World: r3wp

ALERT: an OS X Intel update to AltME is on www.altme.com/download

www.altme.com/download.html

To install, click on the "Run from current location"... otherwise 
it may hang (not sure why)

But, at least it runs now Intel native (via 2.7.7)

Also: OS X PPC and Linux libc6 AltME updated

The vote in my parts is against the gray box/input freeze while waiting 
confirmation of post sent. We are in the habit of starting a new 
post before the msg is received - we can handle the mix up it sometimes 
creates. But not the annoyance of typing into nothingness for a few 
seconds.

People can always revert to an earlier version of Altme ...

... maybe .....if they're still available to download

I understand... just putting in our vote in here.

I personally think it's crazy for us to rely so much on a closed 
source tool ...

I generally agree - at least the posts themselves are human readable.

And YueM has a lot of valid points http://synapse-ehr.com/forums/showthread.php?11-ALTME-is-buggy

Our tools should not be a block for new users just because they're 
not on broadband

I agree completely

I can't check on Rebol3 when I'm travelling or at the cottage. Impossible. 
But I don't use Altme for mission critical stuff - just to keep in 
touch with family. Still looking for something private and not as 
buggy as altme.

If you click to a new group before a message send is complete, the 
edit area gets stuck with a gray background. I want the old version 
back.

Yeah, that's a new "feature". Carl suggested puting the pending message 
in the grid instead, but hasn't done that yet.

altme should just add a pull-down to recuperate past posts, sort 
of like a "sent" group.  that would solve the issue for everyone.

At least we don't have these issues http://ejohn.org/blog/google-groups-is-dead/

John Resig abandoning googlegroups due to spam

With over 21,000 developers I suspect Altme is not going to be a 
good match either!

I don'tt even know if there's a way to moderate new user messages 
....

Is it me, or can users no longer change their own passwords?

I would think that's a bug ....

Hmm.. .I think it does actually change the password ...just gives 
that eroneous message

Ah, I didn't try the new password.  It was for my laptop which has 
been acting up lately.  I couldn't login to AltME so went to the 
desktop to change it.  When I got the error message I didn't even 
try to login again with the laptop.

I couldn't login at first .. so I'm guessing that means my password 
was changed

it would be nice to add in http://www.rebol.net/altweb/rebol3/!REBOL3GUI 
and !REBOL3 Network Scheme !!!!!!!!!

Uae the rebol.org feed .. the rebol.net one is broken

As Graham says, the REBOL.org archive does cover the network shemes 
group:
  http://www.rebol.org/aga-display-posts.r?post=r3wp763x1814

But not the REBOL3 GUI group -- Brian did not set that to [web-public] 
-- if he his happy for it to be [web-public] we can easily add it 
to the archive.
Please report rebol.net problems via RAMBO for best results.

Can a Master please create a group for DevCon2010

Can't you??

Nope, I get "Sorry, not allowed... You do not have permission to 
create or change groups. Contact the WorldMaster if necessary."

group create/remove permissions were resinded after the "epic" (and 
involuntary ;-)  removal of multiple groups only a few users now 
have those rights.

That's curious .... I was able to create the group ....

seems like you're in the select group.  :-)

Perhaps being the most prolific poster of all time has its priviliges

What is Devcon2010 ?  :)

hehe... if you didn't know how to manage groups by this time then... 
there would be a serious mental issue  ;-)

humff.. I want power to edit groups as well, please Master allow 
me, I promess I'll be nice!

Tried to go back to version 1.2.17 of altme, keeps updating to the 
current version. And under windows 7, when I delete the program from 
the program directory and copy the older version altme, it doesn't 
even ask me if I want to update now or next time, it just starts 
with the latest version! It's frustrating. I want the old version 
back - without the grey frozen box.

Me too.

we got a new version just now - same grey box though. I wonder what 
problem people had that is solved by this wait period - it solves 
nothing for my guys anyway.

It's a lighter grey box in 1.2.22, and it goes away earlier in the 
process. The freezes were from before the grey was added.

really! Yes we noticed the grey was lighter. Gave us a laugh :)

More importantly, it goes away when AltME has confirmed that the 
message has gone through, not when it was done coming back (as in 
1.2.21) or just throwing it away (as in 1.2.17).

ic

A lighter shade of grey?  Is this a Procol Harum revival?

lighter?

ah yes.. is much less aggressive  :-)

we noticed that 1.2.17 was loosing some posts - but we like to hit 
enter to separate messages and keep on writing the next one without 
waiting for the post to show. We miss that badly