The AAP Official Projects Squad has updated (8-27-2005)!

[Adigun A. Polack]

In this update of my AAP Official Projects Squad, eight new demos have just been added to my FreeBasic GFX Demo Central, bringing the total count now to at least 79 FB demos!! As well, for those of you having trouble sending your FreeBASIC Ultimate Demo Compo entries to me through my Gmail account, I have now provided my secondary E-mail address with which to assist you on your entry.

For these updates, please go to either http://dhost.hopto.org/aapproj/ or http://dhost.hopto.org/aapproj/fbgfx/compo.html.

[Pete]

As well, for those of you having trouble sending your FreeBASIC Ultimate Demo Compo entries to me through my Gmail account, I have now provided my secondary E-mail address with which to assist you on your entry.

Hey Adigun, the Gmail submission problems you're having are probably because people are trying to send you .zip files. Gmail automatically rejects all zip attachments in order to help prevent viruses.

Luckily, there's an easy work-around: just change the extension of your zip archive to something else like .arc, .piz, .xyz, .aap, .etc..... Anything will work, really. After you download the file from Gmail, just rename it back to .zip and it will work fine.

[Adigun A. Polack]

To Pete:

Wow, I did not know about that at all, *nor* did it ever occur to me in my thinking at all up ‘till now! The fact that Gmail does not instantly support .ZIP files (at face value) as an E-mail attachment might be actually behind the cause of the “Illegal Attachment” errors in order to prevent viruses from spreading around. I did not dare expect that that was what Google meant! :o On my current compo, it happened to one entrant at that, which is why I had just already provided a secondary E-mail address indeed with which to support the sending of .ZIP files at face value — original extensions and all. I am doing this rather for the sole purpose of being fair to all potential entrants of my compo here indeed, that is all.

As for what you just said which was:

...just change the extension of your zip archive to something else like .arc, .piz, .xyz, .aap, .etc..... Anything will work, really. After you download the file from Gmail, just rename it back to .zip and it will work fine.

.....that is such an interesting little trick that I am gonna keep in mind when I get ready to send certain attachments through the Gmail service. Hey, thanks a lot, man!! =b !

Talk to you later, Pete, and such an *awesome* new week to you!!!




- Adigun Azikiwe Polack
One of the Founders of “Aura Flow” ::: Continuing Developer of “Frantic Journey”
Current Developer of “Star Angelic Slugger” ::: Webmaster of the “AAP Official Projects Squad”
Original Creator of the “The New FreeBASIC 8-Bit Palette Machine”

[Deleter]

can you use .rar's? or does it block all compressed formats?

[Adigun A. Polack]

To Deleter:

I do not know as of yet whether Gmail blocks .RAR files or not, nor do I know whether or not it blocks all compressed formats as well. All I know from Pete is that it does only block files that are labeled .ZIP as the extension name, none other. !

And also, from what Pete and I were just talking about here, technically, you can send .RAR files through the Gmail service itself. As for my current compo though, I am currently not allowing this file extension to be sent to either of my E-mail addresses. However, I might choose to add the extension of these type of files indeed for my next theme of my FreeBASIC Ultimate Demo Compo, Deleter, so do keep your fingers crossed for that!

With that, I thank you for your time tonight. Catch you later!




- Adigun Azikiwe Polack
One of the Founders of “Aura Flow” ::: Continuing Developer of “Frantic Journey”
Current Developer of “Star Angelic Slugger” ::: Webmaster of the “AAP Official Projects Squad”
Original Creator of the “The New FreeBASIC 8-Bit Palette Machine”

[Rattrapmax6]

:lol: Compress a .RAR and see if you can EMial it to yourself.... The test works with IMs when you want to see your avatar... 8)

Nice site btw,.. the screens are nice in the demo section... I don't have to download it to see it,.. tho I download the ones that look cool,.. :roll: :lol:

:wink:

[Adigun A. Polack]

To Rattrapmax6:

A very splendid week to you as well!!! !

Now, about what you said which was....

Compress a .RAR and see if you can EMial it to yourself....

......well, I have tried it just now, and found out that it worked great on Gmail!!! d=:king:=b ! And not only that, but I did what Pete said about customizing the extension name, and I am delighted to believe that it worked as well!! :wtnod: Of course here, I gotta be careful how to use it, you know?

I want to thank you and Pete both on giving me some truly inspiring ideas on how to send files!! Bye for now, and God bless!!!



SHARING WITH YOU WHAT I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED,


Adigun Azikiwe Polack
One of the Founders of “Aura Flow” ::: Continuing Developer of “Frantic Journey”
Current Developer of “Star Angelic Slugger” ::: Webmaster of the “AAP Official Projects Squad”
Original Creator of the “The New FreeBASIC 8-Bit Palette Machine”

[Rattrapmax6]

You are welcome,.. :wink: ... Just don't ask where the EMail yourself Idea came from... :lol: ... I don't do it that often... :roll: ... But its a great way to keep notes...

[Adigun A. Polack]

To Rattrapmax6 again:

Don’t worry about me. While I was only using the idea for no more than just a test to make sure it all works, I sure as heck am *not* gonna tell anybody about where it came from, got me? After all, it is all I that I wanted to know right here. =b

And Rattrapmax6, you are absolutely right, as it is great stuff for taking notes indeed, really! Just that alone. !

Be seeing you, my man, and a most pleasant night as well. :bounce:




- Adigun Azikiwe Polack
One of the Founders of “Aura Flow” ::: Continuing Developer of “Frantic Journey”
Current Developer of “Star Angelic Slugger” ::: Webmaster of the “AAP Official Projects Squad”
Original Creator of the “The New FreeBASIC 8-Bit Palette Machine”

[Rattrapmax6]

No, no.... It was a joke,.. I ment it sound silly if I said I emailed myself sometimes, and not to ask me why I might do it.... sorry for the mistake,.. I don't actuly care... :lol: