The ftp protocol is still used. It is like asking why is there more than one ftp client. Kevin email: kjsisco at rcn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luke Davis" <ldavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 12:48 AM Subject: Re: *****SPAM***** My apology > Can not blind users send and receive windows files over a network now? > > There is Samba, NFS, FTP, and many other methods, all of thiwh are highly > standard, and infinitely blind accessible. > > How does your software assist in this? Assume I know nothing at all about > your software, and did not read any of the previous threads on this, which > is at least half true. > > Luke > > > On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, kevin wrote: > > > All I meant was that a Linux box works best when dealing with handling data > > packits over a network and this product will allow the blind user to send > > and recieve *shutter* windows files across a network (office to office for > > instance) if need be. > > I understand how you my think I am full of it, after all, such words may be > > hard to grasp. However, I say > > that if you give this release a chance, the concept will catch on. I don't > > mean to waste anyone's time, I simply ask that you keep an opend-mind. > > After all, isn't this what open-source is all about? > > Kevin > > email: > > kjsisco at rcn.com > > > > a Linux box was mean > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Scott Howell" <showell at lrxms.net> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 8:17 PM > > Subject: Re: *****SPAM***** My apology > > > > > > > Kevin, > > > > > > I read the documentation you sent to the list. First I'm incredibly > > > confused by what you wrote. Why are you even attempting to marrie > > > windows and alsa. I assume you are attempting to draw some parallel, but > > > I miss the entire point. Alsa has nothing and I mean nothing to do with > > > speech in any form you could possibly dream up. Alsa is modules to make > > > sound from sound cards and that's the simplest thing I can think to say > > > on that note. > > > You further more write and I quote from the documentation: > > > "I would first like to make one thing clear: alsa has nothing to do > > > with Jaws for Windows!" > > > > > > Yes yes you got that right on the money! > > > " However, be that as it may, the > > > kernal allows > > > for such alterations because it was designed to be networked to a > > > Windows machine." > > > > > > Ok what the hell do you meanthat ALsa was ment to be networked to a > > > windows machine or the Linux kernel. SUrely you don't mean the Linux > > > kernel as how is a kernel going to be networked to a windows machine and > > > what fruitloop would even do such a rediculous thing. Not to mention > > > that if you ment Linux is to be networked to windows, its the other way > > > around. Windows is barely networkible to itself let along anything else. > > > > > > The point is Kevin that you haven't answered the qestuions we asked, > > > you've not proven anything, you must be mad, and surely you can't expect > > > anyone to take this load of shit seriously. I mean I'm trying like hell > > > to be reasonable, but I can't help post this message because your > > > attempt at documenting this tool just doesn't make sense. I'm not the > > > sharpest tool in the shed, but I can see this stuff you wrote is just > > > rediculous. Look the fact of the matter is you are making a fool of > > > yourself and surely that's not your intention. > > > Whatelse is there to say? I've tried racking my brain to come up with > > > something that might make some sense, but I just can't think of it. If > > > this was some module or something in the kernel that was tied to the > > > video, maybe I could find something, but it just doesn't fly in any form > > > you've presented it. > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > Want a free month of internet access on a great ISP? Go here: > http://www.tacticus.com/net/ > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
