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[nafex] Re: Changing hosts (board input solicited)



Well now you do.  I'm a programming and web professional.

It's not AOL.  I'm not on AOL when I'm accessing Yahoo Groups Web 
interface.

Chris Mauchline
SE PA, zone 6

--- In nafex@y..., "Gordon Nofs" <gc_nofs@h...> wrote:
> That sounds more like Your AOL than anything else. Personally I 
don't know 
> anyone who knows computers and websites that have AOL.
>      Gordon===================
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "crmauch" <mauch1@a...>
> Reply-To: nafex@y...
> To: nafex@y...
> Subject: [nafex] Re: Changing hosts (board input solicited)
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:56:12 -0000
> 
> I have been previously a voice favoring staying on YahooGroups.
> Although I am not quite as fed-up with the service as are others,
> I too am annoyed by many of the changes recently made.  The change 
in
> preferences, although annoying, was easily changed by me.  The web
> interface now requires many more clicks, as if you select the "next"
> message, you often now get a full screen ad you must click through 
to
> get to the message.  And the "regular" screen ads have gotten so
> large that with menubars, etc. only about 1/4 of the screen is now
> message. And the number of "pop" up windows has grown too.
> 
> I have in the past used the "archives".  It would be nice to move
> them if possible.  If not, I would request that we be moved to the
> new service w/out being deleted from this group.  That way it would
> remain as a resource until the time Yahoo deletes the group.
> 
> I'm not a board member, but wanted to note that this 
previously "heck
> no we won't go" person is now willing to consider movement to a new
> group.
> 
> Features that would be good to have
> 1) Ability to read the messages "online" w/out having to bring up
> your email.
> 2) Searchable archives.
> 3) Of course, option to get delivery in digest or individual emails
> (I believe every listserv offers this)
> 
> I'm sure there's other features we would like or need, but I can't
> think of them now.
> 
> Chris Mauchline
> SE PA, zone 6
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In nafex@y..., Thomas Olenio <tolenio@s...> wrote:
>  >
>  > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Greg Miller wrote:
>  >
>  > > On 9 Apr 2002 at 23:33, mIEKAL aND wrote:
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > It seems to me that there is sufficient displeasure with the
> current
>  > > situation and
>  > > questions about future conditions to warrant a change to 
another
> mode.  I
>  > > am not
>  > > interested, and don't have the experience, to run a discussion
> group off
>  > > of a server.
>  >
>  > Hi,
>  >
>  > Anyone contacted the ISP which hosts the NAFEX web page to find 
out
>  > exactly what would be involved with moving the group to their
> server?
>  >
>  > To rule something out, without even a simple inquiry does not 
sound
>  > prudent.  It could be just as easy as running a Yahoo Group and 
we
> will
>  > never know if the question is not asked of the ISP.
>  >
>  > Many ISP's offer free egroups to their customers, so we may 
already
> be
>  > paying for the privalege, but not using it. (majordomo, etc.)
>  >
>  > To my knowledge the ISP that hosts the NAFEX web page is Best
> Internet
>  > Communications, Inc, and David Ulmer is the person responsible on
> the
>  > NAFEX side (http://www.best.com ) of things.
>  >
>  > There is no harm in asking and sharing the findings with this 
group.
>  >
>  > For those concerned regarding the "archives" of the group and
> if/how they
>  > would be moved/saved to a new server should also be explored in 
this
>  > discussion too.
>  >
>  > Later,
>  > Tom
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Gordon C. Nofs
> Flint, MI.
> 
> 
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