RE: [NF] vfpencryption.fll

2013-11-14 Thread Richard Kaye
FWIW I've used this library to decrypt data stored in a SQL database via ASP. I'm using RC4 mode. Here's a simplified snippet: IF NOT [vfpencryption]$LOWER(SET(Library)) SET LIBRARY TO vfpencryption.fll ADDITIVE ENDIF m.secretkeystring=FILETOSTR([a text file with my secret key string])

[NF] Windows POP Email Client Recommendations

2013-11-14 Thread Ken Dibble
Hi Folks, I'm seeking recommendations on good free (as in beer) Windows POP/SMTP email clients that run on Windows 7 or later. I would like to hear from people who have experience using the software that they are recommending. I have always preferred Eudora, but the real Eudora (not the

Re: [NF] Windows POP Email Client Recommendations

2013-11-14 Thread Peter Cushing
Ken Dibble wrote: Hi Folks, snip We can and do use Thunderbird, but in our environment, in which people regularly use several different email accounts, the interface can be confusing for some people. Also, it can be pretty slow while doing its various internal processing things such as

Re: [NF] Windows POP Email Client Recommendations

2013-11-14 Thread Alan Bourke
If you don't want to use Thunderbird, pay for Outlook/Exchange, or a superior browser-based front end to a paid hosted service like Fastmail, then ... um ... er ... I think you're probably out of luck, on Windows at least. Standalone email clients seem to be a thing of the past as everyone either

Re: [NF] Windows POP Email Client Recommendations

2013-11-14 Thread Jean MAURICE
and what about using .. VFP ? with Winsock it works really good (in fact I only send messages (mailing campaigns) and I never try to receive them ...) and you have acces to each 'parameter' ! Francis Faure, a MVP, built a class around Winsock and I have built classes around it. The Foxil

RE: [NF] Windows POP Email Client Recommendations

2013-11-14 Thread John Weller
My life is built around Outlook but my wife uses Windows Live Mail which seems to do most of the things you want. It is a free download for Win 7, designed to operate with it. It is as simple as most of the ones I have seen and definitely easier to use than Gmail or Outlook.com (nee Hotmail).

[NF] Sql insights

2013-11-14 Thread Stephen Russell
Stealing from a Tips book or white paper. SELECT * is not always a bad thing, but it’s a good idea to only move the data you really need to move and only when you really need it, in order to avoid network, disk, and memory contention on your server. For small sets of data that are infrequently

[NF] Love how a tech company will play the game

2013-11-14 Thread Stephen Russell
http://news-hound.net/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/ I wish that Stanford smart guy Jonathan Martin would have thought of a way to get back at Incognito like this. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell ---

Re: [NF] Sql insights

2013-11-14 Thread Rafael Copquin
I would like an explanation of what a clustered index is and the other types of indexes in SQL Server. I really don't understand the differences or their significance, especially in relation to what I have known for years on VFP indexes. You seem to be quite a pro in SQL Server so can you

Re: [NF] Sql insights

2013-11-14 Thread Stephen Russell
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Rafael Copquin rcopq...@fibertel.com.arwrote: I would like an explanation of what a clustered index is and the other types of indexes in SQL Server. I really don't understand the differences or their significance, especially in relation to what I have known

Re: [NF] Love how a tech company will play the game

2013-11-14 Thread Gene Wirchenko
At 13:42 2013-11-14, Stephen Russell srussell...@gmail.com wrote: http://news-hound.net/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/ I wish that Stanford smart guy Jonathan Martin would have thought of a way to get back at Incognito like this. Samsung is being

Re: [NF] Sql insights

2013-11-14 Thread Rafael Copquin
Like I said: you're a pro! :-) Thank you Rafael Copquin El 14/11/2013 19:30, Stephen Russell escribió: On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Rafael Copquin rcopq...@fibertel.com.arwrote: I would like an explanation of what a clustered index is and the other types of indexes in SQL Server. I

Re: [NF] Love how a tech company will play the game

2013-11-14 Thread AndyHC
This story rings alarm bells - why would the US mint even hold $3 worth of nickels for every man. woman child in the country? - Even if they did, how would you persuade them to issue them to you? (I suspect they cost more than 5 cents to make)?