Re: [mv] Minivend-Cybercash Comm problem (I'm just too damnstupid to use minivend)

[Craig Oettle <craig_oettle@ecsinconline.com>]

peter hicks wrote:
> 
> ******    message to minivend-users from peter hicks <peter@libation.com>     ******
> 
> > Yes, sure enough. I was falsely encouraged by the fact that I got
> > CyberCash output in error.log.
> >
> > I have to say at this point that I am incompetent to use minivend like I
> > haven't been incompetent at anything since my forced attempts to play
> > basketball in the seventh grade. I've been trying for more than a year
> > now, and have read the entire docs (3.12 version) straight through three
> > times - and I still don't have enough fundamental understanding to notice
> > that my 'solution' is a syntax error or properly grasp the meaning of data
> > in error.log.
> >
> 
> Don't be discouraged! I didn't get the hang of things till after my first year, and I
> am still learning heaps...
> 
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The same goes for me.  I remember I downloaded Minivend about 18 months
ago for the first time.  I was coming from the dos windows world with no
experience at all on Linux or any other flavor of *nix.  I couldn't even
get the demo stuff to run and I worked on it for about two months before
I decided I just didn't have enough background knowledge to even get
started, so I bought some books and at least got my head above the
grass.  I still feel completely incompetent but work hard at learning
every day.  I can see that some knowledge of perl would make life a
great deal easier, so I bought another book.  My site is truly just the
demo site modified with my products and  I still don't feel comfortable
with trying to do a complete overhaul of the layout.  The site Loy Ellen
Gross did just goes to show me how little I really know, hers is slick,
but I'm not giving up, it's just a matter of acquiring more knowledge. 
Hang in there and don't give up.

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Craig Oettle

http://www.ecsinconline.com