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roobarb@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Posted by "Tim Blackley" <roobarb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Hi all! > First up, let me introduce myself. My name is Tim and I'm an engineer for Penzance > Computers. > Following a little chat my girlfriend had with James, we both now are Ubuntu > users! My girlfriend more so, as she totally cleared her machine of Windows and > jumped into the world of Linux, myself however decided to dual-boot all of my > computers (2xdesktops, 1xlaptop) with XP and Ubuntu, so I can play my extensive > collection of games and provide support for XP. > Anyhoo, I've noticed my normally empty inbox filling itself with hundreds of > DCGLUG emails from the mailing list. It currently stands at 241 unread emails, all > from DCGLUG!!! > So, in my few spare bored hours last weekend, I created a Forum for all DCGLUG > members to chat, discuss, report and support, which, in my humble opinion should > free up the mailing list for more specific emails, such as meeting agendas or > DCGLUG related news, and be much easier to organise technical support solutions, > reviews etc. > Feel free to visit the forums, and register, if you like! > Here's the link: > > http://black.tekmagik.net/phpBB2/index.php > > Please note the forum is in very early construction stages, which means categories > and topics are likely to change, but I welcome any suggestions to help make it > more expansive/useful/popular. You can feed me back in the "Site Feedback" thread > in the "Tekmagik" category. > > So, there we go! I hope you find it useful, and if you require more info, please > contact me at roobarb@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Cheers > > Tim > -- Looks good, I suppose it's handy for some users who aren't used to mailing lists, as long as a few of us remember to visit the forums to give help. I wonder if there is any way of taking a feed from the mailing list and put it in the forums? (this would be handy for those of us who's employers block web mail access). Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html