This is acknowledgement of a problem. There is no need to respond and fill up Arachne digests. Some of this may be related to the very old server we are using. Add the problems of ISPs not cooperating with each other, and "Houston, we have a problem". Sorry so many of you are not receiving my AOL mails, and have to rely on others to repost. After holiday tasks are completed, I will wage another battle with AOL - they always keep me waiting on the phone for long periods of time and these employees hold powerless (sometimes untrained) positions. My AOL address is embedded in articles, in search sites, in computers, and hand-written on my business cards in the hands of people all over the world. That presents problems for lace researchers trying to reach me and the experts with whom I consult.
AOL and other ISPs will not forward to a new address, and there is no one non-government place to make an address change (like there is with government-operated post offices). Losing track of people because ISPs are not cooperating with each other is (my opinion) criminal, since it can affect medical practitioners, law enforcement, researchers of all kinds, people sending resumes and receiving e-mails from potential employers, and so forth. I have always written for all 1,000 of you, with no one empowered to edit my words (my preference, and why I do not write for lace bulletins). Since all of you are no longer receiving my letters, I have cut back on writing. Probably, I cannot get Jeriames@ (another ISP), which could be easy for you all to remember. A change will have hidden costs - money that could be used for book purchases. I'll have to hire my computer guru for more hours. Not sure how much he'd have to do. But, living in a sparsely populated place means numerous computer-related operations have no local support here. I have intellectual and patience limits, and do not want to spend time learning a lot of new instructions and how to navigate over-designed busy screens and menus. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
