20 Apr
2004
20 Apr
'04
11:53 p.m.
So about 2.5 years ago, I bought an SGI machine off ebay and the guy let me
borrow the IRIX 6.5 media. I never sent them back and contacted him like 4
months later and said "Whoa I forgot to send them back, can I have your
address?" I meant to send them, but forgot *again*. I have tried to email
him every 5-6 months for the past two years, but his e-mail is dead (domain
name is gone) and his ebay account hasn't been used since 2002. What do I
do?
I am thinking it'd be okay to sell the CDs and if I ever do by some chance
find him again, then I can give him the money.
I feel really bad about this.
Any advice?
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Thanks,
Torquil MacCorkle, III
Lexington, Virginia
21 Apr
21 Apr
5:39 a.m.
At 04:53 AM 4/21/04 -0400, you wrote:
So about 2.5 years ago, I bought an SGI machine off
ebay and the guy let me
borrow the IRIX 6.5 media. I never sent them back and contacted him like 4
months later and said "Whoa I forgot to send them back, can I have your
address?" I meant to send them, but forgot *again*. I have tried to email
him every 5-6 months for the past two years, but his e-mail is dead (domain
name is gone) and his ebay account hasn't been used since 2002. What do I
do?
I am thinking it'd be okay to sell the CDs and if I ever do by some chance
find him again, then I can give him the money.
I feel really bad about this.
Any advice?
You should still have his S-mail address. Drop him a card or a letter
explaining the situation and ask for his phone number and/or E-mail
address. Once you have that you should be able to arrange to get the stuff
back to him.
Joe
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Thanks,
Torquil MacCorkle, III
Lexington, Virginia
5:57 a.m.
You should still have his S-mail address. Drop him
a card or a letter
explaining the situation and ask for his phone number and/or E-mail
address. Once you have that you should be able to arrange to get the stuff
back to him.
I don't even have that, last time I spoke to him I recall him saying he
moved, since then I have wiped my email numerous times, and his ebay address
is outdated. I am stuck.
6:43 a.m.
You could try using something like four11.com to do a state-by-state search
for him in public phone listings. If his name is Johann Gambulputti, you
might have a shot at tracking him down. Of course, if it's John Smith, you
can salve your conscience with the thought that if he really wanted the
distribution back, he could always drop you a line.
-- Tony
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From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Torquil MacCorkle, III
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:58 AM
To: Joe R.
Cc: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Slightly OT: Ethics
You should still have his S-mail address. Drop him
a card or a letter
explaining the situation and ask for his phone number and/or E-mail
address. Once you have that you should be able to arrange to get the stuff
back to him.
I don't even have that, last time I spoke to him I recall him saying he
moved, since then I have wiped my email numerous times, and his ebay address
is outdated. I am stuck.
6:45 a.m.
Another thought -- did he own the now-expired domain? I'm pretty sure NSI
maintains whois records of expired domains.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Torquil MacCorkle, III
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:58 AM
To: Joe R.
Cc: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Slightly OT: Ethics
You should still have his S-mail address. Drop him
a card or a letter
explaining the situation and ask for his phone number and/or E-mail
address. Once you have that you should be able to arrange to get the stuff
back to him.
I don't even have that, last time I spoke to him I recall him saying he
moved, since then I have wiped my email numerous times, and his ebay address
is outdated. I am stuck.
5:59 a.m.
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Torquil MacCorkle, III wrote:
So about 2.5 years ago, I bought an SGI machine off
ebay and the guy let me
borrow the IRIX 6.5 media. I never sent them back and contacted him like 4
months later and said "Whoa I forgot to send them back, can I have your
address?" I meant to send them, but forgot *again*. I have tried to email
him every 5-6 months for the past two years, but his e-mail is dead (domain
name is gone) and his ebay account hasn't been used since 2002. What do I
do?
I am thinking it'd be okay to sell the CDs and if I ever do by some chance
find him again, then I can give him the money.
Dude, you don't own the disks. You have no right to sell them.
I feel really bad about this.
You should.
Any advice?
Use the available internet resources to track him down, get his new
address, then get a box, place the media in some bubble wrap and then in
the box, seal the box, take it to the post office, pay the clerk for
postage, and GET HIM BACK HIS CDs.
I'll bet his eBay account is still current for starters...
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7:08 a.m.
Dude, you don't own the disks. You have no right
to sell them.
What am I supposed to do if it becomes obvious I am not going to be able to
track the guy down? (which it has, except for the new idea of trying name
lookup directories, I do know his name and his former city and state.)
Use the available internet resources to track him
down, get his new
address, then get a box, place the media in some bubble wrap and then in
the box, seal the box, take it to the post office, pay the clerk for
postage, and GET HIM BACK HIS CDs.
I'll bet his eBay account is still current for starters...
Well it isn't the e-mail account it is registered to is completely dead and
has been for 2 years. I am going to try using an internet directory as some
others suggested. I appreciate the advice (although it seems I have been
misinterpreted) and hope everyone doesn't think I am some kind of miserable
lying bastard. This was an honest mistake.
6:39 a.m.
Any advice?
Send a _Letter_ to his last filed address, with a
request for him to mail (or he can email if he wants)
back to you with a request for the media. This since
email no longer works. You should have kept the address.
Also you might try a phonecall, using the address
information.
Selling the CDs (presumably after this fails) is also
offensive since the content could be irreplaceable.
John A.
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