Sorry Sean, I can't agree with you on that one. These guys write a 
magazine, they're journalists and buisness people. Sure, they let 
some of the technical types put in their bit but their focus is 
selling magazines. And if that isn't enough I think the whole PDF 
thing is a ploy to encourage people to buy the paper version. They 
can always plug the hole in the website but I bet you would have a 
very hard time 'aquiring' (sp?) a free copy of the paper version 
every month, or even back issues for that matter.

By and large the stuff in the mag is very good.

Brett
B)

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sean Bucklar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sean Bucklar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Sent: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 22:18:12 +1000
> Subject: [cfaussie] Re: CFDJ Writers Needed
>
>
> I don't know about anybody else - but that alone (the non existant
> security on their primary sale product) would make me a little
> reluctant to take their advice as experts. If you're going to 
advise
> people on web technologies, surely make sure you've got the very
> basics down on your own site first.
> 
> (That said I'm off to have a look at these pdf's anyway, a freeby's 
a freeby ;>)
> 
> On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 15:36:22 +0800, Kay Smoljak 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 16:10:17 +1000, Peter Tilbrook 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Yes but that should be considered a "secret" URL and not 
divulged?
> > 
> > They're not exactly hiding it... it's accessible straight from 
home
> > page. It *says* you need a password, but doesn't ask you for one 
at
> > *any* point.
> > 
> > Syscon home page -> ColdFusion Developer's Journal -> Digital 
Edition
> > (right hand menu) -> Archives (link in the first paragraph) -> 
Pick a
> > volume/issue -> Download PDF. No password asked for at any point. 
You
> > can't access the online versions of the individual archives 
without a
> > password, but they're all there in the PDF anyway!
> > 
> > Basically, if they don't want people who haven't paid to access 
the
> > PDF, then their security system is worse than a joke. It's been 
that
> > way for at least a couple of years now.
> > 
> > --
> > Kay Smoljak
> > http://kay.smoljak.com
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ---
> > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To unsubscribe send a blank email to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Sean Bucklar
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> /"\
> \ /    ASCII Ribbon Campaign
>  X   Just say no to HTML/Rich text Email!
> / \
> 
> ---
> You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/

---
You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/

Reply via email to