Would it be possible to set up an *easily shared* email address or forum
for all members of an allotment.

Essentially it would have to be very *easy* for people to *set up* and
operate, since many of the older members are not very versatile on their
PCs.

Members could then chip in and share helpful suggestions about plants
and the allotment with others. Especially useful since some of the
oldies live fairly isolated lives, living by themselves.

i did think of say a hotmail address we could all share, but the jokers
in the group could step in and alter settings; could they not?

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.

On 27/06/17 15:55, john west wrote:

Would it be possible to set up an *easily shared* email address or forum
for all members of an allotment.

Essentially it would have to be very *easy* for people to *set up* and
operate, since many of the older members are not very versatile on their
PCs.

Members could then chip in and share helpful suggestions about plants
and the allotment with others. Especially useful since some of the
oldies live fairly isolated lives, living by themselves.

i did think of say a hotmail address we could all share, but the jokers
in the group could step in and alter settings; could they not?

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.


the good old List Server. does that even exist any more?

I think a Facebook page is the preferred way these days. I have
sometimes put a discuss panel on the bottom of a web page but they don't
get used much. I think you can put a FB discussion on a web page to make
a sort of mini forum if you want.

Tim W

On 27/06/17 15:55, john west wrote:

Would it be possible to set up an *easily shared* email address or forum
for all members of an allotment.

Essentially it would have to be very *easy* for people to *set up* and
operate, since many of the older members are not very versatile on their
PCs.

Members could then chip in and share helpful suggestions about plants
and the allotment with others. Especially useful since some of the
oldies live fairly isolated lives, living by themselves.

i did think of say a hotmail address we could all share, but the jokers
in the group could step in and alter settings; could they not?

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.

Start a google group.

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Adrian C

On 27/06/2017 16:11, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 27/06/17 15:55, john west wrote:

Would it be possible to set up an *easily shared* email address or
forum for all members of an allotment.

Essentially it would have to be very *easy* for people to *set up* and
operate, since many of the older members are not very versatile on
their PCs.

Members could then chip in and share helpful suggestions about plants
and the allotment with others. Especially useful since some of the
oldies live fairly isolated lives, living by themselves.

i did think of say a hotmail address we could all share, but the
jokers in the group could step in and alter settings; could they not?

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.

Start a google group.

What could be more useful than this? uk.rec.gardening. It is so easy
to use and is already set up.

me.

On 27/06/2017 15:55, john west wrote:

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.

Start a private or secret Facebook group. Administrators have full
control of the page, and users only need a Facebook login and membership
of the group, as well as a web browser newer than IE6 on whatever they
use, be it a phone or a Cray supercomputer. There is no setting up
unless they want to for the users.

If you know of an expert whose expertise you need, you just invite then
to join the group.

--
Tciao for Now!

John.

On 27/06/2017 16:11, Adrian Caspersz wrote:

Start a google group.


Whatever you do, don't use Yahoo groups. Someone I know did that
recently and this system makes it very hard to work out how to reply
privately, so that nearly messages go to everyone, even if not intended
to be group-wide. It's a real nuisance.

--
Clive Page

On 27/06/17 15:55, john west wrote:

Would it be possible to set up an *easily shared* email address or forum
for all members of an allotment.

Essentially it would have to be very *easy* for people to *set up* and
operate, since many of the older members are not very versatile on their
PCs.

Members could then chip in and share helpful suggestions about plants
and the allotment with others. Especially useful since some of the
oldies live fairly isolated lives, living by themselves.

i did think of say a hotmail address we could all share, but the jokers
in the group could step in and alter settings; could they not?

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.

piece of cake.

buy a dpmain at e.g. 123 reg, and then set up say
' to point to all the people (comma separated)
that you want.



--
No Apple devices were knowingly used in the preparation of this post.

On 27/06/17 16:05, TimW wrote:
On 27/06/17 15:55, john west wrote:

Would it be possible to set up an *easily shared* email address or forum
for all members of an allotment.

Essentially it would have to be very *easy* for people to *set up* and
operate, since many of the older members are not very versatile on their
PCs.

Members could then chip in and share helpful suggestions about plants
and the allotment with others. Especially useful since some of the
oldies live fairly isolated lives, living by themselves.

i did think of say a hotmail address we could all share, but the jokers
in the group could step in and alter settings; could they not?

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.


the good old List Server. does that even exist any more?

For small numbers of people an alias 'just works'

free with any domain registration.

W


--
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on
its shoes.

On 6/27/2017 5:33 PM, John Williamson wrote:
On 27/06/2017 15:55, john west wrote:

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.

Start a private or secret Facebook group. Administrators have full
control of the page, and users only need a Facebook login and membership
of the group, as well as a web browser newer than IE6 on whatever they
use, be it a phone or a Cray supercomputer. There is no setting up
unless they want to for the users.

If you know of an expert whose expertise you need, you just invite then
to join the group.


This is how we communicate at the livery yard which I use. HOWEVER, most
of the users are either teenage girls or professional women under 40 or
so, so almost all are already FB users. I'd guess your allotment group
is much more mature, and also less attuned to and probably more
suspicious of FB.

FB also has the huge disadvantage of bombarding everyone with unwanted
and often inappropriate adverts and posts. Frequent users know how to
manage this.

If you just want to exchange or view text files or images, you could set
up a cloud drive such as Google Drive, MS One Drive, or Dropbox. You can
structure these in folders. We use this in another voluntary
organisation to share committee minutes, posters, and other documentation.

On 27/06/2017 15:55, john west wrote:

Would it be possible to set up an *easily shared* email address or forum
for all members of an allotment.

Essentially it would have to be very *easy* for people to *set up* and
operate, since many of the older members are not very versatile on their
PCs.

Members could then chip in and share helpful suggestions about plants
and the allotment with others. Especially useful since some of the
oldies live fairly isolated lives, living by themselves.

i did think of say a hotmail address we could all share, but the jokers
in the group could step in and alter settings; could they not?

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.


You could set up a forum easily enough, and free. For example

https://www.proboards.com/create-free-forum

On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:55:25 +0100, john west wrote:

Essentially it would have to be very *easy* for people to *set up* and
operate, since many of the older members are not very versatile on their
PCs.

That sort of indicates that it ought to be "push" rather than "pull".
ie messages just arrive on a persons computer rather than requiring
them to actively go looking.

If you don't have a handy server to spam check, accept and forward
mail then a private google group is probably the next best option.
They can be used purely by mail to/from an existing email address or
via a web interface.

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 27/06/2017 17:33, John Williamson wrote:
On 27/06/2017 15:55, john west wrote:

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.

Start a private or secret Facebook group. Administrators have full
control of the page, and users only need a Facebook login and membership
of the group, as well as a web browser newer than IE6 on whatever they
use, be it a phone or a Cray supercomputer. There is no setting up
unless they want to for the users.

If you know of an expert whose expertise you need, you just invite then
to join the group.

Yes, I did this and it was very successful. Due to the fecundity of
Grandma and Grandad Wright I have many uncles and cousins. We are spread
out all over the UK. Following a family crisis we needed a discussion
group, so I created a 'secret' group in Facebook. It works very well.

Bill

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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On 27/06/2017 17:33, John Williamson wrote:
On 27/06/2017 15:55, john west wrote:

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.

Start a private or secret Facebook group. Administrators have full
control of the page, and users only need a Facebook login and membership
of the group, as well as a web browser newer than IE6 on whatever they
use, be it a phone or a Cray supercomputer. There is no setting up unless
they want to for the users.

If you know of an expert whose expertise you need, you just invite then
to join the group.

Yes, I did this and it was very successful. Due to the fecundity of
Grandma and Grandad Wright I have many uncles and cousins. We are spread
out all over the UK. Following a family crisis we needed a discussion
group, so I created a 'secret' group in Facebook. It works very well.

You're very lucky Bill, I have a previous wife who i wouldn't **** on if she
was on fire, TBH she was great. That's about it except for my son who admits
that he won't look after me when I'm decrepit. Strange how things change
with time. I looked after my parents for many years.
Kids theae days eh? You hafta laugh.
Then we get a pricks like Corbyn/Dave.

On 27 Jun 2017 16:05, TimW wrote:
On 27/06/17 15:55, john west wrote:

Would it be possible to set up an *easily shared* email address or forum
for all members of an allotment.

Essentially it would have to be very *easy* for people to *set up* and
operate, since many of the older members are not very versatile on their
PCs.

Members could then chip in and share helpful suggestions about plants
and the allotment with others. Especially useful since some of the
oldies live fairly isolated lives, living by themselves.

i did think of say a hotmail address we could all share, but the jokers
in the group could step in and alter settings; could they not?

Grateful for any suggestios on an 'easy to set up' solution.


the good old List Server. does that even exist any more?

I think a Facebook page is the preferred way these days. I have
sometimes put a discuss panel on the bottom of a web page but they don't
get used much. I think you can put a FB discussion on a web page to make
a sort of mini forum if you want.

Tim W

On Fb it's called a "Closed Group" and there is one called "UK &
Friends Gardening" already. No reason you can't start one for your
allotment site, as it's a closed group you have total control of who
joins.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden