Payment sent to LUGNET over week ago.. nothing heard

it took ages when I joined - two weeks from memory

Thanks I guess I'll give it a little more time. I am still a tiny but ticked considering it did say I would receive an email once payment was received and not something like... when membership was processed or it may take a few weeks for completion of membership activation upon payment or something like that.

I did go to the site at look when new memberships were listed and they do seem to be in large blocks on only a few days every month. As most as if they were all done at once. I can't imagine all those persons joined on the same day each time, if you know what I am trying to say.

Thanks for your help

D. W.

snipped-for-privacy@aol.com wrote: : I sent my payment to LUGNET over a week ago after receiving an email : saying my application was approved and I would receive a member number : after they received my payment. [snip]

I've tried to join two times in the last week and not gotten so much as a single email. Nothing. I played on Lugnet before they turned "members only", but stopped when it locked down. I'm not debating that decision, I just didn't want to deal with another setup with magic numbers and other things I keep losing. Now I can't get back in. Thank goodness for RTL still being here.

DLC

When has Lugnet turned "members only". I thought it was still open for everybody.

Play well,

Jacob

What *are* you talking about? Lugnet isn't 'members only'. I've never been a member and have *no* problems both reading and posting. Lugnet is completely open, the only thing is that you have to give them a valid email address.

Anders Isaksson wrote: : Dennis Clark wrote: : > I played on Lugnet before they turned "members only", but stopped when it : > locked down.

: What *are* you talking about? Lugnet isn't 'members only'. I've never been a : member and have *no* problems both reading and posting. Lugnet is completely : open, the only thing is that you have to give them a valid email address.

Odd. I thought so too - but my posts are being rejected even though I did go through all othe "terms of use" pages and other things. I figured that I couldn't post or get a login without joining, which I tried to do, but haven't gotten any response yet. So I _am_ doing something wrong there, I'll have to pay more attention.

DLC

: -- : Anders Isaksson, Sweden : BlockCAD:

Dennis Clark wrote: Following up my own post, this is what happens whenever I try to post a reply:

Results:

• Your message was not accepted * Response from the news server: 441 New Users Start Here:
  formatting link

Things you should double-check:

1. Have you completed the News Posting Setup procedure? 2. Have you received confirmation via e-mail that the server is ready to accept messages from you? 3. Was your message properly addressed to a newsgroup on this server?

Even after I have gone and filled out those pages. I used to be able to post, but I can't any more.

DLC : Anders Isaksson wrote: : : Dennis Clark wrote: : : > I played on Lugnet before they turned "members only", but stopped when it : : > locked down.

: : What *are* you talking about? Lugnet isn't 'members only'. I've never been a : : member and have *no* problems both reading and posting. Lugnet is completely : : open, the only thing is that you have to give them a valid email address.

: Odd. I thought so too - but my posts are being rejected even though I did : go through all othe "terms of use" pages and other things. I figured that : I couldn't post or get a login without joining, which I tried to do, but : haven't gotten any response yet. So I _am_ doing something wrong there, : I'll have to pay more attention.

: DLC

: : -- : : Anders Isaksson, Sweden : : BlockCAD:

: -- : ============================================================================ : * Dennis Clark snipped-for-privacy@frii.com

accept messages from you?

You should be ok now, as long as you specified the same email address you are posting from.

Have you received the 'new user confirmation email'? As far as I know, that's a completely manual process, and neither Todd nor Suz (the creators/owners of lugnet) are very active any more. There should be some more people with enough admin rights to accept new posters, but there has been quite some turbulence and things are not working as one would expect/hope. I thought the ownership of lugnet was about to change hands, but haven't seen any messages about that for a while.

When posting messages, your headers must also be *exactly* the same as those you registered, both the user name and email address. If not, you will only get to the "New users start here" page every time you want to post.

Next, a post is not really posted until you have acknowledged the confirmation email (one for every post!), either by replying as indicated in the email, or through the web page given in the confirmation mail.

This confirmation step is a bit awkward, but you can get rid of it by becoming a paying member, although it seems it can take forever before you're entered into the system (I've seen posts on lugnet where people paid

It works good enough for me without being a member - I read and post with Outlook Express, and when the confirmation emails arrive I click on the link and confirm on the web page.

If you want, I can forward a post for you to news.lugnet.com/admin/general , just post it here or send it to blockcad AT gmail DOT com

OK, then something has been changed in your posting setup - all the headers must be exactly as when you (a long time ago) registered for lugnet. And when you register on the "New users start here" page you will not be able to post until a human being has processed the registration.

Is this you?

Anders Isaksson wrote: : Dennis Clark wrote: : >

: > Odd. I thought so too - but my posts are being rejected even though : > I did go through all othe "terms of use" pages and other things.

: Have you received the 'new user confirmation email'? As far as I know, : that's a completely manual process, and neither Todd nor Suz (the : creators/owners of lugnet) are very active any more. There should be some : more people with enough admin rights to accept new posters, but there has : been quite some turbulence and things are not working as one would : expect/hope. I thought the ownership of lugnet was about to change hands, : but haven't seen any messages about that for a while.

Never got that email.

: When posting messages, your headers must also be *exactly* the same as those : you registered, both the user name and email address. If not, you will only : get to the "New users start here" page every time you want to post.

That could be the issue - My ISP was bought out by a new one, I'll have to try the old email address.

: Next, a post is not really posted until you have acknowledged the : confirmation email (one for every post!), either by replying as indicated in : the email, or through the web page given in the confirmation mail.

: This confirmation step is a bit awkward, but you can get rid of it by : becoming a paying member, although it seems it can take forever before : you're entered into the system (I've seen posts on lugnet where people paid : 6-7 months ago, and are still not activated).

Tried that, again, haven't gotten confirmation yet.

: It works good enough for me without being a member - I read and post with : Outlook Express, and when the confirmation emails arrive I click on the link : and confirm on the web page.

: If you want, I can forward a post for you to news.lugnet.com/admin/general , : just post it here or send it to blockcad AT gmail DOT com

I would love it if you could do that - I've tried sending email to the various contact addresses, but no responses have come back.

regards, DLC

: -- : Anders Isaksson, Sweden : BlockCAD:

Just write me a mail and I'll get it posted on lugnet. blockcad AT gmail DOT com

Dennis Clark wrote: Ta da! I finally got the email and the membership donation email AND my membership set up.

Whew, DLC

: Anders Isaksson wrote: : : Dennis Clark wrote: : : >

: : > Odd. I thought so too - but my posts are being rejected even though : : > I did go through all othe "terms of use" pages and other things.

: : Have you received the 'new user confirmation email'? As far as I know, : : that's a completely manual process, and neither Todd nor Suz (the : : creators/owners of lugnet) are very active any more. There should be some : : more people with enough admin rights to accept new posters, but there has : : been quite some turbulence and things are not working as one would : : expect/hope. I thought the ownership of lugnet was about to change hands, : : but haven't seen any messages about that for a while.

: Never got that email.

: : When posting messages, your headers must also be *exactly* the same as those : : you registered, both the user name and email address. If not, you will only : : get to the "New users start here" page every time you want to post.

: That could be the issue - My ISP was bought out by a new one, I'll have : to try the old email address.

: : Next, a post is not really posted until you have acknowledged the : : confirmation email (one for every post!), either by replying as indicated in : : the email, or through the web page given in the confirmation mail.

: : This confirmation step is a bit awkward, but you can get rid of it by : : becoming a paying member, although it seems it can take forever before : : you're entered into the system (I've seen posts on lugnet where people paid : : 6-7 months ago, and are still not activated).

: Tried that, again, haven't gotten confirmation yet.

: : It works good enough for me without being a member - I read and post with : : Outlook Express, and when the confirmation emails arrive I click on the link : : and confirm on the web page.

: : If you want, I can forward a post for you to news.lugnet.com/admin/general , : : just post it here or send it to blockcad AT gmail DOT com

: I would love it if you could do that - I've tried sending email to the : various contact addresses, but no responses have come back.

: regards, : DLC

: : -- : : Anders Isaksson, Sweden : : BlockCAD:

: -- : ============================================================================ : * Dennis Clark snipped-for-privacy@frii.com