RASC Hamilton NEWS FLASH - Bulletin Board and New email System Now Operational

[Gary Bennett]

A drum roll please...........

 

It's no longer a rumor! This email is coming to you by way of the new email
system that we have been talking about for a while now.

 

AND... The on-line Bulletin Board is ready for action.

 

Full details are available on the website, but here are the important bits:

 

New email system.

The old RASCals and Yahoo email distribution system is being replace by our
new email distribution system. AND... it's really easy. Take note of these 2
email addresses:

                astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca

                members at hamiltonrasc.ca

 

The "members" address is restricted to official (paid) RASC Hamilton Centre
Members and Associate Members. There are certainly times when we need to
conduct "club business" and this is when you would want to use this address.

 

The "astronomers" address is what most of our communications will use. The
names on this list include:

-          All Members +

-          Non-Members from the Yahoo Group +

-          Outreach participants who requested to be on our mailing list.
This is where new members will come from, so let's get acquainted.

 

For more details, visit:
http://hamiltonrasc.ca/sub-pages/Resources/Email-BBoard.html

 

Bulletin Board

What is a Bulletin Board?

 

Some people call it a Bulletin Board, others call it a Forum or Newsgroup.
Either way, it is an on-line "chat-room" where members "Post" messages. A
post is basically a message that is displayed on the Bulletin Board. It can
be:

-              A purely social "howdy"

-              A question you need an answer to.

-              A reply to what someone posted

-              Classified Ad (yup, we have a section for that too).

-              A "deep discussion" on philosophy.

-              Basically, anything (keep it clean!)

 

For more details, visit :
http://hamiltonrasc.ca/sub-pages/Resources/Email-BBoard.html

 

We have also prepared a User Guide that will help you get up to speed:

http://hamiltonrasc.ca/documents/RASC%20Hamilton%20-%20Forum%20User%20Guide.
pdf

 

We will no doubt find a few bumps with so many new things happening all at
once, but I am certain you're all going find these new enhancements
entertaining!

 

We welcome your questions.

 

  Gary Bennett

  Director of Communications, RASC Hamilton Centre

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