Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 16:47:47 -0700 From: Doug Burdic <dburdic@presys.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2365$foo@default> Subject: Re: Anybody Else Not Received Their Newsletter?
> Dear Doug,
>
> If you received CPN 1998 V1, then V2 should arrive through the normal
> mailing process. I've only had my copy for about a week, so there is a
> good chance that yours is still in the US mail system. If you never did
> get 1998 V1, then you probably got lost in our membership database - but
> don't despair! - help is on the way.
>
> I've spent the last two weeks moving the ICPS database over to a UNIX
> system.
>
> In my archeological quest, I've found that an embarrassingly large number
> of members were erroneously marked as in "arrears", when actually they
> were paid up. This was partly due to a confusion about which field in
> the database controlled our mailing label generation, and the fact that
> there have been at least four different people involved in doing the
> updates.
>
> As an improvement to our system, I've got the latest version of the
> database on the web, where it is accessible to ICPS officers only. This
> will allow all the officers to give immediate responses to membership
> questions rather than the vague "run-around" that you may have seen
> before.
>
> I've just sent Tom Johnson a very large packet of pre-addressed sticky
> labels for back order mailing of 1998 V1,V2. This should bring us
> up-to-date, and hopefully be the last word on "missing CPNs".
>
> Please email me if you have ever contacted any of our officers without a
> definitive closure on your membership status. I now have, for the first
> time, complete up-to-date information at my fingertips. All known
> corrections and updates have been applied, so I'm happy to field any
> questions, and to finally resolve any discrepancies.
> I have the database on-line at work, and can answer your questions
> immediately by return email.
>
> New memberships will be most rapidly processed if mailed to
> directly to my home address. This will elimnate a two-week forwarding
> delay that occurs with the ICPS PO Box.
>
> ICPS c/o Rick Walker
> 2060 Oberlin St.
> Palo Alto, CA
> 94306-1315
>
> The latest membership form can be found at
>
> http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/bazza/cps/cpn/member.html
>
> Finally, we can now accept multi-year subscriptions. If you'd like
> to avoid the annual hassle, you can now pre-pay for multi-year
> subscription. This will also help me out by reducing the beginning
> of the year renewal crunch.
>
> kind regards,
> --
> Rick Walker
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Thanks Rick. Just sent you off a personal note.
All the Best,
Doug
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