Re: 5.0 is an "older version"? Nice.
Christopher A. Lee
>On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:00:43 -0500, Randal E. Bradakis <ra...@bradakis.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Since I purchased Agent 5.0 on January 12th of this year, I've
>>experienced crashes from time to time, something that hadn't occurred
>>more than 4 times in the last decade now became a once-a-week
>>occurrence. I had no problem with this, at least in theory, because
>>Forte has always eventually fixed their products, so I would
>>occasionally send in those crash reports.
>>
>>So imagine my surprise when yesterday, after said crash, I decided to
>>forward the crash report for the first time in a while - and got a
>>response back:
>>
>>>Thank you for sending the crash report. We're sorry you are having
>>>trouble running Agent.
>>>
>>>The report indicates that you are running an older version of Agent.
>>>
>>>The latest Agent, version 6.0 build 1186, fixes a number of problems
>>>and introduces new features.
>>>
>>>If you are running an older version of Agent, you may upgrade to
>>>Agent 6.0 at a cost of $19 US.
>>>
>>>Please consider upgrading your copy of Agent, and then contact us
>>>again if the problem persists.
>>>
>>>Find out more about Agent 6.0 here:
>>>
>>> http://www.forteinc.com/agent/
>>
>>Thank you so much Forte. Did you decide that your 5.0 product was so
>>defective that you needed to raise more money for developers and had to
>>charge us for two major revisions in a year?
>
>Did you wonder if anybody else has crashes with Agent 5?
I did, and I still do.
Most commonly when I cancel retrieval for a block of binaries and then
delete the block.
Because there is no download limit for my ISP I download railroad
photos automatically so that by the time I reach that group there are
already enough so there is no delay opening them.
The first responses I got were after 6.0 - and all they said was to
upgrade to 6 with no guarantee that the problem was fixed.
I was not happy with this answer.
Stephen Wolstenholme
<drago...@NOTmindspring.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:04:12 -0500, Randal E. Bradakis <ra...@bradakis.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Martin writes:
>>
>>>Did you wonder if anybody else has crashes with Agent 5?
>>
>>Why would I wonder when I can see other people complaining about
>>crashes?
>I saw my first Agent crash in years of heavy daily use.
> I am running Agent 6.0 under wine on Ubuntu Linux, when it crashed.
>Under XP (current patches) V4-6 has NEVER crashed on me.
>My first rule is not to let my anti virus touch the data directory
>(and /always/ scan the attachment directory)
I've not had any crashes with version 6 but I had lots with version 5.
Steve
--
Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com
Neural network applications, help and support.
Gianni Turri
>On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:04:12 -0500, Randal E. Bradakis <ra...@bradakis.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Martin writes:
>>
>>>Did you wonder if anybody else has crashes with Agent 5?
>>
>>Why would I wonder when I can see other people complaining about
>>crashes?
>I saw my first Agent crash in years of heavy daily use.
> I am running Agent 6.0 under wine on Ubuntu Linux, when it crashed.
>Under XP (current patches) V4-6 has NEVER crashed on me.
>My first rule is not to let my anti virus touch the data directory
>(and /always/ scan the attachment directory)
I'm using Avast antivirus for many years without special configuration and with almost no Agent 4.2 crash.
Agent 5 too many crash.
Agent 6 is stable almost as much as 4.2.
Running on Windows XP Pro SP3 32 bit.
--
Gianni
Tecknomage
> But seriously, 1.93? Sure, 2.0? Yeah. Even 4.0, I bought that back in
> 2006. But a freaking SALES MESSAGE as the crash report autobot response
> for something I bought this year and keep hoping will eventually work
> right? And the implication that it's ME "having trouble running Agent"
> is ludicrous.
>
> I've been using gmail for some organization email for a while now, and
> I'm beginning to forget why I'm still using Agent.
You just waited too long to get Agent 5. It's been out for quite
awhile and I never had problems with it. Also not having problems
with Agent 6.
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Arthur T.
Tecknomage <teck...@NOSPAM.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:00:43 -0500, Randal E. Bradakis
><ra...@bradakis.net> wrote:
>
>> Since I purchased Agent 5.0 on January 12th of this year
<big snippage>
>You just waited too long to get Agent 5. It's been out for quite
>awhile and I never had problems with it. Also not having problems
>with Agent 6.
5.0 was released in mid-December of 2008. January 12 2009
doesn't seem like "too long" a wait.
--
Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" intergate "dot" com
Looking for a z/OS (IBM mainframe) systems programmer position
Albert Ross
<st...@tropheus.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>I've not had any crashes with version 6 but I had lots with version 5.
>Steve
That's worth knowing, thanks! For reasons not unconnected to inertia I
never got around to upgrading to 5 yet, probably just as well as I can
count on the fingers of one finger how often I have had Agent go down
on me, right back to 0.99d