LOL!
>So I wonder how many other websites fell down because of this? I know that several sites and the Community tab in the VFP Task Pane show FoxPro news that is pulled from the FoxCentral web service.
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>Just think of all the VFP users who are staring at a blank screen today when they click the Community tab. How many of them will get discouraged or angry? Who knows all the horrific consequences of this chain-reaction?
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>It reminds me of the famous quote:
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For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
>For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
>For want of a horse the rider was lost.
>For want of a rider the battle was lost.
>For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
>And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. >
>... and all for the want of a web service. :-)
--sb--