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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Received on Wed Apr 21 2004 - 09:59:35 BST