This is partly a rant because I enjoy from time to time opening up my machines to offer software to folks, and to get stuff out there that I know people are looking for.

But what really gets me is that people are just leeches, they come they suck whatever they want, and they don't have the decency to give anything or even as much as say "thanks".

Like, I realize some might be busy and stuff, etc., etc., we have heard the story before, but how many here who ahve iether started servers to offer folks stuff just quit because you were so anoyed at how people just took?

Like for example, the increasing number of people here at the MLA who sign up to ask for ROMS or for old software, and if they get or don't get it you never hear about them again. They never post again.

Things like this really make me feel like unplugging the servers I do run and just saying "if you folks can't be decent enough to drop me a small line saying thanks or maybe upload something (when i did have that option) then forget it, I have better things to do."

So for me, it's almost to that point where I will only offer my stuff to folks I know, to members here who I know appreciate what I'm doing, people who aren't gonna leech.

What are your thoughts?

I don't mind the odd e-mail, and those who are gratefull, as I have had a few e-mails and people were very polite and thankfull and even helped me out, so these folks are golden users, but the rest it seems are somewhere inbetween. (I think I spelled that wrong but my eyes are tired so i'm leaving it that way. )

So, if you want to be nice, thank me for what you get, then you are wlecome to have fun. If not, your not invited to the part.

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I think that some people fail to realize that there's another person on the other end who is providing use of their files.

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I've had enough of these people. If you are new and have nothing, at least you can e-mail saying thank you. If your a lazy no good leech, then you can just get lost.

I download what I need then get the hell out. Maybe if I wasn't on a 56k, things would be different...

I have, though, significantly contributed to the official 68k MLA Hotline Server with both software and service manuals...

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I think that some people fail to realize that there's another person on the other end who is providing use of their files.

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if BeOS is still needed, I have that but need to know how to ISO the whole thing... and I have "Apple Student Resource Set"

I'd just need to get broadband or be allowed online more often... or something...

I've never heard, or used one of those...

well... I guess I'm not a 'leech' then? if I had faster internet I'd be running my own server anyway....

On average during that time, I had about 40 users on leeching files (mostly 2 at a time), a few members, and a few mods. If things became too slow for the members, I started kicking leeches. It was fun to kick those rude ones...

Once I filled up my 30GB drive, I closed the system out to members only, and if you upload something of value, you get an account. To ease some of the space problems, I got a 60GB drive, and then went on vacation for 2 weeks.

Within a 2 week time span, I filled a 60GB drive with uploads. I had about 100 members at that point, so I had to close that method of accounts. I changed over to a $10 "donation" system, and again reopened.

Between the months of February and May, I ended up getting about 75GB of uploads, $500 in donations, and almost got caught by the campus ITS department. (I had inside help before I got caught).

So my view on leeches (I guess) is: share the wealth if you can, but remember to show them who's boss.

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Captain Z - Mobile Operations Commander
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31 68K Macs Liberated

Apple doesn't have any benefit from stopping Rhapsody from being leaked out. It's a done deal, with lots of companies no longer being in business.

Although I heard recently that the C64 rights are still owned by a company, so do be carefull with those, they are trying to stomp down and get proper licenses.

So you get people who ran a google search and come here to leech.

Maybe that's a good idea... MLAagzine is almost done and if the only way to find out the address is by looking in the MLAgazine... or over AIM then we'll have alot less leeching... and if there IS leeching... then we'll at least know that they are trying really hard and putting effort into getting it...

Or folks can just order DVD/CD's of the archive in thier completeness.

Always something goes bad. But, maybe I can work something out, like a certian day of the week where it can be up. When I know I don't use the machine.

I'm new around here, after finding this place in my search for copies of Rhapsody for PPC and Intel... I'm not here looking particularly to leech stuff, I'm willing to share stuff once I have it...

I think the temporary username/password system works well, though in my experience, there will always be people who never want to actually share stuff..

mattl

for example... I have Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 workstation BETA TWO!!

I also have Apple Student Resource Set, and a 'copy' of Hypercard 2.3.5

among other things...

if I had fast internet and a server computer (anyone with a B/W G3 they want to sell...) I'd be running an FTP and/or hotline server anyway...

But I know what it is like to be on dial-up. I was on 14.4 for a very very long time and when they day came that I went to highspeed I swore never again would I do dial-up.

And you folks think MSN and AOl are nice., I used to chat in realtime e-mail with school friends on my online courses. FirstClass had realtime e-mail and it would give a little "ping" sound whenever a new e-mail arrived. So we would ping each other to death.

But I know what it is like to be on dial-up. I was on 14.4 for a very very long time and when they day came that I went to highspeed I swore never again would I do dial-up.

And you folks think MSN and AOl are nice., I used to chat in realtime e-mail with school friends on my online courses. FirstClass had realtime e-mail and it would give a little "ping" sound whenever a new e-mail arrived. So we would ping each other to death.

yeah... there is alot of things that I would like to do that I can't

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