bookshare's explanation not correct

[Shaun Oliver]

janina, I'm in agreement with you 1000,000%
Let's face it I think we're dealing with people that may not have a
problem with accessability.
just because it looks good on a page doesn't mean it's accessable.
Yes you can have both but for god sakes get it right the first time and my
friends you wonldn't be getting these flames.

-- 
Shaun

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On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Peter:
>
> I don't understand your response. Certainly, it can't be only an issue of SSL support, because that's (generally
> speaking) more up to date on linux than on Windows. Besides, my conversations with Allyson have been clear that
> additional software work is required. If, on the other hand, you're correct and the only security Book Share is looking
> for is SSL support, then some kind of proprietary tagging on the server side has somehow excluded linux users--and the
> web site doesn't comply with W3C WAI guidelines in that instance, imho.
>
> So, which is it?
> \
> On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
>
> > Here's the response i got to my complaint.
> > Excuse me; I use ssl on plenty of sites with no problem; wrote back and told him
> > so.
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 11:37:32 -0400
> > From: Peter Scialli <sscialli at bellatlantic.net>
> > Reply-To: Peter Scialli <Peter at benetech.org>
> > To: Cheryl Homiak <chomiak at chartermi.net>
> > Subject: Re: Tried to download a book at bookshare.org
> >
> > Hi,
> >   Bookshare is, in fact, accessible by Linux users.  You must
> > either be using the SSL version of Lynx or have Http-Refer enabled
> > in your Lynx configuration.  These security measures are
> > requirements of our copyright agreement with the publishers so
> > that plain text browsers that do not have security enabled cannot
> > gain access to the download authorizations.  Bookshare.org does,
> > in fact, have a clearly stated 45 day money back gurantee, so if
> > you should decide to join, your money can be refunded in full
> > during that period.  In the meantime, I suggest you try to use
> > your security enabled browser on the public domain content which
> > does not require a membership.  Thank you.
> > Peter M. Scialli, Ph.D.
> > Associate, Technical Projects, Bookshare.org
> > www.bookshare.org
> > A Project of The Benetech Initiative-Technology Serving Humanity
> > peter @benetech.org
> > www.benetech.org
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cheryl Homiak" <chomiak at chartermi.net>
> > To: <webmaster at bookshare.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 10:45 AM
> > Subject: Tried to download a book at bookshare.org
> >
> >
> > > Hello.
> > > I am using linux and lynx.
> > > I just tried to download "the story of My Life" by Helen Keller
> > in Ascii text.
> > > Didn't do anything 'unusual"; just followed the links. nks. Got
> > > the following filename suggestion when I used the
> > > "d" for download in lynx:
> > > Error.html?errorid=-1001&page=Download.html&line=34
> > >
> > > So I just tried hitting enter on the link for the Ascii text
> > file. Here's what I
> > > got:
> > >
> > > web error -1001
> > >
> > > The most likely cause of this error is typing in the URL or
> > bookmarking a page
> > > that must be navigated to in a controlled manner.
> > > While it is usually allowable to type in or bookmark a URL, some
> > pages are
> > > protected to avoid displaying incorrect information on the page.
> > >
> > > This error occurred in Page Download.html.
> > > This error occurred on line 34.
> > > If you're seeing this page, then either your actions were
> > unexpected by the
> > > website or there was an internal website error. Please review
> > your last few
> > > actions to see if there was something unusual, and report the
> > problem to
> > > webmaster at bookshare.org.
> > >
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