Forget it. For now he's not even getting email from this group and the one email I sent him obviously didn't get read, since he seems to expect ME to trace something for him -- and the text of my email made it clear we are volunteers, not employees.
I'm waiting to see how he responds and if he's nice, I'll help him. If he's a jerk, I'll insist he read my entire email before helping him. Hal On Aug 20, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Twayne wrote: > Earle, > > You likely may have been hoodwinked; go ahead and cancel the credit card > order ASAP. You purchased the software from a place other than the entity > that produces and makes it avaiilable, OpenOffice.org. Do it quickly; once > they charge your credit card, it will take one more full billing cycle > before the refund can show up on your credit card statement. > > At OpenOffice.org, the suite is avalable to download for free. A CD can be > purchased and mailed to you from openoffice, but there is no KEY assocated > with it. > You download it, install it, use it - anywhere you want on as many machines > as you want. Or you purchase the CD for a nomnal fee to cover the cost of > the CD and shipping, and then you install it and use it as above. Your > menton of the "key" indicates you bought it elsewhere. There is no "key" > needed. You don't even need to register your software although they like it > if you do so they can tell how many people are using it and approximately > where. You can even join the product to help further its goals if you wish. > Go to www.openoffice.org for full details. But kill that credit card > purchase quickly and get it from openoffice.org; then you know you'll have > safe, reliable, no-ads, clean software. > > I will not mess with challenge-response systems, so I hope you spot this in > your waitlist in time to save some money from the bottom feeder (IMO) that > sold it to you. > > HTH, > > Twayne` > > > n news:[email protected], > [email protected] <[email protected]> typed: >> Dear ? >> >> I made a purchase yesterday 18 August of the latest open >> office suite by Visa credit card. It card was billed and >> I was directed to go to my yahoo mail box where a key would >> be sent. Up until now there is no such key or any >> communication from open source. I believe I was scammed. >> >> The Name on the purchase order is earle taylor >> The email address indicated on the form is >> [email protected] >> >> Kindly revert with some instructions on how I can get >> access to the program. Failing which I will have to cancel >> the credit card transaction by tomorrow >> >> Thanks for your help >> >> Earle Taylor > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
