David, et all, David, unfortunately Horace is completely correct and ............. with my many years of IT experience, anything that is developed under Windows (and IE) will only be supported and working under Windows (and IE). AKA, probably HL. Whereas, mailman, was an "open source" movement product, developed under Linux and - just - works ! In Linux, there are no "proprietary" rules and regulations to be forced to use by MS. Plus, for those that don't know, Linux has called "distributions" (flavors, if you will, Red Hat, Ubuntu, openSUSE, etc). Each "distro" has a - collection - of different software - written and controlled by thousands of people all over the world. Each distro is made up of a "base" collection of "packages" - that HAVE TO PLAY NICE TOGETHER without MS's forced control - and each one having it's own installation, controlling and maintenance software. So you pick a "distro", try it, customize it to your likeness - or - move on to another distro, until you find one you like. The "key" is that all the underlying "packages" are - the same - and will play nicely with almost anything. MAJOR - MS FORCING YOUR HAND:: There will never be an IE 9 for XP (8/16/10) A good example of MS and Windows control: My brother-in-law - was - into Real Estate and he HAD to use a CERTAIN version of Windows and a CERTAIN version of IE. That was because the software company did not what to BOTHER rewriting and fixing code for all the changes that MS & IE was throwing at them. Since my brother-in-law was complacent and didn't want to rock the boat, I called the company and read the the riot act about their software NOT working properly under Firefox (at the time, under Windows). They keep back and said that their department was getting cut and they didn't have the time and expertise to work with Firefox. I reminded them that Firefox is rapidly gaining ground and that they need to get on the ball and provide support. They called me back (which was a shocker) and said that they have tracked there help logs and found enough complaints that they are going to HAVE to support it - in the near future. Bottom line, I see HL developed under Windows and IE - so guess where it is going to work the "best" <grin> Which IMHO, the "open source" movement is gaining ground by leaps and bounds. People are - finally - getting tired of MS's control. To make the "sting" a little sharper - there is a very high chance you iPad, iPhone, etc are running a customized version of Linux. I bet these devices don't need to get booted as often as your Desktop / Laptop. <grin> Duaine On 02/01/2012 08:00 PM, David Love wrote: > I was just messin' wit you, Horace. Clearly your technical discussion was > above this 19th century craftsperson. > > That being said, I find that the pop-up blocker often renders certain > interactive websites unusable. The only answer then is to disable the > pop-up blocker, at least temporarily. You can then engage it again when you > are done. My experience with earthlink as a webhost is mixed but I'm too > lazy to change. Certain browsers work well with it and others don't. > > Anyway, I don't know if that's the issue here or not but it occurred to me > as one possibility. I'll certainly leave it to others to make that > determination. > > David Love > www.davidlovepianos.com -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years
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