[pianotech] Hmmm?

[Mike Spalding]

Of Course!  I should have known that "PDA" was an abbreviation for "post 
and receive via my desk-top e-mail client".

anon

On 3/11/2011 10:04 AM, Steve Fujan wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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>
>     [mailto: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 <mailto:joegarrett at earthlink.net>;
>     pianotech at ptg.org <mailto: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 <http://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
>     <mailto: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
>     <http://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 <http://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 <http://www.davidlovepianos.com>
>
>     *From:*pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
>     <mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org>
>     [mailto: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 <tel:3%2F10%2F2011> 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 <http://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
>
>