I have just downloaded SP3 for EDA98 from the archive but there was no onscreen form to fill out. Try protel.com.au instead of protel .com.
I used the Jan 2000 archive Ian Capps ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bagotronix Tech Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 3:08 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Altium Total Support Brochure > Sorry to reply to my own post, but I am just emphasizing the need to > independently archive the Protel service packs. As a test, I just tried to > fetch them from the archive site http://www.archive.org/ and got Protel's > on-screen form you fill out to get download priviledges. I knew it wouldn't > work, but tried it anyway, and sure enough got the error message "You are > not authorized to view this page". These download forms and scripts won't > work across domains. > > Gentlemen, start your archiving! > > Best regards, > Ivan Baggett > Bagotronix Inc. > website: www.bagotronix.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bagotronix Tech Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:54 AM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Altium Total Support Brochure > > > > Thanks for the link. The only problem I see with this archive website is > > that it has too visible a presence. If Altium told them to get rid of any > > copyrighted materials with a Protel copyright, they would have to do so or > > face legal wrangling. And I wonder if they have the service packs. Even > if > > the "fair use" part of copyright law protects the archive's right to store > > text information, I doubt that it extends to software service packs. Not > > too long ago, a Protel user of v3.X was able to receive the service packs > > from another user on this forum, even though Protel was no longer making > it > > available for download. If Protel won't support their old releases with > > downloadable patches, we will have to take matters into our own hands. > > > > So, I think we still need some folks from this list to archive the Protel > > stuff independently (and discreetly). > > > > Best regards, > > Ivan Baggett > > Bagotronix Inc. > > website: www.bagotronix.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Hutchinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 9:50 AM > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Altium Total Support Brochure > > > > > > > It's already been done in a big way! > > > > > > Check out http://www.archive.org/ a lot all of the web is archived going > > > back to 1996. > > > > > > I just looked and Protel's various sites are archived back to December > > 1996 > > > including the PDF manuals. > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > Maybe someone on this list should archive Protel's website content > right > > > now > > > > before they yank it. Any volunteers? I can't do it, all I have is a > > > lousy > > > > POTS Internet connection (no affordable broadband in Tallahassee). > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
