Well, that bites. I was at the SuSE online store and didn't find an 'update' to purchase so I bought the standard package. Certainly could have appreciated the savings. I hardly ever open the paper manuals any longer. I'm guessing if I had ordered an 'update' it would be shipping right off and not delayed?

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--John Hiemenz --- Pine v4.5.3 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #201684 Machine # 214067 Running Madly Into The Wind And Screaming On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Paul Trevethan wrote:

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 02:45:39 -0400 "Kenneth Becker" wrote:

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Dear List,

We can pre-order 9.0 at the URL below. There is a helpful description of what comes with each selection. Personally, I am too cheap to pay full price so usually choose the SuSE Professional Update for $49.95.

I will probably not be among the first to receive 9.0, but the Update Version does not appear on the shelf and the savings are most appreciated.

http://www.suse.com/us/private/products/suse_linux/i386/prices.html

Respectfully, Ken Becker

SuSE Professional Update 9.0 might not be on your shelves yet Ken, But it arrived on my doorstep this morning!!!!! You little beauty :)

I always do a fresh install, less risky and a chance to 'clean up' the accumulated crap. So, all the relevant backups and documentation printing tomorrow and install on the weekend.

Like most, will be happy to report any quirks & foibles as well as (hopefully) clear success.

Paul.

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It comes as a rude shock to most Canadians, to find that they are being fraudulently charged ~$25-30 for phony 'brokerage' charges by Purolator on each shipment from the USA to Canada. (Form letter) We signed a Free-Trade Agreement for God's sakes, yet these people rip us off for their own greedy purposes. The same software package shipped by US Mail, comes just about as fast, goes through same Customs inspections etc and costs ~$3-4 to your door. Yet SUSE (USA) will only ship via Purolator, and not via US Mail. I refuse to deal with Purolator's tactics and OVERCHARGES, so what to do? Has anyone found a mail source for SUSE 9 Pro Upgrade that avoids Purolator? Thanks Brian Berrigan.

On October 23, 2003 13:18, Brian Berrigan wrote:

It comes as a rude shock to most Canadians, to find that they are being fraudulently charged ~$25-30 for phony 'brokerage' charges by Purolator on each shipment from the USA to Canada. (Form letter)

To save the cross-border aggravation (though maybe not on money), why not buy from a Canadian distributor? http://www.camelot.ca (search on SuSE) will send it to you within a couple of days, as soon as they have it. They are definitely making a profit, but they don't charge additional for shipping. Also, if you live outside Quebec, you don't pay provincial sales tax... just federal GST.

We signed a Free-Trade Agreement for God's sakes, yet these people rip us off for their own greedy purposes. The same software package shipped by US Mail, comes just about as fast, goes through same Customs inspections etc and costs ~$3-4 to your door. Yet SUSE (USA) will only ship via Purolator, and not via US Mail. I refuse to deal with Purolator's tactics and OVERCHARGES, so what to do? Has anyone found a mail source for SUSE 9 Pro Upgrade that avoids Purolator? Thanks

I'm guessing, but SuSE (USA) probably ships via Purolator because Purolator will track the package. If they ship via USPS, there's no tracking. More correctly, USPS will track the package as far as the last US handling point before the border, but there is no hand-off to Canada Post.... er... that is, they'll hand off the package, but not the tracking data. Canada post will track parcels inside Canada, but only when they have information on the origin. In the case of packages crossing the border, there's a tracking black hole. Some day, the bureaucrats will pull their heads out long enough to have the two systems cooperate. /kevin (in Ottawa, waiting for my SuSE 9.0 Pro box to arrive from Montreal)