[OZAPRS] ozaprs mailing list

[Richard Hoskin]

Hi Laurie,

I did a search of my email and found that you're email had been filtered
into the junk mail folder. (I've reviewed my filter options for junk
mail.)

I was wondering if you have sent any emails to me direct?

Cheers
Richard
VK3JFK


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozaprs-bounces at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au [mailto:ozaprs-
> bounces at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au] On Behalf Of roughplanet
> Sent: Monday, 8 November 2004 4:48 PM
> To: ozaprs at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au
> Subject: [OZAPRS] ozaprs mailing list
> 
> On August 4 this year, I subscribed to the ozaprs at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au
> mailing list & received the admittedly computer-generated welcome email.
> On October 4, I sent an email to uiview at aprs.net.au requesting
> registration
> details as per the mail I received on August 19 regarding same.
> Having heard nothing at all, I then posted to this mailing list on
October
> 19,  requesting help re the registration of UI-view. The only reply I
> received was from Allan Wallace, ZL1AMW, the New Zealand provider of UI-
> view
> registrations, who was kind enough to supply me with the information I
> needed to register the programme.
> The point I wish to make is that ozaprs would appear, from my
experience,
> to
> be a 'closed shop', and contrary to the 'Welcome' email I received when
I
> first subscribed to this mailing list some months ago, new members are
not
> particularly welcome, and are just ignored.
> This is contrary to my experience with other aspects of ham radio, where
> 'newbies' are genuinely welcomed & the spirit of amateur radio is alive
> and
> well. If you can't be bothered with new members, then close your mailing
> list & no-one will be any the wiser. On the other hand, if this is
simply
> a
> 'one-off', maybe it's time to review your practices to ensure that it
> doesn't occur too often.
> I no longer feel miffed at having been ignored, as there are so many
other
> areas of amateur radio in which to 'dabble' that the apparent exclusion
> from
> one, vis. APRS, is of little concern. It's just a pity that ozaprs does
> not
> appear to either want or need newcomers, unlike most other areas of  ham
> radio.
> Regards,
> 
> Laurie Dare
> VK3HLD
> 
> 
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