Re: Classic browsing and duckduckgo

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On 12/03/2021 06:47, Tomasz Rola via cctalk wrote:
> Today I noticed that duckduckgo redirects my classic browsers to
> lite.duckduckgo.com and I can use the results. Cool!

Right on!  Thanks for the update!

> Tried with dillo and w3m.

I'm looking forward to trying with Lynx.

Andrew

Re: Test

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On 11 August 2019 15:26:01 BST, Joshua Rice via cctalk  
wrote:
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>> On Aug 11, 2019, at 3:25 PM, Alexandre Souza via cctalk
> wrote:
>> 
>> Test error. Please call helpdesk. 555-1212
>
>Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Argh, you beat me to it!

This joke never gets old.  It only gets funnier and funnier each time.

Re: I'm sharing a toy

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On 09/08/2019 14:35, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:

I don't think writing SIMH device emulators for things like the DEC Unibus D/A 
and A/D devices, or the DR11-A, would be at all hard.


Sounds like a big challenge to me, but one that I would feel blessed 
with having on my agenda.  If it's not hard for you then you're the kind 
of person I'd love to bump in to one day and end up having as a mentor :-)


Andrew
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Sci-fi and science fiction [was Re: Scanning question (Is destruction of old tech docs a moral crime?)]

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On 21/07/2019 06:48, Paul Birkel via cctalk wrote:

I'm reminded a bit of "A Canticle for Leibowitz"!


Thank you for the reference.

Sci-fi and science fiction are very broad genres that I don't have any 
particular active fondness for.  I want to explore these genres more 
deeply because I am probably not looking in the places, or not looking 
in the right way.


I like elements of the supernatural and elements of mysticism.  I 
particularly like explorations of character development and 
relationships as much I like "sci-" or "science".


Please could you (Paul or anybody else on this list) recommend a forum 
or mailing list for fans of sci-fi or science fiction?   I'm sure there 
are many but I've no idea where to start.  I would be very grateful. 
Thank you!!


Andrew
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Re: R: OT: the end of Dyn DNS

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I have my DNS records hosted at gandi.net, who are also my registrar.  I
have been using for the last 10-15 years with no problems.

I have heard the that you shouldn't have your register be the same
company as your DNS provider, and I intend to revise this proposition.
If the argument still holds then I would keep gandi.net as my registrar
look for a different DNS service.

I tried a lot of third-party DNS services for about five years before
settling on gandi.net.  Some were very expensive and some were not.
There was no difference in the quality of service and quality of support
between the expensive and inexpensive ones, but I never had any luck
with the free ones.

Andrew

On 27/06/2019 09:19, Mazzini Alessandro via cctalk wrote:
> I use no-ip, the free version. And it's not particularly pushing the paid
> option aside just suggesting it on renewal.
> There's an email I don't even remember every how many months, requiring 2
> clicks to keep the free subscription active, and that's all
> 
> -Messaggio originale-
> Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Mark Linimon
> via cctalk
> Inviato: giovedì 27 giugno 2019 03:49
> A: Charles Dickman; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Oggetto: Re: OT: the end of Dyn DNS
> 
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 09:36:30PM -0400, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote:
>> Now that Dyn has been absorbed by Oracle I need a new DNS service for my
>> vanity domain. I welcome suggestions for a replacement provider.
> 
> I was just investigating free alternatives myself earlier today.  (I
> have not yet come up with a conclusion.)
> 
> I currently use the free he.net ivp6 tunnel so I may already be set up
> for their free DNS service, but I don't know yet.  (I can recommend the
> tunnel.)
> 
> Most of the articles on the web mention:
> 
>   Dynu, afraid.org, Duck DNS, and No-IP
> 
> among a few others.  The latter sounds like they are really pushing
> their paid model, though.  (OTOH each of the above has paid tiers for
> all but the most basic users.)
> 
> If you are using pfSense like I am, they already support:
> 
>   https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/dns/dynamic-dns.html
> 
> I would be happy to hear of actual experiences with any of these.
> 
> mcl
> 

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