Here's a reply. Just want to know if I made it through the eye of the needle.
----- Original Message ----- From: Gregg Kemp <gregg.kemp@p at ???????> To: <pinhole-discussion@p at ???????> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 3:25 PM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Re: [pinhole] Discussion list upgrade > Hi again, > > Well, the transfer of subscriptions was a hundred times easier than I > thought it would be (assuming it worked). And, I was wrong about you're > needing to confirm your subscription. Everyone who was on the old list is > now on the new list. You each have your own password which you can (and > probably should) change right away. Anyone subscribing on their own WILL > have to confirm, but you are home free. > > But, just to be sure this is all working ok, would someone please post a > reply just to be sure it IS working. > > Thanks, > > Gregg > > At 05:25 PM 8/18/00 -0400, you wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >I will be "upgrading" the pinhole discussion list in the next few days. I > >have been looking at various options for several months to make some > >improvements to the list, and I feel confident that the changes will > >benefit us all. > > > >The list will continue to be free of advertisements and free to all > >subscribers. In addition, the new list will have a web interface to allow > >everyone an individual page to change your list preferences. The > >interface is call Mailman and it seems really slick. It will allow > >everyone to control features such as regular or digest versions, no mail > >while on vacation, changing your password (did I mention the > >password? ouch!) Yes, you will get a personal password with the new > >list. The password will allow you to change your settings and also to > >access the archive. And, in case you forget your password, it is mailed > >to you as a reminder once a month (you can also request it at any time). > > > >The archive is another big change. It will require a password to prevent > >email spammers from harvesting our email addresses. In short, the list is > >being set up to pretty much block spammers from accessing any list > >files. Unfortunately, we may end up with 2 archives, as the new > >listserver has it's own. I'll work on moving the old one into the new one > >in time. > > > >So, sometime in the next few days you will receive an email that you have > >been subscribed to the new list, named > >Pinhole-Discussion@p at ???????. This email will have instructions for > >confirming your new subscription. You will need to reply to the email to > >complete the new subscription. > > > >I'll post a message to this list once I've subscribed everyone to the new > >list. Once you have signed up, please start using the new list. I will > >continue this list for a few weeks, but it will eventually go away. > > > >I believe this will be a big improvement for us all. But please let me > >know any concerns. > > > >Gregg > > > >_________________________________________ > >Pinhole Visions at http://www.p at ??????? > >----------------------------------------- > > > >============================================= > >Discussion List subscribers: 302 (18-Aug-2000) > >List archive - http://www.p at ???????/discussion/ > >To unsubscribe, send an email to discussion-list-request@p at ??????? with > >the subject "unsubscribe". > >============================================= > > _________________________________________ > Pinhole Visions at http://www.p at ??????? > ----------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/pinhole-discussion >
