gah

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 12th July 2004, 03:22

All I wanted to do was make Trillian give me a little popup notification when I get new mail in my gmail account. I didn't realize I'd have to download 30+ megs of bullshit to do it. In the end, I just said fuck it.

First, I get a gmail account. Cool beans. I didn't know that it didn't support pop3 or whatever, though. I figured that it'd just be a matter of downloading a plugin and configuring it to check my gmail account every couple minutes or so. WRONG. Gmail doesn't support pop3, so I need to download a local pop3 server program. Urgh. Pop Goes The Gmail was suggested to me, so I download that. By now I'm already frustrated beyond belief. And it just gets worse. Turns out, in order for PGtGmail to work, I have to download some bullshit .NET runtimes. Wtf is that all about? 23.7megs for those. Half way through the download, I just gave up and cancelled it. Then I uninstalled PGtGmail, and deleted the Trillian plugin.

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<sgtfuzzbubble99> ugh, now I've got to download these fucking .net runtimes
<sgtfuzzbubble99> goddamn why's it got to be so fucking complicated?
<sgtfuzzbubble99> all I want is some simple notifications for my damn mail
<Timmy> the page said you needed the .NET runtimes
<sgtfuzzbubble99> I know, and now I'm downloading them
<sgtfuzzbubble99> but that's beside the point
<sgtfuzzbubble99> I'm just about to cancel this download and say fuck it
<sgtfuzzbubble99> I'm sick of this shit
<sgtfuzzbubble99> a simple fucking popup shouldn't take so damn much
<sgtfuzzbubble99> 23.7 megs
<sgtfuzzbubble99> plus a local pop3 server
<sgtfuzzbubble99> plus a plugin
<sgtfuzzbubble99> wtf
<sgtfuzzbubble99> all for a popup
<sgtfuzzbubble99> you kno
<sgtfuzzbubble99> most people hate popups
<sgtfuzzbubble99> and here I am
<sgtfuzzbubble99> trying to get them
<sgtfuzzbubble99> wtf

pixiefied · 12th July 2004, 03:50

Hmmm... gah should have been Gah. Its the start of a sentence so the first letter of the first word should have been capitalized

ShyShy · 12th July 2004, 04:06

Tell him, girl!

Namelessv1 · 12th July 2004, 04:10

I think Pop Goes The Gmail was meant to be its own little pop3 notification program.

LollipopLustKil · 12th July 2004, 04:59

It was, but also to give you pop3 support for programs such as Outlook and Thunderbird.

Sarge, did you actually pay $25 for Trillian? Because as far as I know, for it to check mail with those plug-ins, you need to Pro version. Why would ya pay the money for that?

horse-fly · 12th July 2004, 05:08

Timmy! Timmy! TIMMY!!!

xzxzzx · 13th July 2004, 00:26

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Originally posted by horse-fly
Timmy! Timmy! TIMMY!!!

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What he ... uh ... she said (I'm confused).

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 13th July 2004, 02:38

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Hmmm... gah should have been Gah. Its the start of a sentence so the first letter of the first word should have been capitalized

And it looks like you missed a period in there, too.

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Sarge, did you actually pay $25 for Trillian? Because as far as I know, for it to check mail with those plug-ins, you need to Pro version. Why would ya pay the money for that?

I have Trillian Pro 2.013 running on my computer right now. Did I actually pay cash money for it? No. BT is good for something, at least. And the plugins? Someone was nice enough to try and help me out with my dilemma by sending them to me. Even though it didn't work out in the end, I do appreciate the help.

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What he ... uh ... she said (I'm confused).

Don't worry. It'll be ok.

MidnightViper88 · 13th July 2004, 03:47

"Gah" sucks...Although I don't like punk rock anymore, they're absolutly horrible...

horse-fly · 13th July 2004, 04:37

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Originally posted by Sarge
<Timmy> the page said you needed the .NET runtimes

That is Timmy!

zootm · 13th July 2004, 13:40

I hear you've got to download Java to run Java programs now, too. It's a sad world

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 13th July 2004, 21:00

* sgtfuzzbubble99 slaps zootm around a bit with the sarcasm stick.

It's not the fact that I have to download certain files for this to work that angers me. What angers me is that I have to download almost 24 megs just to get a little popup notification. There's no reason for something that simple to take that much space. I don't know what else is in that 24 megs, but it sure as hell doesn't have anything to do with email notifications.

lostonline · 14th July 2004, 08:42

It is a big download but is like having to download Java to have some applets run, i.e. once you have it then you can use any .net app. Next versions of windows will probably come preinstalled with .net runtime, but until then is probably a bad move for people to write little things like this in .net as people don't want to have to download the runtime.

zootm · 14th July 2004, 10:46

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Originally posted by sgtfuzzbubble99
It's not the fact that I have to download certain files for this to work that angers me. What angers me is that I have to download almost 24 megs just to get a little popup notification. There's no reason for something that simple to take that much space. I don't know what else is in that 24 megs, but it sure as hell doesn't have anything to do with email notifications.

It's an unfortunate consequence of the language it's written in. On the plus side, though, you can now run any .NET program - the bottom line is that if you use 1 .NET program, the runtimes are a chore. If you use many, it ends up being a saving, because that's a lot of stuff that doesn't have to be repackaged with every single program. The programs end up being considerably smaller, but the runtimes are a "constant" tax. I think you'll be seeing a lot more .NET programs around soon, so it may end up being worth it, same as Java.

Although you'll need the latest version...

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 14th July 2004, 20:57

I never was able to figure out what this ".NET" framework crap is, anyways. Can anyone give me a simple explanation as to what it is or does?

xzxzzx · 14th July 2004, 21:27

Microsoft made these new languages with a bunch of built in shit. The .net framework is all the built in shit of the languge. So the .net programs can be smaller, becuase the shit is in the .net framework instead.

shakey_snake · 14th July 2004, 21:53

run times (xzxzzx's: built in bullshit) work alot like the library works in a compressed file.
But if you don't know what runtimes are, you probably don't know how file compression works. So for you, computers will continue to be those mysterious magic boxes of porn.

12th July 2004, 03:50	#2
pixiefied Mother Trucker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: in the forest Posts: 3,493	Hmmm... gah should have been Gah. Its the start of a sentence so the first letter of the first word should have been capitalized "Well, got to love you and leave you, need to go get into the shower and rub my hard naked body all over with soapy bubbles, I'll be back later to carry on playing.... It'll take you some time to get over the image of me naked in the shower......mind you don't masturbate to hard thinking about it...." - Mr.Jones

12th July 2004, 04:59	#5
LollipopLustKil Insomniac (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,034	It was, but also to give you pop3 support for programs such as Outlook and Thunderbird. Sarge, did you actually pay $25 for Trillian? Because as far as I know, for it to check mail with those plug-ins, you need to Pro version. Why would ya pay the money for that? Scotty Doesn't Know

13th July 2004, 03:47	#9
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,096	"Gah" sucks...Although I don't like punk rock anymore, they're absolutly horrible... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

14th July 2004, 08:42	#13
lostonline Where am I? (Major Dude) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 680	It is a big download but is like having to download Java to have some applets run, i.e. once you have it then you can use any .net app. Next versions of windows will probably come preinstalled with .net runtime, but until then is probably a bad move for people to write little things like this in .net as people don't want to have to download the runtime. Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try. -- Homer Simpson

14th July 2004, 21:27	#16
xzxzzx Forum King Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,267	Microsoft made these new languages with a bunch of built in shit. The .net framework is all the built in shit of the languge. So the .net programs can be smaller, becuase the shit is in the .net framework instead. Freedom of speech is the basic freedom of humanity. When you've lost that, you've lost everything. 1\/\/4y 34\|<$p4y 1gp4y 33714y, 0d4y 0uy4y? \| Roses are #FF0000; Violets are #0000FF; chown -R ${YOU} ~/base The DMCA. It really is that bad. : Count for your life.

12th July 2004, 04:06	#3
ShyShy Amazon Bush Woman Forum Queen Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Sticks, Queensland Posts: 8,017	Tell him, girl!

12th July 2004, 04:10	#4
Namelessv1 Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,758	I think Pop Goes The Gmail was meant to be its own little pop3 notification program.

12th July 2004, 05:08	#6
horse-fly Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,360	Timmy! Timmy! TIMMY!!!

13th July 2004, 13:40	#11
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,378	I hear you've got to download Java to run Java programs now, too. It's a sad world

13th July 2004, 21:00	#12
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,767	* sgtfuzzbubble99 slaps zootm around a bit with the sarcasm stick. It's not the fact that I have to download certain files for this to work that angers me. What angers me is that I have to download almost 24 megs just to get a little popup notification. There's no reason for something that simple to take that much space. I don't know what else is in that 24 megs, but it sure as hell doesn't have anything to do with email notifications.

14th July 2004, 20:57	#15
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,767	I never was able to figure out what this ".NET" framework crap is, anyways. Can anyone give me a simple explanation as to what it is or does?

14th July 2004, 21:53	#17
shakey_snake Forum Domo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Everyone, get over here for the picture! Posts: 4,329	run times (xzxzzx's: built in bullshit) work alot like the library works in a compressed file. But if you don't know what runtimes are, you probably don't know how file compression works. So for you, computers will continue to be those mysterious magic boxes of porn. elevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladylevitateme

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