[ebooktalk] Re: Not getting a lot of group messages.
- From: "Shell" <shell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:03:50 +0100
That might be an idea David, there maybe an easy way to do this.
Shell.
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From: "David Russelll" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 8:10 PM
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Not getting a lot of group messages.
> Yes, I have experience of google groups and it became more difficult as time
> went on.
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> As there are not many of us, I am wondering if we could just write messages
> and copy to everyone else. Rather time consuming I know, but it might be
> the only option.
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> David
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> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Steven Bingham
> Sent: 21 October 2013 19:52
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Not getting a lot of group messages.
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> David
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> Chris Cook who runs the VI transport list is having severe problems with the
> Yahoo Groups page. He uses IE, Windows and JAWS. We have made enquiries via
> the BCAB list and been told that there is a plug-in that makes it accessible
> with firefox (but that it might not be maintained for much longer) and that
> the iPhone can work well with it.
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> I am having a great deal of difficulty with Google Groups for the Dorton XP
> list of which I am a deputy manager. My cousin Paul is totally sunk and I
> can only manage because I have an Anne which helps with the capchas and the
> other bits that JAWS can't reach. In fact you could do quite a lot with
> Google but you have to do a lot of fiddling with one small part of the
> screen and you can't get past it reliably. I have been told that other
> screen readers might do a better job but there are still the capchas.
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> Some years ago the Dorton XP list was on this platform and Paul moved it
> because of reliability issues - members loosing messages and long delays.
> With this list I have often had to retrieve messages from my Junk Folder and
> in the early days from the Spam folder on the Virgin Media mail site. It
> would be worth checking Junk mail if you don't do it on a regular basis.
> Checking what your ISP has junked on your behalf can be rather difficult and
> even if it's not difficult it will be very time consuming. The only way I
> managed to stop Virgin Media junking list posts was to reply to one that had
> been junked by them.
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> I am looking out for alternatives but nothing has come my way so far.
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> Steve
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> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of David Russelll
> Sent: 21 October 2013 18:15
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Not getting a lot of group messages.
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> I think Yahoo might be our best option. Any thoughts?
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> David
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> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Shell
> Sent: 21 October 2013 17:29
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Not getting a lot of group messages.
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> Sorry David, I only really know of yahoo and google. Have we tried both of
> those? I can't remember now.
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> Other wize, it's just worth remembering that people may not have got a
> message if they don't reply here as we probably don't have as many places to
> go to as sighted people, due to the difficulty of setting a list up.
>
> Shell.
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> From: "David Russelll" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 9:48 AM
> To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Not getting a lot of group messages.
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>> Hi all
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>> This is becoming a serious problem. If anyone knows a better list
> provider
>> we might well consider moving.
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>> In the meantime, if you think there may be something wrong with your list
>> subscription, you can resubscribe as follows.
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>> 1. Go to
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>> www.freelists.org
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>> 2. Find the heading domestic technology
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>> 3. Our list, ebooktalk is quite near the top so press enter
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>> 4. Now you need to look for a box with various options such as
>> subscribe, vacation and other items.
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>> 5. Choose subscribe.
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>> 6. Shift tab to go back one and put in your email address.
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>> 7. Then tab twice and press enter.
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>> Youu may well get a request to reply to an email, and you should then be
>> okay.
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>> I have no idea why it is happening, and cannot find a way to fix it.
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>> David
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>> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Ian Macrae
>> Sent: 21 October 2013 09:36
>> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Not getting a lot of group messages.
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>> Hi shell,I think a number of us are experiencing the same difficulty.
> I've
>> definitely missed out on a couple of books which I've subsequently seen
>> discussed and have had to ask for them from the original sender.
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>> On 21 Oct 2013, at 07:42, Shell wrote:
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>> Hi, recently I can see that I am not getting a lot of group messages as
>> sometimes I get a message and read down the replies and non of those
>> messages has arrived in my mail. I must be still on the list as some
>> messages are getting through. So, just in case I have failed to reply to
>> something, it's probably because I didn't get the message and am not
>> deliberately ignoring anyone.
>>
>> Shell.
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>> From: "Trish Talbot" <trish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 11:55 AM
>> To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: FOLLOW UP ON BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
>>
>>> I haven't read the Kevin Powers book yet, Ian, but I'd saved it in my
>> books
>>> folder. Thanks for reminding me about it. It had slipped my mind.
>>> Trish.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
>>> To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2013 10:58 AM
>>> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: FOLLOW UP ON BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
>>>
>>>
>>> Some time ago we discussed Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers and I wondered
>>> whether anyone had given it a try? If so, what did you think?
>>> On 19 Oct 2013, at 02:24, Elaine Harris (Rivendell) wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ian, I have read heaps either prompted, recommended and/or supplied by
>>>> this
>>>> wonderful list but have always followed up book recommendations from
>>>> friends; some work for me, some do not - as with us all. globe.
>>>>
>>>> Books supplied by Trish, Clare, Shell and others, with many, many more
>>>> waiting in the wings.
>>>>
>>>> Among them are two by L. M. Montgomery; many Rumer Godden and Noel
>>>> Streatfield after being discussed soon after I joined. "Tiny Sunbirds,
>> Far
>>>> away", "The Cuckoo's Calling", Some of the Cousins War series by
> Philippa
>>>> Gregory, "To Serve Them All My Days", "Land Girls", to name but some.
>>>> Other
>>>> such as "We Need to Talk About Kevin", "Wolf Hall", works by Peter
>>>> Robinson,
>>>> Peter James and Mark Billingham, and "Year of Wonders" I had read before
>> I
>>>> joined the list.
>>>>
>>>> My book diary lists "Forever" by Pete Hamill from last year; could that
>> be
>>>> the same book? I loved it.
>>>>
>>>> So yes, many books listed and some read and, like others, notes often
>> made
>>>> for future reading.
>>>>
>>>> What a gift to a bookworm.
>>>>
>>>> Elaine
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>> On Behalf Of Ian Macrae
>>>> Sent: Saturday, 19 October 2013 12:17 AM
>>>> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [ebooktalk] FOLLOW UP ON BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
>>>>
>>>> This message is also by way of a test as I've been getting sporadic
>>>> service
>>>> from this list both in terms of receiving and being able to send
>> messages.
>>>> But here's what kicked off my train of thought. Before going on holiday
>> I
>>>> asked for recommendations for a good long book to read. shell not only
>>>> recommended one, she sent it to me. It's Mary, a novelised account of
>> the
>>>> wife of Abraham Lincoln. Because just after that the David Peace book
>>>> became available to me, I didn't take the book with me. But I'm about
> to
>>>> start it now. This lead me to wonder whether anyone had acted on
>>>> recommendations from the list and had either good or bad experiences.
>> Did
>>>> anyone ever read Evermore by Peter Hamil? I wonder whether Clare or
>>>> anyone
>>>> else picked up Delores clayborne? And are there any other examples of
>>>> recommendations? I'll report back on the book I'm about to start.
>>>> Provided, that is, the list will allow me to do so.
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