the altering was the filename change - some kind of unique number, and the created dates were changed as well - for no reason. -- Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - mixstream.org
On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 10:15 PM Stephen Barncard <step...@barncard.com> wrote: > "1. How does changing the date affect their space quota?" > The unwanted photo file uploads affected MY space quota on the free > account, they fill it up, and then they tell you you are near the 'limit' > and must buy more space. > When I got my files back, they were altered. It's just dishonest and > disingenuous. > > of course I'm looking for something else but I'd rather not be doing time > consuming configuring. I have better things to do. > -- > Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - > mixstream.org > > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 10:02 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> Stephen Barncard wrote: >> >> > Why? because several years ago $@$#$@#$@'ing dropbox, without my >> > permission, started changing not only filenames but DATES in a huge >> > swath of precious photos in a particularly dishonest way -- they >> > wanted my free account to fill up quickly so I'd have to "upgrade". >> > I know the EXIF tags still exist inside each file, but all the file >> > dates had been changed to the date of copying. >> > Dropbox has been increasingly piggish lately - not allowing more than >> > 3 machines on the free account. >> > It's a mess. This does not endear me to these greedy people. >> >> >> 1. How does changing the date affect their space quota? >> >> >> 2. Dropbox policies have become too FUBAR for me to spend time with >> anymore. For example, I have no files in my account, and recently got a >> notice saying I was out of disk space and needed to pay them for an >> upgrade. That shouldn't be possible. But it turns out they count files >> shared with you against both the account where the file originates and >> yours tool - even though the file exists in only one location. #doubledip >> >> >> 3. This means a really hack to annoy people: just put a really big file >> in your account and share it with anyone you don't like. Since it'll >> count against their quota, you've just prevented them from being able to >> add anything else to their account. #insane >> >> >> 4. You can liberate yourself: https://nextcloud.com/ >> >> I met the project founder, Frank Karlitschek, when we had him speak at >> UbuCon in Pasadena a few years ago. Great guy, great team, all super >> passionate about free and open source software, and leaving the user in >> control of their cloud services. >> >> More than just file sharing with one of the best sync mechanisms I've >> ever seen, it also includes many dozens of add-on apps for everything >> from team management to music streaming to video chat and more. >> >> I have a dedicated Nextcloud server in my office for myself, and another >> on a VPS I use with clients and vendors. With native sync clients for >> Mac, Windows, and Linux (and iOS, and Android too), my LiveCode Plugins >> folder is kept current no matter which machine I happen to be working >> at. And with its convenient versioning, if I mess up and want to revert >> one of my plugins to yesterday's it's a breeze. >> >> Runs on any standard LAMP/WAMP/MAMP server. And if you're using it on >> Ubuntu 18.04 you can install it one line using the new Snap packager. >> >> And you remain in control of everything. >> >> Nope, not in any way affiliate with Nextcloud. Just a very happy user. >> >> -- >> Richard Gaskin >> Fourth World Systems >> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
