From stuart.james.burns at gmail.com Mon Mar 2 16:13:12 2015 From: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com (Stuart Burns) Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:13:12 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Days out in 2015 Message-ID: Hi, I was just wondering if anyone would be interested in me organising a few day trips out like I have done in the past? I was initially thinking about trying to get us a look round Airbus in Broughton if anyone is interested. It is by no means gaurenteed but I am usually able to get my way in the end! Other ideas could include: museam of science and industry in Manchester Imperial war museam One local one is the nuclear command and control centre in Winsford (Hack Green). We could easily do that in a day and the cost is £8.50 plus whatever transport costs.We did do it abour three years ago if I remember but its always good for a look round, Personally I'd also quite enjoy a brewery tour as well, and there are loads around Chester. So, is anyone interested in any of the above, or even the idea? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael at mcrilly.me Mon Mar 2 18:36:26 2015 From: michael at mcrilly.me (Michael Crilly) Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:36:26 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Days out in 2015 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The IWM Manchester is very good. Totally recommend it. On 2 Mar 2015 16:13, "Stuart Burns" wrote: > Hi, > > I was just wondering if anyone would be interested in me organising a few > day trips out like I have done in the past? > > I was initially thinking about trying to get us a look round Airbus in > Broughton if anyone is interested. It is by no means gaurenteed but I am > usually able to get my way in the end! > > Other ideas could include: > > museam of science and industry in Manchester > Imperial war museam > > One local one is the nuclear command and control centre in Winsford (Hack > Green). We could easily do that in a day and the cost is £8.50 plus > whatever transport costs.We did do it abour three years ago if I remember > but its always good for a look round, > > Personally I'd also quite enjoy a brewery tour as well, and there are > loads around Chester. > > So, is anyone interested in any of the above, or even the idea? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roger at rcgibson.plus.com Mon Mar 2 20:59:14 2015 From: roger at rcgibson.plus.com (Roger Gibson) Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:59:14 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Days out in 2015 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <54F4CF15.9080400@rcgibson.plus.com> Good idea Stu. A challenge for you, if you feel up to it, would be to get a visit to the Maritime BridgeSimulator next to Cammel Lairds in Birkenhead. ( http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/LairdsideMaritimeCentre/ ) They have a couple of full size ship's bridges, with every window a hi-def screen, and is used for training, from teams working under stress for days at a time in hazardous storm conditions, to master pilots working out how a yet unbuilt mega ship will handle under docking conditions. I went several years ago (about 2-3 hour visit), and it was impressive. The IT then was based on a few PCs running Windows XP Pro, but they were reaching the limits of the scope. It is a life-size mega game. I understand they may now charge for visits, but you may be able to persuade them we are a bunch of IT whizz kids, who may be able to help them. Anyway, why not give it a try - Roger. On 02/03/2015 16:12, Stuart Burns wrote: > Hi, > > I was just wondering if anyone would be interested in me organising a > few day trips out like I have done in the past? > > I was initially thinking about trying to get us a look round Airbus in > Broughton if anyone is interested. It is by no means gaurenteed but I > am usually able to get my way in the end! > > Other ideas could include: > > museam of science and industry in Manchester > Imperial war museam > > One local one is the nuclear command and control centre in Winsford > (Hack Green). We could easily do that in a day and the cost is £8.50 > plus whatever transport costs.We did do it abour three years ago if I > remember but its always good for a look round, > > Personally I'd also quite enjoy a brewery tour as well, and there are > loads around Chester. > > So, is anyone interested in any of the above, or even the idea? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9212 - Release Date: 03/02/15 > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9212 - Release Date: 03/02/15 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stuart.james.burns at gmail.com Mon Mar 2 21:39:39 2015 From: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com (Stuart Burns) Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:39:39 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Days out in 2015 In-Reply-To: <54F4CF15.9080400@rcgibson.plus.com> References: <54F4CF15.9080400@rcgibson.plus.com> Message-ID: I can probabily hook us up. Leave it with me. On 2 March 2015 at 20:59, Roger Gibson wrote: > Good idea Stu. > > A challenge for you, if you feel up to it, would be to get a visit to the > Maritime Bridge Simulator next to Cammel Lairds in Birkenhead. > > ( http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/LairdsideMaritimeCentre/ ) > > They have a couple of full size ship's bridges, with every window a hi-def > screen, and is used for training, from teams working under stress for days > at a time in hazardous storm conditions, to master pilots working out how a > yet unbuilt mega ship will handle under docking conditions. > > I went several years ago (about 2-3 hour visit), and it was impressive. > The IT then was based on a few PCs running Windows XP Pro, but they were > reaching the limits of the scope. It is a life-size mega game. I > understand they may now charge for visits, but you may be able to persuade > them we are a bunch of IT whizz kids, who may be able to help them. > > Anyway, why not give it a try - Roger. > > > On 02/03/2015 16:12, Stuart Burns wrote: > > Hi, > > I was just wondering if anyone would be interested in me organising a few > day trips out like I have done in the past? > > I was initially thinking about trying to get us a look round Airbus in > Broughton if anyone is interested. It is by no means gaurenteed but I am > usually able to get my way in the end! > > Other ideas could include: > > museam of science and industry in Manchester > Imperial war museam > > One local one is the nuclear command and control centre in Winsford > (Hack Green). We could easily do that in a day and the cost is £8.50 plus > whatever transport costs.We did do it abour three years ago if I remember > but its always good for a look round, > > Personally I'd also quite enjoy a brewery tour as well, and there are > loads around Chester. > > So, is anyone interested in any of the above, or even the idea? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing listChester at mailman.lug.org.ukhttps://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9212 - Release Date: 03/02/15 > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9212 - Release Date: 03/02/15 > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > -- Stuart Burns E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com M: [redacted] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at danlynch.org Mon Mar 2 21:49:21 2015 From: dan at danlynch.org (Dan Lynch) Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:49:21 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Liverpool LUG Meeting - Weds March 4th Message-ID: <54F4DAD1.90807@danlynch.org> Hello all, it's that time again already. The first Wednesday of the month is almost upon us and that means another LivLUG meeting! This time it's actually an outing. We're going to try something slightly different and visit a talk being held by the local BCS group in Liverpool. It's a demonstration and discussion of cloud computing using a collection of Raspberry Pi's as a small scale data centre. You can read more details here: http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/54301 You'll notice it's a little earlier than our usual meeting time and I propose we meet outside the Foresight Centre on London Road at 18:30. The talk starts at 18:45. Afterwards we can walk to one of the many watering holes on either Hope St or near by. Suggestions welcome. So here's a quick recap of the vital details: *Date/Time:* Weds March 4th @ 18:30 *Location:* The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool, 1 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L69 3GL *Directions:* http://www.foresightcentre.co.uk/Pages/Article.aspx?id=292 As always everyone is welcome and there is no required level of technical knowledge to join in. We're a friendly and informal bunch. Hope to see many of you there on Wednesday :) Dan From dh at iucr.org Tue Mar 3 09:16:35 2015 From: dh at iucr.org (David Holden) Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 09:16:35 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Days out in 2015 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <54F57BDC.4080205@iucr.org> Hi Stuart, Yes count me in. Dave. On 02/03/15 16:12, Stuart Burns wrote: > Hi, > > I was just wondering if anyone would be interested in me organising a few > day trips out like I have done in the past? > > I was initially thinking about trying to get us a look round Airbus in > Broughton if anyone is interested. It is by no means gaurenteed but I am > usually able to get my way in the end! > > Other ideas could include: > > museam of science and industry in Manchester > Imperial war museam > > One local one is the nuclear command and control centre in Winsford (Hack > Green). We could easily do that in a day and the cost is £8.50 plus > whatever transport costs.We did do it abour three years ago if I remember > but its always good for a look round, > > Personally I'd also quite enjoy a brewery tour as well, and there are loads > around Chester. > > So, is anyone interested in any of the above, or even the idea? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > -- Dr David Holden. (dh at iucr.org) From d.hicks87 at gmail.com Wed Mar 4 09:53:26 2015 From: d.hicks87 at gmail.com (Dave Hicks) Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 09:53:26 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Days out in 2015 In-Reply-To: <54F57BDC.4080205@iucr.org> References: <54F57BDC.4080205@iucr.org> Message-ID: Hi Stuart, Yes I'd very much be up for something like this, I love visiting such places but am a bit loathe to do it on my own. Keep us posted Thanks, Dave On 3 March 2015 at 09:16, David Holden wrote: > Hi Stuart, > > Yes count me in. > > Dave. > > > > On 02/03/15 16:12, Stuart Burns wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I was just wondering if anyone would be interested in me organising a few >> day trips out like I have done in the past? >> >> I was initially thinking about trying to get us a look round Airbus in >> Broughton if anyone is interested. It is by no means gaurenteed but I am >> usually able to get my way in the end! >> >> Other ideas could include: >> >> museam of science and industry in Manchester >> Imperial war museam >> >> One local one is the nuclear command and control centre in Winsford (Hack >> Green). We could easily do that in a day and the cost is £8.50 plus >> whatever transport costs.We did do it abour three years ago if I remember >> but its always good for a look round, >> >> Personally I'd also quite enjoy a brewery tour as well, and there are >> loads >> around Chester. >> >> So, is anyone interested in any of the above, or even the idea? >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >> >> > -- > Dr David Holden. 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Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9218 - Release Date: 03/03/15 From les.pritchard at gmail.com Wed Mar 11 17:03:53 2015 From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:03:53 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Recommended alternatives to Skype In-Reply-To: <54F71F8F.6060202@rcgibson.plus.com> References: <54F57BDC.4080205@iucr.org> <54F71F8F.6060202@rcgibson.plus.com> Message-ID: Hi Roger, I see you didn't get any suggestions. I've not found a reliable alternative for Skype that works as well on all platforms, but I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has found something. Les On 4 March 2015 at 15:06, Roger Gibson wrote: > Hi Folks, I'm getting very p****d off with Skype. Can anyone recommend a > reliable package as alternative. All I want to do is make cheap > international calls, including to mobiles, from wherever I am in the world > at the time, to wherever I want to ring. Any recommendations most > welcome. Many thanks - Roger. > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9218 - Release Date: 03/03/15 > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stuart.james.burns at gmail.com Wed Mar 11 17:35:18 2015 From: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com (Stuart Burns) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:35:18 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Recommended alternatives to Skype In-Reply-To: References: <54F57BDC.4080205@iucr.org> <54F71F8F.6060202@rcgibson.plus.com> Message-ID: To be honest I don't think there is one really. I use skype a lot and it isn't perfect but it works well enough for most purposes. On 11 Mar 2015 17:04, "Les Pritchard" wrote: > Hi Roger, > > I see you didn't get any suggestions. I've not found a reliable > alternative for Skype that works as well on all platforms, but I'd be > interested to hear if anyone else has found something. > > Les > > On 4 March 2015 at 15:06, Roger Gibson wrote: > >> Hi Folks, I'm getting very p****d off with Skype. Can anyone recommend >> a reliable package as alternative. All I want to do is make cheap >> international calls, including to mobiles, from wherever I am in the world >> at the time, to wherever I want to ring. Any recommendations most >> welcome. Many thanks - Roger. >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9218 - Release Date: 03/03/15 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve.lilley at beebl.co.uk Wed Mar 11 17:43:19 2015 From: steve.lilley at beebl.co.uk (Steve Lilley) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:43:19 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Recommended alternatives to Skype In-Reply-To: References: <54F57BDC.4080205@iucr.org> <54F71F8F.6060202@rcgibson.plus.com> Message-ID: What about using a real VOIP service.. I signed up for draytel for £10 and for that you get a real landline number on first topping up, then you can use drayteks software on Windows or any SIP compliant app as a phone. I also got a real mitel SIP phone and it works a treat too by plugging it into any network. You do have to pay for calls but rates are good for international calls and I think you could get your friends to sign up and then get free calls between you but I have not done that yet. Steve -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael at mcrilly.me Wed Mar 11 17:58:28 2015 From: michael at mcrilly.me (Michael Crilly) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:58:28 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Recommended alternatives to Skype In-Reply-To: References: <54F57BDC.4080205@iucr.org> <54F71F8F.6060202@rcgibson.plus.com> Message-ID: <181307DB-C240-48DD-929B-10B412273825@mcrilly.me> RedPhone. Highly secure. It's a VoIP service. Checkout SilentCircle too. Again, heavily security focused VoIP service. I've not used anything other than those and Skype. I find Skype works really well for me. - Mike > On 11 Mar 2015, at 17:03, Les Pritchard wrote: > > Hi Roger, > > I see you didn't get any suggestions. I've not found a reliable alternative for Skype that works as well on all platforms, but I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has found something. > > Les > >> On 4 March 2015 at 15:06, Roger Gibson wrote: >> Hi Folks, I'm getting very p****d off with Skype. Can anyone recommend a reliable package as alternative. All I want to do is make cheap international calls, including to mobiles, from wherever I am in the world at the time, to wherever I want to ring. Any recommendations most welcome. Many thanks - Roger. >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9218 - Release Date: 03/03/15 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roger at rcgibson.plus.com Thu Mar 12 11:59:35 2015 From: roger at rcgibson.plus.com (Roger Gibson) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:59:35 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Recommended alternatives to Skype In-Reply-To: <181307DB-C240-48DD-929B-10B412273825@mcrilly.me> References: <54F57BDC.4080205@iucr.org> <54F71F8F.6060202@rcgibson.plus.com> <181307DB-C240-48DD-929B-10B412273825@mcrilly.me> Message-ID: <55017F8D.1070207@rcgibson.plus.com> Thanks. One reason for getting fed up with skype was that my account just vanished, with about £8 of credit in it. I followed all the instructions to get it back, but skype were stunning by their silence. Maybe I would not open a Windoze account. I've written off the £8, opened a new account, under the same skype name, and vowed never to put more than £10 in credit. Maybe accounts just vanish if unused for a couple of months. It is very none user friendly, and I get confused when a click on the site sends you to a web page and you don't realise this. I suppose I don't use it enough. Thanks for help, and to Les for keeping it live. Must come along soon. Roger. On 11/03/2015 17:58, Michael Crilly wrote: > RedPhone. Highly secure. It's a VoIP service. Checkout SilentCircle > too. Again, heavily security focused VoIP service. > > I've not used anything other than those and Skype. I find Skype works > really well for me. > > - Mike > > On 11 Mar 2015, at 17:03, Les Pritchard > wrote: > >> Hi Roger, >> >> I see you didn't get any suggestions. I've not found a reliable >> alternative for Skype that works as well on all platforms, but I'd be >> interested to hear if anyone else has found something. >> >> Les >> >> On 4 March 2015 at 15:06, Roger Gibson > > wrote: >> >> Hi Folks, I'm getting very p****d off with Skype. Can anyone >> recommend a reliable package as alternative. All I want to do is >> make cheap international calls, including to mobiles, from >> wherever I am in the world at the time, to wherever I want to >> ring. Any recommendations most welcome. Many thanks - Roger. >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9218 - Release Date: >> 03/03/15 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4306/9272 - Release Date: 03/10/15 > ----- No virus found in this message. 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URL: From steve.lilley at beebl.co.uk Thu Mar 12 12:19:26 2015 From: steve.lilley at beebl.co.uk (Steve Lilley) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:19:26 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Recommended alternatives to Skype In-Reply-To: <55017F8D.1070207@rcgibson.plus.com> References: <54F57BDC.4080205@iucr.org> <54F71F8F.6060202@rcgibson.plus.com> <181307DB-C240-48DD-929B-10B412273825@mcrilly.me> <55017F8D.1070207@rcgibson.plus.com> Message-ID: <6662DFD8-ECC6-45C1-B2A0-478ABFC36757@beebl.co.uk> One thing that got very confusing is that when microsoft hoovered up Skype and hotmail you could end up in a situation where you have Me at hotmail.com – a microsoft account with Skype “Mememe" – an original Skype account with the contact email of me at hotmail.com You could then manage to top up the microsoft account without realising and the money is gone !!!!! Well gone if you sign in to Skype as “Mememe”. From: Roger Gibson > Reply-To: Roger Gibson >, LUG Chester LUG > Date: Thursday, 12 March 2015 11:59 To: LUG Chester LUG > Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] Recommended alternatives to Skype Thanks. One reason for getting fed up with skype was that my account just vanished, with about £8 of credit in it. I followed all the instructions to get it back, but skype were stunning by their silence. Maybe I would not open a Windoze account. I've written off the £8, opened a new account, under the same skype name, and vowed never to put more than £10 in credit. Maybe accounts just vanish if unused for a couple of months. It is very none user friendly, and I get confused when a click on the site sends you to a web page and you don't realise this. I suppose I don't use it enough. Thanks for help, and to Les for keeping it live. Must come along soon. Roger. On 11/03/2015 17:58, Michael Crilly wrote: RedPhone. Highly secure. It's a VoIP service. Checkout SilentCircle too. Again, heavily security focused VoIP service. I've not used anything other than those and Skype. I find Skype works really well for me. - Mike On 11 Mar 2015, at 17:03, Les Pritchard > wrote: Hi Roger, I see you didn't get any suggestions. I've not found a reliable alternative for Skype that works as well on all platforms, but I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has found something. Les On 4 March 2015 at 15:06, Roger Gibson > wrote: Hi Folks, I'm getting very p****d off with Skype. Can anyone recommend a reliable package as alternative. All I want to do is make cheap international calls, including to mobiles, from wherever I am in the world at the time, to wherever I want to ring. Any recommendations most welcome. Many thanks - Roger. ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9218 - Release Date: 03/03/15 _______________________________________________ Chester mailing list Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester _______________________________________________ Chester mailing list Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester _______________________________________________ Chester mailing list Chester at mailman.lug.org.ukhttps://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4306/9272 - Release Date: 03/10/15 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4306/9284 - Release Date: 03/12/15 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cheers, Marcus On 17 March 2015 at 09:31, Stuart Burns wrote: > A Pentium 4or Core 2 or similar that I can borrow for a couple of days. I > have some work I need to do re: W2K3 and it has to be a physical. It would > need to be wiped and have W2K3 installed on it. :) > > Any help appreciated. If not, off to ebay I go. > > Cheers > > Stuart > > -- > Stuart Burns > E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com > M: [redacted] > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stuart.james.burns at gmail.com Tue Mar 17 09:39:37 2015 From: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com (Stuart Burns) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:39:37 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Does anyone have... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Marcus, I'd be happy to come and pick it up at the weekend if thats ok with you? How much RANM is on it ? Anything equal to or greater than 128 MB would be great (My God, that sounds weird tying MB rather than GB :) ) Let me know Stuart On 17 March 2015 at 09:34, Marcus Jones wrote: > Hi Stuart, > > I've got a Dell P4 which you can use and abuse with pleasure. > > I'm in Wrexham, which could be an issue ? > > Cheers, > > Marcus > > > > On 17 March 2015 at 09:31, Stuart Burns > wrote: > >> A Pentium 4or Core 2 or similar that I can borrow for a couple of days. >> I have some work I need to do re: W2K3 and it has to be a physical. It >> would need to be wiped and have W2K3 installed on it. :) >> >> Any help appreciated. If not, off to ebay I go. >> >> Cheers >> >> Stuart >> >> -- >> Stuart Burns >> E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com >> M: [redacted] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > -- Stuart Burns E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com M: [redacted] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcus.jones.wxm at gmail.com Tue Mar 17 11:27:31 2015 From: marcus.jones.wxm at gmail.com (Marcus Jones) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:27:31 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Does anyone have... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Stu, Collection this weekend would be fine. Can't recall how much memory it had, but it was running pFSense for a couple of years. Not sure what OS is on it now, but feel free to wipe it. Cheers, Marcus On 17 Mar 2015 09:39, "Stuart Burns" wrote: > Hi Marcus, > > I'd be happy to come and pick it up at the weekend if thats ok with you? > How much RANM is on it ? Anything equal to or greater than 128 MB would be > great (My God, that sounds weird tying MB rather than GB :) ) > > Let me know > > Stuart > > > On 17 March 2015 at 09:34, Marcus Jones > wrote: > >> Hi Stuart, >> >> I've got a Dell P4 which you can use and abuse with pleasure. >> >> I'm in Wrexham, which could be an issue ? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Marcus >> >> >> >> On 17 March 2015 at 09:31, Stuart Burns >> wrote: >> >>> A Pentium 4or Core 2 or similar that I can borrow for a couple of days. >>> I have some work I need to do re: W2K3 and it has to be a physical. It >>> would need to be wiped and have W2K3 installed on it. :) >>> >>> Any help appreciated. 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URL: From marcus.jones.wxm at gmail.com Tue Mar 17 20:21:51 2015 From: marcus.jones.wxm at gmail.com (Marcus Jones) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:21:51 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Does anyone have... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Just checked - its got 4 x 256Mb sticks in it, so 1Gb should be enough to play with. Will email you my address. Cheers Marcus On 17 March 2015 at 11:27, Marcus Jones wrote: > Hi Stu, > > Collection this weekend would be fine. Can't recall how much memory it > had, but it was running pFSense for a couple of years. > > Not sure what OS is on it now, but feel free to wipe it. > > Cheers, > > Marcus > On 17 Mar 2015 09:39, "Stuart Burns" > wrote: > >> Hi Marcus, >> >> I'd be happy to come and pick it up at the weekend if thats ok with you? >> How much RANM is on it ? Anything equal to or greater than 128 MB would be >> great (My God, that sounds weird tying MB rather than GB :) ) >> >> Let me know >> >> Stuart >> >> >> On 17 March 2015 at 09:34, Marcus Jones >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Stuart, >>> >>> I've got a Dell P4 which you can use and abuse with pleasure. >>> >>> I'm in Wrexham, which could be an issue ? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Marcus >>> >>> >>> >>> On 17 March 2015 at 09:31, Stuart Burns >>> wrote: >>> >>>> A Pentium 4or Core 2 or similar that I can borrow for a couple of >>>> days. I have some work I need to do re: W2K3 and it has to be a physical. >>>> It would need to be wiped and have W2K3 installed on it. :) >>>> >>>> Any help appreciated. If not, off to ebay I go. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Stuart >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Stuart Burns >>>> E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com >>>> M: [redacted] >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Chester mailing list >>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Chester mailing list >>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Stuart Burns >> E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com >> M: [redacted] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Can't recall how much memory it >> had, but it was running pFSense for a couple of years. >> >> Not sure what OS is on it now, but feel free to wipe it. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Marcus >> On 17 Mar 2015 09:39, "Stuart Burns" >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Marcus, >>> >>> I'd be happy to come and pick it up at the weekend if thats ok with you? >>> How much RANM is on it ? Anything equal to or greater than 128 MB would be >>> great (My God, that sounds weird tying MB rather than GB :) ) >>> >>> Let me know >>> >>> Stuart >>> >>> >>> On 17 March 2015 at 09:34, Marcus Jones >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Stuart, >>>> >>>> I've got a Dell P4 which you can use and abuse with pleasure. >>>> >>>> I'm in Wrexham, which could be an issue ? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Marcus >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 17 March 2015 at 09:31, Stuart Burns >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> A Pentium 4or Core 2 or similar that I can borrow for a couple of >>>>> days. I have some work I need to do re: W2K3 and it has to be a physical. >>>>> It would need to be wiped and have W2K3 installed on it. :) >>>>> >>>>> Any help appreciated. If not, off to ebay I go. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> >>>>> Stuart >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Stuart Burns >>>>> E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com >>>>> M: [redacted] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Chester mailing list >>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Chester mailing list >>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Stuart Burns >>> E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com >>> M: [redacted] >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Chester mailing list >>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > -- Stuart Burns E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com M: [redacted] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benarnold at fsfe.org Fri Mar 20 19:35:32 2015 From: benarnold at fsfe.org (Ben Arnold) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:35:32 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Ordering from OVH.co.uk Message-ID: <20150320193509.GA3458@Sammy> Evenin' all, Just a quick question for those that have ordered services from OVH.co.uk: when I'm asked for proof of ID for being a new customer, does this hold up the ordering process? Understandable they want some filter to make sure I'm real, but asking for my passport/driver's license/birth cert/bills/bank statement (can't tell if it's && or || either) seems a bit much for a £5/month VPS. Needless to say I don't buy the "if you've nothing to hide" argument; I'm sure they'd happily suspend the service without notice or refund if they suspect the slightest of wrongdoing! I just wondered if anyone had this experience before I reply to them asking for their GPG key... and probably a photo of their customer service employee holding their ID badge... Ta, Ben -- Ben Arnold Liverpool, UK Free Software Foundation (Europe) e: benarnold at fsfe.org | ben at seawolfsanctuary.com w: seawolfsanctuary.com | chat: benarnold at jabber.fsfe.org From stuart.james.burns at gmail.com Fri Mar 20 19:46:12 2015 From: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com (Stuart Burns) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:46:12 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Ordering from OVH.co.uk In-Reply-To: <20150320193509.GA3458@Sammy> References: <20150320193509.GA3458@Sammy> Message-ID: Hi Ben, To be honest, I would be looking for another provider. I could perhaps understand with an octacore 256 GB dedi but not a "almost cost free" VPS. Only my 2p's worth. Digital ocean are decent, easy and inexpensive. On 20 March 2015 at 19:35, Ben Arnold wrote: > Evenin' all, > > > Just a quick question for those that have ordered services from > OVH.co.uk: when I'm asked for proof of ID for being a new customer, does > this hold up the ordering process? > > Understandable they want some filter to make sure I'm real, but asking > for my passport/driver's license/birth cert/bills/bank statement (can't > tell if it's && or || either) seems a bit much for a £5/month VPS. > Needless to say I don't buy the "if you've nothing to hide" argument; > I'm sure they'd happily suspend the service without notice or refund if > they suspect the slightest of wrongdoing! > > I just wondered if anyone had this experience before I reply to them > asking for their GPG key... and probably a photo of their customer > service employee holding their ID badge... > > > Ta, > Ben > > -- > Ben Arnold > Liverpool, UK > > Free Software Foundation (Europe) > e: benarnold at fsfe.org | ben at seawolfsanctuary.com > w: seawolfsanctuary.com | chat: benarnold at jabber.fsfe.org > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > -- Stuart Burns E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com M: [redacted] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael at mcrilly.me Fri Mar 20 20:39:18 2015 From: michael at mcrilly.me (Michael Crilly) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:39:18 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Ordering from OVH.co.uk In-Reply-To: <20150320193509.GA3458@Sammy> References: <20150320193509.GA3458@Sammy> Message-ID: This is an OVH policy I've come across in the past. Because of the nature of their business and how cheap they offer it, they've been used as a focal point for all kinds of abuse. I don't blame them, personally. Have you considered DigitalOcean? Their VMs are £3/month and pretty damn good. On 20 Mar 2015 19:35, "Ben Arnold" wrote: > Evenin' all, > > > Just a quick question for those that have ordered services from > OVH.co.uk: when I'm asked for proof of ID for being a new customer, does > this hold up the ordering process? > > Understandable they want some filter to make sure I'm real, but asking > for my passport/driver's license/birth cert/bills/bank statement (can't > tell if it's && or || either) seems a bit much for a £5/month VPS. > Needless to say I don't buy the "if you've nothing to hide" argument; > I'm sure they'd happily suspend the service without notice or refund if > they suspect the slightest of wrongdoing! > > I just wondered if anyone had this experience before I reply to them > asking for their GPG key... and probably a photo of their customer > service employee holding their ID badge... > > > Ta, > Ben > > -- > Ben Arnold > Liverpool, UK > > Free Software Foundation (Europe) > e: benarnold at fsfe.org | ben at seawolfsanctuary.com > w: seawolfsanctuary.com | chat: benarnold at jabber.fsfe.org > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcus.jones.wxm at gmail.com Fri Mar 20 23:58:42 2015 From: marcus.jones.wxm at gmail.com (Marcus Jones) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 23:58:42 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Does anyone have... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Stuart, I emailed my address and phone number to your Gmail account a few days ago. Did you get it? Cheers, Marcus On 20 Mar 2015 18:36, "Stuart Burns" wrote: > Hey Marcus, > > Thanks for that. If you let me know when is good,and an address, I will > pop round. > > Regards > > Stuart > > On 17 March 2015 at 20:21, Marcus Jones > wrote: > >> Just checked - its got 4 x 256Mb sticks in it, so 1Gb should be enough >> to play with. >> >> Will email you my address. >> >> Cheers >> >> Marcus >> >> >> On 17 March 2015 at 11:27, Marcus Jones >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Stu, >>> >>> Collection this weekend would be fine. Can't recall how much memory it >>> had, but it was running pFSense for a couple of years. >>> >>> Not sure what OS is on it now, but feel free to wipe it. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Marcus >>> On 17 Mar 2015 09:39, "Stuart Burns" >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Marcus, >>>> >>>> I'd be happy to come and pick it up at the weekend if thats ok with >>>> you? How much RANM is on it ? Anything equal to or greater than 128 MB >>>> would be great (My God, that sounds weird tying MB rather than GB :) ) >>>> >>>> Let me know >>>> >>>> Stuart >>>> >>>> >>>> On 17 March 2015 at 09:34, Marcus Jones >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Stuart, >>>>> >>>>> I've got a Dell P4 which you can use and abuse with pleasure. >>>>> >>>>> I'm in Wrexham, which could be an issue ? >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Marcus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 17 March 2015 at 09:31, Stuart Burns >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> A Pentium 4or Core 2 or similar that I can borrow for a couple of >>>>>> days. I have some work I need to do re: W2K3 and it has to be a physical. >>>>>> It would need to be wiped and have W2K3 installed on it. :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Any help appreciated. If not, off to ebay I go. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> >>>>>> Stuart >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Stuart Burns >>>>>> E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com >>>>>> M: [redacted] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Chester mailing list >>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Chester mailing list >>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Stuart Burns >>>> E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com >>>> M: [redacted] >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Chester mailing list >>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>>> >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >> >> > > > -- > Stuart Burns > E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com > M: [redacted] > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From les.pritchard at gmail.com Sat Mar 21 09:21:00 2015 From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 09:21:00 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Ordering from OVH.co.uk In-Reply-To: References: <20150320193509.GA3458@Sammy> Message-ID: I've heard of this, but I didn't have to go through this. It might have been before they started, but I suspect it was probably because my business is the customer, rather than me. It's far easier to ID a company through public registers (Companies House, DUNS etc). >From my dealings with them, I have the impression they are very much business focussed. The concern with individuals spinning up cheap VPSs is that they will be used as seed boxes or other bandwidth hogging systems. They're very keen on quality of service so would probably prefer this kind of work goes to people like DigitalOcean. DO do a great job, so it sounds like it will probably be a lot less friction to go with them. I have a $10 credit code somewhere if you're going with DO. Les On 20 March 2015 at 20:38, Michael Crilly wrote: > This is an OVH policy I've come across in the past. > > Because of the nature of their business and how cheap they offer it, > they've been used as a focal point for all kinds of abuse. I don't blame > them, personally. > > Have you considered DigitalOcean? Their VMs are £3/month and pretty damn > good. > On 20 Mar 2015 19:35, "Ben Arnold" wrote: > >> Evenin' all, >> >> >> Just a quick question for those that have ordered services from >> OVH.co.uk: when I'm asked for proof of ID for being a new customer, does >> this hold up the ordering process? >> >> Understandable they want some filter to make sure I'm real, but asking >> for my passport/driver's license/birth cert/bills/bank statement (can't >> tell if it's && or || either) seems a bit much for a £5/month VPS. >> Needless to say I don't buy the "if you've nothing to hide" argument; >> I'm sure they'd happily suspend the service without notice or refund if >> they suspect the slightest of wrongdoing! >> >> I just wondered if anyone had this experience before I reply to them >> asking for their GPG key... and probably a photo of their customer >> service employee holding their ID badge... >> >> >> Ta, >> Ben >> >> -- >> Ben Arnold >> Liverpool, UK >> >> Free Software Foundation (Europe) >> e: benarnold at fsfe.org | ben at seawolfsanctuary.com >> w: seawolfsanctuary.com | chat: benarnold at jabber.fsfe.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >> > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcus.jones.wxm at gmail.com Sat Mar 21 09:58:28 2015 From: marcus.jones.wxm at gmail.com (Marcus Jones) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 09:58:28 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Does anyone have... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Stuart, Give me a call on 0796 779 4465 if you like. Cheers, Marcus On 20 March 2015 at 23:58, Marcus Jones wrote: > Hi Stuart, > > I emailed my address and phone number to your Gmail account a few days > ago. > > Did you get it? > > Cheers, > > Marcus > On 20 Mar 2015 18:36, "Stuart Burns" wrote: > >> Hey Marcus, >> >> Thanks for that. If you let me know when is good,and an address, I will >> pop round. >> >> Regards >> >> Stuart >> >> On 17 March 2015 at 20:21, Marcus Jones >> wrote: >> >>> Just checked - its got 4 x 256Mb sticks in it, so 1Gb should be enough >>> to play with. >>> >>> Will email you my address. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Marcus >>> >>> >>> On 17 March 2015 at 11:27, Marcus Jones >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Stu, >>>> >>>> Collection this weekend would be fine. Can't recall how much memory it >>>> had, but it was running pFSense for a couple of years. >>>> >>>> Not sure what OS is on it now, but feel free to wipe it. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Marcus >>>> On 17 Mar 2015 09:39, "Stuart Burns" >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Marcus, >>>>> >>>>> I'd be happy to come and pick it up at the weekend if thats ok with >>>>> you? How much RANM is on it ? Anything equal to or greater than 128 MB >>>>> would be great (My God, that sounds weird tying MB rather than GB :) ) >>>>> >>>>> Let me know >>>>> >>>>> Stuart >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 17 March 2015 at 09:34, Marcus Jones >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Stuart, >>>>>> >>>>>> I've got a Dell P4 which you can use and abuse with pleasure. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm in Wrexham, which could be an issue ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Marcus >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 17 March 2015 at 09:31, Stuart Burns >>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> A Pentium 4or Core 2 or similar that I can borrow for a couple of >>>>>>> days. I have some work I need to do re: W2K3 and it has to be a physical. >>>>>>> It would need to be wiped and have W2K3 installed on it. :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any help appreciated. If not, off to ebay I go. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Stuart >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Stuart Burns >>>>>>> E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com >>>>>>> M: [redacted] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Chester mailing list >>>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Chester mailing list >>>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Stuart Burns >>>>> E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com >>>>> M: [redacted] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Chester mailing list >>>>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Chester mailing list >>> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Stuart Burns >> E: stuart.james.burns at gmail.com >> M: [redacted] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benarnold at fsfe.org Sat Mar 21 11:43:47 2015 From: benarnold at fsfe.org (Ben Arnold) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:43:47 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Ordering from OVH.co.uk In-Reply-To: References: <20150320193509.GA3458@Sammy> Message-ID: <20150321114112.GA22084@Sammy> Thanks all. It seems a newly-introduced policy; I've read posts from people registering as an organisation and having to provide proof that it's a real registered company (I assume for tax reasons). The address bit I'm okay with as long as it's on my terms; official ID is a too much and I think needless if they have t'other. I'll see what they say, I thikn it does indeed hold up the process as I've heard nothing from them since. I'd had a look at DigitalOcean; their offering of basic plus a bit more (the 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM area) is double OVH's price. Though, you get what you pay for. Ben -- Ben Arnold Liverpool, UK Free Software Foundation (Europe) e: benarnold at fsfe.org | ben at seawolfsanctuary.com w: seawolfsanctuary.com | chat: benarnold at jabber.fsfe.org From d.hicks87 at gmail.com Sat Mar 21 14:59:58 2015 From: d.hicks87 at gmail.com (Dave Hicks) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:59:58 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Ordering from OVH.co.uk In-Reply-To: <20150321114112.GA22084@Sammy> References: <20150320193509.GA3458@Sammy> <20150321114112.GA22084@Sammy> Message-ID: <3A09F45B-4571-449D-8A3C-E87D24F9BB8F@gmail.com> Guys, sorry to ask what maybe a very stupid question. But unless you're a business, what are VPS's actually useful for? I've heard organisations like DO mentioned a few times at group and I'm just trying to figure out what I'd use one for. Dave > On 21 Mar 2015, at 11:43 am, Ben Arnold wrote: > > Thanks all. It seems a newly-introduced policy; I've read posts from > people registering as an organisation and having to provide proof that > it's a real registered company (I assume for tax reasons). The address > bit I'm okay with as long as it's on my terms; official ID is a too much > and I think needless if they have t'other. I'll see what they say, I > thikn it does indeed hold up the process as I've heard nothing from them > since. > > I'd had a look at DigitalOcean; their offering of basic plus a bit more > (the 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM area) is double OVH's price. Though, you get what > you pay for. > > > Ben > > -- > Ben Arnold > Liverpool, UK > > Free Software Foundation (Europe) > e: benarnold at fsfe.org | ben at seawolfsanctuary.com > w: seawolfsanctuary.com | chat: benarnold at jabber.fsfe.org > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester From michael at mcrilly.me Sat Mar 21 15:12:30 2015 From: michael at mcrilly.me (Michael Crilly) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:12:30 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Ordering from OVH.co.uk In-Reply-To: <3A09F45B-4571-449D-8A3C-E87D24F9BB8F@gmail.com> References: <20150320193509.GA3458@Sammy> <20150321114112.GA22084@Sammy> <3A09F45B-4571-449D-8A3C-E87D24F9BB8F@gmail.com> Message-ID: <586B7146-0C9D-4A4C-A6CF-5E3B974CC1F5@mcrilly.me> Hi Dave, A VPS is useful for different things depending on the need. In my case, for example, I run local VMs to test Ansible Roles, ensuring they run correctly. I could do the exact same thing with a VPS, or several of them, if I didn’t have the power locally to do so. They’re also billed per hour, so spinning up 50 VPS and then deleting them again once you’re done with them after an hour, would cost you about $8. That’s a very small cost compared to hosting 4-5 high powered dedicated servers your self, 24/7, to do the same job, which even at OVH’s prices would cost you several hundreds per month. If you’re only testing 2-3 per week, then that’s around $30/month to test on 50 servers for three hours. it’s all about need and goals. - Mike > On 21 Mar 2015, at 14:59, Dave Hicks wrote: > > Guys, sorry to ask what maybe a very stupid question. But unless you're a business, what are VPS's actually useful for? I've heard organisations like DO mentioned a few times at group and I'm just trying to figure out what I'd use one for. > > Dave > >> On 21 Mar 2015, at 11:43 am, Ben Arnold wrote: >> >> Thanks all. It seems a newly-introduced policy; I've read posts from >> people registering as an organisation and having to provide proof that >> it's a real registered company (I assume for tax reasons). The address >> bit I'm okay with as long as it's on my terms; official ID is a too much >> and I think needless if they have t'other. I'll see what they say, I >> thikn it does indeed hold up the process as I've heard nothing from them >> since. >> >> I'd had a look at DigitalOcean; their offering of basic plus a bit more >> (the 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM area) is double OVH's price. Though, you get what >> you pay for. >> >> >> Ben >> >> -- >> Ben Arnold >> Liverpool, UK >> >> Free Software Foundation (Europe) >> e: benarnold at fsfe.org | ben at seawolfsanctuary.com >> w: seawolfsanctuary.com | chat: benarnold at jabber.fsfe.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester From robin592 at yahoo.co.uk Tue Mar 24 01:52:22 2015 From: robin592 at yahoo.co.uk (Robin Hemuss) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:52:22 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Talk for Thursday Message-ID: <201503240153.15156.robin592@yahoo.co.uk> Hi folks, Last month I offered to do a mini talk about this discussion site plan/idea/thing I keep going on about, to explain properly what it's supposed to do, and get a bit of feedback off people. Well it's Monday night, and I still haven't put anything together - doh! - but if anyone's interested I can easily prepare some slides for a quick talk. It'll probably only take about 10 minutes or so to deliver. Has anyone else got anything better planned, cuz I'll happily give way if they have? Cheers, Robin From les.pritchard at gmail.com Tue Mar 24 11:22:00 2015 From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:22:00 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Talk for Thursday In-Reply-To: <201503240153.15156.robin592@yahoo.co.uk> References: <201503240153.15156.robin592@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: Hi Robin, Always happy to take any offers of talks! Don't worry too much about preparing a long slide show, we're happy with whatever you have. Thanks Les On 24 March 2015 at 01:53, Robin Hemuss wrote: > Hi folks, > > Last month I offered to do a mini talk about this discussion site > plan/idea/thing I keep going on about, to explain properly what it's > supposed > to do, and get a bit of feedback off people. Well it's Monday night, and I > still haven't put anything together - doh! - but if anyone's interested I > can > easily prepare some slides for a quick talk. It'll probably only take about > 10 minutes or so to deliver. > > Has anyone else got anything better planned, cuz I'll happily give way if > they > have? > > Cheers, > Robin > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robin592 at yahoo.co.uk Tue Mar 24 18:27:30 2015 From: robin592 at yahoo.co.uk (Robin Hemuss) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:27:30 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] Talk for Thursday Message-ID: <201503241828.34647.robin592@yahoo.co.uk> OK, I'll put something together then. It won't be anything spectacular, but then you've probably guessed that much already! Robin On Tuesday 24 March 2015 11:21:52 Les Pritchard wrote: > Hi Robin, > > Always happy to take any offers of talks! Don't worry too much about > preparing a long slide show, we're happy with whatever you have. > > Thanks > > Les > > On 24 March 2015 at 01:53, Robin Hemuss wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > Last month I offered to do a mini talk about this discussion site > > plan/idea/thing I keep going on about, to explain properly what it's > > supposed > > to do, and get a bit of feedback off people. Well it's Monday night, and I > > still haven't put anything together - doh! - but if anyone's interested I > > can > > easily prepare some slides for a quick talk. It'll probably only take about > > 10 minutes or so to deliver. > > > > Has anyone else got anything better planned, cuz I'll happily give way if > > they > > have? > > > > Cheers, > > Robin > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Chester mailing list > > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > > From les.pritchard at gmail.com Wed Mar 25 08:27:35 2015 From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:27:35 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] LUG meet tomorrow Message-ID: Hi all, I'm sure Robin's email has reminded you, but just in case - the next Chester LUG meet will be tomorrow evening from 7.30 at the Funk Aardvark as usual. See you all there. Les -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From robin592 at yahoo.co.uk Wed Mar 25 15:02:38 2015 From: robin592 at yahoo.co.uk (Robin Hemuss) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:02:38 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] LUG meet tomorrow In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <201503251503.32664.robin592@yahoo.co.uk> Wow, Australia, that sounds ominous! So is anyone else coming on Thursday or is the mere suggestion of a powerpoint presentation enough to make everyone emmigrate?? Robin On Wednesday 25 March 2015 10:32:05 Michael Crilly wrote: > I so wanted to attend this, but I'm in Swansea all week. I move to > Australia in April, so that's it... no more Chester LUGs :-( > On 25 Mar 2015 08:27, "Les Pritchard" wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm sure Robin's email has reminded you, but just in case - the next > > Chester LUG meet will be tomorrow evening from 7.30 at the Funk Aardvark as > > usual. > > > > See you all there. > > > > Les > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Chester mailing list > > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > > > > From les.pritchard at gmail.com Wed Mar 25 15:11:45 2015 From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:11:45 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] LUG meet tomorrow In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ah what a shame! I'm pleased you managed to attend some recently anyway. Good luck in your move to Australia. If you ever fancy an early morning LUG then you'd be welcome to join us via a video link! On 25 March 2015 at 10:32, Michael Crilly wrote: > I so wanted to attend this, but I'm in Swansea all week. I move to > Australia in April, so that's it... no more Chester LUGs :-( > On 25 Mar 2015 08:27, "Les Pritchard" wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm sure Robin's email has reminded you, but just in case - the next >> Chester LUG meet will be tomorrow evening from 7.30 at the Funk Aardvark as >> usual. >> >> See you all there. >> >> Les >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chester mailing list >> Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From les.pritchard at gmail.com Wed Mar 25 15:13:09 2015 From: les.pritchard at gmail.com (Les Pritchard) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:13:09 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] LUG meet tomorrow In-Reply-To: <201503251503.32664.robin592@yahoo.co.uk> References: <201503251503.32664.robin592@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: Well since you mentioned powerpoint I have been considering a move to another country :-) Seriously though, I will be there tomorrow. On 25 March 2015 at 15:03, Robin Hemuss wrote: > Wow, Australia, that sounds ominous! So is anyone else coming on Thursday > or > is the mere suggestion of a powerpoint presentation enough to make everyone > emmigrate?? > > Robin > > > On Wednesday 25 March 2015 10:32:05 Michael Crilly wrote: > > I so wanted to attend this, but I'm in Swansea all week. I move to > > Australia in April, so that's it... no more Chester LUGs :-( > > On 25 Mar 2015 08:27, "Les Pritchard" wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm sure Robin's email has reminded you, but just in case - the next > > > Chester LUG meet will be tomorrow evening from 7.30 at the Funk > Aardvark > as > > > usual. > > > > > > See you all there. > > > > > > Les > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Chester mailing list > > > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chester mailing list > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robin592 at yahoo.co.uk Wed Mar 25 15:42:24 2015 From: robin592 at yahoo.co.uk (Robin Hemuss) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:42:24 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] LUG meet tomorrow In-Reply-To: References: <201503251503.32664.robin592@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: <201503251543.33797.robin592@yahoo.co.uk> I understand. I'll make sure I include an amusing photo of a chimp on the toilet reading a paper and drinking a cup of tea to keep everyone enthralled. Who can resist a chimp on the toilet? On Wednesday 25 March 2015 15:12:48 Les Pritchard wrote: > Well since you mentioned powerpoint I have been considering a move to > another country :-) > > Seriously though, I will be there tomorrow. > > On 25 March 2015 at 15:03, Robin Hemuss wrote: > > > Wow, Australia, that sounds ominous! So is anyone else coming on Thursday > > or > > is the mere suggestion of a powerpoint presentation enough to make everyone > > emmigrate?? > > > > Robin > > > > > > On Wednesday 25 March 2015 10:32:05 Michael Crilly wrote: > > > I so wanted to attend this, but I'm in Swansea all week. I move to > > > Australia in April, so that's it... no more Chester LUGs :-( > > > On 25 Mar 2015 08:27, "Les Pritchard" wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I'm sure Robin's email has reminded you, but just in case - the next > > > > Chester LUG meet will be tomorrow evening from 7.30 at the Funk > > Aardvark > > as > > > > usual. > > > > > > > > See you all there. > > > > > > > > Les > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Chester mailing list > > > > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > > > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Chester mailing list > > Chester at mailman.lug.org.uk > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester > > > From michael at mcrilly.me Wed Mar 25 16:05:14 2015 From: michael at mcrilly.me (Michael Crilly) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:05:14 -0000 Subject: [Chester LUG] LUG meet tomorrow In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have to do this. It would be a lot of fun. On 25 Mar 2015 15:11, "Les Pritchard" wrote: > Ah what a shame! I'm pleased you managed to attend some recently anyway. > > Good luck in your move to Australia. If you ever fancy an early morning > LUG then you'd be welcome to join us via a video link! > > On 25 March 2015 at 10:32, Michael Crilly wrote: > >> I so wanted to attend this, but I'm in Swansea all week. 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I have returned it to the standard VM > router/wireless device. > > I would still like to be able to VPN in however so I can do the nerdy > geeky, cafe and VPN in to my home network thing ;) So before I go off and > break a dozen things, it is a case of: > > Can I do port forwarding on my VM router to an internal pfsense as a VPN > terminator/login box/whatever the terminology is ? Also I will be googling > it but can anyone suggest any good resources ? > > Cheers > > Stuart >