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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:49 am Post subject: new format

Hi  Matte,



my comp has been out for a few days.

Whats all this stuff about a new format? I seem to have missed out somewhere.

If it entails scrolling back and forth to read an email  as one lister suggested that is a definite disadvantage. There have to be benefits somewhere or you would not have changed things.

Can I have a reprise please.



Cheers



Pat

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Matt Dralle
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Joined: 08 Nov 2005
Posts: 25204
Location: Livermore CA USA

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:00 am Post subject: new format

At 02:43 AM 1/13/2006  Friday, you wrote:

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  Hi  Matte,



my comp has been out for a few days.

Whats all this stuff about a new format? I seem to have missed out somewhere.

If it entails scrolling back and forth to read an email  as one lister suggested that is a definite disadvantage. There have to be benefits somewhere or you would not have changed things.

Can I have a reprise please.



Cheers



Pat 


	


Pat et al,



Monday I added an additional method for viewing and responding to List content.  Commonly referred to as Bulletin Board System or BBS, it allows Listers to use a web browser to interact with the Lists rather than (or in addition to) the traditional Email methods.  The email interface will not be going away or changing; the new BBS is simply another method to access List Content.  Something for everyone!  There is full cross posting between the BBS and the Email Lists so no matter which one you check, you'll find the same content.  Below is my original post regarding the new BBS.  



The URL for the BBS is:



        http://forums.matronics.com



Best regards,



Matt Dralle

List Admin



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		  Dear Listers,

I'm very proud to announce a completely new BBS interface is now available for



all of the Email Lists at Matronics!  This is a full-featured system that allows



for viewing, posting, attachments, polls - the works.

But the best part is that it is *completely* integrated with all of the existing



email tools currently available at Matronics!  What this means at the most basic



level is that, if you post a message to List from Email in the traditional



way, it will show up on the BBS system *and* get distributed to everyone currently



subscribed to the Email List.  By the same token, if you are on the BBS



and post a message to a given List-Forum, the message will not only show up on



the BBS, but also be distributed to everyone on the Email List!!

It is really a very nice implementation and I am very pleased with its operation.



All of the tools you have come to know and love such as the List Search Engine



and List Browse and Download will still be available and contain all of the



latest posts.  Think of the new BBS interface as just another method of accessing



the all of the Lists.

You can use the BBS to view all of the latest posts without having to do anything



except use your browser to surf over to the site.  You can view and look at



all of the various List's posts.  If you want to post a new message or reply



to an existing message from the BBS, you will have to Register on the BBS.  This



is a *very* simple process and will only take a couple of minutes.  There is



a small icon in the upper righthand side of the main BBS page labeled "Register"



to get you started.  

I strongly recommend that you use the exact *same* email address you are subscribed



to the Email Lists with when registering on the BBS.  Also, while not an



absolute requirement, I would really appreciate it if people would use their full



name when choosing their Username on the BBS (for example "Matt Dralle").



This just makes it easier for everyone to know who's posting.  Also, I have enabled



the ability to upload a small user picture with your profile called an



"avatar".  Please use a *real* picture of yourself *with* your cloths on!  Thank



you!  Maximum size of the bitmap is 120x120.

You can either be subscribed to the BBS, or any number of Email Lists, or both.



Registering on the BBS will allow you to email directly to all of the various



Lists.  However, to receive direct List Email, you will need to be *subscribed*



to the various Lists as you have in the past.  No changes here in operation.



I have added numerous links on the BBS pointing to the Email List subscription



page.

I've had the BBS connected to the Lists for about a week now, so its already loaded



up with a fair number of messages.  You can post photos and other documents



directly to the BBS and links to them will appear in the List Email distributions.



Also, when any messages posted to the BBS are viewed in the List Email



distribution, there will be a URL link at the bottom of the message pointing



back to the BBS.

And here's what you've been waiting for -- the main URL for the new Matronics Email



List BBS is:

        <http://forums.matronics.com>http://forums.matronics.com

Please surf on over, Register, and have a great time!  I think this will be the



dawn of a whole new era for the Lists at Matronics!

Best regards,

Matt Dralle

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Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator

pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
Guest

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:18 pm Post subject: new format

I added an additional method >>



Thanks Matt.  That was the day my comp failed and I lost a days emails as 

they `cannot be downloaded`. It had corrected itself now.



Cheers



Pat



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