Thank you Flor, I will have to have a look and see but if anyone out there can tell me, Paul perhaps please feel free to do so. Many thanks. Eleanor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:03 AM Subject: [vip_students] Re: List Involvemement! > Uncheck 'certify incoming email' in your version of AVG. I reckon you'll > find it in the options, somewhere. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:59 AM > Subject: [vip_students] Re: List Involvemement! > > > Incidentally Flor, I get this attachment thing with your e-mail and yet > there is no attachfment. > > Eleanor > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:48 AM > Subject: [vip_students] Re: List Involvemement! > > > > I know of two lists quite similar, Eleanor, in the UK. these are: > > access-uk, and JAWS-uk. the addresses are also at freelists, and are > > comprised similarly to those of this list. You would enjoy those, and you > > might even 'get to know' people through them. Access-uk discusses any > > matters dealing with our accessible technologies. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:43 PM > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: List Involvemement! > > > > > > Flor I thought it had to be done through Paul. I wondered about similar > > lists in the UK but of course all of you guys are brilliant and I would > not > > give this one up for anything. Think the exchanges are great and everyone > > so willing to help each other. Not so common in this day and age but > > fantastic here. > > > > Eleanor Incidentally Flor hope you got the book thing sorted. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx> > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:03 PM > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: List Involvemement! > > > > > > > Hi Frank, > > > > > > You probably wouldn't have to pay for it, and I reckon you wouldn't have > > to > > > die for it! Microsoft has a number of such files to help those of us > > using > > > earlier versions of word read documents produced with later versions. > If > > > you're going to be receiving many of these files, it would probably be > > worth > > > your while to download the compatibility pack. > > > > > > Your friend could try joining this list by, first, writing an empty > > message > > > to irelandvip_students-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and then responding to > the > > > message asking for confirmation, as instructed. . > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "frank kelly" <frankke@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:44 PM > > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: List Involvemement! > > > > > > > > > hi Eleanor > > > > > > thanks for the info > > > the file i was trying to open was an e mail attachment > > > its a word file > > > i get a message asking if i want to download a compatible pack > > > i am not sure if i have to pay for it and anyway i have dial up and > > probably > > > wouldnt live long enough to see it downloaded > > > > > > thanks again > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:32 PM > > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: List Involvemement! > > > > > > > > > > Hi Frank > > > > A new comer to the list has to join via Paul Traynor as it is Paul who > > has > > > > set this up and we all got our membership from Paul. > > > > > > > > You do not say what type of attachment you want to read. If it is an > > > > e-mail > > > > attachment open it in the usual way and see what happens. You can > > > > highlight > > > > the attachment and then save to My Documents or whatever folder you > want > > > > to > > > > save to. Then go and Open it. You are then likely to get a message > if > > > > you > > > > cannot open the file and it is easier to take it from there. I have > > > > Windows > > > > 2000 on this computer and open all cocuments sent to me by my friend > who > > > > is > > > > using Windows Vista. It's all abut having the correct software on > your > > > > system. If she sends me a Word file then I open it via Word, if an > > image > > > > file, I have different image software packages to open it. Hope this > > > > helps > > > > a little. > > > > > > > > Eleanor > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "frank kelly" <frankke@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:23 PM > > > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: List Involvemement! > > > > > > > > > > > >> hi all > > > >> > > > >> i have a person who wants to join > > > >> his E mail address is as follows > > > >> pauldmahoney@xxxxxxxxxx > > > >> i have a question > > > >> is there a way to read attachments sent from a newer version of > windows > > > >> i have xp and the one i am trying to read from is vista > > > >> can i do this without downloading some compatible file > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > >> From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > >> To: "students list" <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 12:19 AM > > > >> Subject: [vip_students] List Involvemement! > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Hi All, > > > >> > > > > >> > It is great that this list is so wonderful! > > > >> > > > > >> > Sometimes it can be quite! > > > >> > > > > >> > Now when it is up and running with traffic it certainly is!! > > > >> > > > > >> > I subscribed to a list one time and there was only one mail > > > >> > after about six months! > > > >> > > > > >> > I think that we are doing very well here and on the Vics one! > > > >> > > > > >> > All the best, > > > >> > > > > >> > tony. > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > > > >> It has removed 920 spam emails to date. > > > >> Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > > > >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > > > > Checked by AVG. > > > > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1510 - Release Date: > > 6/19/2008 > > > > 3:21 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > > > It has removed 920 spam emails to date. > > > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > > > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ---- > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1514 - Release Date: 6/23/2008 > > 7:17 AM > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1514 - Release Date: 6/23/2008 > 7:17 AM > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1514 - Release Date: 6/23/2008 7:17 AM