Online Services
A number of services are available that are easy to use and allow you to get more from the web site.
Automatic news
This web site is based upon a system known as a web log. One of its features is syndication through the use of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds. In order to receive an automatic message when a new story is published on web sites, you need a newsreader or aggregator on your computer. In fact your email program may already have one built in - Mozilla Thunderbird or Outlook for example. Browsers too - Firefox or Explorer for example - use feeds. You can download an Outlook plugin, or sign up for an online site such as www.bloglines.com. Look for the 'Subscribe to this blog's feed' in any section to set yourself up, or use the Subscribe options in your browser.
Personal email
You can have a free email address based upon the bishopthorpe dot net web site. This gives the advantage of being able to set it up in your email program on your computer - in Microsoft Outlook for example. Your emails however can also be operated in a web browser - known as webmail - rather like using Yahoo or another commercial service. The advantage of bishopthorpe.net webmail however is that you get no advertising on your email screen, and of course you can get access to mail anywhere in the world with internet access. Just send an email to mailstuff at bishopthorpe dot net with your first name and last name, and your preferred email name in the form "your.name" at bishopthorpe.net.
Email lists: Bishopthorpe Friends List
You can join the growing group of Bishopthorpe people who communicate via the Friends email list. Sign up to send and receive news, or to ask questions of local people. To subscribe to this village email list, send an (empty) message to this address. The mail program will send a confirmation request back to you. To confirm your subscription, you just reply to the "Reply-To" address.
Email lists: New Lists
If you want to set a a private list for a group of friends or a club or whatever, just send use the contact form to request it to be set up for you.
Mailing List Manual
Automatic news
This web site is based upon a system known as a web log. One of its features is syndication through the use of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds. In order to receive an automatic message when a new story is published on web sites, you need a newsreader or aggregator on your computer. In fact your email program may already have one built in - Mozilla Thunderbird or Outlook for example. Browsers too - Firefox or Explorer for example - use feeds. You can download an Outlook plugin, or sign up for an online site such as www.bloglines.com. Look for the 'Subscribe to this blog's feed' in any section to set yourself up, or use the Subscribe options in your browser.
Personal email
You can have a free email address based upon the bishopthorpe dot net web site. This gives the advantage of being able to set it up in your email program on your computer - in Microsoft Outlook for example. Your emails however can also be operated in a web browser - known as webmail - rather like using Yahoo or another commercial service. The advantage of bishopthorpe.net webmail however is that you get no advertising on your email screen, and of course you can get access to mail anywhere in the world with internet access. Just send an email to mailstuff at bishopthorpe dot net with your first name and last name, and your preferred email name in the form "your.name" at bishopthorpe.net.
Email lists: Bishopthorpe Friends List
You can join the growing group of Bishopthorpe people who communicate via the Friends email list. Sign up to send and receive news, or to ask questions of local people. To subscribe to this village email list, send an (empty) message to this address. The mail program will send a confirmation request back to you. To confirm your subscription, you just reply to the "Reply-To" address.
Email lists: New Lists
If you want to set a a private list for a group of friends or a club or whatever, just send use the contact form to request it to be set up for you.
Mailing List Manual
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