Re: state of the list as I know it at this time ...
- From: Tim Lawrence <tml@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:40:02 -0700
You can also sign up on Yahoo groups via e-mail
Tim
Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Jeff:
>
>YahooGroups requires captias, & there is no audio option. WebVisum can
>solve these, but using firefox may be problematic for some. Believe
>this or not, my experience is that NVDA actually does a better job
>w/firefox than jaws. Don't know about W E.
>
>I have a creative writing group on googlegroups & I've had some
>members complain about not getting mail, etc., but I can't seem to
>find any reason for this & suspect their ISP (comcast) rather than
>GMail. The sign up process for googlegroups is quite straightforward,
>as it has an audio captia, but I prefer using webvisum for it instead.
>
>Webvisum requires an invitation from another user of the program, as
>they have been spammed for their captia-solving abilities, though I've
>heard that recently u can go to the home page & request an invitation
>code w/o an invite. I don't know if that's accurate. U don't have to
>have a gmail account to be in a google group, though you'll need 1 to
>use its web interface. I think it's pretty much the same w/yahoo as
>well.
>
>I can't say either google or yahoo groups support is great cuz it
>isn't. B4 WebVisum, Yahoo never got back to me regarding captias I
>couldn't solve, & googlegroups basically sends automated emails in
>response to queries. So, I guess we get what we pay for lol.
>
>Good luck w/it all.
>
>On 7/14/09, Tyler Littlefield <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I like google and yahoo a lot better.
>> I can also give you a mailman account on my host if that would help, too.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jeff Bishop
>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:17 PM
>> Subject: state of the list as I know it at this time ...
>>
>>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> OK, sit back and take a deep breath.
>>
>> As usual, Freelists support has been shall I say not very helpful.
>>
>> Apparently, all three accounts that I have moderated messages going to are
>> not working (one gmail, one personal domain and one university account).
>> Also, Freelists support states that the messages can not be resent.
>>
>> For this reason, messages sent earlier today will not be seen by the list
>> and for that I am very very sorry.
>>
>> So, here is what I have done.
>>
>> I have un-moderated the list for the time being. I will keep a very very
>> close eye on things for the next while and if I see anyone going off topic
>> and ranting or slamming others on the list you will be sent an email and
>> asked to stop. If you refuse then you will be removed from the list and not
>> allowed to post.
>>
>> I would also like to ask members of the list what they would think of
>> moving the list away from Freelists to Googlegroups where I have had a lot
>> better luck in list control and actually things working. What do all of you
>> think?
>>
>> Again, my most sincerest apologies.
>>
>> Jeff Bishop
>>
>>
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