Re: Downloading Oracle from TechNet

You may have a virus. All my downloads ended up corrupted before I found I was infected with FUNLOVE (and on a relatively new install of windows too). Check it out..

Allen

In article <t0dk3tkve0pp7noegnuq4805kcl17dmtcl_at_4ax.com>, B.J. Brogan <broganREMOVEME_at_cadvision.com> wrote:
>I am a member of TechNet (although I do not subscribe to a Technology
>Track,) and have been trying to download 8i Server. Unfortunately the
>zips come through corrupted (either downloaded as one file or in
>parts.) I am using a cable connection, and have had no problem
>performing large downloads from other sites.
>
>I see it is possible to get a CD pack from Oracle Store, but this is
>only available in the U.S. (not in Canada, for some reason.) Also, I
>note the license agreement on the store explicitly states it is valid
>for only 30 days. Perhaps there is a difference between the "trial"
>version CD pack and the "Developer" version CD pack?
>
>Assuming I can get the CD pack up here locally, is this 30-day license
>something I should concern myself with? Thirty days seems a might
>short to evaluate something like Oracle Server, let alone do any real
>development testing. Is there a license file which enforces this
>limit, or will the software continue to operate beyond the 30-day
>period?
>
>The Oracle site seems to contain many such contradictory (or at least
>ambiguous and conflicting) references. I'm beginning to think I need
>a lawyer to sift through it all :-(
>
>Tx.
>
>B.J. (Bryce) Brogan
>Calgary, Alberta, Canada
>
>Two rights do not make a wrong.
>They make an airplane.
>
Received on Fri Dec 15 2000 - 11:23:12 CST