OT, sort of - Eternal-SeptemberSounds like a great idea, Ray. It would be like using newsgroups except you use your email instead. Let's face it, newsgroups are collapsing because they're not profitable to the ISPs. Email is pure gold since everyone uses it and it's not likely to be shut down. And you're willing to do all the work! What more can you ask for? Thanks Ray.
Gary
"Ray B" wrote in message news:000001ca1109$dbeadaa0$0201a8c0@fro...
The Orchids Digest is now run By Kenneth B (I'm not going to even attempt to spell is name before coffee) for free using freelists.org. Looking at the freelists info, it appears that it is possible to have a list with attached images. Seems to me that it would provide us a way to share photos at no cost to anyone; maybe a little time as a moderator to kill abuser's participation, and I'm willing to give that a try.



Basically, you just send an email with photo attached to the list address (I have applied for " - not active yet; should be within 24 hours if approved) , and the server distributes it to all members. Reply, and that goes to all, as well.



It is possible to have all of the day's messages sent as a single "digest", but with the images, that's probably not a good idea, as it could be huge!



What the heck, let's give it a try and see how it goes. I can always close it down again. I'll cross-post info if it's approved.



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From: Diana Kulaga ]
Posted At: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:56 PM
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I don't remember that proposal, Ray. Maybe it was made here after I was blocked. Can you elaborate?



Diana

"Ray B" wrote in message news:000001ca10b6$0e094020$0201a8c0@fro...

I will repeat a proposal I made some time ago, but which gained no response: anyone up for a binaries newsletter?



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From: v_coerulea ]
Posted At: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:29 PM
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You know, Diana, I think Ray hit the nail. I can go to abp gardens and am receiving recent pictures from members but not from non-members. But non-member text comes through just fine. I can read Wendy's posts but can't receive her pictures same as here on abpo.

Gary

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ...

I remember the discussion about the problem. E-S is of no use if we can't see the original posts. Oddly, I can see the ones that were up before I logged on with E-S.



Back to the old drawing board. Maybe a note to the site admin.



Diana

"Ray B" wrote in message news:000001ca1049$bdad03d0$0201a8c0@fro...

I am on E-S, and I'm missing some of the "OP"s, as well.

If I recall, there was a discussion about (motzarella's) issues with attached images only showing up if they were posted by one of their own subscribers, but I thought that had been resolved.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Diana Kulaga ]
Posted At: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:45 PM
Posted To: alt.binaries.pictures.orchids
Conversation: OT, sort of - Eternal-September
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All:

May I ask, who here is using eternal-september.org? And if you are, can you
see all of the original posts? I am getting threads, but no OPs other than
the one KB posted, and she was using eternal-september. I also was able to
read my own.

I remember that when some went to Motzarella that they had this same issue.
How did you handle it?

Diana