The home away from home for Newton users since 1999.
January 14, 2002
I have unfortunately had to change the way the Newted Community server handles SMTP (outbound) email. If you have been using the Newted Community server (newted.dyndns.org) as your SMTP or outbound mail server, you will need to change your email client to use a different SMTP server. Due to the Newted Community server being flagged … More
January 7, 2002
Well look at that. The 2001 Newties have been announced and not only was the Newted Community runner-up in the Best Overall Web Site category behind Victor Rehorst’s indescribably useful United Network of Newton Archives, but we snagged an honorable mention for the Best FTP Archive. Wow. Imagine what would happen if I actual spent … More
December 30, 2001
I think I managed to stuff all those bothersome command line hamsters back into their applicable cages. And yes, this means that email services should be up and running properly again.
December 30, 2001
Due to a few unforeseen side effects caused by me playing Mr. Smarty Pants sysadmin last night, you may find that you’re locked out of your Newted email accounts. If you’re seeing messages like “** Pop server error -ERR [SYS/TEMP] maillock error 4” and “** Couldn’t complete the last command because a network stream error … More
December 24, 2001
I would like to wish the happiest of holidays to everyone out there, members and visitors alike. And on a related note, I’d like to mention that if you submit a request for a Newted Community membership or email a support question over the next week or so, please be aware that responses may take … More
December 18, 2001
Need a last minute holiday gift idea? The indispensible Newton Glossary has been updated. Oh, and I should mention that this is your last chance to vote for the Newted Community in the 2001 Newtie Awards. Get your tail on over there and dimple a chad for the home team. Pretty please?
December 17, 2001
For reasons previously discussed on this very page, former Newted Community caretaker, Stacey Tenen, was unable to access his email account after the Newted server was transferred to its comfy new home in Calgary. Well, last week Stacey finally managed to wade through the swampy morass of delinquent messages, and forwarded approximately one hundred unprocessed … More
December 9, 2001
Apparently the links to the Proxim RangeLan driver and the modified Newton Devices package found in the Wireless Primer for the Newton article have been broken since the redesign went live. They are now unbroken. Related to this, I’ve finally got with it and added a MIME type to the Apache config files specifically to … More
December 2, 2001
It’s that time of the year again. Yes, voting for the 2001 Newtie Awards has commenced over at This Old Newt. Not that I am trying in any way to sway the free will of the voting public, but now would be the most opportune time for me to encourage you to consider casting your … More
December 1, 2001
Another month has begun and you know what that means. An updated Newton FAQ has been posted for all to peruse and enjoy. And as an added bonus, it gets me off the hook for not posting anything new here for over two weeks. Not that any of you fine folks ever thought I was … More