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On Saturday, June 30, 2001, Steve Katz wrote:
> how do I change my email address with you
> change to katzcpa@...
 
Go to groups.yahoo.com
and change your preferences
 
--
Sherman Levine
Management of Information Technologies, Inc
914-967-7212
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Go to groups.yahoo.com
and change your preferences
 
Sherman Levine
Management of Information Technologies, Inc
914-967-7212
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Katz" <srkatz@...>
To: <magicu-l@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 7:25 AM
Subject: RE: [magicu-l] Digest Number 1857
 
 
> how do I change my email address with you
> change to katzcpa@...
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
> email: steve@...
> tel: 845-368-4848 x218
> fax: 845-369-0408
> _________________________________________
> Steven R. Katz & Company, CPAs, PC
> www.srkatzcpa.com
>
> NOTE:
> The information contained in this e-mail may be proprietary, confidential,
> or privileged, and as such may be subject to our privacy policy.
> If the reader is not the intended recipient, please reply and delete your
> copy of this message.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: magicu-l@yahoogroups.com [mailto:magicu-l@yahoogroups.com]
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 4:54 AM
> To: magicu-l@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [magicu-l] Digest Number 1857
>
>
> There are 12 messages in this issue.
>
> Topics in this digest:
>
> 1. Contract Work Opportunity
> From: Bob Witte <BobWitte@...>
> 2. A plea!
> From: "Lance Muswell" <lance@...>
> 3. RE: A plea!
> From: "Andy Jerison" <ajerison@...>
> 4. Re: A plea!
> From: "Sherman Levine" <slevine@...>
> 5. Re: A plea!
> From: "Sherman Levine" <slevine@...>
> 6. Re: A plea!
> From: "David D. Kelley" <daviddk@...>
> 7. RE: well, that was easy! (p2000 w/g w/s install)
> From: "Mark Bailey" <mbailey@...>
> 8. New Gateway Now!
> From: "Steven G. Blank" <sgblank@...>
> 9. RE: PSQL Gateway Solution
> From: "Mark Bailey" <mbailey@...>
> 10. RE: PSQL Gateway Solution
> From: Heidi Schuppenhauer <heidis@...>
> 11. Re: PSQL Gateway Solution
> From: Ian Whybrow <sales@...>
> 12. PSQL Gateway Solution
> From: Greg Whelan <greg@...>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:18:22 -0400
> From: Bob Witte <BobWitte@...>
> Subject: Contract Work Opportunity
>
> Some former associates of mine have asked me to post to the Digest on
> their behalf. They are interested in getting in touch with Magic
> programmers in central Florida. They have one or more opportunities for
> both large and small contract activities for senior through journeyman
> skill levels. Complete comfort with Magic v7.x and up is required as is
> a solid skill base in Magic/SQL integrations.
>
> Contact Sandy Becket @ Restaurant Magic (email:
> ABeckett@...) or phone 813-288-2633x274 during normal
> business hours for further information.
>
> Bob Witte
> Magic-PC.Net
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 21:10:45 +0100
> From: "Lance Muswell" <lance@...>
> Subject: A plea!
>
> Could I please ask that when people reply to messages, that they try to
cut
> out any parts of the original message that do not lend weight to their
> reply.
>
> There are a lot of people who are just hitting reply and adding their
> comments at the top, with all of the original message (or messages!)
> repeated below.
>
> It is not so bad if you take individual emails (you see the top and don't
> bother scrolling down), but it is a pain in the backside if you take the
> digest. One recent thread is now 8 pages long.
>
> I don't like to rant and rage (on some of the other list I subscribe to,
you
> will get flamed for any or all of the following; top posting, quoting all
of
> the original posting, HTML posting), but this really is bugging me now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -> Lance
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 16:23:49 -0400
> From: "Andy Jerison" <ajerison@...>
> Subject: RE: A plea!
>
> Hi Lance,
>
> I've got the opposite problem: I take the individual e-mails and
> filter them into a special inbox. Frequently I see replies where I
> can't follow the thread because it isn't there.
>
> Years ago I used to take the list in digest form, and I remember the
> frustration, but in non-digest form I find it a lot easier to read
> replies that quote the entire thread. It definitely makes
> participating in the list a whole lot more like engaging in a
> conversation if you can just add your own comments at the top.
>
> Lately I've been cutting off threads at sort of an arbitrary point,
> including enough so my post makes sense. I'll try to remember to cut
> off the header, which is definitely just clutter, but I don't want my
> replies to take a whole lot longer than they do now.
>
> Andy
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lance Muswell
> > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 4:11 PM
> > Subject: [magicu-l] A plea!
> >
> >
> >
> > Could I please ask that when people reply to messages, that
> > they try to cut
> > out any parts of the original message that do not lend
> > weight to their
> > reply.
> >
>
> > It is not so bad if you take individual emails (you see the
> > top and don't
> > bother scrolling down), but it is a pain in the backside if
> > you take the
> > digest. One recent thread is now 8 pages long.
> >
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 16:30:50 -0400
> From: "Sherman Levine" <slevine@...>
> Subject: Re: A plea!
>
> Yes.
> ;-)
> Sherm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Jerison" <ajerison@...>
> To: <magicu-l@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 4:23 PM
> Subject: RE: [magicu-l] A plea!
>
>
> > Hi Lance,
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 16:48:39 -0400
> From: "Sherman Levine" <slevine@...>
> Subject: Re: A plea!
>
> Lance,
>
> My take on this is a bit different.
>
> The egroups system isn't terribly well structured, so I tend to use the
> concatenated messages as "the thread" - I keep the last message, and
delete
> the predecessors.
>
> Also, I use outlook express for my email, specifically because I can see
the
> email in the lower right panel without opening each email separately. For
> me, "top posting" (I presume that means you put the response above the
> question - as I'm doing now) is the only way to fly.
>
> Sherm
>
>
> Sherman Levine
> Management of Information Technologies, Inc
> 914-967-7212
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lance Muswell" <lance@...>
> To: <magicu-l@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 4:10 PM
> Subject: [magicu-l] A plea!
>
>
> > Could I please ask that when people reply to messages, that they try to
> cut
> > out any parts of the original message that do not lend weight to their
> > reply.
> >
> > There are a lot of people who are just hitting reply and adding their
> > comments at the top, with all of the original message (or messages!)
> > repeated below.
> >
> > It is not so bad if you take individual emails (you see the top and
don't
> > bother scrolling down), but it is a pain in the backside if you take the
> > digest. One recent thread is now 8 pages long.
> >
> > I don't like to rant and rage (on some of the other list I subscribe to,
> you
> > will get flamed for any or all of the following; top posting, quoting
all
> of
> > the original posting, HTML posting), but this really is bugging me now.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -> Lance
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:36:59 -0400
> From: "David D. Kelley" <daviddk@...>
> Subject: Re: A plea!
>
> Good consistent user group etiquette is impossible to
> achieve. So I just try to do the best I can and not mess up
> too often myself. We've got a good list moderator who does
> a "great" (hear that Tom!) job of putting out little
> reminders from time to time.
>
> > Could I please ask that when people reply to messages, that
> > they try to cut out any parts of the original message that
> > do not lend weight to their reply.
> >
> > There are a lot of people who are just hitting reply and
> > adding their comments at the top, with all of the original
> > message (or messages!) repeated below.
> >
> > It is not so bad if you take individual emails (you see the
> > top and don't bother scrolling down), but it is a pain in
> > the backside if you take the digest. One recent thread is
> > now 8 pages long.
> >
> > I don't like to rant and rage (on some of the other list I
> > subscribe to, you will get flamed for any or all of the
> > following; top posting, quoting all of the original posting,
> > HTML posting), but this really is bugging me now.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -> Lance
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> David D. Kelley, CMD
> President
> Dynamic Software, Inc.
> Developers of the QPII Gold Purchasing Management System!
> 1621 Lake Murray Blvd. Suite 3
> Columbia, SC 29212-8626 USA
> Phone: 803-407-1018 Fax: 803-407-0466
> email: d.kelley@...
> http://www.dynamic-sw.com
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 05:45:19 +0800
> From: "Mark Bailey" <mbailey@...>
> Subject: RE: well, that was easy! (p2000 w/g w/s install)
>
> Just a couple of other things.
>
> If you are installing SP3 and for some weird reason the installation
> failed then uninstall everythin and try again. I had 7 machines some
> which had had Btrieve on them and other that had not. Machines were
> a mixture of Win98,2k,Nt4 and Me. Every installation failed. Some even
> failed the second attempt but all ok after the third.
> The failure happened right at the end when the installation tried to
> create the program icons.
>
> Also, if you are installing WGE across a network and you are having
problems
> (eg: Error #116) check your hosts file on each machine. Make sure it has
the
> a reference to the server in there.
>
> Some people have some really weird networks out there so you will need to
> check.
> Persvasive reps (well..in Australia anway) are of little assistance. Ours
> suggested removing the ~pvsw~.loc file from the server.
>
> In fact Steve was once again the best assistance available. Thanx Steve.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark Bailey
> Perth, Western Australia
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Whybrow [mailto:sales@...]
> Sent: Friday, 29 June 2001 11:37 PM
> To: magicu-l@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [magicu-l] well, that was easy