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by Don Rae >> Wed, 18 Apr 2001 5:57:47 GMT

Feedback from users has identified a difficulty of finding information in these newsgroups. We are considering replacing the NNTP interface to the JADE Newsgroups with a set of web-based bulletin boards.

The interface will be functionally similar to the existing NNTP newsgroups. Each existing newsgroup will map to an individual board menu where a listbox will present a list of the topics in reverse date order i.e. newest first. The message display page will also contain a hierarchical list and a navigable graphic of all related messages for that topic, and input fields for you to submit a response to the bulletin board or to reply to the message submitter (with an optional file attachment). Unfortunately, the system will not remember which messages you have previously viewed.

The same search functionality as is currently implemented on news.jadeworld.com, i.e a word search with Boolean AND, OR as well as 'sounds like' phonetic matching, will be available to search all bulletin boards, or a selected board. The selected messages may then be viewed using the message display page described above. All messages posted to any particular bulletin board after an entered date/time may also be selected to be viewed in the same way.

All existing archived posts will be transferred into HTML format.

All comments welcome to drae@discoverjade.com

Please provide your feedback before the end of April.

many thanks

Don Rae
Manager - Internet Services
JADE Marketing

by Geoff Davies >> Thu, 19 Apr 2001 5:50:31 GMT

Unfortunately, the
system will not remember which messages you have previously viewed.

This is a serious limitation that could make the newsgroups unworkable.

Without trawling through hundreds of old postings, it would be impossible to spot a new posting to an old thread?

Geoff