Re: [cobalt-users] Re: Directadmin was Re: 2nd HHD in raq3? Max ram

[Jeff Lasman <blists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 17 April 2004 02:13 pm, Gerald Waugh wrote:

> They don't have a version for the RaQ. We are working with them to
> become a resller, they promised me they would get one ready for a
> RaQ. They do have a RaQ4 that they are wroking with. So maybe!

Then they've completely lied to me.  On March 29, Tim Jackson wrote me:

<snip>
Thanks for you enquiry into TSEL for Cobalt servers.  I am
currently working on providing you with a version of TSEL for cobalt.
With regards to installation of the OS, this would be done by booting
the server from a network location that points to a CD copy of TSEL.
</snip>

They know what they're doing; they're lying about it being ready.  The 
rep told me I could go to the website and order it; it was only after I 
told him I wouldn't do that 

If I did, and they didn't deliver, they'd get an immediate "Fraudulent 
Billing" complaint to the CC company.

I originally got an email from Steve Roylance, who wrote me:

<snip>
Our new flexible pricing system is tailored to match your billing 
requirements. The demise of pay-per-incident support by Microsoft for 
NT towards the end of 2004 and the withdrawal by Sun Microsystems of 
the Cobalt brand, which holds some 21% of the Web Hosting market, has 
left a void that Trustix™ Secure Enterprise Linux is perfectly suited 
to fill. 
</snip>

I called and asked what this had to do with Sun Cobalt; they were 
selling an OS, and the Cobalt sold an appliance.

That's when the rep on the phone told me they had a system I could 
install that would upgrade the OS to Trustix and leave the entire 
Cobalt GUI system intact.

He even tried to get me to order it right then.

I'm going to call my rep in their cert organization Monday morning, and 
tell him I'm looking for a new cert provider because I don't do 
business with liars.

If you know of a cert in the same price range (we sell Comodo certs 
beginning at $47.95/year) let me know.

> We have to do something since it looks like Qbalt is going noplace.

Yes we do, but better we wait for a product that admittedly isn't 
available than a product that isn't available from a company that says 
it is and asks for a prepaid order.

Jeff
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