I'm just catching this.

I run all my sites on a web server like this.

IF

They can log into their management system, you can download the data

yourself

If they don't know how, contact me offline with their login and password and

I'll get their data if it is available.

-----Original Message-----

From: ProFox [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson

Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:35 PM

To: profox@leafe.com

Subject: Re: [NF] Retrieving Data from a Web Site

On 12/18/2014 5:21 PM, Dan Covill wrote:

> Hi, Jeff

>

> Some thoughts on your situation:

> 1. Does client have any other backup of the data? How often/how old?

> 2. Is the system accessing the data in VFP? If not, what?

> 3. If you have a VFP program that can access the SQL, you can write a data

dump program for a hell of a lot less than $15k!

> 4. If you don't already have a VFP program that can access the SQL, you

can still write one for less than $15k.

> 5. Seems to me it's your customer that should contact the attorney to see

what his legal rights are. Not you.

> 6. Legal action always favors the party with the most money.

> 7. No matter what you do, you need to find another hosting company. There

are lots and lots of them.

>

> You need to know exactly what the agreement between your customer and the

hosting company is. How much, how often, and for exactly what services.

And who negotiated it? Do you really have a dog in this fight or are you

just trying to help?

>

> I think the hosting company is trying to screw your client, but there

> may not be a whole log of benefit for you in preventing that (e.g., if the

hosting company is run by your client's son-in-law!). I pretty much favor

writing a data dump that runs on the client's system, because then it

doesn't matter who the hosting company is; you have control.

>

> Dan

>

>

> ----------------------------------------

>> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:48:55 -0700

>> From: jeff@san-dc.com

>> To: profoxtech@leafe.com

>> Subject: [NF] Retrieving Data from a Web Site

>>

>> I mentioned before that a customer of mine has critical data stored

>> on a web site and currently subscribes to that web site. It is case

>> information and documents for a funeral home. The company said they

>> would provide an export of the SQL Server tables for $15,000! This is

>> the funeral home's data and they have to pay $15,000 to get a copy of

>> it. They will not just give us a backup of the tables.

>>

>> Does anyone know what options we have?

>>

>> Should we contact an attorney?

>>

>> --

>> Jeff

Dan: This is a web application written in (I'm guessing) .NET. When

accessing pages it does not display any URL's. There is no way to access

the data through a browser. The data is in SQL Server but the application

hides their methods.

Thanks,

> --

> Jeff

>

> Jeff Johnson

> jeff@san-dc.com

> SanDC, Inc.

> (623) 582-0323

> SMS (602) 717-5476

> Fax 623-869-0675

>

> www.san-dc.com

> www.cremationtracker.com

> www.agentrelationshipmanager.com

>

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