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Subject:Re: online forum From:"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- worldnet -dot- att -dot- net> To:"Pam Hurley" <hurleyp -at- worldnet -dot- att -dot- net>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 18 Feb 2000 10:29:40 -0500
Check out the services that worldnet.att.net offers. I use some of them and
they have features you can put on your Web site that probably would suit
you.
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Allow visitors to search your Web pages by typing in a keyword or some other
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Provide a simple, easy-to-remember URL for your Web site.
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you select. Promote your own site at Personal Web Pages @att.net and other
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* The Random Home Page feature is a random showing of members' pages. Please
note that AT&T WorldNet Service does not preview any member's site before it
appears.
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Hurley <hurleyp -at- worldnet -dot- att -dot- net>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 8:28 AM
Subject: online forum
>Hi,
>
>I teach writing, and want to create an online forum for students, but don't
>know how to begin doing this. I work as a consultant and not in a
>university setting, so I need to be able to do this on my own.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Pam Hurley
>
>
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Hurley <hurleyp -at- worldnet -dot- att -dot- net>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 8:28 AM
Subject: online forum
>Hi,
>
>I teach writing, and want to create an online forum for students, but don't
>know how to begin doing this. I work as a consultant and not in a
>university setting, so I need to be able to do this on my own.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Pam Hurley
>
>
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