Richard,
Consider it done!
Bob
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Richard Lamprey <lamprey@infocom.co.ug>
> Date: July 7, 2011 6:02:05 CDT
> To: Robert Borger <rlborger@mac.com>
> Subject: Europa forum, could you post this for me?
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> Some months back you were kind enough to give some some advice about
912 engine overhauls: If you have an active link with the forum, would
you be some kind as to post the message below on it, as my messages on
the forum constantly bounce? I would apprecviate your help.
> With best regards
> Richard Lamprey
> Europa monowheel 168, Kenya
>
> Subject: problems with posting to the forum.
>
> As a Europa monowheel operator in Kenya, I have subscribed to the
forum for many years. It comes to my email inbox. I find it very
useful for information on Europa operations. Conversely, as a Europa
operator in a third-world country, I believe I have quite a lot of
information to share about how to keep things going when far from other
Europa colleagues; there is no other Europa within a radius of 3000 km
---From my location.
>
> Frequently, members describe problems which I have encountered and
solved, so I imagine I can contribute usefully to the forum. (The last
attempt was about my micro-switch arrangement that shows a green
=91gear-locked=92 light on the panel when the LG08=92s are hard against
the frame stops; thereby avoiding gear collapse).
>
> I have not been able post anything directly to the forum for over two
years, because every message I send is blocked by spam filters.
Messages are undelivered or returned. This is very irritating.
Occasionally, when I have a really urgent issue, I can get another kind
member to post it for me, as I did recently on an issue regarding ELT
installation in my Europa.
>
> I recognize the value of spam filters but when it blocks normal
communication with the forum, it is very counter-productive. I am not
the only one in the boat; I know of others who have simply given up.
Ironically, it is perhaps us operators in the third world who need the
forum most, but who have the most difficulty. Messages from Kenyan (and
other African) IP addresses are quite often blocked automatically as
being spam, as it is assumed that they are from Abdul requiring your
bank details for a million-dollar transfer.
>
> It is also possible that the problem is the wireless 3G modems we use
here, which launch you with a different IP address every time you log on
(wire-links and broadband don=92t exist, as the copper wires were stolen
years ago). Ironically, however, I was able to post messages when using
a British Telecom 3G modem in the UK. The forum should be for all, not
just those with superfast broadband connections and fixed IP addresses.
>
> Messages sent directly to the administrator, Matte Dralle, are also
rejected, so I cannot contact him directly. Every November, Matte sends
out a request for financial support to the forum. I recognize the value
of the forum, but quite honestly, if I can=92t post my messages or
enquiries on it, why should I bother?
>
> So I am sending this as a last ditch effort to get this problem sorted
out, once and for all. Matt Dralle, are you listening?
>
> =46rom Richard Lamprey (Europa Monowheel 168, Kenya), and on behalf of
all those who have long given up.
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