-=> Quoting Ruben Figueroa to Nancy Backus on 03-10-09  12:59 <=-

 RF> Well, I am glad I finally logged back in here, been a while.  Yes I

Good to see you... :)

 RF> agree with your comments.  Not that some users are elderly but
 RF> computer users in general get to know one way and it is difficult to
 RF> adjust. 
 RF> My modem recently gave my users some problems and I was surprised at
 RF> the number of them who sent email via the web asking me to check into
 RF> it.
 RF> go figure, they can use web but not telnet.  Well I got it up and
 RF> running again and my dial up users are happy again.

Email isn't exactly using the web... well, yes it uses the web, but what
I mean is that one can do email and not really have to do much with the
web at all to do it... there are "machines" set to just do email, just
for Gramma to exchange messages with the wee ones...  and most anyone
that does any internet stuff at all can show someone how to do email. 
Telnet requires a different program... and when I've been traveling, and
want to telnet in to my bbses to check to see if I have messages, I
can't always find a program on someone else's computer to do it... and
sometimes, when I explain what it is, all I get is very blank stares,
even from otherwise rather computer-knowledgable people...

Nice that you have users that let you know when there are problems,
too... I try to do that for my sysops, too...  :)

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