Re[2]: Support

It actually seems that Digital-Inn page has closed its business (perhaps 
because of the european DSGVO, which is most probably quite a lot of 
work for forum hoster to do).
You can find out about it when opening http://www.digital-inn.de/
If have no information about the reasons and I also wasn't informed 
about its closing (actually I read here about it).
I will see whether I find a new platform for the forum. Perhaps I can 
contact the owners and see whether I could get a backup of the forum 
data in order to install it into a different platform...
But I will need to see, it might take a while until I have it up again 
and running.

Best regards,
Andre

------ Originalnachricht ------
Von: "Fred Maxwell [email protected] [EAC]" 
<[email protected]>
An: [email protected]
Gesendet: 05.06.2018 15:32:48
Betreff: Re: [EAC] Support

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>Sorry for hitting “send” too soon and generating a worthless message.
>Sorry for hitting send prematurely.  Do you have a link to Digital Inn 
>where you saw that message?
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>Regards,
>   Fred Maxwell
>   Moderator, Exact Audio Copy Yahoogroup
>
>>On Jun 4, 2018, at 8:46 PM, Eik [email protected] [EAC] 
>><[email protected]> wrote:
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>>Well ..., sorry to bother you regarding this additionally, but as you
>>mention the forum: "Der Dienst Digital-Inn wurde eingestellt" ("The
>>service Digital-Inn has been discontinued"), so apparently there seems
>>to be no forum anymore at the moment.
>>
>>Warm regards and many thanks for the exceptional work over all those 
>>years,
>>
>>Eik
>>
>>On 04.06.2018 23:46, 'Andre Wiethoff' eac-SXgLIy4hyBnPbziwx/[email protected] [EAC] 
>>wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Easy Audio Copy uses a wide variety of sources on the internet 
>>(freedb,
>> > Musicbrainz and GD3 are only some of many metadata providers).
>> > The application will decide for itself which parts of the metadata 
>>will
>> > be used for track titles, CD info, etc. (it might be that some parts 
>>are
>> > of a given provider and other parts of other providers).
>> > It is a very sophisticated algorithmn which compare the information 
>>and
>> > select with a high probability the best information. And it also 
>>does
>> > this for deciding which cover is best (and which covers are 
>>different
>> > ones). Not all metadata providers allow to upload changes, and it 
>>may be
>> > copyright relevant to upload data from a different source to one
>> > provider - so there is no support for uploading data. If you want to 
>>do
>> > that, you need to do it in EAC (which also doesn't support upload 
>>for
>> > e.g. GD3).
>> >
>> > Improving any of the two applications is currently a bit tough, my 
>>two
>> > kids are still small and need most of my free time. Additionally, we
>> > will move to a new town this year, which need to be prepared 
>>(planing,
>> > renovate, moving, etc.). Therefore I can't invest as much time in 
>>the
>> > applications as I would like.
>> > Anyway, if I find time, I usually spent it on Easy Audio Copy (as I 
>>feel
>> > a bit indebted and the implementation is more current and 
>>interesting)...
>> > There are at least 1-2 releases each year, most often to update the
>> > metadata providers, which sometimes change interfaces, etc. so that 
>>some
>> > provider drops out over time, if not maintained. In fact sales and
>> > donations are bad (and still decreasing), it is by no means possible 
>>to
>> > make a living (by far).
>> > And I also have many other ideas for applications which I want to 
>>write,
>> > but don't have the time for actually doing them...
>> >
>> > Of course I will give full support to users who purchased a license 
>>of
>> > Easy Audio Copy, as this is included in the purchase.
>> > But I also still try to help people writing me directly about Exact
>> > Audio Copy, if they have problems (even though I should probably
>> > redirect them to the forum and mailing list).
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> >
>> > Andre
>> >
>> >
>> > ------ Originalnachricht ------
>> > Von: "Kit Kimes kitkimes-/[email protected] [EAC]" <[email protected]
>> > <mailto:[email protected]>>
>> > An: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> > Gesendet: 03.06.2018 20:59:32
>> > Betreff: Re: [EAC] Support (was Warning error)
>> >
>> >> I do own both the original EAC and Easy Audio Copy.  Obviously, 
>>there
>> >> was no upfront cost
>> >> for EAC, but I did pay the extra ($10?) to have the GD3 database.  
>>I
>> >> know one of the reasons
>> >> for charging upfront for Easy Audio Copy is because it comes with
>> >> support for GD3 automatically.
>> >> So I paid twice for GD3 but I have no problem with that.  I just 
>>wish
>> >> I could tell for sure where it
>> >> is getting the album information from.  With EAC, I have the option 
>>of
>> >> choosing GD3 or one of the
>> >> free databases.  Easy Audio Copy doesn't give me an option and 
>>doesn't
>> >> tell me where the information
>> >> comes from, nor does it give me an option to upload corrections or
>> >> missing data anywhere so I could help
>> >> improve the database.
>> >>
>> >> All that being said, I'm totally happy with both products but use 
>>Easy
>> >> Audio Copy the most.  I can't think
>> >> of any improvements that I would like to see.  Which is probably a
>> >> good thing.  Despite you comments
>> >> to the contrary, I don't think Easy Audio Copy is being actively
>> >> supported either.  All the web pages are
>> >> copywrited 2013, Supported OSs are Vista, Win7 and Win8.  (How long
>> >> has Win10 been out now?)  And
>> >> the latest version is 1.0.2.7.  There is a history of all revisions 
>>on
>> >> the web page, but they aren't dated.  So,
>> >> there is no way to tell if it was updated 2 days ago, 2 weeks ago, 
>>2
>> >> months ago, 2 years ago or 5 years ago (the
>> >> last time the web page was updated.
>> >>
>> >> This is by no means a criticism.  I'm only pointing out continuing
>> >> support is a little suspect.  But I love them
>> >> both and will continue to use them as long as they work on my
>> >> systems.  As an old Bell Labs retiree, I've
>> >> used UNIX and Linux for years.  I'm glad to hear it will work via
>> >> WINE.  I've never tried it.
>> >>
>> >> Kit Kimes
>> >> Oswego, IL. USA
>> >>
>> >> To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is
>> >> something worse.
>> >> John Quincy Adams,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sunday, June 3, 2018, 12:37:23 PM CDT, Fred Maxwell
>> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 
>>[EAC]
>> >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> If you require something with greater levels of support, you should
>> >> consider purchasing Easy Audio Copy
>> >> (http://www.easyaudiocopy.com/index.htm).
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>   Fred Maxwell
>> >>   Moderator, Exact Audio Copy Yahoogroup
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
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