I don't know what you're talking about, but it appears that not all of
your issues are technical in nature.
On Friday, May 23, 2003, at 10:29 PM, Chuck Pelto wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>
>>
--
Dave
====
"If you're robbing a bank and your pants fall down, I think it's okay
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