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Marty:<br><br>Are the forums up and running yet? Can we register and post?<br><br>Thanks for all of your work<br><br>Chris<br><br><br>Martin X. Moleski, SJ wrote:<br>> The homepage at <http://www.nsrca.org> is now redirecting<br>> to <http://nsrca.us>.<br>><br>> A few links at nsrca.us lead back to pages at nsrca.org<br>> (K-Factor, PayPal, calendar) and will continue to do so<br>> until new database management schemes are set up and<br>> debugged.<br>><br>> I believe that I have transposed all of the other material<br>> from the old system into the new system. If you're having<br>> trouble locating something, you might try the "Site Map"<br>> at the bottom of the main menu on the new site. There is<br>> also a search box in the upper-right-hand corner that seems<br>> to be working OK.<br>><br>> In the long run, we intend to point nsrca.org to the<br>> new linux server and the original NT server will be<br>> shut down.<br>><br>> In the meantime, you might want to adjust your link<br>> to <http://nsrca.us> to go directly to the home page<br>> of the website.<br>><br>> Only the home page at nsrca.org has been changed.<br>> No other files or folders have been affected. You<br>> may still access the site via FTP, Frontpage, or<br>> links to particular sections of the old system.<br>><br>> This is just the first draft of the site. We're waiting<br>> for some upgrades in the server from NXS.net that will<br>> allow folks to upload avatars in their profiles. When<br>> the system is upgraded, we will also be able to open<br>> a photo gallery.<br>><br>> District webmasters may continue to use nsrca.org<br>> until it's time to turn off that server (let's call<br>> that "D-day"). Or they may transfer their files to<br>> nsrca.us and continue to develop their site with<br>> Frontpage or other HTML systems prior to D-day.<br>> We won't shut down the old server until we're sure<br>> that everybody has landed safely on the new one.<br>><br>> For those who wonder why we're changing something<br>> that ain't broke, a comparison of these two pages<br>> may be instructive:<br>><br>> http://nsrca.org/historyA.htm<br>><br>> http://nsrca.us/gov/history.html<br>><br>> The information available in both pages is (I hope)<br>> identical. Only the "look and feel" of the presentation<br>> has changed--but I believe it is a great benefit to the<br>> user. People don't need beautifully finished airplanes<br>> in order to fly competitively, but there seems to be<br>> something in the culture of the NSRCA that leads people<br>> to create stunningly beautiful designs. I'm not claiming<br>> that the new layout is that good, but it is a step in<br>> that direction.<br>><br>> We hope that the graphics designers among us will think<br>> about designing a new logo for the site. I'll put up<br>> an article about the old logos in the<br>> About> Website & Webteam area (top menu).<br>><br>> Some of us have been working on this project for 14 months.<br>> I'm pleased that we have reached this stage. I know that<br>> there is a lot of work yet to be done to flesh out the<br>> new site and the new system. Thanks to all who have<br>> helped and to all who will help in making this succeed.<br>><br>> Marty<br>> Acting Webmaster<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<br>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<br>><br>><br>> <br><br><br /><hr />Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your HotmailŪ-get your "fix". <a href='http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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