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2. We appreciate your willingness to accept and adopt the new PBS Connect Forums
~ 7,600 active users
~ 9,200,000+ page views
~ 12,000+ e-mails per day
3. We had our challenges
Initial slowness of the site
Time-out issues with posts
Red flag functionality
We addressed them
Site speed is much improved
Users will no longer be timed out – ever
With archiving, red flags are now accurate
4. Still hear: Why did we have to change?
Majority of stations have migrated from FC
Very fragmented Express environment
Platforms, Operating Systems, FC versions
Virus, worm and large file related crashes
Migration into a standard environment
Obviates a large number of servers and their associated maintenance and upgrade costs
Eliminates need for FC client maintenance
Consistency of information
5. Looking forward:
By May 1st, all Conferences will be email-enabled
Go to Options > My Mailing Lists while in a Conference to subscribe
Researching new functionality
Chat rooms
Instant Messaging