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2020-04-02 Thread Jim via PLUG-discuss
--- Begin Message --- On 4/2/20 8:43 AM, Michael Butash wrote: As much as I tend to dislike amazon as a company, I still get most everything there these days as it's all the same crap, and less annoying than newegg.  There or ebay.  About an equal chance of getting something counterfeit and/

Re: OT: Wireless Routers and Access Points

2020-04-02 Thread Nathan (PLUGAZ)
No encryption that I remember setting up. Is it possible the listserv is causing the issue? Do I need to add a dmarc record that some of my email might come from the listserv? On 2020-04-01 12:59, Stephen Partington wrote: Do you use encryption on your email at all that was one of the things t

Re: Naked pc

2020-04-02 Thread Michael Butash
Not the same newegg anymore, as of ~3yr ago, RIP. https://www.eteknix.com/newegg-acquired-chinese-company-huge-sum/ I doubt they're going to be out for the same values any longer from the newegg of old. -mb On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 9:50 PM der.hans wrote: > Am 01. Apr, 2020 schwätzte Jim so: >

Re: Naked pc

2020-04-02 Thread Michael Butash
I can't say I much endorse newegg any more since they sold out to that Chinese conglomerate org. It's just not the newegg of old anymore. The generic things like cables, adapters, general parts stuff for pc's became crap, and now is like shopping alibaba, just inundated with crap of dubious quali

Re: Naked pc

2020-04-02 Thread Stephen Partington
This is why I suggest the barebo es systems from Amazon and Newegg. On Thu, Apr 2, 2020, 7:58 AM Michael Butash wrote: > Long story short, ignore the fact it ships with windoze, format the disk, > and just install a linux over it. Almost not worth the hassle or added > expense to find/get a "fa

Re: Naked pc

2020-04-02 Thread Michael Butash
Long story short, ignore the fact it ships with windoze, format the disk, and just install a linux over it. Almost not worth the hassle or added expense to find/get a "factory linux" system. TL:DR version: Unless you buy a pc specifically from System76 or another linux-friendly laptop, they're a