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Subject: New Direct Read Mail Filters Added!
Date: 06/30/2008
Direct Read Mail now has 3 new filters that will combat lots of spam in your mailbox! Foreign language, Top Level Domains and URL's with Ip Addresses can now been found in your Spam Hippo at
http://member.nntpjunkie.com/acc/user_globalcurrent.asp.
The Foreign Language filter can be found by clicking the "Filters" option on the toolbar and then clicking the "Foreign Language" tab. This filter looks for foreign character encoded sets and will block all messages that match any of your selections in the scroll box. To select or deselect any languages, simply click them. To select contiguous languages, select the first one and press the SHIFT key and click your mouse and then select the last contiguous language you'd like. To select non-contiguous languages, simply click your selected ones while holding down the CTRL key.
The Top Level Domain filter removes messages based on top level domains appearing anywhere in the full mail header with the exception of the subject line. As an example, the originating domain of the email will typically be within the "Received From:" path header and this filter will remove any messages from the domains you select. To select or deselect any top level domain, simply click them. To select contiguous top level domains, select the first one and press the SHIFT key and click your mouse and then select the last contiguous top level domain you'd like. To select non-contiguous top level, simply click your selected ones while holding down the CTRL key.
The third new filter is one that deletes any email that contains an IP-based URL in the body. As an example, if you receive an email containing "http://123.456.789/spam.htm" in the body, this filter will remove it. This filter can be found on the Global Settings page at
http://member.nntpjunkie.com/acc/user_globalcurrent.asp.
Subject: More Suggestions Implemented!
Date: 06/05/2008
We've had some members
request the same features/changes in the
past several weeks regarding mail. First,
was the ability to get to the Sender Queue
from Direct Read Mail (DRM) with one click.
The "Spam Hippo" option of the DRM
toolbar has been changed to include a
sub-menu with direct links to the Approved
Sender List, Filters, Reporting, etc.
Clicking the "Spam Hippo" choice
on the toolbar will now take you directly to
your Sender Queue for faster approval on
items waiting in your queue.
The other change is to the numbering of
filter priorities. Previously, when looking
at a list of your filters, you'd have to
click a filter one time for every step up
the priority list. Also, the page refresh
would land you back to relative position of
where the filter you moved had previously
been instead of the position of where you
moved it to. Now, you can click the Options
link on the line of the filter you'd like to
move and then click 'Move Filter to"
and a
popup will prompt you for a position number.
The number box defaults to the next higher
position so you can just click
"Move" if you're moving it up one
position. The page will also position you
back relative to where the filter was moved.
Subject: Member Suggestions Implemented: Two New Mail Features!
Date: 05/08/2008
We've received some great suggestions over the past several weeks and have just implemented a couple related to filtering mail. The first was a request to add an option to filter any mail that has an attachment. To use this filter, go to the Spam Hippo Global Settings page at
http://member.nntpjunkie.com/acc/user_global.asp and check the box next to "Delete messages with attachments".
The second suggestion was to add a created date and last hit date on custom filters. This will show when a filter was added and when the filter last caught spam. It will definitely aid in seeing the effectiveness of a given filter.
You can view your current Custom Filters and
their created date at http://member.nntpjunkie.com/acc/user_globalcurrent.asp The "Last Hit" field will update at midnight each day.
Subject: Code Installed for Retention/Incomplete Issues
Date: 05/07/2008
Around 10am PST today we installed new code to take care of the issues causing approximately 5 newsgroups to falsely indicate articles were incomplete or missing. Folks were seeing this problem in NNTP, Direct Read News and when retrieving by message-ID. We went back and tested most of the email examples we received from members and it has cleared the problem in every one we tested. Groups should be back to normal now.
Subject: DRN Large Binary Retention/Completion Code
Installed
Date: 04/22/2008
Early this morning beta code was installed
to correct the truncation problem in large
binary groups in Direct Read News. Large
groups were appearing to have very little
retention or incomplete multi-part files.
The change to Direct Read News is actually a
three part installation: the first and
biggest portion was installed this morning,
the second part to clean up cache issues and
the third is related to file re-building. We
anticipate installing the second part by
Friday and the file re-building early next
week.
The bulk of the DRN issues with large binary
groups are being addressed with the beta
software we installed this morning.
Subject: NNTP
Large Binary Retention/Completion Code
Successful
Date: 04/21/2008
We wanted to thank everyone for their
feedback regarding the beta NNTP code that
was implemented on Friday. The code fixed
the problem members were experiencing when
connecting to large binary groups and
randomly seeing low retention or missing
articles. A couple of new issues came up in
the feedback that, although seem similar to
the original issue, are actually different
and are being addressed through tech
support.
Subject: NNTP Large Binary Retention/Completion Beta Code Installed
Date: 04/18/2008
We were working on a solution to the problem of certain large binary groups truncating retention and causing completion problems when connecting through NNTP. A beta version of the software to fix the issue has now been installed. If you connected through NNTP prior to 12:00pm (PST) today, please reconnect to begin using the new software. This beta version will run over the weekend and we'll collect feedback on Monday and let everyone know the outcome. You should be seeing 90 days of retention and completion rates back to normal.
Subject: New
Spell Checker Added to Direct Read Mail!
Date:
02/06/2008
Direct Read Mail has now been enhanced to
include the Spell Checker that was recently
added to Direct Read News! Direct Read Mail
and Direct Read News will share your
personal Dictionary for more productive
spell checking! When you compose new mail or
reply to someone elses mail, you'll now see
a new option in the toolbar called "Spell
Check". After writing your mail, click the
Spell Check icon and all misspelled words
will be highlighted in yellow (they turn
green once an action is taken!) and you'll
see a menu under the first misspelled words
that provides the option of Add to
Dictionary, Change to, Ignore, Cancel and 10
alternate spellings for quick clicking. If
no misspelled words are found, a message
will appear above the "Browse" button
indicating that. To complete the spell check
in either case, simply click the "Check
Done" icon that replaced the original "Spell
Check" icon and you're all set! You can
access your Personal Dictionary in two ways.
When you're composing a new mail, or
replying to mail you received, you'll see a
"Dictionary" option in the top toolbar. In
the main toolbar of Direct Read Mail, you'll
now see "Dictionary" as an option under the
"Edit" choice of the main toolbar. Any
additions or deletions to your Dictionary
from Direct Read Mail will effect your
Dictionary in Direct Read News and vice
versa since they are shared.
Subject: New
Spell Checker in Direct Read News!
Date:
01/28/2008
Direct Read News has now been enhanced to
include a Spell Checker that allows you to
create your own custom dictionary for more
productive checking! When you create a new
post or reply to someone else's post, you'll
now see a new option in the toolbar directly
above the posting form called "Spell Check".
After writing your post, click the Spell
Check icon and all misspelled words will be
highlighted in yellow (they turn green once
an action is taken!) and you'll see a menu
under the first misspelled words that
provides the option of Add to Dictionary,
Change to, Ignore, Cancel and 10 alternate
spellings for quick clicking. If no
misspelled words are found, a message will
appear next to the Spell Check icon
indicating that. To complete the spell check
in either case, simply click the "Check
Done" icon that replaced the original "Spell
Check" icon and you're all set! You can
access your Personal Dictionary in two ways.
When you're replying to a post, you'll see a
"Dictionary" option in the top toolbar. In
the main article list of any group you'll
now see "Dictionary" as an option under the
"Preference" choice of the main toolbar.
Subject: Improvements to Direct Read
Mail Attachrments/Sent Box
Date:
01/11/2008
We heard from members regarding the way Direct Read Mail handles forwarded mail with attachments in the Sent Box. DRM was logging the mail in the Sent Box but not indicating that an attachment had been included. What you will see now is a paper clip icon as well as the attachment file name in the Sent Box.
Thanks for the heads up and keep the suggestions coming!
Subject: Improvements to Direct Read
Mail
Date:
01/09/2008
The following
improvements have been made to the Direct
Read Mail web interface based on helpful
feedback we've received from members...
http://mail.nntpjunkie.com/zmail.asp
1) If Direct Read Mail is set to
automatically check email on a specific time
interval, the interface will no longer
redirect members to the "In" folder. Prior
to this change, if a member were viewing the
contents of a different folder (Out, Trash,
etc.) the interface would redirect them to
the "In" folder each time it checked for new
email.
2) The "Mark As Read" and "Mark As Unread"
features within the "Edit" menu worked
intermittently with different web browsers,
but that problem has since been corrected.
At this time members should be able to
change the status (read or unread) of one or
more email messages using these menu options
and the Ctrl / Ctrl-Shift selection
controls.
3) Direct Read Mail will now display the
date information for each email message in
the "mm/dd/yy" format, rather than "mm/dd".
We hope that the improvements are helpful!
Subject: Help-A-Community Program Goes
on Vacation
Date:
01/01/2008
First of all,
congratulations! During the past eighteen
months of program operation, the effort made
by NNTPjunkie and NNTPjunkie subscribers was
able to contribute a substantial sum of
money to charitable organizations. We won’t
know exactly until the January accounting
close, but something on the order of
$100,000 went to people who could use a
little help. So take a bow, pat yourself on
the back – the folks who signed up to
participate in the program and those who
took the time to stay and manage their
continued donations, did a really nice
thing.
We’re not giving up on the program, but we
are going to give this one a rest. Service
subscribers can recharge their batteries on
this issue, the service can redirect revenue
to needed service infrastructure upgrades
and we can come up with something fun and a
little different for the next effort.
We’d like to get feed back on the
Help-A-Charity program structure and
objectives. If you get a moment and would
like to share, just shoot us an email at
support@nntpjunkie.com.
Subject: Two New Search Fields added to
Global Search!
Date:
11/12/2007
Several requests for
new search criteria to be added to the
Global Search have arrived and today you'll
see a couple of them! The "File Extension"
field allows you to search for a specific
file type such as jpg, avi, mpeg, etc.
You'll definitely want to pair that criteria
with another search field since there are
millions of each of the file types included
in the 90 days retention.
You'll also see a new option under "Search
These Newsgroups" called "Exclude these
Newsgroups". Putting newsgroup(s) in both
fields will exclude articles cross-posted to
the Excluded groups, while entering
newsgroup(s) only in the "Exclude" field
will search all groups except those
specified in the Exclude box.
Subject:
Direct Read News - Now, pictures without
gluing the pieces together!
Date:
11/8/2007
It's been a long time
since the days of low resolution pictures
and a sub-megabyte limit on Usenet file
sizes. In celebration of coming to that
conclusion, files up to 2Mb's will now be
displayed as a single part file. Some
assembly no longer required.
Subject: Suggestion Implemented: IP
Address Added to Connection Stats and
"Usage" Stats Added to DRN
Date:
10/31/2007
Some great suggestions
have been coming in and two were just
implemented! You've had the ability to
View/Terminate your active connections to
NNTPjunkie servers in your Account Manager. Now you can now see
the IP address associated with each
connection!
Your connection data, along with your
available download capacity, has now been
included in Direct Read News under a new
toolbar menu item called "Usage" in the
article list. This will give DRN users the
ability to quickly View and/or Terminate any
active connections including the IP address
associated with each connection.
Subject:
Improved Global Search Navigation
Date:
10/24/2007
We've gotten some great
feedback on the recent Global Search changes
and a new version was just installed that
addresses that feedback. First, the menu
systems and functionality have been changed
to more closely resemble Direct Read News.
As an example, when you click the "Load
Saved Search" page, you'll see a list of
your Saved Searches. You can now use
Shift-Mouse or Ctrl-Mouse to make contiguous
or non-contiguous selections for deletions.
Clicking a saved search name will now take
you to a completed search form that you can
edit and overwrite by clicking "Save" or
creating a new search with the edited
version by clicking "Save As". All of the
controls for the search pages have moved up
to the toolbar to improve consistency
between search and DRN.
Subject: Two New Charities Added!
Date:
10/22/2007
The generous
participation of members in the "Help A
Community" program has contributed to those
in need for over a year now! We had
originally said we'd carefully watch
charities and their respective contributions
and replace those that were drawing well
below others. Keeping an eye on the
activity, today two new charities suggested
by members have been added to the program:
the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and the
Partnership for a Drug-Free America. The
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network ("Pancan")
is a nationwide network of people dedicated
to working together to advance research,
support patients and create hope for those
affected by pancreatic cancer. Founded in
1999, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
has grown into the only national leader to
fight pancreatic cancer in a comprehensive
way. We accomplish our mission to advance
research, support patients and create hope
by providing direct funding for research,
and demanding more aggressive federal
research funding; by providing patients and
caregivers with reliable information to make
informed decisions with their healthcare
teams; and by helping individuals and
communities work together to raise awareness
and funds to find a cure for pancreatic
cancer. More information can be found at
http://www.pancan.org.
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a
nonprofit organization uniting
communications professionals, renowned
scientists and parents. Best known for its
national drug-education campaign, the
Partnership’s mission is to reduce illicit
drug use in America. Now in its 20th year,
the Partnership helps parents and caregivers
effectively address drug and alcohol abuse
with their children. A major new initiative
now unfolding integrates the latest science
and research with the most effective
traditional media and digital communication
techniques to give parents the tools,
resources and support they need to help
their children lead healthy lives. You can
read more at http://www.drugfree.org.
City of Hope and America's Second Harvest
were drawing well below other charities and
will be removed from the active list of
charities. If you had selected either of
these charities for your contributions,
please go to your Account Manager to select
a new charity. All members can change their
charity selection at any time.
As we enter the holiday season, your
generosity with "Help A Community" will
benefit many people and spreading the word
will help even more folks!
Subject: New: Save Your Searches and
Detailed Search Status!
Date:
10/18/2007
At the request of
members, the Global Search has a couple of
new features that should come in quite handy
(and have to us while testing!).
You can now save any search that you may
execute frequently. Once you enter your
search criteria, click the new "Save" icon
and you'll be taken to a screen that shows
your search criteria with a defaulted search
name that includes the search criteria. You
can overwrite that name or leave the default
and then click "Save" again. On the main
search screen, you'll now see a new "Load"
icon which takes you to a screen showing all
of your Saved Searches. On that screen, you
can view/edit or delete your Saved Searches.
To execute a Saved Search, simply click the
name of the Saved Search. Search can be
accessed from the Message List toolbar in
DRN.
Members also asked for more detailed
information while their search is being
executed. A new Search Status will be
displayed near the top of the results
screen, indicating the number of results
that matched your criteria and the progress
of the scanning process. You can now save a
search after you receive your results for a
search by clicking the "Save Search" option
on the Search Results toolbar. Don't forget
that Global Search was recently upgraded to
add a Preference for the number of results
to be displayed per page which can be set by
clicking the "Preferences" option on the
same Search Results toolbar.
Subject: Search Engine Results Now
Sortable and New Preference for # of Results
Per Page!
Date:
10/11/2007
Lots of folks have made
suggestions regarding the Global Search
Engine and the changes have now begun!
If you take a look at the
search results, you'll now see the format
has been changed to closely resemble Direct
Read News. Date, Author, Subject and
Newsgroup column titles can all be clicked
to sort results after the page is fully
loaded. This feature will come in even more
handy with a new Preference that allows you
to set the number of search results you'd
like displayed per page. To change that
setting, click the "Preference" option on
the search results page toolbar and enter
whatever number you'd like under the "Global
Search" heading for "# of messages per
search results page".
Subject: Suggestion Implemented: Direct
Read Mail Now Receives/Forwards HTML Mail
Date:
10/04/2007
Many folks that get
email from places like Ebay and Amazon wrote
to us asking if we could have Direct Read
Mail recognize and format those as HTML.
Also, they wanted the ability to forward
those to other people who might be
interested in a "Chicago Cubs Playoff
Prediction Miracle Toast" from Ebay. So
everyone can receive and forward all the
HTML they'd like with Direct Read Mail!
To get started, please go to
http://mail.nntpjunkie.com/zmail.asp! Tons
more member suggestions are in progress!
Subject:
Downloading/Decoding/Display Changes in
Direct Read News
Date:
10/01/2007
We've heard from many
members both new and old, regarding the way
Direct Read News (DRN) handles multi-part
binary and archive files. Based on all the
input, Direct Read News now handles those
files in a more efficient and less confusing
way (once you get used to it!) While the
majority of members expressed a preference
to just "get the files and play/view them"
we realize that many members, for various
reasons, want to continue to have access to
the list of contents of multi-part files,
RAR archives and image archives. These
changes satisfy everyone!
First, a new Preference
has been added under the "Preference >
Display" option on the main toolbar:
Multi-part messages:
Display
sub-message list when subject is clicked
If you check this option,
you will always see the sub list of files
making up the top level file by clicking the
Subj line. This applies to multi-part files,
RAR files and image archive files.
If you leave this option
unchecked, clicking the Subj line of a
multi-part article will automatically decode
and display the file. Clicking the Subj line
of a RAR file (designated by a CD Icon in
DRN) or image archive file (designated by a
"+" sign in DRN) will automatically launch
Batch DL.
Most folks requested we
default this to not show the individual
parts but rather to launch Batch Download
since they weren't sure what to do with all
the parts.
Secondly, clicking the CD
Icon on a RAR archive will automatically
launch Batch DL. However, you'll now see a
new option in the Batch Download popup
specifically for RAR archives that are
smaller than 500Mb's:
Options for Downloads
Above:
Decode/Assemble
RAR archive
Clicking this option will
decode and assemble your RAR archive and
then download it (if that was your chosen
action). You'll now see a spiffy new
assemble/decode status popup for RAR
archives letting you know where things are
in the process. Once the file is downloaded,
you can immediately execute the file without
any further decoding.
RAR archives larger than
500Mb's will automatically launch Batch
Download also but the option to decode and
assemble will not be there since the
assemble and decode time required on a file
that size is more efficiently run on your
local system.
Subject: Suggestion Implemented:
"Page Refresh Removed in Search Results Navigation"
Date: 09/26/2007
We heard from several members asking if we could remove the browser prompt for refreshing pages in the Global Search results. The method of displaying results has now been changed that removes the need to refresh your browser window when you leave the results page to view an article and return to the list of search results.
Subject: Suggestion Implemented:
"Central Website Login"
Date: 09/21/2007
At the helpful suggestion of members, our
tech team has added a centralized
login/logout area to the top of the
NNTPjunkie.Com homepage!
Members will now have easy access to their
primary account features (newsgroups, email,
my account, etc.) without having to dig for
a login prompt within the site, or be
inconvenienced with multiple login requests.
Forget your username or password? Not a
problem! With the "Login lookup" feature
members can have their username & password
settings emailed to the contact address that
they've specified within their account.
Thanks again to everyone that suggested the
new feature, and if there are other ways
that we can improve upon the service, please
let us know...
http://www.nntpjunkie.com/contactus.htm
Subject: Suggestion Implemented: Multi-Select Added to All DRN Screens!
Date: 08/28/2007
At the suggestion of members, the multi-select feature has been added tp "Search This Newsgroup", Thumbnail and Album views, and Display RARs View in Direct Read News! The "Search This Newsgroup" feature has been enhanced to include the multi-select feature, making it more convenient for folks to locate, select & download their favorite newsgroup content! Simply enter your search request from the Search > This Group option on the Article List Toolbar, then use Ctrl-Shift-Mouse (contiguous selections) or Ctrl-Mouse (non-contiguous selections) to quickly select files of interest from within your search results page. Additionally, the Multi-Select feature is now available on the Thumbnail and Album Views (View > Thumbnail or Album on the Article List Toolbar) of Direct Read News, as well as the "View > Display RARs" option on the same toolbar! Click a "DL" link that appears next to any of your file selections, and the entire list will be placed in a BatchDownload window, where you can then transfer your selected content to a computer, cell phone or PDA! For the Thumbnail and Album views, you can use either the Multi-Select feature, or the traditional checkboxes and then click the "Download" button above the files to launch
BatchDownload.
Subject: Member Suggestion: Multi-Select/Batch DL Added to Newsgroup Search
Date: 08/21/2007
At the suggestion of members, the "Search All Newsgroups" feature has been enhanced to include BatchDownload with the multi-select feature, making it more convenient for folks to locate, select & download their favorite newsgroup content! Simply enter your search request
(http://dsn.nntpjunkie.com/news-bin/article), then use Ctrl-Shift-Mouse (contiguous selections) or Ctrl-Mouse (non-contiguous selections) to quickly select files of interest from within your search results page. Click a "DL" link that appears next to any of your file selections, and the entire list will be placed in a BatchDownload window, where you can then transfer your selected content to a computer, cell phone or PDA!
In the event that a BatchDownload request is disrupted for any reason, members can now use the Ctrl-Shift-Mouse & Ctrl-Mouse keystrokes in conjunction with BatchDownload's "Resend" feature to select & transfer specific files they were unable to receive during their initial download request.
Subject: Doctors Without Borders Latest Recipient of a Charity Check!
Date: 08/20/2007
Today a check for $1874.31 was mailed to Doctors Without Borders, the most recent beneficiary of the Charity Program! Your generous contributions are making the program a terrific success and we're so excited to be part of this program.
With frequent checks being sent now, the charities are thrilled with your program and continually extend their gratitude! Let's push for a record year with the program which can be done in two ways: first, if you haven't activated a charity yet To activate or modify your Charity Settings, please go to your
Account Manager. Secondly, please tell a friend about the Charity Program if they're looking for a news service - word of mouth is the best way to get the Charity Program known!
Your participation and generosity are benefiting a tremendous amount of people and it would be amazing to help even more!
Subject: Enhanced Batch Download Status/Progress Information
Date: 08/10/2007
The Batch Download feature in Direct Read News was enhanced to provide clearer status on the progress of Batch Downloads. You'll now see each file's individual progress based on the method of retrieval selected. As an example, if you choose "Zip and Download" you'll see "File 1: decoding, File 1: downloading, etc" along with a running total of bytes transferred. Many folks have requested this, especially when retrieving many files or large files.
*Note for Internet Explorer Version 7 Users: You will receive a IE message at the top of the Batch Download pop-up which says, "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer blocked this site from downloading files to your computer. Click here for options...". This is a new feature which is completely independent of pop-up blocking. To permanently allow downloads, go to the Tool Bar in IE and select:
[Tool] -> [Internet Options] -> [Security] -> [Custom Level] -> [Automatic prompting for file downloads] Select "Enable".
Subject: Member Suggestion Implemented:
Multi-Select in Direct Read News!
Date: 08/02/2007
At the suggestion of members, a new feature
has been added to
Direct Read News that will allow you to
quickly select & transfer multiple newsgroup
files to a BatchDownload window with a
single mouse click!
When viewing the contents of a newsgroup in
the "Message" list mode, simply place your
mouse cursor over a file of interest &
click.
A blue background will appear behind your
file selection, and Ctrl-Shift-Mouse
(contiguous selections) and Ctrl-Mouse
(non-contiguous selections) can then be used
to select additional files within the
newsgroup.
Once you've made your selections, click the
"DL" link next to any of the selected files
and they'll be transferred in total to a
BatchDownload window. It's that easy!
We're in the process of applying the new
selection feature to DRN's "Thumbnail" view,
and for members that prefer the original
selection method, you can continue to create
BatchDownload lists by clicking on
individual "DL" links that appear within a
newsgroup.
We hope the new feature makes your DRN
downloads more convenient, and we wanted to
say "Thanks!" to everyone that took the time
to share this suggestion. As always, if you
have any ideas for how we can improve your
service experience, please do not hesitate
to let us know...
http://www.nntpjunkie.com/contactus.htm
Subject: Five Charity Checks Mailed Today!
Date: 07/31/2007
Hello,
Five more checks are going out today as a result of the tremendous participation in the Charity Program. Today's recipients include:
American Red Cross
Ronald McDonald House
Save the Children
Soldiers' Angels - Project Valour-IT
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Your enthusiasm and support of the Charity Program is wonderful and your charities are thrilled with the generous donations!
To activate or modify your Charity Settings, please go to your
Account Manager.
We'll be sending checks in another couple of weeks so stay tuned!
Subject: NNTPjunkie Goes Cellular!
Date: 07/18/2007
NNTPjunkie
goes cellular for Usenet! You can now download audio and video files from Usenet through the BatchDownload feature of Direct Read News. Download your favorite photos, songs or movie files and send the files or links your cell/PDA. Optionally you can compress your video files to 3GP format prior to transferring to your cell. The 3GP format greatly reduces the size of video files by adapting them to cell phone screens which allows for much faster transfers.
Members may also BatchDownload photos, music & videos to their PC as a single ZIP file, and the 3GP converter will automatically compress any video content before it's added to the ZIP file.
Transfer files directly to your mobile device as an attachment (MMS), or send text links (SMS) that can be used at your convenience to download selected newsgroup files through your mobile device's web browser, it's entirely up to you!
You'll see the new cell feature when you activate a BatchDownload link in a newsgroup by clicking the "DL" link at the beginning of the messages' line. For full details on using the new Cell/PDA feature, please take a look at
http://www.nntpjunkie.com/cellphone.htm.
Subject: Mail Attachment Size Increased
to 50MB's!
Date: 07/17/2007
Per
members' suggestion, the size for mail
attachments has been increased to 50MB's.
Please keep the suggestions coming!
Subject: More Charity Checks Sent!
Date: 07/16/2007
You're doing an amazing job with the Charity Program - more people than ever are now participating! Today we sent out checks to the following charities:
American Red Cross
Doctors Without Borders
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Your participation has increased to the point where we'll be making regular announcements every couple of weeks or so regarding charities being paid based on your direction!
Congratulations for the tremendous success of the Charity Program!
Subject: Free Download Capacity!
Date: 07/12/2007
We understand that you have different
options when it comes to selecting a
newsgroup service, so we'd like to thank you
once again for joining the NNTPjunkie
family. To express our appreciation for your
membership, two new features have been added
to the service that will place free download
capacity in your account just for being a
NNTPjunkie member!
BonusBytes
Starting the first day you join NNTPjunkie,
you'll receive free bonus bandwidth that
will increase monthly for as long as you
remain a member! BonusBytes appear
automatically within your account and
provide a bonus amount of bandwidth over
your standard monthly download capacity.
BonusBytes monthly rewards are based on the
capacity of your NNTPjunkie account and the
length of time you've been a member. As an
example, 30GB account holders will receive
the following BonusBytes each month:
Day 1 25 Mb
Month 2 250 Mb
Month 3 375 Mb
Month 4 500 Mb
Month 5 625 Mb
Month 6 750 Mb
Month 7 875 Mb
Month 8 1.0 GB
Month 9 1.125 GB
Month 10 1.25 GB
Month 11 1.375 GB
Month 12 1.5 GB
It's free, it's automatic and you can view
your BonusBytes level at anytime by visiting
your "Account Manager" area. Once an account
has reached it's three year anniversary, it
will continue to carry forward its
then-current level of BonusBytes...
https://acc.nntpjunkie.com/user/accnt_main
Birthday Bandwidth
Simply login to your "Account Manager" area,
enter your birthday details, and you'll
receive 10GB of download capacity on your
big day for as long as you remain a
NNTPjunkie member! The extra capacity is
free, and can be used whenever & however you
like.
Again, we sincerely thank you for being a
part of NNTPjunkie, and hope the new
features help to express our appreciation
for your continued interest in the service.
Subject: Carry Forward Your Unused
Download Capacity!
Date: 07/12/2007
For all NNTPjunkie members with a 30GB
account, we'd like to announce our new Carry
Forward Bandwidth feature, which will ensure
that you never lose what you don't use!
Effective immediately, NNTPjunkie will
automatically carry forward your account's
unused download capacity until you find a
use for it. As an example, if your 30GB
account has 10GB available at the end of a
given month, the 10GB will continue to
rollover within your account until it's been
depleted.
No byte, megabyte or gigabyte will ever go
to waste, and there are no limits on how
much carry forward bandwidth you can
accumulate during the life of your account!
Your Carry Forward Bandwidth can be viewed
anytime by visiting the "Account Capacity"
area within your "Account Manager". That
area will display the available download
capacity within your account, including your
standard capacity, Carry Forward Bandwidth,
BonusBytes, Birthday Bandwidth & Bandwidth
on Demand...
https://acc.nntpjunkie.com/user/accnt_main
We thank you for your business & loyalty,
and we hope that the new feature
additions... Carry Forward Bandwidth,
BonusBytes & Birthday Bandwidth... help to
make you feel more appreciated as a member
of the service. These additions represent
the next of many more steps to come in our
continued effort to improve your service
experience. Thanks again!
Subject: Direct Read Mail Updates!
Date: 07/12/2007
A couple of member suggestions have been
implemented for Direct Read Mail. The
"Reply to" function has now been
activated and some column titles have been
changed to more accurately reflect the
column contents. When replying to an email
in DRM, the program will automatically use
the original author's "Reply to"
address (if it has been entered) instead of
the "From" address.
Subject: Eight Charity Checks Sent!
Date: 06/25/2007
I wanted
to apologize for getting behind on reporting
payments for the Charity
Program and let you all know we had sent
eight more charity checks a while ago.
The following charities were paid in this
round:
America's Second Harvest
Big Brothers Big Sisters
City of Hope
Lupus Foundation of America
Mayo Clinic
Ronald McDonald House
Save the Children
Soldiers'Angels - Project Valour-IT
The level of participation in the charity
program is increasing at a phenomenal
rate and based on the current trends, we
should be sending another round of
checks in a couple of weeks or so. We're
truly excited by the enthusiastic
involvement and the thoughtful direction of
the charity selections! Remember,
you can activate your participation or
change your charity any time in your Account
Manager at https://acc.nntpjunkie.com/user/accnt_main.
Thanks again for the tremendous success of
the Charity Program!
Subject: Direct Read Mail now with Multiple Attachments!
Date: 06/25/2007
Direct Read Mail has been enhanced to include the ability to attach multiple files to mail. The method for encoding attachments has been changed to dramatically improve compatibility with other mail clients. These enhancements were a result of member suggestions and we greatly appreciate the input!
Subject: More Direct Read Mail Enhancements
Date: 06/18/2007
A new version of Direct Read Mail has been installed that addresses some issues members have been reporting. The software was changed to improve the locking of a folder so inadvertent simultaneous access to a box would not cause improper handling of transfer requests. You'll notice there is now a message displayed while mail is transferred that lets you know it's in process. The algorithm for the actual transfer was enhanced which greatly increases the speed at which mails are transferred from one folder to another which makes moving large groups of mail much more efficient.
A shortcut was also added to your Address Book when composing mail. If you click the "To:" which precedes the email address you'll be sending to, your Address Book will pop up and you can select an entry from it.
Subject: Mark Read/Unread Added to Direct Read Mail!
Date: 06/11/2007
Many members suggested we add a "Mark Read/Unread" feature to Direct Read Mail. That has now been implemented along with a "Select All" option. A new item has been added to the main toolbar entitled "Edit" which offers those three options along with moving "Preferences" under that as well. If you have a folder with lots of messages and would rather use the "Select All" option than using the SHFT-Mouse option, just click "Edit" and then "Select All". The Mark Read/Mark Unread option will change all selected messages to be either read or unread depending on which option you select.
Subject: Suggestion Implemented: Create
Your Own NZB Files!
Date: 06/04/2007
At the suggestion of members, a new NZB
selection has been added to the
BatchDownload feature, which will offer
another option for streamlining your
newsgroup downloads!
For those unfamiliar with BatchDownload,
this feature allows members to quickly
queue, decode & download a list of newsgroup
files that they've selected through our
Direct Read News or Direct Read Search web
interfaces. The decoded files are
conveniently packed into a single ZIP file,
which can then be saved to your computer.
Rather than download & scan the entire
contents of a large binary newsgroup,
members can simply use Direct Read News or
Direct Read Search in conjunction with
BatchDownload to locate and acquire specific
posts of interest.
Similar in concept, NZB is a text based file
format that uses Message-ID information to
retrieve specific newsgroup posts from a
news server, without having to download the
entire contents of a group.
Members can continue downloading files
through BatchDownload as usual, or with the
new NZB feature, members can save their
BatchDownload list as a NZB that can be used
in concert with a NNTP newsreader to
transfer newsgroup files of interest! Please
note that the NZB option requires a NNTP
newsreader that supports NZB files, and a
news service such as NNTPjunkie that
supports the retrieval of newsgroup content
via Message-ID.
We hope the new feature is helpful, and
wanted to thank everyone that took the time
to share their NZB suggestions in recent
weeks. If you have other ideas for how we
can improve your service experience, please
take a moment to submit your suggestions
through the following area...
http://www.nntpjunkie.com/contactus.htm
Subject: More Member Suggestions for
Direct Read Mail Implemented!
Date: 05/29/2007
After the most recent version of Direct Read
Mail was installed, members
provided even more feedback in the form of
enhancements to the program. Several
of these have now been implemented in the
current version of Direct Read Mail.
Depending on the font setting in both DRM
Preferences and browser preferences,
some folks were having difficulty
distinguishing a bold unread message from a
non-bold read message. The font has been
changed to gray now on read messages.
An arrow was added to the column title to
show the current sort selection.
Rolling your mouse over the envelope icon in
the message list will now display
the size of the message.
A couple of requests were made relative to
the address book which have been
included. One is a quick "Add"
icon next to all "From" addresses
in email you've
received which automatically transfers the
sender's email address to your
Address Book and prompts you for a nickname.
A second item is when composing a
new message, in the "To:" field,
you can now enter a Nickname or an email
address. The field is now context sensitive
and will display a list of your
nicknames that match the characters you've
typed at any point.
All dates in Direct Read Mail including
dates on received and sent mail are now
displayed based on your time zone setting in
Preferences. To set or change your
timezone, click the Preferences option on
the main toolbar and select your
timezone from the drop-down menu.
Last but not least, members requested we
bring back the “Folder is empty”
message when applicable, which is now back.
Thanks again to everyone who took the time
to request the changes and for the
comments in general!
Subject: Suggestion Implemented: Exclude
Your Mail from System-Wide Filters!
Date: 05/24/2007
We had received some suggestions to add an
option for members to opt-out of
system-wide mail filters. Excellent
suggestion and the feature has now been
added in Spam Hippo! To set your mail to not
be filtered (excluding any filters
you may set in Spam Hippo), go to Spam Hippo
at http://mail.nntpjunkie.com/zmail.asp
and click the "View/Edit Filter
Preferences" link at
http://mail.nntpjunkie.com/acc/user_global.asp.
The third item on the page is
"Apply system-wide filters to my
messages" which is currently checked.
To remove
filtering, simply uncheck the box and click
"Save Changes" at the bottom of
the
page.
We heard from many people on this suggestion
and the vast majority wanted to
keep system-wide filtering so the default on
the setting for everyone is to keep
it in place.
We appreciate the continued suggestions -
many terrific ones that we're working
on at the moment or have scheduled as future
projects. We'll continue keeping
everyone up to date as they're implemented.
Subject: All NNTPjunkie Accounts Now
with 32 Simultaneous Connections!
Date: 05/22/2007
We're pleased to announce that effective
today, all NNTPjunkie Usenet accounts
include 32 simultaneous connections for
either the web interface, Direct Read News
or NNTP.
Subject: DRM Revision Implemented: Speed
Enhancement
Date: 05/21/2007
A new version of Direct Read Mail was
implemented that significantly increases
the speed of common tasks such as opening a
folder and transferring mail between
folders. The changes optimize DRM across all
browsers dramatically and most
notably in the current version of IE. We're
currently working on several
projects with DRM including changes
requested by members and even more
improvements on common functions. We'll be
posting soon about those
implementations.
Subject: Member Suggestion! Multi-Select
Added to DRN Thumbnail View
Date: 05/17/2007
Based on member suggestions, a checkbox has
been added at the end of each row in Direct
Read News Thumbnail and Album Views. This
features now makes it easier to select and
transfer multiple binary newsgroup files to
the BatchDownloader. The checkbox button
appears at the end of each row of
thumbnailed binary files, and can be toggled
to either select or deselect all of the
files within a given row.
We appreciate your continued suggestions,
and we're currently scheduling several
projects to address those requests!
Subject: Introducing the All New Direct
Read Mail!
Date: 05/14/2007
We're extremely excited to announce that a
completely new version of Direct Read Mail
has been implemented! The biggest change
you'll notice is the ability to drag & drop
messages into folders. Direct Read Mail was
originally based on HTML coding, which
proved to be limiting when it came to
implementing new email features within the
interface.
As a result our development team found a new
protocol that supports drag & drop as well
as other tasks that were awkward to
implement with HTML. As an example, a big
change in
the new version is the ability to select
multiple messages either contiguously with
Shift + mouse click or randomly with Ctrl +
mouse click. This, coupled with drag & drop,
make the new Direct Read Mail very easy to
use and much more efficient!
You'll also notice a new menu system with
the look and feel of Direct Read News. To
open a message, simply double click it. If
your Preferences are set to include a
Message Preview Window, a single click will
display the message and a double click will
initiate the "Reply" screen. Many cosmetic
changes to the screens make Direct Read Mail
a much more pleasant experience.
These changes were based helpful feedback
we've received from members, and we truly
appreciate your comments & suggestions. We
hope that Direct Read Mail becomes your #1
email program of choice, and we look forward
to continued improvement of the interface
based on your input and suggestions!
Subject: Direct Read News / Speed
Increase to RAR-Thread Sort
Date: 04/24/2007
NNTPjunkie's Direct Read News web interface
was enhanced today with a new software
version that significantly increases the
sort speed in Thread Sort for both Expanded
and Collapsed. The speed increase will be
especially noticeable in larger binary
newsgroups that contain RAR files. New
incoming articles are already in the new
sort database and existing articles are
currently being converted to the new
database. We expect all articles to be in
the new sort format by early tomorrow.
Subject: 6 Charity Checks Sent Today!
Date: 04/02/2007
We're excited to report that the current
cycle of the "Help A Community" charity
program has resulted in 6 charities
receiving donation checks!
America's Second Harvest
Ronald McDonald House
City of Hope
Lupus Foundation of America
Mayo Clinic
Soldiers' Angels - Project Valour IT
To review the Charity Program: Service
members may elect to have 100% of their
first month's net subscription fee, and 10%
of subsequent renewal fees, directed to the
charity of their choice, as selected from a
list presented during the subscription
process. Term subscriptions; quarterly, semi
annual and annual subscriptions are prorated
to the same contribution proportions and
paid out during the applicable period.
Selection of charity of choice may be
changed at any time. Within the "Account
Manager" area, members can choose to direct
10% of their subscription renewal fees, or
additional service purchase fees, to the
charity of their choice.
New NNTPjunkie members can select their
charity of choice during their initial
sign-up or in their "Account Manager" area
after joining.
We look forward to the continued success of
the Charity Program and appreciate
everything you've done to make this
possible!
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