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Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Domainless 

today, I finally gave up on bigfoot and went to subtledomains.com to buy a domain name.

Slick as poop thru a goose: twenty bucks for 2 years, they take paypal...what could go wrong?

as SOON as the payment cleared, I was directed back to subtledomains, with a message that said they had NOT (emphasis theirs) registered my domain name and that they had refused the payment.

Well, PayPal says they got paid. Money's gone from my account.

So.....fifty thousand unanswered emails to subtledomain later, I get a ONE SENTENCE REPLY, saying my domain is in my control panel.

MSNTVs don't HAVE control panels!

So, I wrote them and told them. No reply yet.

I also wrote Bert, over at zbox.com, to see if he could put it in HIS control panel, of HIS computer.

AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRGH!

and now, cuz my money's tied up, I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE ELSE!

eat a bug!

posted by Rogi  # 10/29/2003 02:24:00 PM

Rappin' Wid Da Bot 

Sent e-mail message

From: (Rogi�Riverstone)
Date: Wed, Oct 29, 2003, 5:48am
To: CASEID=245766-4792711952945169629@bkoffice.bigfoot.com
Subject: RE: can't register domain name

There is no place to "select..." title. I know what "title" means.

I am on an MSNTV unit. Perhaps your form is incompatible with my browser?

I cannont complete the form, as I said in my previous email. I require assistance.

Date: �� Wed, Oct 29, 2003, 6:43pm (MST+15)
From: �� infodomain@bigfoot.com
Subject: RE: can't register domain name
Dear Mr. Rogi Riverstone,

I always look forward to hearing from our customers whatever the circumstances may be.

You need to select your Title (Mr, Ms, or Mrs) on Step 3 of the domain registration.

I hope we have resolved this matter to your satisfaction. If you have any other questions or need more information, please email me and I will look into the matter personally.

Sincerely,
Heather Edwards, Customer Support (IDJ)
Bigfoot Communications LLC
----- Original message -----
FROM � : Rogi Riverstone
SENT � : Wed, Oct 29, 2003 06:54 AM GMT+08:00
TO � � : help@bigfoot.com
SUBJECT : can't register domain name

it's refusing my registration. It says I haven't filled all the required> fields, and is demanding I fill in "title." But there is no "title" form field!
***********
Sent e-mail message

From: (Rogi�Riverstone)
Date: Wed, Oct 29, 2003, 5:50am
To: CASEID=245685-5194600395204317071@bkoffice.bigfoot.com
Subject: RE: Customer Feedback

Are there any HUMANS there??? I CAN'T FINISH REGISTERING AND REQUIRE HELP! My browser detects NO field for "title!"

Date: �� Wed, Oct 29, 2003, 6:42pm (MST+15)
From: �� infodomain@bigfoot.com Reply to: �� CASEID=245685-5194600395204317071@bkoffice.bigfoot.com
Dear Mr. Rogi Riverstone,

I always look forward to hearing from our customers whatever the circumstances may be.

You need to select your Title (Mr, Ms, or Mrs) on Step 3 of the domain registration.

I hope we have resolved this matter to your satisfaction. If you have any other questions or need more information, please email me and I will look into the matter personally.

Sincerely,
Heather Edwards, Customer Support (IDJ)
Bigfoot Communications LLC

----- Original message -----
SENT � : Wed, Oct 29, 2003 06:51 AM GMT+08:00
TO � � : infodomain@bigfoot.com
SUBJECT : Customer Feedback
First Name: Rogi
Last Name: Riverstone

MESSAGE:it won't let me register for a domain name; it says "title" is a required form field, but there is no "title" form field!

posted by Rogi  # 10/29/2003 07:09:00 AM

Form Flubs 

I'll be distracted, until I get my domain name stuff straightened out and get moved over to http://zbox.com which might take awhile.

Darn http://bigfoot.com is supposed to register my domain name, but their form isn't compatible with msntv. AND even before they've finished their job, they've SOLD MY EMAIL ADDRESS and I'm getting pelted with SPAM!

And they've only answered my pleas for help with a bot generated form letter.

Jerks!

They offer 1st year registration for five bucks. But, frankly, I think I'd rather pay twice that to a real company.

I'll give them half of today to get their act together, and then I'm registering with a different service.

Everybody wants your money; nobody wants to provide the services or goods they advertise! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

posted by Rogi  # 10/29/2003 07:09:00 AM

Saturday, October 18, 2003

U-L-T-R-A Links 

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100 CODES AND LINKS~~Test Bed
http://bobswebsites.batcave.net/testbed.html
A Search and Replace Tool
http://www.transload.net/~tyhart/tytutes/search_replace.html
ALPHABETIZE PLUS!
http://www.transload.net/~tyhart/tytutes/sort.html
Alimar Jewels & Accessories
http://shop.vendio.com/alimar
Amethyst's Lair
http://www.angelfire.com/my/GPS/AmethystsLair.html
Animated Mice Of A Different Color
http://www.megaone.com/rdm1/Mice/Amimated_Mice_Of_A_Different_Color.html
Awards For You
http://www.angelfire.com/my/GPS/index.html
BUTTERCUP (dedicated to animal rescuers)
http://www.wtv-zone.com/nywoman/page97.html
Backwards Text Generator
http://www.transload.net/~tyhart/misc/reverse_text.html
Big, Bright, TESTBED with Save
http://www.transload.net/~tyhart/sav/tb_save.html
Boo!!
http://www.geocities.com/alma34743/DHTML/015.html
Browser Alternatives
http://www.geocities.com/cityponca/SurfolaAlternatives.html
CALENDAR for Reminders
http://www.transload.net/~tyhart/cal/calendar.html
CCP Scopes 4U - NEW URL -
http://cali-char.com/FunWithHTML/caligirl/Scopes/CCPScopes4U.html
COLOR C O D E R
http://www.transload.net/~tyhart/tytutes/color_coder.shtml
CSS in SIGS
http://www.transload.net/~tyhart/tytutes/csscode.shtml
Challenge for Halloween
http://www.geocities.com/carolyn6813/A_M/Halloween_Challenge/Halloween_Challenge.htm
Christels Backgrounds
http://homes.paulding.net/diy/chris/Bg.html
Christels Border.backgrounds
http://homes.paulding.net/diy/chris/BBG.html
Christels.Bars & Lines
http://homes.paulding.net/diy/chris/Bars.html
Christmas with Elvis (RA)
http://domania.us/513_3009/Elvis/E.html
Coolmarilyn's Website
http://members.tripod.com/~cooolmarilyn/index.html
Creed Obsession
http://au.geocities.com/creedobsession2003/CreedObsession.html
Da Sportz Nut
http://dasportznut.tripod.com/1.html
Dark Sigs - NEW URL -
http://cali-char.com/FunWithHTML/DarkSigs/A1.html
Database of Tutorials
http://tandemtables.com/database/
Dings For Halloween
http://www.wtv-zone.com/erinsfonts/HalloweenDings.html
Dollmaking Tutorial For Web Tv Users
http://au.geocities.com/rockotwo/DollmakingTutorial.html
E-Pals by Siggiez (make a friend)
http://siggiez.com/links/epals/index.cgi
Erin's Doll Closet
http://au.geocities.com/rockotwo/ErinsDollCloset.html
Erin's Favorite Newsgroups
http://www.geocities.com/rockotwo/Newsgroups.html
Erin's Favorite Web Sites
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jake_Chiana/ErinsFavoriteWeb/
Erin's Guinea Pig Page
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jake_Chiana/ERINSGUINEAPIGPAGE/
Erin's Holiday Fonts
http://www.wtv-zone.com/erinsfonts/ErinsHolidayFonts.html
Erin's Poetry Pages
http://www.geocities.com/erinomalleyspoetry/index.html
Erin's Web Creations
http://au.geocities.com/rockotwo/index.html
Erin's Winter Wonderland
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi2/xmasfun/ErinsWinterWonderland.html
Fun Scripts :-}
http://www.transload.net/~tyhart/tytutes/smart_script.shtml
Fun's Quick Sigs - NEW URL -
http://cali-char.com/FunWithHTML/S/sigsindex.shtml
Furniture Challenge Gallery
http://tandemtables.com/TOOTERS/furniture/
Gardening References for Web Tv Users
http://www.wtv-zone.com/dirtyknees/Gardeningreferences-WTV.html
Globe Essentials
http://au.geocities.com/globesbyerin/GlobeEssentials.html
Globe Making Without Using Draw (Tutorial)
http://au.geocities.com/globesbyerin/GlobeMakingWithoutDraw.html
HTML Codes For Brainless Wonders Like Myself
http://www.angelfire.com/fm/pittstonpa/codes.html
Haunted Halloween Fonts
http://www.wtv-zone.com/erinsfonts/HalloweenFonts.html
Haunted Mansion
http://fast.horrorseek.com/halloween/fangs/HauntedMansionEnter.html
Hex Color Chart With Background Color Changer
http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/color/chart.html
House of Gifs - NEW URL -
http://cali-char.com/FunWithHTML/S/GifsIndex.shtml
In Loving Memory
http://www.wtv-zone.com/sunflower/LEON/inmemory.html
Just Links
http://www.geocities.com/geoizweeze/index.html
Kennel Klub
http://homes.paulding.net/stb/randr/kennelklub.html
Kwik Fixin's (Recipes)
http://siggiez.com/links/kwikfixins/index.cgi
LORD OF THE LINKS
http://wtv-zone.com/seacret/Lord-Of-The-Links/Lord-Of-The-Links.html
LinksandThings
http://community.webtv.net/Smokey_Bones1/LinksandThings
Looneys Far Out Music
http://www.wtv-zone.com/LooneysFarOutPlace/Hip-Music
MASKS
http://mousecard.250free.com/MASKS.html
MSN TV Access Numbers
http://www.geocities.com/cityponca/AccessNumbers.html
Margie and Sadie's Place
http://www.geocities.com/ladysadiejane/
Mayhem In Memphis - Storm Pictures
http://www.lovingmotherhood.com/AllMine/MayhemInMemphis.html
Me And My Shadow
http://community-2.webtv.net/Twintype/MeAndMyShadow/
Midi Randomizers
http://tandemtables.com/scripts/index.html
Mosaic Blanks for Tags
http://siggiez.com/tools/mosaic/index.shtml
My Holidays
http://www.wtv-zone.com/mlski/my2.html
My Place
http://www.wtv-zone.com/mlski/my.html
My Table Art - NEW URL -
http://cali-char.com/FunWithHTML/caligirl/TAindex.shtml
Nelson's Name Scopes (webtv only)
http://nel-son.net/namescopes
ODE TO A DEAF CHILD
http://www.wtv-zone.com/1449/LI/M23.html
Old Time Radio For Webtv
http://community-2.webtv.net/garybernard/JumpToRadio
Opulent Opals
http://www.simplysally.com/king/opal/
PC Table Art by TM (WTV Friendly)
http://www.wtv-zone.com/Tablemaster/TABLEART.html
PC Table Fantasy by TM (WTV Friendly)
http://www.wtv-zone.com/Tablemaster/
RDs Info
http://community-2.webtv.net/RDR6/RDsINDEX/
RED ALERT™ Form Buttons & JS Bug Alerts
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/atari/RedAlert/RedAlert.html
Rainbow Bridge Virtual Pet Cemetary
http://au.geocities.com/erinspiggies/RainbowBridgePetCemetary.html
Real Audio Christmas
http://domania.us/513_3009/Christmas/ARealChristmas.html
Reminder
http://members.tripod.com/~amiani/Reminder.html
Richard's Creations
http://richards-creations.net
SCARLET'S STUDIO POETRY
http://www.wtv-zone.com/scarlet09/POETRY/ScarletStudioPoetry.html
SavorSallyImaging
http://www.simplysally.com/home/SAVOR.html
Set The Table MSNTV
http://www.simplysally.com/home/TABLES.html
Sho-Nuff Gospel Records
http://www.shonuffgospelrecords.com
Slate Creations
http://siggiez.com/index2.html
Songs Of Newfoundland And Labrador
http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/
SoulCalibur56's Christian Midi's
http://www.wtv-zone.com/SoulCalibur56/ChristianMusic.html
Spaceman's Links & Tools
http://www.wtv-zone.com/spacemany/home.html
Spirtual Crossroads
http://interactive-1.rogers.com:80/GoldenButterfly/SpirtualCrossroads/
StinkyWetDog's WAV FILES
http://www.wtv-zone.com/stinkywetdog/wav/
Sunshine's Butterflies
http://www.wtv-zone.com/sunflower/BFLY/bfly.html
Swiftdreams Backgrounds
http://swiftdreams.tripod.com/Backgrounds.html
THE STARS & FAMOUS PEOPLE
http://community-2.webtv.net/MissTalbot/THESTARS/
TL/2 TUTES
http://www.transload.net/~tyhart/tl2_tutes.html
Table Art 4U by TM (WTV Only)
http://www.geocities.com/alma34743/latino/audioscopes.html
Table Lines 4U - NEW URL -
http://cali-char.com/FunWithHTML/caligirl/TableLines/TLindex.shtml
Table Time - NEW URL -
http://cali-char.com/FunWithHTML/LOBONE/TableTime/TableTime1.shtml
The K-9 Group (webtv only)
news:alt.discuss.pets.dogs.k-9lovers
The Refuge of the Redeemed
http://worldzone.net/religion/wordtiller/therefuge.shtml
The Road of Life
http://www.wtv-zone.com/sunflower/LIFE/life.html
The Source - NEW URL -
http://cali-char.com/FunWithHTML/LOBONE/Madrabbit/source.html
Theme Parks And More
http://www.freewebs.com/themeparksandmore/
ToolsProject
http://tandemtables.com/server/WEBBYLAND.html
Totally Fkey - NEW URL -
http://cali-char.com/FunWithHTML/LOBONE/TotallyFkey/TotallyFkey.html
USA
http://www.wtv-zone.com/sunflower/USA/usa.html
VISION IMPAIRED EMAILER
http://www.geocities.com/geoizweeze/lowvisionemailer.html
Variety Graphic Shop
http://chris68.250free.com/Variety.html
Virtual Christmas Tree (RA)
http://domania.us/513_3009/Christmas/111Amtree.html
WINDOW SCENES
http://mousecard.250free.com/WINDOWS.html
Welcome To My Little Corner The Web
http://community-1.webtv.net/JANICEINSPRING/WELCOMETOMYLITTLE/index.html?
With Loving Hands
http://wtv-zone.com/7742/MARY/PAGE7.html
Wt's Email Creations
http://worldzone.net/religion/wordtiller/wtssigs.html
html help/links/muisc codes
http://hometown.aol.com/sk8swthazlzzrds2/page1.html
jpg and gif's or premade sigs Only News Group ( Webtv Only )
news:alt.discuss.clubs.public.misc.misc.moondancer76
my favorite links
http://community-2.webtv.net/honey04976/MYFAVORITELINKS/
onMouseOver Code For Link Or Image To Hear Sound
http://www.wtv-zone.com/bluefox/mouse_sound.html
~ Dragonfly Dreams IrC ~
http://www.geocities.com/catseye_jade/jadeddreamzirc.html
~Angie's Linkz~
http://community-1.webtv.net/XmeOmeXOXO/doc/index.html
~SSNOTSIGS~
http://www.wtv-zone.com/manatee/index.html
~Storm's~ Celtic Meanderings
http://www.wtv-zone.com/only1storm/CELTS/Storms_CelticMeanderings.index.html
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posted by Rogi  # 10/18/2003 09:25:00 AM

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Spam Heads 

OK: I wrote to spam@webtv.net and asked WHY they couldn't filter out huge emails from dubious email services, since they're worms and viruses. Never got a reply, of course. Today, I saw this in MSNTV Propoganda Central:

MSN TV's latest anti-spam measures

Noticed more unwanted mail lately?

We have!

To help decrease the amount of unwanted mail ("spam") you get, soon we will begin discarding e-mails that contain these file types: .exe, .pif, .bat, .scr, and .com.

Files with these extensions often contain viruses or are attached to spam and are meant for a personal computer. They have no purpose or use on MSN TV. Except for discarding these e-mails, this change to our e-mail service should not interfere with delivery of your other e-mail messages.


Except, you see, SOME of us MSNTV users have lives BEYOND the firewall, and actually correspond with ~gasp~ COMPUTER USERS, some of whom don't REALIZE MSNTV can't view such files.

So, instead of scanning large emails from KNOWN SPAM OUTLETS ONLY, you're going to block ALL such emails. That means, I'll be missing some important correspondence.

Thank you very much.

Dweebs.

posted by Rogi  # 10/14/2003 07:39:00 PM

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