rlborger(at)mac.com
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 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:22 am Post subject: Fwd: Europa forum, could you post this for me? |
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Richard,
Consider it done!
Bob
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| Quote: | From: Richard Lamprey <lamprey(at)infocom.co.ug (lamprey(at)infocom.co.ug)>
Date: July 7, 2011 6:02:05 CDT
To: Robert Borger <rlborger(at)mac.com (rlborger(at)mac.com)>
Subject: Europa forum, could you post this for me?
Hi Rob,
Some months back you were kind enough to give some some advice about 912 engine overhauls: If you have an active link with the forum, would you be some kind as to post the message below on it, as my messages on the forum constantly bounce? I would apprecviate your help.
With best regards
Richard Lamprey
Europa monowheel 168, Kenya
Subject: problems with posting to the forum.
As a Europa monowheel operator in Kenya, I have subscribed to the forum for many years. It comes to my email inbox. I find it very useful for information on Europa operations. Conversely, as a Europa operator in a third-world country, I believe I have quite a lot of information to share about how to keep things going when far from other Europa colleagues; there is no other Europa within a radius of 3000 km from my location.
Frequently, members describe problems which I have encountered and solved, so I imagine I can contribute usefully to the forum. (The last attempt was about my micro-switch arrangement that shows a green ‘gear-locked’ light on the panel when the LG08’s are hard against the frame stops; thereby avoiding gear collapse).
I have not been able post anything directly to the forum for over two years, because every message I send is blocked by spam filters. Messages are undelivered or returned. This is very irritating. Occasionally, when I have a really urgent issue, I can get another kind member to post it for me, as I did recently on an issue regarding ELT installation in my Europa.
I recognize the value of spam filters but when it blocks normal communication with the forum, it is very counter-productive. I am not the only one in the boat; I know of others who have simply given up. Ironically, it is perhaps us operators in the third world who need the forum most, but who have the most difficulty. Messages from Kenyan (and other African) IP addresses are quite often blocked automatically as being spam, as it is assumed that they are from Abdul requiring your bank details for a million-dollar transfer.
It is also possible that the problem is the wireless 3G modems we use here, which launch you with a different IP address every time you log on (wire-links and broadband don’t exist, as the copper wires were stolen years ago). Ironically, however, I was able to post messages when using a British Telecom 3G modem in the UK. The forum should be for all, not just those with superfast broadband connections and fixed IP addresses.
Messages sent directly to the administrator, Matte Dralle, are also rejected, so I cannot contact him directly. Every November, Matte sends out a request for financial support to the forum. I recognize the value of the forum, but quite honestly, if I can’t post my messages or enquiries on it, why should I bother?
So I am sending this as a last ditch effort to get this problem sorted out, once and for all. Matt Dralle, are you listening?
From Richard Lamprey (Europa Monowheel 168, Kenya), and on behalf of all those who have long given up.
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