Babya crap

[Jeff Needle]

Well, I used "admin" as the login for the Babya Book thing. It worked --
I'm in the program.

I am, however, very relieved that my experience with this guy's software
doesn't work -- error 339 comes up with everything I try. msdatgrd.ocx
either missing or not registered correctly.

Ah, I feel better now.

Babya, this is really ridiculous. I love trying new stuff; your stuff is at
least consistent -- it never works.

 

[Mark Carter]

Babya, this is really ridiculous. I love trying new stuff; your stuff is at
least consistent -- it never works.

What worries me is that there might be backdoor stuff in the code that
works only too well. When you think about it, this is a real worry about
freeware software that isn't open source.

 

[(ProteanThread)]

Well, I used "admin" as the login for the Babya Book thing. It worked --
I'm in the program.

I am, however, very relieved that my experience with this guy's software
doesn't work -- error 339 comes up with everything I try. msdatgrd.ocx
either missing or not registered correctly.

Ah, I feel better now.

Babya, this is really ridiculous. I love trying new stuff; your stuff is at
least consistent -- it never works.

sounds like a visual basic error but not sure what ver of vb.

 

[Mouse]

What worries me is that there might be backdoor stuff in the code that
works only too well. When you think about it, this is a real worry
about freeware software that isn't open source.

As a closed-source freeware coder, I take great offense to that.
I know that one bad apple can tarnish the barrel, but the reality
is the barrel contains many, many good apples compared to bad.
The pricelessware site is the perfect example of this.

 

[ceed]

What worries me is that there might be backdoor stuff in the code that
works only too well. When you think about it, this is a real worry about
freeware software that isn't open source.

To be honest I do not think this guy (it's a guy, right?) is able to enrn
code a working backdoor. The incompetence that saturates Babya software
will in this respect be a good thing....

 

[Jeff Needle]

sounds like a visual basic error but not sure what ver of vb.

That may very well be, but Babya refuses to address the issue. This isn't
the first time I've brought this up, and it has been greeted with silence
from him.

 

[Mark Carter]

Mark Carter wrote:




As a closed-source freeware coder, I take great offense to that.

No offense was intended.

I opened up my incoming HTTP port the other day, as I was experimenting
with a web server. Its interesting that there was a lot of stuff from
outside apparently connecting to the port, even though I hadn't actually
advertised its openness. What this means is that there God knows what
crap out there trying to get access to one's system. I suspect that if
we really understood the full magnitude of the lack of privacy of our
systems, then it would be a bit of an eye-opener.

I, like many other people, install freeware, and tend to trust that the
authors are being above board. But I really don't know what
monkey-business the author might be up to. None of this stuff gets
audited. If it's open-source, stuff like software connecting to the
internet when there's no need tends to get noticed.

I know that one bad apple can tarnish the barrel, but the reality
is the barrel contains many, many good apples compared to bad.
The pricelessware site is the perfect example of this.

I have no doubts as to pricelessware's good intentions.

 

[Roger Hunt]

That may very well be, but Babya refuses to address the issue. This isn't
the first time I've brought this up, and it has been greeted with silence
from him.

I use VB6 and opened one of my compiled executables with Frhed, and saw
mention of VB6.dll within the code.
Worth looking? (Unless it's compressed that is, I guess)

 

[jo]

What this means is that there God knows what
crap out there trying to get access to one's system. I suspect that if
we really understood the full magnitude of the lack of privacy of our
systems, then it would be a bit of an eye-opener.

Sure. Mostly kiddies having a bit of fun. Nice to see Gordon Darling
putting in a nmap post recently.
Install a bit of protection and forget about it.

I, like many other people, install freeware, and tend to trust that the
authors are being above board. But I really don't know what
monkey-business the author might be up to. None of this stuff gets
audited. If it's open-source, stuff like software connecting to the
internet when there's no need tends to get noticed.

This applies across the board. AAF is surely far too dim to be trying to
mess with yer system.

You had a close look at the MGShareware morons?

http://www.mgshareware.com/

You always need to be careful; I don't see how 'open source' gives you
much protection.

 

[Steven Burn]

Well, I used "admin" as the login for the Babya Book thing. It worked --
I'm in the program.

I am, however, very relieved that my experience with this guy's software
doesn't work -- error 339 comes up with everything I try. msdatgrd.ocx
either missing or not registered correctly.

Ah, I feel better now.

Babya, this is really ridiculous. I love trying new stuff; your stuff is at
least consistent -- it never works.

In the interests of explaining errors........... it is indeed a VB error.

Runtime Error 339 occurs with either of the following messages when trying
to run <Program>
http://support.it-mate.co.uk/index.asp?mode=KB&kbid=10

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

 

[aafuss]

Download the .ocx here:
http://www.ocxdump.com/download-ocx-files.php/ocxfiles/M/MSDATGRD.OCX/download.html

 

[Nicolaas Hawkins]

Download the .ocx here:
http://www.ocxdump.com/download-ocx-files.php/ocxfiles/M/MSDATGRD.OCX/download.html

Why bother?

 

[Steven Burn]

Download the .ocx here:

http://www.ocxdump.com/download-ocx-files.php/ocxfiles/M/MSDATGRD.OCX/downlo
ad.html

You should be supplying _ALL_ dependancy files with your applications, not
relying on others to magically know whats needed.

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

 

[aafuss]

I'm trying to help a user who has a p[roblem with booksmart.

 

[JoeA]

See earlier thread about POS software.....in this case POS does not mean
Point Of Sale.

 

[El Gee]

Well, I used "admin" as the login for the Babya Book thing. It worked
-- I'm in the program.

I am, however, very relieved that my experience with this guy's
software doesn't work -- error 339 comes up with everything I try.
msdatgrd.ocx either missing or not registered correctly.

Ah, I feel better now.

Babya, this is really ridiculous. I love trying new stuff; your stuff
is at least consistent -- it never works.

If you create software, you should document all that is needed, offering
links to the shared DLL's if you cannot or will not provide them.

Mrs. Fussy does not. I tried one program. It was some sort of graphics
proggy that ran each "plugin" as a seperate program, not integrated.

It un-installed cleanly, though!

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