Starting a Legacy PowerPC Software Server - Page 5

MisterKeeks · Jan 1, 2013, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Falstaff

Hmmmm!? Not letting me register. Keeps asking for a Captcha code but there is no text box to enter one and in fact no generated code to enter if there was. Am I doing something wrong here or do we have a first glitch?

OK, I'll dig around in the config and fix that.

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Fixed!

MisterKeeks · Jan 1, 2013, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppcfanforever1

So whats the website's link?

thinkmchost.com/powerpc

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Falstaff

Hmmmm!? Not letting me register. Keeps asking for a Captcha code but there is no text box to enter one and in fact no generated code to enter if there was. Am I doing something wrong here or do we have a first glitch?

I believe that it gave you an error when you attempted to register again? I'll look into that one as well, I can't believe how many issues I'm having right now. In any case, you have the permissions to upload files. I think there might be an issue with file size, I'll fix that ASAP.

Falstaff · Jan 1, 2013, 09:42 PM

Yeah, it stated that there was an error in sending the registration email. I'm kicking myself for not taking screen prints for you.

Bugs? Yeah, been there in the past. Don't stress on it. Your doing a great thing. We all really appreciate you guy's work. (Wow, was that a Cousin Vinnie moment or what?)

Falstaff · Jan 1, 2013, 10:11 PM

Say, You guys wouldn't be interested in an almost complete collection of MacAddict cd's, would you? Actually have several duplicates as well. A lot of it is OS7, 8 & 9 stuff but there is some OS X stuff (games, utilities and trial software) as well. I also have an almost double set of Mac Cube cd set from Aztech software. Though it's all OS7 stuff on them.

Let me know and pm me a mailing address and I'll send them too you.

ppcfanforever1 · Jan 2, 2013, 12:26 AM

Sorry to bug you but I got an error when trying to register, heres a screenshot of it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnfwk1q0gb04c1y/Error.png?m

skinniezinho · Jan 2, 2013, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ppcfanforever1

Sorry to bug you but I got an error when trying to register, heres a screenshot of it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnfwk1q0gb04c1y/Error.png?m

same here

Wildy · Jan 2, 2013, 09:26 AM

Torrents would be particularly well suited to this type of thing. Unfortunately I set up a very similar archive for something else, it never took off because people just couldn't grasp how BitTorrent works. We caught a load of flak from people who had just heard of BT being bashed in the mainstream press for being the root of piracy and didn't understand how it worked.

Anywho, regardless of that failure, if you are interested, I will have a dig around for our code - it has all the usual stuff you'd expect (categories, comments etc.) as well as auto-seeding, virus scanning and torrent creation from files.

Also, there is this huge misconception that WordPress is just for blogs. This is so very wrong! It is an extremely flexible CMS platform, and you'll find that many high-traffic sites actually use it.

prvt.donut · Jan 2, 2013, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wildy

Torrents would be particularly well suited to this type of thing. Unfortunately I set up a very similar archive for something else, it never took off because people just couldn't grasp how BitTorrent works. We caught a load of flak from people who had just heard of BT being bashed in the mainstream press for being the root of piracy and didn't understand how it worked.

Anywho, regardless of that failure, if you are interested, I will have a dig around for our code - it has all the usual stuff you'd expect (categories, comments etc.) as well as auto-seeding, virus scanning and torrent creation from files.

Also, there is this huge misconception that WordPress is just for blogs. This is so very wrong! It is an extremely flexible CMS platform, and you'll find that many high-traffic sites actually use it.

I will second the word press praise, it is surprisingly powerful and flexible. Plenty of plugins for it too!

MisterKeeks · 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skinniezinho

same here

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppcfanforever1

Sorry to bug you but I got an error when trying to register, heres a screenshot of it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnfwk1q0gb04c1y/Error.png?m

I am having trouble getting our server to connect to Google's SMTP servers, so it is generating an error when it tries to send a registration email. I manually activated all of your accounts this morning. I thought I had deactivated the automatic email for new users, but evidently I forgot to save that change.

Just register, if it pulls up the error, I will have to manually approve you, if not, you are ready to post in the forums. However, before you upload, I will have to change the permissions associated with your account. This is to prevent any random person from uploading software illegally- I just check it with your Macrumors name. Please read the topic in the forums about what you can and can't upload.[COLOR="#808080"]

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Max upload size is 100MB

kylera · Jan 5, 2013, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppcfanforever1

Sorry to bug you but I got an error when trying to register, heres a screenshot of it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnfwk1q0gb04c1y/Error.png?m

I too have gotten this error as well. My username is the same as the user name for MR.

kylera · Jan 5, 2013, 04:02 AM

Also, in case you're still gathering apps, here are a couple that are trials of full versions, but will work with a serial if you buy the latest Intel version:

OmniFocus (can run on Tiger or Leopard): http://www.omnigroup.com/ftp1/pub/so...cus-1.10.2.dmg

1Password (Leopard only):
http://aws.cachefly.net/dist/1P/mac/...ord-3.5.15.zip

1Password (Tiger):
http://aws.cachefly.net/aws/dmg/1PW2...ord-2.12.1.zip

MisterKeeks · Jan 5, 2013, 10:55 AM

Everyone who has attempted to register thus far can now upload files that are up to 100MB. If they are higher, PM me, and I can make adjustments to allow larger files.

spyguy10709 · Jan 5, 2013, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MisterKeeks

Everyone who has attempted to register thus far can now upload files that are up to 100MB. If they are higher, PM me, and I can make adjustments to allow larger files.

Hey Keeks, I thought we were only allowing certain people to upload?

MisterKeeks · Jan 5, 2013, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by spyguy10709

Hey Keeks, I thought we were only allowing certain people to upload?

Yup. Everyone who has registered has been on Macrumors and I think everyone so far is trustworthy. I'll PM you and show you how to edit user permissions in a moment.

rjcalifornia · Jan 5, 2013, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisterKeeks

thinkmchost.com/powerpc

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I believe that it gave you an error when you attempted to register again? I'll look into that one as well, I can't believe how many issues I'm having right now. In any case, you have the permissions to upload files. I think there might be an issue with file size, I'll fix that ASAP.

Do you have to be logged in to download files? I see none :/

skinniezinho · Jan 5, 2013, 01:10 PM

about trial and that stuff,to avoid piracy problems I guess we should only update legal files, then anyone who wnats use iserial or something.
For example I have here bluephoneelite, the latest version, I will only upload the file, but for sure iserial has the serial for it (it is the same as the olders ones).
You can't even buy the app now.

MisterKeeks · Jan 5, 2013, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rjcalifornia

Do you have to be logged in to download files? I see none :/

I am not at home and the only access to internet I have is an iPad, so I can't upload files. You can view files but not download if you are not signed in. Any registered user can download files, certain users that I can trust can upload files.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by skinniezinho

about trial and that stuff,to avoid piracy problems I guess we should only update legal files, then anyone who wnats use iserial or something.
For example I have here bluephoneelite, the latest version, I will only upload the file, but for sure iserial has the serial for it (it is the same as the olders ones).
You can't even buy the app now.

Exactly.

Wildy · Jan 5, 2013, 02:10 PM

Is there any particular reason for making users register in order to download files? Sure, if it's the only place I can find a file I'd sign up - but otherwise I would move straight on and find somewhere else to download from.

If you're worried about bandwidth abuse then I would recommend sticking all the files in the cloud on something like S3 which will give you more than enough space for a few dollars a month.

rjcalifornia · Jan 5, 2013, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisterKeeks

I am not at home and the only access to internet I have is an iPad, so I can't upload files. You can view files but not download if you are not signed in. Any registered user can download files, certain users that I can trust can upload files.

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Exactly.

Nope, I can't see files. 0 Files.

Register to download? hmmm yeah...

Jessica Lares · Jan 5, 2013, 02:47 PM

Registering helps with bots and some other nasty things.

rjcalifornia · Jan 5, 2013, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

Registering helps with bots and some other nasty things.

You could add captcha/reCaptcha before downloading a file, like everybody does

Jessica Lares · Jan 5, 2013, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by rjcalifornia

You could add captcha/reCaptcha before downloading a file, like everybody does

That's a PITA to deal with though, I can't read them, lol.

Ariii · Jan 5, 2013, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

That's a PITA to deal with though, I can't read them, lol.

Me neither

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If it would be possible, maybe there could be a CAPTCHA that is taken away when someone becomes a member

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Wildy · Jan 5, 2013, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

Registering helps with bots and some other nasty things.

If you stick Cloudflare in front of it with bot protection turned on, that will get rid of a good deal of them. Like I said before, dumping all the files in the cloud will make bandwidth abuse almost pointless because the storage is so cheap. Put a throttle on and disable hotlinking. There goes 90% of the bots without even resorting to using Captchas. There are plenty of decent alternatives to Captcha such as AreYouAHuman which is a lot less frustrating.

PowerPCMacMan · Jan 5, 2013, 09:39 PM

It still gives me an error saying that it won't save my registration nor was an email sent to activate registration.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylera

I too have gotten this error as well. My username is the same as the user name for MR.

Jan 5, 2013, 04:02 AM	#111
kylera macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Seoul	Also, in case you're still gathering apps, here are a couple that are trials of full versions, but will work with a serial if you buy the latest Intel version: OmniFocus (can run on Tiger or Leopard): http://www.omnigroup.com/ftp1/pub/so...cus-1.10.2.dmg 1Password (Leopard only): http://aws.cachefly.net/dist/1P/mac/...ord-3.5.15.zip 1Password (Tiger): http://aws.cachefly.net/aws/dmg/1PW2...ord-2.12.1.zip __________________ Current Macs: 2012 13" MBA \| 2011 27" iMac \| PowerBook G4 12" \| eMac 700Mhz Current iOS: iPad 4 3G 64GB \| iPhone 4S 16GB
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Jan 5, 2013, 10:55 AM	#112
MisterKeeks macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2012	Everyone who has attempted to register thus far can now upload files that are up to 100MB. If they are higher, PM me, and I can make adjustments to allow larger files. __________________ Core Duo 1.83 Mac Mini, Dual 2.7 Power Mac G5, Dual 1.8 Power Mac G5, Dual 1.25 MDD G4, 1.6 GHz iMac G5, 900 MHz iBook G3, 800 MHz iMac G4, 500MHz iMac G3, 400MHz iMac G3
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Jan 5, 2013, 01:10 PM	#116
skinniezinho macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Portugal	about trial and that stuff,to avoid piracy problems I guess we should only update legal files, then anyone who wnats use iserial or something. For example I have here bluephoneelite, the latest version, I will only upload the file, but for sure iserial has the serial for it (it is the same as the olders ones). You can't even buy the app now. __________________ Powermac G4 @1.2GHz/2Gb/Gforce 6200/Samsung 500Gb/NEC 930SB /Apple Pro Kb+ Logitech M505 Thinkpad X230/256Gb SSD/16Gb Ram + Dell U2312Hm F.A.Q for PowerPC Macs
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Jan 5, 2013, 02:47 PM	#120
Jessica Lares macrumors 68030 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA	Registering helps with bots and some other nasty things. __________________  Have You Hugged Your Mac Today? Daily Expressions \| Power Mac G5 \| Late 2011 13" MacBook Pro \| iPod Nano (7G) \| iPod Shuffle (2012) \| iPad Mini
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Jan 1, 2013, 09:42 PM	#103
Falstaff macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Arizona	Yeah, it stated that there was an error in sending the registration email. I'm kicking myself for not taking screen prints for you. Bugs? Yeah, been there in the past. Don't stress on it. Your doing a great thing. We all really appreciate you guy's work. (Wow, was that a Cousin Vinnie moment or what?)
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Jan 1, 2013, 10:11 PM	#104
Falstaff macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Arizona	Say, You guys wouldn't be interested in an almost complete collection of MacAddict cd's, would you? Actually have several duplicates as well. A lot of it is OS7, 8 & 9 stuff but there is some OS X stuff (games, utilities and trial software) as well. I also have an almost double set of Mac Cube cd set from Aztech software. Though it's all OS7 stuff on them. Let me know and pm me a mailing address and I'll send them too you.
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Jan 2, 2013, 12:26 AM	#105
ppcfanforever1 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Pennsylvania	Sorry to bug you but I got an error when trying to register, heres a screenshot of it. https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnfwk1q0gb04c1y/Error.png?m
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Jan 2, 2013, 09:26 AM	#107
Wildy macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2011	Torrents would be particularly well suited to this type of thing. Unfortunately I set up a very similar archive for something else, it never took off because people just couldn't grasp how BitTorrent works. We caught a load of flak from people who had just heard of BT being bashed in the mainstream press for being the root of piracy and didn't understand how it worked. Anywho, regardless of that failure, if you are interested, I will have a dig around for our code - it has all the usual stuff you'd expect (categories, comments etc.) as well as auto-seeding, virus scanning and torrent creation from files. Also, there is this huge misconception that WordPress is just for blogs. This is so very wrong! It is an extremely flexible CMS platform, and you'll find that many high-traffic sites actually use it.
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Jan 5, 2013, 02:10 PM	#118
Wildy macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2011	Is there any particular reason for making users register in order to download files? Sure, if it's the only place I can find a file I'd sign up - but otherwise I would move straight on and find somewhere else to download from. If you're worried about bandwidth abuse then I would recommend sticking all the files in the cloud on something like S3 which will give you more than enough space for a few dollars a month.
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