Come on, Jon. Tell us the handshake! We need to know!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon van der Raadt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:27 AM Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: What the hell is the problem?
> Wayne, > > Feel free to contact me off-list and I will help. > > Jon > On Aug 18, 2004, at 2:08 AM, Wayne Irvine wrote: > > > I'm at my wits end here. > > > > I've been fighting with recalcitrant unix for months now and I just > > don't > > get it. Not only that but it seems it's some sort of secret nerd club > > that > > you have to know the handshake for before you get the secrets. > > > > I'm no dummy. I can usually nut my way around pretty much anything but > > the > > problems here seem to be more liveware related. By that I mean, people > > wrote > > unix, people wrote the 'man' files, people wrote OS X and people wrote > > Witango. Do none of these people talk to each other? > > > > Witango 5.0X on OS X was, from my point of view, an absolute bug fest. > > From > > processes hanging and quitting to record IDs being returned as numbers > > with > > 6 decimal places, to APPFILEPATHs not working in branched TAFs. > > > > So I was advised to try the beta. It uses different folder structure > > and > > startup scripts and by the time I had that and a restart procedure in > > place > > the bloody licensing had expired. Apparently those on the Beta list > > got sent > > an extension. I'm not on the list. I came in too late. > > > > So eventually I am sent the latest FC and associated files. Apparently > > many > > bugs (including the APPFILEPATH one I reported) are fixed. Still > > doesn't > > recognise the license. I've been seeking clarification of why this is > > happening and what I can do about but it doesn't seem to be going > > anywhere. > > > > So now I'm trying to go back to 5.0X but the startup scripts have to be > > changed back. I edit them and then can't save them (I assume it's a > > permission thing). So I save to the desktop, change permissions, force > > copy > > them to the correct folder and now they are not recognised as > > executable. > > > > I feel like I keep running down extremely long corridors only to come > > up > > against locked doors. > > > > I have $10K invested in a X Serve and Witango license and have nothing > > in > > return but frustration. > > > > Can somebody please tell me where I've got to go or what I've got to > > spend > > to get this thing running. I am so freaking fed up with this. > > > > Wayne Irvine > > > > Byte Services Pty Ltd > > http://www.byteserve.com.au/ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Ph 02 9960 6099 Mob 0409 960 609 Fax 02 9960 6088 > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > _ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > > > > > --- > > Jon van der Raadt > > TeamOnly Network > > 412, Alastair Ross Technology Centre > 3553 - 31 Street NW > Calgary, Alberta Canada T2L 2K7 > > http://www.teamonly.net > > > Office: (403) 286-5586 > Fax: (403) 286-5576 > > Cell: (403) 863-6304 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
