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Chuck Pelto <[log in to unmask]>
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 23 May 2003 20:29:30 -0600
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P.S. I know Lileks e-mail address and I'm not afraid to unleash the
weapon he threatened Hugh with.

David Livesay wrote:

> Depends. Why don't you tell us what the issue is (or was)?
>
> On Friday, May 23, 2003, at 10:04  PM, Chuck Pelto wrote:
>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> "I'm sure there are more economical ways to get OS X server support."
>> --
>> David
>>
>> Yeah? Tell me about them....
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Chuck(le)
>>
>> David Livesay wrote:
>>
>>> I doubt they would support server issues on OS X at all. I was told
>>> that they don't support Unix stuff or even logging in to OS X as root.
>>>
>>> I'm sure there are more economical ways to get OS X server support.
>>>
>>> On Friday, May 23, 2003, at 07:10  PM, Walter Ian Kaye wrote:
>>>
>>>> At 04:38p -0600 05/23/2003, Chuck Pelto didst inscribe upon an
>>>> electronic papyrus:
>>>>
>>>>> I just got off the phone with Apple Tech Support for OS X Server.
>>>>>
>>>>> According to them, if you have technical questions about the OS X
>>>>> Server
>>>>> software after 90 days of your purchase, you have to pay $200 per
>>>>> incident.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this correct?
>>>>>
>>>>> If so, this is the last Apple product I will buy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Server isn't meant for individual folks; it's meant for businesses
>>>> that can write off the expenses. Plenty of people use the non-server
>>>> version of OS X for running server software. Vendors (whether Apple
>>>> or third party) should really raise a red flag if an individual wants
>>>> to buy Server; perhaps you can guilt-trip your vendor into a refund
>>>> or credit for the price of Server (perhaps give you AppleCare
>>>> protection in its place), and revert your machine to the non-server
>>>> version of OS X? AppleCare for a G4 itself is $249, and would cover
>>>> whatever OS came with it, for three years. Or maybe the $49 plan
>>>> would cover it? There are many options cheaper than the $200/incident
>>>> plan, so call Apple back and get them to tell you what they all are
>>>> and what they cover.
>>>> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14724>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -boo
>>>>
>>> --
>>> Dave
>>> ====
>>> "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown
>>> with great force."
>>> -- Dorothy Parker
>>>
>>>
>>>
> --
> Dave
> ====
> First draw the curve, then plot the data.
>
>

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