Re: Win Shoestring Shaders!!! 2005-04-27 - By markdesmarais
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Nope, the script goes and checks a central location, and updates it.
I suppose it is possible that if two people hit it EXACTLY together
there might be a hole (I doubt he bothered locking the variable), but
that isn't too likely, and would just result in one dupe. Very slick.
markd
--- In Carrara@(protected), "Andrew" <awbenson99@(protected)> wrote:
>
> How does it know where some people left off in gathering the files?
> In other words, won't people be downloading the same group of posts
> over and over again?
>
> AWBenson
>
>
> --- In Carrara@(protected), "markdesmarais" <markdesmarais@(protected)>
> wrote:
> >
> > All you have to do is download a tiny zip, run a batch file, and
when
> > it finishes (in the background) zip the resulting file and email
it.
> > It takes less than 2 minutes of actual paying-attention-to-what-
you-
> > are-doing-time. If everyone one just run it ONCE, we'd be well on
the
> > way.
> >
> > The yahoo block thing appears to be lifted after 24 hours, but we
> > haven't verified that yet.
> >
> > Markd
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Carrara@(protected), "ccoles_avengers"
<ccoles_shado@(protected)>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Great incentive, Mark. :) This is a daunting task and I wish
you
> > and
> > > jtxx000 the best. Too bad I am too tied up to participate
right
> > now,
> > > but I can imagine that using java code would help a lot in the
> > > process. We do have some valuable information here on the list
and
> > it
> > > would be like gold to get it into some sort of useable format
for
> > > searching.
> > >
> > > Keep up the good work. :)
> > >
> > > Claudia
> > > "Selocic"
> > > - 3D: when 'Flat' just isn't good enough! -
> > >
> > > --- In Carrara@(protected), "markdesmarais"
<markdesmarais@(protected)>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > We're trying to collect all the old yahoo messages in order
to
> > make a
> > > > real searchable archive (maybe without all the mac/pc wars ;-)
> > > >
> > > > jtxx000 is coordinating the collection of the messages, and
has
> > written
> > > > some java code to manage it. Here is the discussion:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.3dxtract.com/cfforum/viewmessages.cfm?
> > Forum=6&Topic=1003
> > > >
> > > > Note that I am donating some licenses to the cause (hence the
> > title ;-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Markd
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