Snippets #17, Saturday, 21.Apr.2001     (ISSN 1530-9622)

_______________S N I P P E T S

_________________________from James S. Huggins' Refrigerator Door

___________________________________#17, Saturday, 21.Apr.2001

_____________________________________________ISSN 1530-9622




__________CONTENTS

_____1. A Status Report

_____2. Topica Changes

_____3. Two Requests




__________1. A STATUS REPORT

In late August of 2000, my attentions became largely focused on the
changes that Yahoo! was making to the WebRing system.

Yahoo! had acquired WebRing when they acquired Geocities, but had left
it alone till then.

The changes upset many of us. They caused a large exodus from Yahoo!
WebRing and helped invigorate at least two other alternative systems
(RingSurf and Ringlink). They resulted in my efforts that came to be
know as the Wazillion Navbars Project (see http://www.Wazillion.org).
And they took a lot of time from everything else.

These have settled down now and I realized I wanted to get back to my
newsletter.

So, I'm pulling the start cord and firing it up again.




__________2. TOPICA CHANGES

In the meantime, Topica, the service I use to distribute Snippets, has
changed a bit too. It has worked to make it easier to unsubscribe. If
you wish to unsubscribe, just go to the very bottom of this newsletter
and you will see simple instructions.

So, if you like the newsletter, stay subscribed. If you wish to
unsubscribe, that is now easier than before.




__________3. TWO REQUESTS

I have two requests for you.

First, if you encounter something you think I might enjoy sharing,
please forward it to me. I'd love to hear from you.

And, second, if you know of anyone else who might appreciate receiving
Snippets, forward a copy to them so that they can subscribe.