Newsgroups

12Mar07

Ok – I have managed to set up a public newsreader on Outlook – it definitely took me awhile to figure that out – I thought the public readers were something I had to download, like the telnet or FTP tasks. Then I thought I needed to call my ISP and ask them for a [...]

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The Showdown – Email Lists Vs Discussion Boards

12Mar07

- Most people check email more diligently (for most read: me) than a discussion board, and lists also only send out new messages when there are some – a discussion board you may monitor only to find it only gets posts every few weeks – potential time waster.
- However…..with a discussion board you can choose [...]

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Question Time

12Mar07

What information about a user’s email, the origin of a message, and the path it took, can you glean from an email message?
- userid
- domain
- date/time sent
- if it’s a fw/re: (if it hasn’t been altered)
At first I was unsure about the path it took, however seeing as we were being asked I figured we [...]

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Email Tutorial

12Mar07

I tried the Lycos People Search – I have a friend in the US that I searched for. I found my friend, and it lists previous addresses – enough for you to know it is the correct person – but for further information you must pay. Besides whitepages.com.au I am unsure if there is such [...]

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