Re: Apologies
- From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 19:57:20 -0500
Did the jfw lite list shut down? I was trying to reach them and wasn't told
anything. Their contact is still on their site but I wasn't able to contact
Debbie. Judith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: Apologies
> Confirming what another post said: There is already at least one such
> list in
> existence, covering JAWS and any other screen readers, plus much more
> material, at
> blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> It is a general blindness and technology list, and is heavy traffic and
> popular. It can be subscribed to by sending an empty message to
>
> blindtech-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> and then following instructions in the reply message that you will get.
> That done, you will get a welcome message specifying the do's and don'ts
> on the list.
>
> There's also another list (called JAWS-Lite) - not the same as the
> former JFWLite - at
> www.blindprogramming.com
>
> (Indeed, there are several lists hosted by that site. Given more time,
> i would investigate it further.)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Apologies
>
>
> I think it would help to make it not for just JAWS users but for
> everyone.
> There are other screenreader packages out there and it shouldn't just be
> exclusive to JAWS. I've found more often than not if you have a
> question
> and you're not sure where to go, what you might like to do is send an
> e-mail to the list owner and ask if something would be ok to post. If it
> is, go ahead and post it there. If not, the list owner can reccomend an
> appropriate list to post your question too and it just saves everyone a
> whole lot of grief. It keeps the off topic posts away and that pleases
> the
> list owner and those of us who don't want to read off topic stufff. I do
> agree with Jack that we're all in this together and if you can help
> someone
> it is really a great thing. But there are ways to do it and if you do it
> the right way you can please a lot more people and get the answer you
> need.
>
>
>
>
>
> At 03:00 PM 2/10/2005, you wrote:
> >I WISH SOMEBODY WOULD START A LIST THAT WAS AN ALL INCUMPASING COMPUTER
> >TOPIC LIST THAT WAS ONLY FOR JAWS USERS. MAYBE THAT WOULD SOLVE THE
> PROBLEM.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 2:49 PM
> >Subject: Apologies
> >
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > > I do want to apologize for all the off topic posts I've contributed
> to
> > > this list. It's just that sometimes people have real questions and
> aren't
> > > sure where to go, or who to ask to get the answers they need. And
> even
> > > though the posts may be off topic, I enjoy helping people whenever I
> can
> > > with computer issues whether they be Jaws related or not. Yes, I do
> go
> > > off topic quite often, and I apologize for that. But I feel that we
> are
> > > all in this crazy computer world together and should share knowledge
> > > whenever we have the chance, even if it's not Jaws related. I for
> one
> > > have learned a few things on this list, and some of it has nothing
> to do
> > > with Jaws. But over all, I'd say that this is a great list with
> very
> > > knowledgeable people.
> > > Is this list about JAWS? Yes. And I thank James for his patients
> for
> > > putting up with all these posts that really don't have anything to
> do with
> > > this list that he created. But I'm also grateful for all I've
> learned
> > > that has nothing to do with Jaws as well. Jack.
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