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==Jan 25, 2005==<br />
===Website down during move===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
We are currently in the process of moving webservers to provide us with <br />
more room to grow! As such, the website may be down on a temporary basis <br />
while we make this move.<br />
<br />
In the mean time, please do NOT update any pages on the website, including <br />
your UPDS profile. We will send a notice to this list when the move is <br />
complete, which should be very soon.<br />
<br />
Thank you for your patience!<br />
<br />
==Jan 30, 2005==<br />
===Moving News===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
I'm sure some of you are wondering what's going on with the forums, and I <br />
wanted to make sure no one was in the dark...<br />
<br />
As you may be aware, we've hit some bumps in the road during the move to a <br />
new host. This is /supposed/ to be an easy type of thing, but it has turned <br />
out to be a royal hassle. The forums are the latest casualty of this, and <br />
despite my best efforts, I cannot seem to figure out what went wrong. It <br />
appears that somehow the main configuration file for the forums was <br />
corrupted and I can't figure out how to fix it.<br />
<br />
However, there is good news: the database which stores all the forum <br />
users, posts, forums, and threads is still in tact. It's just the front end <br />
that we're not sure about.<br />
<br />
I've contacted Invision Power Board support and am awaiting their reply. <br />
My hope is that they will fix the problem and bring the boards back online <br />
within the next 48 hours. I apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate <br />
everyone's patience in this matter.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, if you find any other errors on our website, please be sure to <br />
report them to me as soon as possible. Thanks again!<br />
<br />
==Feb 4, 2005==<br />
===Forums Online Again===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
From all that I can tell, the forums are online and working properly <br />
again! And, it appears that we didn't lose any of our posts or threads.<br />
<br />
If you've never been before, head to: http://www.starbase118.net/forums to <br />
check them out. You can register and get started posting in just a few minutes.<br />
<br />
However: we have had to shut down our chat service for a number of <br />
reasons, one being the fact that our new host does not allow IRC-based web <br />
clients on their server. The other reason being that our license with <br />
Invision Power Chat has expired and I do not wish to renew it again, due to <br />
(what I believe) is a poor service.<br />
<br />
My hope is that we will launch a new chat area within the next month or <br />
two hosted on another server but still linked to our website. I will post <br />
announcements regarding that to this list server.<br />
<br />
Thank you everyone for your patience!<br />
<br />
==Feb 7, 2005==<br />
===UPDS Online / Forum Glitches Fixed===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
In what will hopefully be the last two real "issues" with the server move, <br />
I have corrected the error causing the UPDS issue, and have also fixed the <br />
issue with the forums which prevented avatars to be changed or files being <br />
uploaded. Thus, as far as I can tell, the UPDS is working correctly as are <br />
the forums.<br />
<br />
Thank you to everyone who sent in e-mails concerning the problems. Your <br />
diligence is appreciated!<br />
<br />
==Feb 15, 2005==<br />
===New Captain At Large===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Captain Theodore Draigon has been appointed to the position of Captain At <br />
Large for the year of 2005, and has accepted that position. The Executive <br />
Council would like to congratulate him on his appointment and hope that <br />
others will do the same!<br />
<br />
==Mar 3, 2005==<br />
===New Members Area of Website===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
The New Members Area of the website has formally opened as of today. I <br />
encourage everyone to go take a look:<br />
<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/<br />
<br />
Please keep in mind that we're still in the processing of building the <br />
site, so there are some areas that are still not open. Nonetheless, it is <br />
functional (moreso than the "old site," that is), and contains the major <br />
areas of the old site that were necessary for reference and such. The <br />
remaining areas that are still unopened will be opened in the coming weeks <br />
and months.<br />
<br />
If you have any questions or comments, you are free to contact me at this <br />
e-mail address: t.wolf@...<br />
<br />
==Mar 8, 2005==<br />
===Calling all "Reporters"...===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
When we put the "UFOP Reporter" to rest over a year ago, I received a <br />
number of e-mails from folks who were interested in helping bring it back. <br />
I notified them that it was simply too much work, and that we would soon <br />
have a new way of disseminating this information to our group. Now that the <br />
new website has launched, we have that easier, more convenient way of <br />
getting articles and news bits to members via the Main Menu news.<br />
<br />
So now I'm calling everyone who was/is interested in writing for the <br />
Reporter before to come help write for our new news. Anyone who would like <br />
to write feature articles should respond. News on the main menu will <br />
include any of the following:<br />
<br />
- Intereviews with staff about what they do, IC and OOC.<br />
- Ship closeups for our vessels, exploring their crew and what makes them <br />
unique.<br />
- Ongoing Trek news.<br />
- Misc. articles on SIMming, discussing better ways of SIMming, etc.<br />
- Species profiles for Trek species<br />
- Trek Book reviews<br />
<br />
For ideas on what we'll be doing, you can head to: <br />
http://www.starbase118.net/reporter/reporter and check out some of the more <br />
recent Reporter issues. (Eventually these will all be moved to the "new" <br />
website -- we're still working on that.)<br />
<br />
I encourage anyone and everyone who is interested to please respond. We <br />
won't be requiring any committment -- folks will be able to write articles <br />
at their leisure as long as we can keep the stuff coming! E-mail me <br />
directly to get set up on our YGroup!<br />
<br />
==Mar 8, 2005==<br />
===January TDR & Staff Awards===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
The Staff Awards for 2004 have been released via the January edition of <br />
the TDR. Please go take a look, at:<br />
<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/news/archives/tdr/01-2005.php<br />
<br />
In other news, the Awards area of the new website will open in its <br />
entirety, including ALL 2004 award recipients and the 2004 staff ceremony <br />
text, sometime today -- Wednesday, March 9th. We're just putting the <br />
finishing touches on it now! Check the Main Menu of the website, <br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/ this evening to see when it goes live!<br />
<br />
==Mar 10, 2005==<br />
===Server Issues===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Much to my chagrin, our host is having serious connectivity problems.<br />
<br />
You may be encountering errors on our website and/or our forums when <br />
trying to load pages. This could include simple inability to load a page, <br />
and/or a "Too many connections" error. This is NOT a forum problem, and is <br />
also NOT a problem that I can fix. It is, unfortunately, 100% due to issues <br />
our host is having. All we can do is sit tight and hope they figure it out <br />
soon.<br />
<br />
Thank you to those who e-mailed. Your diligence is always appreciated! I <br />
will e-mail this list if/when I know more.<br />
<br />
==Apr 26, 2005==<br />
===UPDS Pictures===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Thank you to everyone who has sent e-mails regarding the current<br />
issue with uploading pictures on to your profile on the UPDS. I am<br />
attempting to get this fixed. I will post news on the Main Menu of the<br />
website (Community News area, see here: http://www.starbase118.net/members/<br />
) when the issue is corrected.<br />
<br />
Apologies for the inconvenience. <br />
<br />
==May 23, 2005==<br />
===FltAdml. Wolf E-mail Address Update===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Just as an FYI, I've been alerted that some folks are still using my<br />
(very) old e-mail address to try and contact me.<br />
<br />
Please be aware that the ONLY e-mail address you can reach me at is<br />
"t.wolf@...". I am NO LONGER available at "wolf530@...".<br />
That address has been officially turned-off as of last week. <br />
<br />
If you forget, you can always go to: <br />
<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/forms/general/<br />
<br />
... To reach me, or any of the other EC members. (Reach this via the<br />
website, http://www.starbase118.net , click on "Personnel" / "Contact<br />
Forms."<br />
<br />
==Jun 24, 2005==<br />
===Keeping Aprised of the News?===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
f you haven't noticed, our main menu page on the Members area of<br />
the website has been absolutely brimming with activity lately! Our very<br />
active "Team Newsies" has been putting together some great stories about our<br />
fleet, and Trek. See:<br />
<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/<br />
<br />
Also, if you weren't aware, you can find the monthly ship summaries<br />
for every one of our vessels going up on a daily basis. If you want to see<br />
the archive, head to:<br />
<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/news/<br />
<br />
If you're interested in joining the Newsies, or you want to suggest<br />
a story, head to their taskforce page: <br />
<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/taskforces/teams/newsies/<br />
<br />
==Jun 28, 2005==<br />
===Website Down===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
It appears that the back-end database for our website is currently<br />
not in operation. I have not received anything regarding this matter from<br />
our webhost, and it does not appear to be something that I can fix.<br />
<br />
I have submitted a trouble ticket to our webhost's support<br />
department, and hope to see a reply soon. I will e-mail this list when the<br />
website comes back online.<br />
<br />
Sorry for the inconvenience!<br />
<br />
==Jul 4, 2005==<br />
===Status of the Website===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Greetings Earthlings!<br />
<br />
I wanted to send out something updating everyone on the status of<br />
our website. There is some good news, and some bad news. So, here goes: <br />
<br />
As most of you know, our previous host "Hostdeal.com," lost 10 of<br />
our 11 mySQL databases. These databases run a good deal of our website,<br />
including our forums, our wiki, our live help engine, and our community news<br />
on the main menu of the members area of the website. We have no idea what<br />
caused the loss of data, and apparently neither do they.<br />
<br />
After the databases dissapeared, I contacted their support<br />
department seeking for them to replace the data with backups I assumed they<br />
had on their server. All reputable hosts provide full backups of every<br />
website at regular intervals on a daily and weekly basis. Note my use of the<br />
word "reputable." Although you will find what /looks/ to be a reputable host<br />
at hostdeal.com, you would be very wrong. <br />
<br />
I was told by the support department "manager," that the loss of<br />
data was probably my fault, because we probaby had a breach of security<br />
somewhere in our system. I was also aghast to be told that they don't DO<br />
backups of the server which holds the mySQL databases. I was also referred<br />
to the "backup" utility on our server's control panel, and told I could use<br />
that in the future.<br />
<br />
I advised him in no uncertain terms that there would be no "future"<br />
between them and us, and that I wanted a full refund immediately. As far as<br />
I am aware, that refund is on its way.<br />
<br />
In the meantime, I have had to find us a new host. I have succeeded,<br />
and you can find the website for our new host at http://www.micfo.com So<br />
far, they have been nothing but cheerful, efficient, and helpful. <br />
<br />
I changed our DNS today, and was quite surprised to find that it has<br />
updated already. (In layman's terms, the DNS is our site's "address" on the<br />
web, behind the scenes. If it's not updated, it would still point to our old<br />
host. Now it points to our new host.) Usually this process takes 24-48<br />
hours, but at least on my end, I'm seeing the site on the new host at<br />
starbase118.net<br />
<br />
So where does that leave us? <br />
<br />
- Loss of data: Luckily, I had backups of most of our databases. The forums,<br />
wiki, and news are now back online, but in a version from June 18th. I can<br />
only apologize for the inconvenience this has caused, and I do hope that we<br />
will find a way to rebuild any lost data that may have been posted to either<br />
of those two areas. <br />
<br />
The "links" area of our site is currently down, as I did not have a<br />
backup of that database. The Live Help area is online, but will require me<br />
to re-enter all necessary users.<br />
<br />
- UPDS: We lost no data from the UPDS. That was the only database that was<br />
not erased.<br />
<br />
- New Host: We're doing things a bit differently on the new host, and now<br />
each vessel will have its own Control Panel to their website. This will give<br />
webmasters of the ship sites an easier way to access things like e-mail<br />
addresses for their ship (etc). <br />
<br />
Once again, I can only apologize for all this. I can assure you I<br />
will be doing more regular backups of our data to avoid this kind of issue<br />
in the future. Nonetheless, I hope that our new host micfo.com will be more<br />
reliable. I have been reassured by their sales staff that backups are done<br />
daily, and they also have support available by phone 24x7. <br />
<br />
==Jul 12, 2005==<br />
===Get Involved, Bring a Friend!===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Howdy, Homo Sapiens!<br />
<br />
I wanted to make you aware of some new activity in our fleet, and<br />
ask everyone for their thoughts, ideas, and Picard-willing: participation!<br />
You don't need any experience in the area, and all it takes is some<br />
willingness to better the group. All ranks are welcome from Ensign to<br />
Admiral. <br />
<br />
The project we're working on right now is publicity for the group.<br />
We simply can't survive without new cadets, and right now things are a<br />
little lean in that area. We need everyone's assistance to spread the good<br />
word about our group and get some new training groups going. There are<br />
plenty of things you can do, from five-minute activities to things that will<br />
keep you busy for a few hours. <br />
<br />
If you want to get started right away, head to the link below and<br />
Request Membership in our Yahoo! Group:<br />
<br />
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/UFOP-advertising<br />
<br />
There's also a Publicity Team area where you can spend some time<br />
looking over team information:<br />
<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/taskforces/teams/publicity/<br />
<br />
Remember: we need everyone's help to make this group a success! Your<br />
participation can make a difference!<br />
<br />
OTHER PROJECTS:<br />
If you're interested, there are some other areas where you can get<br />
involved...<br />
<br />
Guilds<br />
There are two new guilds foruming: the Guild of Trills, and the<br />
Guild of El-Aurians. If you have a character of either persuasion, you can<br />
help establish either one of these guilds. Learn more about them on our<br />
forums:<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/forums/index.php?showforum=99<br />
<br />
We also have established guilds: the Lambda Alliance (GLBT<br />
characters), the Readers (telepathic/empathic characters), and the Guild of<br />
Vulcans. More about them here:<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/taskforces/guilds/<br />
<br />
Teams<br />
Team Newsies is also in need of some folks to help write news<br />
stories for our Main Menu news. You can work on just about anything you'd<br />
like, and there's always room for it on the main page! Learn more here:<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/taskforces/teams/newsies/<br />
<br />
Donation/Shopping Area<br />
Finally, even if you can't help with anything above, perhaps you can<br />
give in a different way? We now have our Donation/Shopping area back online,<br />
and there are a number of ways you can give:<br />
- Donating: You can donate money directly in a secure manner via<br />
PayPal or Amazon.<br />
- Micfo Affiliates: If you have a website and are looking for a new<br />
host, you can help us by signing up for micfo.com, a great webhost, through<br />
our site. We get a referral fee for each person we help sign up!<br />
- Amazon Stores: If you regularly shop at Amazon.com, use our<br />
website to do so, and help us earn some referral cash!<br />
<br />
More information is here:<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/shop/<br />
<br />
==Aug 9, 2005==<br />
===Website Connectivity===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Our hosting provider is currently experiencing a malicious<br />
"Distributed Denial of Service" attack directed at the specific server our<br />
site is housed on. (Note: not directed at us -- just the server we're on. We<br />
share the server with a number of other accounts.) To learn more about this<br />
type of internet terrorism, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDoS<br />
<br />
The attack has been going on for at least 24 hours now. Barring<br />
serious work on the part of our host, there is not much they can do to fix<br />
the situation for us. And, the assumption is that the attack will be over<br />
before they go through the entire process of changing our site's IP address<br />
and/or moving us to a different machine. <br />
<br />
In the mean time, please sit tight and be patient. This is one of<br />
those situations where you have to blame the aggressors, and not the victims<br />
(us, our webhost). When the attack is over, you will find that you are able<br />
to access the site normally without connectivity time-outs, or "Document<br />
contains no data" errors.<br />
<br />
==Aug 30, 2005==<br />
===Important announcement regarding "Rocket"===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Members of the UFOP: StarBase 118 RPG,<br />
<br />
It is with regret that we inform you that the Executive Council has<br />
been compelled to take disciplinary actions against one of our members. The<br />
member known as "Rocket" has been notified of his expulsion from the group,<br />
due to a number of charges against the UFOP: StarBase 118 Constitution,<br />
including: <br />
<br />
ARTICLE VIII - DISCIPLINE OF ALL OFFICERS<br />
C. Rude or abusive language disproportionate to the issue at hand<br />
and at the discretion of the disciplining authority.<br />
D. Intentional deceit in the course of conduct either IC or OOC.<br />
E. Public breaks with discipline, such as questioning the decisions<br />
of a superior officer in or out of character in an improper or disrespectful<br />
way at the discretion of the disciplining authority.<br />
G. Disobeying IC or OOC Orders.<br />
I. Other such acts as may from time to time be deemed inappropriate<br />
or incompatible with the philosophy and purposes of the United Federal of<br />
Planets.<br />
<br />
His rank has been reduced to "cadet," and further discplinary<br />
actions include this public letter of reprimand and his expulsion from the<br />
group. Furthermore, he has been notified that any further contact with UFOP:<br />
StarBase 118 members that is initiated by him without the consent of the<br />
contacted party is in violation of his expulsion from the group.<br />
<br />
More importantly, we wish to notify you, our members, of steps you<br />
can take should you feel harassed by a current, or former, member of our<br />
group. Please use the information below to your benefit to prevent any<br />
further contact from: <br />
<br />
1. Use dedicated aliases: Keep your personal instant messenger name(s) for<br />
personal friends, or only those you know well within the group. Create a new<br />
instant messenger handle for online communities where you may come in<br />
contact with some people you may not know very well -- not just UFOP: SB118,<br />
but also other forums or chat areas. Trillian is a free messenger program<br />
(http://trillian.cc) that allows you to connect to more than one messenger<br />
handle at a time over numerous services. <br />
<br />
2. Log everything: If your messenger service provides a logging capability,<br />
turn it on. If possible, log all conversations -- you will want a record<br />
from the very first message whenever someone is harassing you. <br />
<br />
3. Stay calm: Reacting with foul language or threats is exactly what a<br />
harasser wants -- to see you become excited. Instead, calmly respond to the<br />
situation.<br />
<br />
4. Be firm: Request that the harasser do not contact you again. Advise them<br />
that any further contact will result in them being reported to their service<br />
provider. <br />
<br />
5. Block the contact: All instant messengers allow you to block, or ignore<br />
incoming messenges from someone. Do so as soon as you have requested no<br />
further contact. <br />
<br />
6. Spread the word: If it happens more than once, tell your captain or<br />
another staff member immediately. Give them any and all information you may<br />
have, including your log file. <br />
<br />
And, if the issue continues, contact the service provider. (For<br />
example, if using AOL Instant Messenger/AIM, go to the AOL/AIM website and<br />
find a way to report service abusers.)<br />
<br />
If the abuse is coming through e-mail, the simplest way to avoid any<br />
further issues is to set the SPAM blocker on your e-mail client to send<br />
e-mails from the harasser directly to your trash or junk folder. <br />
<br />
Our primary goal in continuing this group is to build and maintain a<br />
community atmosphere. We strive to maintain a cohesive and positive<br />
community. We hope that everyone will help us in keeping nefarious and<br />
inappropriate elements from invading our community. We sincerely apologize<br />
to all those who have been the victims of misbehavior by the offending<br />
member, and hope that we can all put this behind us and get back to making<br />
our group the best on the internet. <br />
<br />
==Oct 30, 2005==<br />
===UFOP: StarBase 118 Awards Ceremony, 2005===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
The time has come for this year's award ceremony to begin. I am<br />
happy to announce that nominations began today, and will continue for three<br />
weeks, closing on November the 20th, at midnight EST.<br />
<br />
For those of you who were not a part of last year's ceremony, I hope<br />
that this first ceremony gives you an idea of what it means to be a part of<br />
this community. For those of you who got a chance to experience last year's<br />
ceremony, I can only hope that you will help us acknowledge some of the<br />
amazing work that has been done in the last year. <br />
<br />
So, to get started, head here: <br />
<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/members/events/awards/<br />
<br />
You can learn about the awards and the process of the ceremony. Once<br />
you've taken a look at the awards, it's time to log in to the UPDS and start<br />
nominating fellow officers. Just go to: <br />
<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/lcars<br />
<br />
You should see "Award Nominations Panel" near the top of the page on<br />
the left hand side. That area will give you the further instructions you<br />
need to begin nominating. <br />
<br />
I can't wait to see what we come up with for nominations. If you<br />
have any questions, please direct them to your captains!<br />
<br />
==Nov 2, 2005==<br />
===UFOP: StarBase 118 Enthusiasts Needed!===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Hey folks! Wanted to drop everyone a line about our publicity<br />
committee, and see if we had some group members who have interest in keeping<br />
our community fresh and growing with new members!<br />
<br />
We have some really neat things coming up on the horizon for our<br />
group, but we need some people who want to make new projects a success. You<br />
DON'T have to have a background in marketing (although that would be great,<br />
too!), or any special skills -- just a desire to participate in a team that<br />
is working to bring new crew into our group!<br />
<br />
If you'd like to know more about some of our upcoming projects, and<br />
be part of the team that brings these projects to fruition, then we need<br />
you. You can expect to be part of a discussion Yahoo! Group. Timewise, we<br />
have projects for folks who have 10 minutes to spare, and projects for folks<br />
who have three hours to spare. You choose your involvement. And of course,<br />
we can always use people who want to help spark discussion and give us<br />
creative ideas on how to spread the word about our group!<br />
<br />
Now's the time to join. Respond in one of the following ways: <br />
<br />
1. Directly to "t.wolf@..." and request an invitation to the<br />
Yahoo! Group, or;<br />
<br />
2. Request invitation at the Yahoo! Group: <br />
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ufop-publicity/<br />
<br />
We hope to see many of you soon. Your creativity and energy will<br />
help us create new bridges for our group to cross! <br />
<br />
==Nov 13, 2005==<br />
===Profile Pictures===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Just a quick note regarding the issue with profile pictures on the<br />
UPDS system. If you are still having an error message when uploading your<br />
profile picture, please attempt to upload once more. If you are still<br />
receiving the message, e-mail me DIRECTLY (t.wolf@...), and copy<br />
the EXACT error message you are receiving.<br />
<br />
The system is not giving profile folder the proper permissions to<br />
upload. I have implemented a fix that will hopefully resolve the issue.<br />
However, if it does not I can directly fix each profile as necessary for the<br />
upload to work. Just need to have the error message received. <br />
<br />
Hope that helps!<br />
<br />
==Nov 17, 2005==<br />
===Two days left for award nominations!===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
Don't forget your last minute award nominations! The nomination<br />
period ends on November 20th, midnight EST time!<br />
<br />
http://www.starbase118.net/lcars<br />
<br />
Log in, click on "Awards Nomination Panel," and start nominating!<br />
<br />
==Dec 25, 2005==<br />
===YGroups Downtime this Week===<br />
*'''FltAdml. Tristan Wolf'''<br />
From the staff of UFOP: StarBase 118, we hope you're having a safe and<br />
pleasant holiday!<br />
<br />
We'd like to make you aware of news from Yahoo: be advised that some<br />
of our YGroups may be affected by a maintenance downtime. We do not<br />
know yet if any of our groups will be affected, but if we are, the<br />
outage will occur on December 27th, from 9:00 PM until 2:00 AM<br />
Wednesday morning. (Pacific time, Wednesday morning 5:00-10:00 AM<br />
GMT). Yahoo has made us aware that there is a possibility the downtime<br />
may need to be rescheduled. <br />
<br />
During this downtime, any messages sent to affected groups will be<br />
queued in the system and will automatically be sent after the system<br />
comes back online -- so there is no need to send multiple copies of<br />
your messages. <br />
<br />
To see if your group is affected during the downtime, just head to<br />
your group's YahooGroups page during the outage. <br />
<br />
More information is available at: <br />
<br />
http://groups.yahoo.com/local/whatsnew.html</div>Antoinette