Nicholson, Karen
cyx5 at cdc.gov
Mon Jan 24 13:07:10 CST 2005
I am not sure where the locations are, but I know they are scattered across states. I have to look in my records tonight to see who billed this and when. If it was not me, I have a nice firepit full of garbage just waiting to be lit. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W. Colby Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:43 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: RE: [AccessD] Time for More Legal Discussion - Oh Boy You are not responsible for the system not working under conditions it was not designed for. The "over t1 lines" is, all by itself a potential show stopper. Over T1 lines from where? The building next door or California (or Japan)? Access is simply not designed to handle latency issues of that nature. Time and materials, $300 / hour, large up front fee. You will likely never hear from him again. But it needs to come on Atty letterhead. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Nicholson, Karen Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:18 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: RE: [AccessD] Time for More Legal Discussion - Oh Boy I just glanced over the letter, the last thing I need is more attorney bills for a system when I believe I was working for someone else's company, I don't think I went direct. It is some jabber about them taking the system up to 27 locations, then of course, the Access backend over T1 lines as the system grew. They need to go to SQL backend - I think this weezle is just trying to get something for free. Right, I am going to rush out and convert their Access backend for them. Wait until they get a shot of my backend. NOT MY COMPANY, INHERITED DATABASE, FORCED LABOR. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W. Colby Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:03 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: RE: [AccessD] Time for More Legal Discussion - Oh Boy Yep, time top talk to an atty. I doubt you have a problem just based on the length of the silence. He went away, used it for all this time, and now claims it doesn't work. Sounds lame to me. Does he have a signed contract with a warranty clause? If not he basically doesn't have a leg to stand on. Time and materials to fix it, at whatever rate you want to put on it... Payment terms to be agreed upon before work begins. Perhaps $300 / hour, $5000 up front, pmt due within 15 days of invoice receipt. Your atty will help draft such a letter. That's how I made my nightmare go away. It cost me my atty fees but that was minimal. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Nicholson, Karen Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 12:43 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: RE: [AccessD] Time for More Legal Discussion - Oh Boy This is the first I have heard about it. I have been happily not-contracting for at least a year and a half, so it has to be that long. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Foust Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 12:34 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: RE: [AccessD] Time for More Legal Discussion - Oh Boy Sounds like time to have an attorney talk to him. How long ago did he discover that the program was "bad"? Charlotte Foust -----Original Message----- From: Nicholson, Karen [mailto:cyx5 at cdc.gov] Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 9:13 AM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [AccessD] Time for More Legal Discussion - Oh Boy What happens when a program is written for a customer using Microsoft Technology, and the Microsoft Technology is bad - its data, its logic. It has cost this one client, he claims, $3000 in lost revenue and he wants the payment for the system refunded plus damages. 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