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Subject: 
Re: Interface changes coming today
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.announce
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 03:02:13 GMT
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admin@lugnet.com writes:
> [...]
> 
> 2.  Filling out a form at the /news/post/setup/ page will be a requirement
>     before posting.  (Not each time, of course -- only once.)
> 
>     The reasons for this are:
> 
>     a.  To formalize and assist in the administration of 'From:' lines.
>         (See the recent threads in lugnet.admin.general for more info.)
> 
>     b.  To have a cleaner unified setup in one location (instead of spread
>         across the old post.cgi and the old save.cgi).
> 
> These changes are not in place as of this posting, but are ready to be moved
> into place incrementally today (hopefully within the next hour).

This occured yesterday as planned and approximately 200 people filled out
the form yesterday and today.


> Thoughout the day today, you will still be able to post as you normally do
> now, but you should fill out this form as soon as possible...
> 
>    http://www.lugnet.com/news/post/setup/
> 
> ...so that when the From-line validation is turned on tomorrow, your posts
> won't be rejected.

This is now in effect.

If you do have any problems posting, or you have questions or concerns,
please post them to lugnet.admin.general, or e-mail them to news@lugnet.com.

--Todd



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  Interface changes coming today
 
Two web-interface changes are being put into place today. These affect posting only -- not browsing or searching. The first change is mostly transparent and cosmetic -- and you don't need to do anything except to make a mental note that some (...) (28 years ago, 19-Oct-98, to lugnet.announce)

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