[pianotech] Hmmm?

[Steve Fujan]

Set your subscription setting to "PDA".  Then you will see the posts with
email, and be able to post responses with your email.

Steve



On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Encore Pianos
<encorepianos at metrocast.net>wrote:

> Good info, David.  It sure points to why so many of us hate the new
> system.  Look how many counterintuitive, illogically placed hoops we now
> have to go through to do what otherwise was very simple and straightforward
> in the old system.   By any measure it’s BAD DESIGN.  It’s the Kranich and
> Bach of e-mail systems.  There!  I said it and I’m not sorry!  Was price the
> only reason we bought this jack of all trades, master of none e-mail
> software?
>
>
>
> Will Truitt
>
>
>
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *David Love
> *Sent:* Friday, March 11, 2011 10:24 AM
>
> *To:* joegarrett at earthlink.net; pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Hmmm?
>
>
>
> Joe:
>
>
>
> If you are posting a new message you have to go into the website
> my.ptg.org to do it from there.   Go to Discussions and in the drop down
> menu click on Post a Message.
>
>
>
> For the moment, however, with the old list system still in place you can
> simply post to pianotech at ptg.org like you used to.  The only thing is that
> people who are no longer using the old list system (those who have
> unsubscribed and are only subscribed to the my.ptg.org list) will not see
> that posting.  Similarly, if someone is only subscribed to the old list and
> not the new one, then a posting from my.ptg.org will not reach the old
> list.  For those still subscribed to both lists, they will see it no matter
> which way you post it.   For the time being it makes sense to remain
> subscribed to both lists if you want to see postings from both.
>
>
>
> If you are responding to a message that was sent from the website and that
> you received in plain text format (you can select that option in the
> notifications settings link which is accessible from the Home Page—not from
> the My Profile page as you might logically expect) then you have to scroll
> to the bottom of the message and click on the link to either respond to the
> sender (if you only want it to go to the person who sent the message) or to
> the discussion which will take you to the specific discussion from where it
> emanated on the website where you will respond in the website format.
>
>
>
> As many have suggested, the better option when responding to a plain text
> emanation from the website is to hit reply on your own email system which
> will give you your normal email formatting.  Type your message where you can
> more easily edit it (the new site format is not nearly as good as most email
> programs).  When you are done copy the text and then go to the bottom and
> click on the link to take you to respond to sender or discussion as you
> choose.  When you get to the website where the reply will be posted then
> just paste it into the reply box and hit send.
>
>
>
> David Love
>
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>
>
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Joseph Garrett
> *Sent:* Friday, March 11, 2011 12:17 AM
> *To:* pianotech
> *Subject:* [pianotech] Hmmm?
>
>
>
> Enclosed is an email I've tried to send several times. Have a feeling I'm
> being censored.
>
> joe
>
>
>
>
>
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
>
> Captain of the Tool Police
>
> Squares R I
>
> The results of your email command are provided below. Attached is your
>
> original message.
>
>
>
> - Results:
>
> Ignoring non-text/plain MIME parts
>
>
>
> - Unprocessed:
>
> Captain of the Tool Police
>
> Squares R I
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Joseph Garrett
>
> To: pianotech
>
> Sent: 3/10/2011 11:45:31 PM
>
> Subject: Responding to email queries via The New System
>
> Whoa!!! I just responded to an email querie. Has to be the slowest thing on
> the internet! I could have responded quicker with a 4 year old and a box of
> crayons and delivered it by way of the trade winds via a paper airplane!
> Total FUBAR! Oh, that's lovely! I just tried to send it to my.ptg.org and
> the damned thing is said to be "not a valid email address"! Gawd, I'm having
> fun.....NOT
>
> Joe
>
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
>
> Captain of the Tool Police
>
> Squares R I
>
>
>
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