Why not use GoDaddy for hosting? I ask because I am, and have had no problem with them, but I'm wondering now if I should be braced for something.
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Deena - Sep 19, 2007 4:17:02 am PDT #2788 of 25505
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Gudanov - Sep 19, 2007 5:26:45 am PDT #2789 of 25505
Coding and Sleeping
I don't mess around with shell stuff too much in OS X, but I found something interesting that lets you grab web stuff using the command line. You'd call it like:/usr/local/bin/links -dump "http://somewebpage.com"
What is this 'links' thing? I don't have that file (at least at that location).
links is a text based web browser, handy if you need to browse in a SSH shell or something.
wget is also a handy utility to grab files from the web.
wget [link to file on the web]
wget might be a default utility, it is in most all Linux and FreeBSD distributions, but I don't know about OS/X
Tom Scola - Sep 19, 2007 5:28:57 am PDT #2790 of 25505
hwæt
"curl" is the default program that comes with OS X.
tommyrot - Sep 19, 2007 5:59:03 am PDT #2791 of 25505
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Thanks Gud and Tom. My google-fu failed me, due to 'links' getting mostly matches that have nothing to do with the program of that name.
amych - Sep 19, 2007 6:06:03 am PDT #2792 of 25505
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
"curl" is the default program that comes with OS X.
I think of them as quite different - cURL is the automated file-transfer tool that does way more than I ever actually use it for; links is truly a browser -- it started as a free analog of lynx years before lynx was GPL'ed, although the features have diverged a fair bit.
(I mean, if you really want to get into the semantics, then yes, a browser transfers files. But that's not what I mean.)
(edit: oops. I somehow missed the post where curl ~= wget, not curl ~= links. Functional comparison is still true.)
Jessica - Sep 19, 2007 7:52:59 am PDT #2793 of 25505
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I used GoDaddy for domains until I finally got fed up with the usability issues of their account management site and transferred everything over to Dreamhost (who I also use for hosting). It's a little more expensive, but the value of actually being able to navigate the control panel is worth it to me.
Typo Boy - Sep 19, 2007 8:48:35 am PDT #2794 of 25505
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Deena, if Go-daddy hosting works for you great. A lot of people find their panels difficult to navigate; I've universally heard their user support sucks.
Tom Scola - Sep 19, 2007 2:46:29 pm PDT #2795 of 25505
hwæt
The next time you need a phone, ita, be sure to consult with Stephen Fry.
§ ita § - Sep 19, 2007 2:53:21 pm PDT #2796 of 25505
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My god, he's insane. But he doesn't mention my new phone! ::sniff::
Deena - Sep 19, 2007 8:28:01 pm PDT #2797 of 25505
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Gar, they've improved the controls a lot. They were horrible. I've never had any trouble with their support, especially if I call in the middle of the night. They're much better then. The daytimers are usually a little less together, but we get the job done.
So, whew, good to know I'm not missing something too terrible. But then, I may have gotten a little too used to them. Last time I looked at a dreamhost control panel I found it incomprehensible.