! Fede (a newbie of the mailing list)

> //
> //"I said I'd give my life for just one kiss..
> // I live for your smile, and i'll die for your kiss!"
> //    ---This PC is 100% Microsoft free ---
> // Ciaooooo, Alla prox by Federico Cc (Seek Hey)
> - -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/

Fantastic !!!

It's very refreshing to see that Dos and Arachne can still snatch
some teenagers from the clutches of the M$ trap.

BTW,
If you like v1.50;s.r.c...... you should see what she can do now. :))

However, I must caution you that v1.70;r3 has one very nasty bug.
The "run-away download" bug is a real killer. :((

For that reason, my advice is to try v1.69 instead.
http://browser.arachne.cz/browser/old/archn169.exe

- -- 
 Glenn
 http://arachne.cz/
 http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/
 http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/
 http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 09:07:35 +0000
From: "Ron Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

Hi Folks, Fede,

> Hi to everyone!! i'm 14 yo from Italy. A month ago, when Ms found that my
> copy of windows wasn't original (my grandma lent her 2 me), i had to
> delete it. After this, I had to find another way to connect. First, I
> used a demo of an OS called QNX for some weeks but it was too slow when
> I connected with my old 14400 modem.. Yesterday I installed Arachne and
> found it very very very good.. It browses the web much faster than
> windows, and doesn't have bugs. I still can't say it's better than
> Win 98, but it lets me do everything I need. I must congratulate with
> the authors.. Arachne is superb!! And finally I can read and write
> emails!! YAHOOOOOO!!! Everyone should use Arachne!!
> Byeeeeeeeee!! Fede (a newbie of the mailing list)
> - -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, 

   Welcome to the Arachne list.  :)

   And I agree with a previous post - please have a look at a more
recent version of Arachne.  Depending on your hardware, you may not have
the best performing version, yet.

Regards,
        Ron



Ron Clarke  http://homepages.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/music.html
- -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Versatile Internet Client

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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 21:45:47 -0400
From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Tue, 22 May 2001 22:27:43 +0200, Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Seek Hey wrote:
> (snip)
>> -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/

> IMHO you should get a newer version, otherwise I can't take any credit -
> only blame ;-)

> BTW: If anyone, for some obscure reason, is interested in how I looked
> earlier today I uploaded a picture to:
> http://hem.passagen.se/bernie/bern2.jpg a few minutes ago.
> //Bernie

Hey, we just might start a new trend here.
What do you think about an "Arachne users photo gallery"? :-)

http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/glennmcc-1993.jpg
(taken by "Glamour Shots" 8 yrs ago)

http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/glennmcc-2001.jpg
(taken with my Casio QV-100 30 min ago)
Sorry, bad lighting conditions. :(

- -- 
 Glenn
 http://arachne.cz/
 http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/
 http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/
 http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm

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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 23:14:52 -0400
From: Roger Turk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sunday Salsa

Sam E.,

(I'm a few day behind in reading my mail.)

SI is "Systeme International," or the International System of Measurement.

Roger Turk

Sam Ewalt wrote:

. > On Wed, 9 May 2001 22:50:09 -0400, Roger Turk wrote:

. > > When Australia converted to SI, they "standardized" a piece of plywood 
. > as


. > What does SI stand for? 


. > I know what it refers to, but what do the initials stand for?

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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 23:25:30 -0400
From: "Clarence Verge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Tue, 22 May 2001 21:45:47 -0400, Glenn McCorkle wrote:

> On Tue, 22 May 2001 22:27:43 +0200, Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> BTW: If anyone, for some obscure reason, is interested in how I looked
>> earlier today I uploaded a picture to:
>> http://hem.passagen.se/bernie/bern2.jpg a few minutes ago.
>> //Bernie

> Hey, we just might start a new trend here.
> What do you think about an "Arachne users photo gallery"? :-)

> http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/glennmcc-1993.jpg
> (taken by "Glamour Shots" 8 yrs ago)

> http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/glennmcc-2001.jpg
> (taken with my Casio QV-100 30 min ago)
> Sorry, bad lighting conditions. :(

Hehe.
There otta be a law against .JPGs - I get better quality on my TV.

Well, I don't have to put up a picture of myself - every knows what
Peter Fonda looked like in Easy Rider and Futureworld don't they ?
I still look like him - longish hair, aviator glasses and all.

Unless he's dead of course. <g>

- - Clarence Verge
- - Back to using Arachne V1.62 ....

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 07:32:34 +0200
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RFC File Attachment

Sam H. wrote:
>Isn't there something the AOL users could do at their end to fix the
>problems?

Sure, they can get a real ISP ;-)

My appologizes if this has already been suggested, I'm (once more) behind
in reading mail.
//Bernie

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 07:32:32 +0200
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Film processing labs offering "pics on disks" (OT)

L.D wrote:
>Since Kodak uses a CD for each roll of film processed, that would appear
>to indicate some rather large files ... i.e. high resolution graphics. 

AFAIK there are several rolls of film on one CD, they just add it after the
others (by using multi-session).
Also images in PCD (Photo CD) format are quite large, but since no
compression is used (not even RuntimeLengthEncoding that BMP files can use)
they are large not as a result from good quality.
One of these days I'll take time to photo myself with my digital camera so
you can, if you wish to, see exactly how stupid I look ;-)
//Bernie

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 07:50:39 +0200
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

Glenn wrote:
>Hey, we just might start a new trend here.
>What do you think about an "Arachne users photo gallery"? :-)

And point us out so that Microsoft hitmen can get us? ;-)

>http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/glennmcc-1993.jpg
>http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/glennmcc-2001.jpg

Hmm... so you changed the names on the server? They are not in a 8.3
style... glenn93.jpg would for instance been a better one for FAT16
partitions.
//Bernie

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 07:56:13 +0200
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

Seek wrote:
>It's alright, but how can I download it with a 14400 modem?? o__O I just
>found this old version on a floppy disk so I didn't had to download it..

You can still download it, it will just take a while.

>I know, newer versions are quite better than mine, but they're
>IMPOSSIBLE to download with this 1993 modem..  anyway, what is your
>version? and what are its features? just curious.

Not my version, but I wasn't involved much in the pre-1.6x development (in
a good way anyway <G> - stay away from 1.50B1 and/or 1.50B2). There are a
few things I've added, such as possibility to remove the scrollbars (but it
was Clarence bright idea).
//Bernie

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 07:56:15 +0200
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

Glenn wrote:
>However, I must caution you that v1.70;r3 has one very nasty bug.
>The "run-away download" bug is a real killer. :((

You haven't found the reason? I haven't had time to look at it yet.
//Bernie

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 02:38:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Thomas Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bug report:  Trashed Arachne.Cfg file

<<
I too have always had those smiley faces creeping into my ARACHNE.CFG.
Every time I clean them out of there they always come back to haunt me.
In my case the smiley faces do not appear to be causing me any problems.
I just don't like their being in my ARACHNE.CFG because I don't know
where they are coming from and I feel that they just should not be there.

Sam Heywood
>>

I just checked my ARACHNE.CFG, and there were no smiley faces.  One safeguard is
to maintain a saved copy under another name, or in a different directory, where
Arachne won't modify it.  Then when your ARACHNE.CFG becomes farkled, you can
copy back the saved copy.

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 02:38:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Thomas Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Another very good reason to deltree windows

<<
See http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
to read about the Magistr Virus.

Warning:  Some persons may find the above detailed description of what
it can do to you quite offensive and insulting and even infuriating.

Of course if you just deltree windows you will never fall victim to
the Magistr.

Sam Heywood
>>

I don't know if this relates to Magistr, but has anybody received a message with
a base64-encoded attachment OMNFENOM.EXE?  I received such a message,
Return-Path: <>
no To;, From:, or Subject: lines
blank text part followed by base64-encoded attachment OMNFENOM.EXE,
total message length slightly > 30000 bytes, so had I extracted OMNFENOM.EXE, it
would have come to approximately 23000 bytes.  I assumed it was a virus, so I
deleted the message.

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 02:43:25 -0400
From: "Clarence Verge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Tue, 22 May 2001 23:25:30 -0400, Clarence Verge wrote:

> I still look like him - longish hair, aviator glasses and all.

> Unless he's dead of course. <g>

I just HAD to check his blood pressure and find that Peter Fonda has
lost the aviator glasses and now looks a lot more like William Fbuckley
than I do.
I mean I've still got eyebrows and eyelashes and more (darker) hair.<G>


- - Clarence Verge
- - Back to using Arachne V1.62 ....

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 03:21:13 -0400
From: "Clarence Verge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Wed, 23 May 2001 07:56:13 +0200, Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Not my version, but I wasn't involved much in the pre-1.6x development (in
> a good way anyway <G> - stay away from 1.50B1 and/or 1.50B2).

I'm disagreeable with that last comment.
Arachne 1.50b2 is one of the most stable there is and IMO is much
better than 1.50 src - the "src" ended up being a joke. <g>

A 1.50b2 is also a hell of a lot better LOOKING than later versions.

I use it on my '486 and I like it so much I don't want to upgrade it.

Question: Why are upgrades required to be tradeoffs ?
I mean, it seems to be the same in ALL software. You have to give up
something you value to use the newest versions. :(

- - Clarence Verge
- - Back to using Arachne V1.62 ....

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 03:34:22 -0500
From: "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bug report:  Trashed Arachne.Cfg file

On Wed, 23 May 2001 02:38:29 -0400 (EDT), Thomas Mueller wrote:

> <<
> I too have always had those smiley faces creeping into my ARACHNE.CFG.
> Every time I clean them out of there they always come back to haunt me.
> In my case the smiley faces do not appear to be causing me any problems.
> I just don't like their being in my ARACHNE.CFG because I don't know
> where they are coming from and I feel that they just should not be there.

> Sam Heywood

> I just checked my ARACHNE.CFG, and there were no smiley faces.  One safeguard is
> to maintain a saved copy under another name, or in a different directory, where
> Arachne won't modify it.  Then when your ARACHNE.CFG becomes farkled, you can
> copy back the saved copy.

I too also keep a backup copy.  BTW, write-protecting ARACHNE.CFG is not
really a good solution to the problem, especially for those who like to
change their user options while in the middle of a session.  Most of us
might frequently have a need to turn frames and/or images off.  In order
to change these options, the write-protect attribute must first be removed.

Sam Heywood

- -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 01:44:54 -0700
From: "Gregory J. Feig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MY pic

On Tue, 22 May 2001 22:27:43 +0200 Bernie wrote:

- -------snip--------

> BTW: If anyone, for some obscure reason, is interested in how I looked
> earlier today I uploaded a picture to:
> http://hem.passagen.se/bernie/bern2.jpg a few minutes ago.

Bernie,

Nah..!!!....none of us was interested.  That's why there were 500 hits
on that pic in the last 6 hours.....<g g g g>

Not that we are thinking of joining your fan club....we're just
gathering ammunition to shoot at you the next time we get into a
flamewar here on the list.....<g g g>

Oh...". . .looked earlier today. . ."....hmmmm, now the question
arises, "What does Bernie look like NOW..???"

....love, gregy

<g g g g>

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 02:04:49 -0700
From: "Gregory J. Feig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DELTREE Lawyers - errrmm Windows

On  Mon, 21 May 2001 13:20:59 -0500 Samuel W. Heywood wrote:

> See http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> to read about the Magistr Virus.

Sam,

It looks like some con, or ex-con, targeting LegalBeagles, and just
using the most effective delivery method...i.e. Windoze.....<g g g>

I am NEVER sympathetic to "hackers" and virus-writers, but this one
ALMOST makes me grin.

.....gregy

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 04:29:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Thomas Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Endless download on http://www.cdw.com

I just tried to browse http://www.cdw.com with Arachne, running on a VDISK
(which is DR-DOS's name for ramdisk) in DR-DOS 7.03, and it downloaded until it
passed 8000000 bytes, when it paused to buzz my Iomega Zip 250 (which is drive
C as currently configured with regular hard disks inaccessible), then downloaded
some more, in several steps, alternating with buzzing the Zip 250.  When it
passed 8400000 bytes, it stopped with memory allocation error.  I hit a key to
continue, got fatal.ah (3 skulls & crossbones), exited to DOS but not for long
before the computer hung with DOS Lynx386.  I had to hit Reset.  Maybe someone
else might want to see if Arachne can handle http://www.cdw.com ?  Is it just my
ill luck, or a bug in Arachne and/or http://www.cdw.com ?

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 02:28:10 -0700
From: "Gregory J. Feig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Arachne javascript reaction

We used to have (prior to 170r3) a problem when we ran into some
javascript on a page, sometimes throwing Arachne into a crash.

I just accessed a page consisting entirely of JS and Arachne handled
it like a good little boy.....he just downloaded it completely, and
then refused to even display anything...

I suspected what it was, and glanced at the source, and sure enough
it was totally javascript....so....it looks like we don't have THAT
problem anymore.....<g g g>

.....gregy


- -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 15:02:14 +0000
From: "Seek Hey - King of Padua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Wed, 23 May 2001 07:56:13 +0200, Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> turned 
his brain on and wrote:

> You can still download it, it will just take a while.

yes, but everytime the servers break the connections :((

> Not my version, but I wasn't involved much in the pre-1.6x development (in
> a good way anyway <G> - stay away from 1.50B1 and/or 1.50B2). There are a
> few things I've added, such as possibility to remove the scrollbars (but it
> was Clarence bright idea).

Cool! but if you were into programming Arachne, why do you use Eudora and
M$ Windows? :o0... I'm sure I won't use windows for a while :)

Byeee. Fede

//
//"I said I'd give my life for just one kiss..
// I live for your smile, and i'll die for your kiss!"
//    ---This PC is 100% Microsoft free ---
// Ciaooooo, Alla prox by Federico Cc (Seek Hey)
- -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 15:02:50 +0000
From: "Seek Hey - King of Padua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Wed, 23 May 2001 09:07:35 +0000, Ron Clarke turned his brain on and wrote:

> Welcome to the Arachne list.  :)

Thank you :))))

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 15:02:30 +0000
From: "Seek Hey - King of Padua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Another very good reason to deltree windows

On Wed, 23 May 2001 02:38:32 -0400 (EDT), Thomas Mueller turned his brain on and
wrote:

> Of course if you just deltree windows you will never fall victim to
> the Magistr.

lol :>

> I don't know if this relates to Magistr, but has anybody received a message
with
> a base64-encoded attachment OMNFENOM.EXE?  I received such a message,
> Return-Path: <>
> no To;, From:, or Subject: lines
> blank text part followed by base64-encoded attachment OMNFENOM.EXE,
> total message length slightly > 30000 bytes, so had I extracted OMNFENOM.EXE,
it
> would have come to approximately 23000 bytes.  I assumed it was a virus, so I
> deleted the message.

It's a virus called Hybris, I think.. I got a lot of them.. they arrive
with emails without subject sender and text, and change their name
everytime a virus mail is sent.

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 15:03:05 +0000
From: "Seek Hey - King of Padua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Wed, 23 May 2001 09:07:35 +0000, Ron Clarke turned his brain on and wrote:

> Welcome to the Arachne list.  :)

Thank you :))))

//
//"I said I'd give my life for just one kiss..
// I live for your smile, and i'll die for your kiss!"
//    ---This PC is 100% Microsoft free ---
// Ciaooooo, Alla prox by Federico Cc (Seek Hey)
- -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 15:03:23 +0000
From: "Seek Hey - King of Padua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Tue,Glenn McCorkle wrote:

> Fantastic !!!
> It's very refreshing to see that Dos and Arachne can still snatch
> some teenagers from the clutches of the M$ trap.

lol :))

> BTW,
> If you like v1.50;s.r.c...... you should see what she can do now. :))
> However, I must caution you that v1.70;r3 has one very nasty bug.
> The "run-away download" bug is a real killer. :((
> For that reason, my advice is to try v1.69 instead.
> http://browser.arachne.cz/browser/old/archn169.exe

Okay, I'll try to download it later :). Thank you!!

Byeeee Fede

//
//"I said I'd give my life for just one kiss..
// I live for your smile, and i'll die for your kiss!"
//    ---This PC is 100% Microsoft free ---
// Ciaooooo, Alla prox by Federico Cc (Seek Hey)
- -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 15:07:06 +0000
From: "J. J. Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MY pic

Not totally off-topic, take a look at Dawn Schram's rig:

http://users.inna.net/~dschram/cat.gif

====

I'm included on an online photo as one among many, and
it's a 100kB JPEG, so I won't give the URL. I suppose I
could arrange a "Spot the 16-bit user" competition.

Jake

Serf of Padua  


- -- Written by a user of Arachne: the Internet Survival Kit
- -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 18:17:14 +0100
From: "Joerg Dietze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Endless download on http://www.cdw.com

Hi Thomas and all,

no problem for me with A. running from HD (I have only cache.idx at
ramdrive (xmsdisk)).

Regards Joerg

On Wed, 23 May 2001 04:29:10 -0400 (EDT), Thomas Mueller wrote:

> I just tried to browse http://www.cdw.com with Arachne, running on a VDISK
> (which is DR-DOS's name for ramdisk) in DR-DOS 7.03, and it downloaded until it
> passed 8000000 bytes, when it paused to buzz my Iomega Zip 250 (which is drive
> C as currently configured with regular hard disks inaccessible), then downloaded
> some more, in several steps, alternating with buzzing the Zip 250.  When it
> passed 8400000 bytes, it stopped with memory allocation error.  I hit a key to
> continue, got fatal.ah (3 skulls & crossbones), exited to DOS but not for long
> before the computer hung with DOS Lynx386.  I had to hit Reset.  Maybe someone
> else might want to see if Arachne can handle http://www.cdw.com ?  Is it just my
> ill luck, or a bug in Arachne and/or http://www.cdw.com ?

- -- Arachne V1.70, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 18:20:26 +0100
From: "Joerg Dietze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

Hi Fede,

if download fails perhaps You should try the "receive Arachne per
e-mail" option at download page.

Regards Joerg

On Wed, 23 May 2001 15:03:23 +0000, Seek Hey - King of Padua wrote:

<snip>
> Okay, I'll try to download it later :). Thank you!!

> Byeeee Fede

> //
> //"I said I'd give my life for just one kiss..
> // I live for your smile, and i'll die for your kiss!"
> //    ---This PC is 100% Microsoft free ---
> // Ciaooooo, Alla prox by Federico Cc (Seek Hey)
> -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/

- -- Arachne V1.70, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 12:48:14 -0500
From: "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Endless download on http://www.cdw.com

On Wed, 23 May 2001 18:17:14 +0100, Joerg Dietze wrote:

> Hi Thomas and all,

> no problem for me with A. running from HD (I have only cache.idx at
> ramdrive (xmsdisk)).

> Regards Joerg

No problem for me either.  Running DR-DOS, v. 7.02.  Running
Arachne 1.70, rev. 3, on ramdisk and cache on ramdisk.  Images
on and frames on.  BTW, the page was downloaded and was rendered
and displayed rather quickly considering that it is so complex
and with a lot of stuff.

Regards,

Sam Heywood
- -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 19:23:09 +0000
From: "Seek Hey - King of Padua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Wed, 23 May 2001 18:20:26 +0100, Joerg Dietze turned his brain on and wrote:

> Hi Fede,
> if download fails perhaps You should try the "receive Arachne per
> e-mail" option at download page.
> Regards Joerg

Thank you!! I think I'll do so in the next future :)))

Byeeeeeee!! Fede

//
//"I said I'd give my life for just one kiss..
// I live for your smile, and i'll die for your kiss!"
//    ---This PC is 100% Microsoft free ---
// Ciaooooo, Alla prox by Federico Cc (Seek Hey)
- -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 13:29:16 -0500
From: "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Down with windows

On Wed, 23 May 2001 19:23:09 +0000, Seek Hey - King of Padua wrote:

> On Wed, 23 May 2001 18:20:26 +0100, Joerg Dietze turned his brain on and wrote:

>> Hi Fede,
>> if download fails perhaps You should try the "receive Arachne per
>> e-mail" option at download page.
>> Regards Joerg

> Thank you!! I think I'll do so in the next future :)))

I did mine in my previous future.

Bye!

Sam Heywood
- -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 13:45:34 -0500
From: "L.D. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I'd like to say something nice

... about Arachne.

It handles high res graphics fantasticly well, considering how many
different video cards and built-in video BIOSes that are out there.

I have to use Win3.1 for some things ... in particular working with
graphics files.  But that's a challenge, because Win3.1 doesn't have a
driver that matches my video card, and my video card didn't come with a
driver for Win3.1 although it was supposed to according to the video
card mfr's website [that's another disgusting long story].

I crop, convert, flip, switch, whatever in Win3.1 ... but then I go back
to Arachne to see what the finished product looks like.
   
I wish there were a way that Michael or someone else on his xChaotic
team could produce OEM drivers for Win3.x that would do the same great
job the built-in drivers for Arachne do.

I bet there would be a market for them, since the major video card
people don't support DOS or Win3.x for their own hardware. 

And even the 'win' sites, where one goes to hunt drivers, don't support
Win3.x ... even when they support DOS!!

It sucks when you spend big bucks for a card that can handle what's on
the web, and you can't use it because there aren't any drivers [outside
Arachne] that work.

l.d.
- -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/

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