[Imc-india] Re: [New-imc] imc india - tech support and being linked

[Boud Roukema]

imc-india, new-imc
- cross-post to new-imc because of question on centre-column etc password
and tech help

Amudhan, 
   Great to see your quick and point-by-point reply. This is a 
good way to get work done efficiently and quickly!

On 5 Nov 2001, amudhan ramalingampushpam wrote:
 
> > You can start posting material straight away on the site
> > 
> > http://india.indymedia.org
> 
> where is the password?... how can we start posting materials without password?

You don't need a password to publish. Just click on the "publish"
link and you'll get to:

http://india.indymedia.org/publish.php3

Follow the instructions there. Depending on the time of day and
traffic load, your story might take 30 seconds to appear, or it
might take many hours or a day to appear.

> we are planning to have a meeting soon.
...
> we will post an announcement.
...printed copies...
> we can do that.
...5 documents...
> we can do that.

Great!
  
> > If you want to create madurai.indymedia, then you should
> > 6. also write a free form essay on why you want to 
> > create
> > the site and generally introduce yourselves.
> 
> 
> we have not thought about that. we may do that in future.

OK, there's no urgency. Think about it and talk about it.
  
> > (3c) Outreach. I have done some clicking, cutting, 
...
> > addresses, phone numbers etc of the 23 Madurai
> > organisations I mentioned, listed in the public archive:

I don't think you responded to this one. What are your
feelings about contacting these organisations?


> > (3d) You should email the copies of 4. principles of
> > unity and 5. draft membership criteria with your

> we can do that.

OK.
 
> > (4) India.indymedia.org   versus   madurai.indymedia.org
...
> > In either case, you will need "techies" (people with

> we will discuss that in the group. In any case, we have found some
> friends who can help us technically.

Great! This is very useful, for obvious reasons. Later on, your
local techies will be able to train other Indian techies.
 

> > meeting, and you can certainly start using
> > 
> > http://india.indymedia.org 
> > 
> > straight away.
> 
> how can we start using the site without the password?

As above, just click on "publish". The stories appear in the
right-hand column. Alternatively, if you open the page

http://india.indymedia.org/front.php3

then the stories (the "newswire") fill up most of the page.

Indymedia is an open publishing site - anyone can publish (without
any password).

Password for site management
----------------------------
 The question about the password is for managing the centre column
(and possibly putting things in the left column). I think that new-imc
people would be happy and strongly encourage the madurai group to have
access to this password.

Comments, anyone at new-imc (or imc-india)? 

The question now is to find someone with the password! 
One of these people should have a copy

Vatsan <varadara at cs.umn.edu> 
Stephanie <banerian at u.washington.edu> 
Bonnie <rabbit at cownow.com> 

(Put in "@" instead of " at ".)

Your local "techies" will need to learn some html (and maybe some
other stuff) in order to do this.

Everyone at new-imc: given the recent comments by Siv, Jay and 
Sheri, and the consistent enthusiasm for having IMC(s) in India,
I think now is the time to show that we are serious: we need some
techies to help bring the Madurai group (and they have some local
techies) up to speed...

Boud