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. > >