From: Nick Makris (nick@mcn.org)
Date: 06/15/00-12:56:55 PM Z
Richard,
FYI - I have registered twice and both times it didn't take and both times
it threatened to email me my password - never got one.
Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Sullivan <richsul@earthlink.net>
To: Richard Sullivan <richsul@earthlink.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 11:41 AM
Subject: Bostick & Sullivan Webboard News
> Hi Folks,
>
> I am still in the learning curve. If you got a similar message earlier
> today, my apologies. I think the one I tried to send went into the
crapper.
> If not you get two similar ones.
>
> As you undoubtedly know, we have a new Webboard. Our old started suffering
> software rot. Our service bureau was letting it die of benign neglect. I
> probably waited too long to switch services but I held out hope that my
> service would wake up and fix the problems. It never happened. The new
> Board is also two releases ahead of the old one.
>
> I thought I would alert you to a couple of the nice features of the new
board.
>
> Email:
>
> Once you have a login you can select the Conferences you are interested in
> and have them mailed to you. You can reply by mail. Thus it is almost
> identical to a Listeserve group with the advantage that you can pick and
> choose your topics and change your profile on-line. You can get them in
> digest mode which is all message over a period wrapped up into one, in
> Zipped digest, or one by one. Attachments are turned off, a good thing in
> light of the "I love you" bug
>
> To do this:
>
> Select "More" at the top.
> Select "Mailing Lists"
> Select the ones you want.
>
> Chat:
>
> We have a 24 hour chat feature. Anytime more than two people are on the
> board and choose to do so, the can converse back and forth. (I suppose you
> don't need two if you enjoy talking to yourself!)
>
> It is easy and quick to do, it is long in the telling though.
>
> Here's how you might start an impromptu chat:
>
> ==> Click on "Page" at the top. A list of users on-line will show up.
> Click on the bell next to the name. A message window pops up (150
> characters max)
>
> ==> Send a message. For instance: "Hi Bill, join me at the CoffeeHouse for
> a Chat?
>
> ==> Now you and Bill click on "Chat" at the top.
>
> ==> Select CoffeeHouse.
>
> A grayish screen comes up. Java will now have to load which is the stuff
> than runs the chat. It'll take about a minute to initialize. It seems like
> forever!
>
> When it comes up the screen will be white.
>
> ==> Type in a message in the box (a slot for text) just above the blue
> copyright notice.
>
> Bill will see it and he can reply to your message or can initiate one
himself.
>
> Others may come in and as many as want to can join chat.
>
> It is a little intimidating at first but you'll get quickly used to it.
> It's fun.
>
> If when folks come onto the board they bring up the CoffeeHouse chat first
> thing. Then everyone is ready ahead of time and things would go smoothly.
>
> In a month or so Dan Burkholder has agreed to host a chat session on
> digital negs. Now is a good time to get his 2nd edition and be ready with
> those questions. Chat sessions like this a pre scheduled. All we have to
do
> is show up at the appointed time.
>
> If any of you would like to hold a Chat session on a topic that you are
> comfortable with, let me know.
>
> Thanks again and sorry if this a duplicate message.
>
> I'll post this as a message in the "Current Issues" conference and you can
> comment on it there.
>
> Cheers.
>
> --Dick Sullivan
>
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> Note address change!
> Please change your address book to richard@bostick-sullivan.com
> 505-474-0890 FAX 505-474-2857
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