http://forum.thinkpads.com was down ?

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sco1984 · #1 Post by **sco1984** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:54 am

Hello,
In last week i was unable to open http://forum.thinkpads.com
This forum based web site for Thinkpad® laptops.

I wonder if the web site was down for maintenance issues.

Regards,
Amey Abhyankar.

#2 Post by **JaneL** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 9:53 am

Sometimes that happens.

#3 Post by **BillMorrow** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 4:57 pm

the issue was very complex (for me anyway)..

the server owner overhauled his router(s) and added a second router to take over if the first one failed..
and he made some other changes so as to secure his servers against some sorf of flood attack on another forum..

apparently these changes blacked out parts of the pacific basin..
from the solomon islands to new zealand and australia and hong kong..
and now india seems to have been included..
or parts of the above places..

he has made changes and we hope that all can again gain access..

if there are issues in the future, please let me know right away so i can deal with them..

sco1984 · #4 Post by **sco1984** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:12 am

Oh i see. Never mind. Is it possible to see HTML based readymade
message body so after typing message, by selecting fonts and colours,
the whole text will convert in to the desired combination ? Its never
been easy to add those colour and other tags to make the sentence coloured .

Regards,
Amey Abhyankar.

#5 Post by **GomJabbar** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:03 am

sco1984 wrote:Is it possible to see HTML based readymade
message body so after typing message, by selecting fonts and colours,
the whole text will convert in to the desired combination ? Its never
been easy to add those colour and other tags to make the sentence coloured .

Regards,
Amey Abhyankar.

You can highlight the text in your message, then choose Font colour: in the drop-down menu to choose the text color. You can do the same to choose Font size:. You can also Bold, Italics, and Underline the text by highlighting the text first, then choose from the appropriate button (B i u) above the text entry box.

#6 Post by **JaneL** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:03 am

And, to me, messages that look like the example gomjabber provided just look like a ransom note put together of cut-outs from a newspaper or magazine. It doesn't really enhance the content if there's no thought behind it. The English teacher in me just wants to get out my red pencil! Probably ruin my T40's screen, though... ;-)

#7 Post by **GomJabbar** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:59 pm

nonny wrote:The English teacher in me just wants to get out my red pencil! Probably ruin my T40's screen, though...

REDRUM REDRUM

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