Unixxx S/N Generator?

[daniel mcfarland]

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Doug <dmcgarrett at optonline.net> wrote:

> On 02/08/2011 02:25 AM, Patton Echols wrote:
>
>> On 02/07/2011 03:34 PM, Doug wrote:
>>
>>> On 02/07/2011 12:28 PM, Alex wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Amichai Rotman<amichai at iglu.org.il>
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> I would like to hand out some Coupons to my customers granting the 2-3
>>>>> hours
>>>>> free phone support as part of a marketing campaign.
>>>>> I am looking for a way to generate a unique S/N number / code
>>>>> (preferably
>>>>> letters and numbers) for them to read back to me over the phone, so I
>>>>> can
>>>>> verify it's authenticity and provide them the service.
>>>>> Is there a tool out there I can use?
>>>>> I'd like to set different ranges of codes for different target
>>>>> audiences.
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> Amichai.
>>>>>
>>>> I have changed the name of the thread so as not to compromise the spam
>>> detector, because that's what this "unique" thing is. This is not a pleas
>>> for
>>> assistance with Ubuntu, this is a blatant attempt to get somebody to do
>>> for free what he should clearly be paying for, since he's looking for
>>> some-
>>> one to help him run his business.  Please put this "unique"thread on the
>>> spam list.
>>>
>>
>> Huh?!?!?
>> I had no idea that this list was only for hobbyists.  If I have a business
>> motivation for my question, am I allowed to post it here?
>>
>> --PE
>>
>>
>>  I have no objection whatever to someone asking a question about how to
> use Ubuntu, no matter what he uses it for.  I would be encouraged if
> someone is using it to run a business.  But that doesn't mean that he
> should be asking for free service for something he should expect to
> have to pay for.  And no, I'm not an IT person being cheated out of a job,
> but of course, somebody is.  Fortunately, we don't see RTFM very
> much anymore, since most readers do try, but this person didn't seem to
> have gone even that far.  Simply inputting "generate random
> numbers in bash" into Google will come up with answers.
>
> Some time ago, there was a big fuss about some folks asking for scripting
> help, and some readers jumped on them for asking the list
> folks to do their homework!  Well, I didn't take it that anyone was asking
> for homework help, but even if they were, that's OK by me.
> That's not something one would expect to have to pay for, I hope. In every
> case, a script was submitted that wasn't working, and the poster
> was asking for assistance--not for a new program to solve something.  And I
> don't think of homework as a "hobby," even if the supplicant
> is not studying to becoming a sysadmin. (For that matter, someone who
> actually has homework has already paid in coin for his lessons, and
> believes that the instruction is worth it.)
>
> Perhaps you see the difference?
>
> --doug
>
>
> --doug
>
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  This forum has seen it's fair share of posts that are complete wastes of
time, but this one by far takes the cake.

  Regards.
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