How can I order MW on CD?

[RayTheRat]

I have a friend whose internet connection is somewhat like a couple of tin cans and a piece of cotton string. I keep recommending MW to him, but he complains that the 9mb file is too large for him to download. I've looked around the Firetrust site for an hour or so and I haven't seen any option for buying it on CD and having it sent via snail mail.

Is there a way to do this?

If not, I spose I can burn the setup file to a CD and mail it to him (he lives about 700 miles from me.)

I'd appreciate any feedback on this. Matter of fact, if someone can point me to the appropriate page, I'll just order it and have it sent to him.

Thanks,

[stan_qaz]

I don't recall seeing a way to order a CD either so you burning one and shipping it to him might be the best bet.If you go to the post office you might be able to use media-mail to save on postage depending on your location.

Don't e-mail it though, that can turn the 9MB file into an 18MB attachment due to the need to encode the binary data in the installer. Aside from being slow to get an attachment that big can cause the account it lands in to start rejecting messages until the user downloads and deletes it.

[RayTheRat]

Oh, yeah. I mail CDs with my photos all the time. I use a cheap but sturdy mailer and it costs about $1 to mail first class.

Then if it works for him...well, then we'll persuade him to buy his own copy.

[rusticdog]

We're happy to burn a copy and send to him, but I have no idea what the postage costs would be

We used to offer a CD copy when purchasing, but it wasn't worth it in the end. I think it cost an extra $10USD though it wasn't managed by us but the company that handles the Credit Card transactions.