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From: Clark, Michelle - NRCS, Washington, DC
Date: Mar 24, 2015 7:58AM

No, thanks goes to you! Your due diligence and worthwhile attention to this list is well appreciated.

Thank You,
Michelle Clark
Information Technology Specialist
Section 508 Coordinator
Office of the Chief Information Officer
USDA / Natural Resources Conservation Service
1400 Independence Ave. SW.
Rm. 1669-S
Washington, DC. 20250

O: 202 2609014
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To learn more about Section 508, go to www.section508.gov.

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jared Smith via WebAIM-Forum
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 5:31 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: [WebAIM] Important WebAIM List Updates

When I was first hired here nearly 14 years ago I purchased a new Dell Dimension desktop - 433MHz Intel Celeron processor with 256MB RAM. A few years later (probably 2004) I recycled that 'old' computer, gave it a upgrade of another 128MB of RAM and put it in use as the WebAIM e-mail list server.

This server has run faithfully ever since. It once had nearly 4 years of continuous up time. It has handled almost 50,000 list messages and sent around 80 MILLION e-mails!

Today, I retired that old machine and gave the list a much-needed hardware and software upgrade. Perhaps someday you will find that old Dell in the WebAIM museum - http://webaim.org/temp/OldMailServer.jpg

With the upgrade comes a few list adjustments to meet Yahoo/AOL's ridiculous DMARC mail requirements. You'll notice that the FROM name for list messages will now include "via WebAIM". If you reply to a list message, your message will now be addressed to both the sender of the message you're replying to AND the list itself. This should cause no notable changes to how the list functions. If you notice any issues, please let me know.

I also remind you to continue keeping list topics related to web accessibility. The 10s of thousands of messages in the list archives
(http://webaim.org/discussion/archives) dating back to 1999 contain a wealth of information for you to search.

I'd like to also take this opportunity to thank you for your participation on the list. Someone once described this list as the water cooler of web accessibility. Thanks for making it a friendly and informative resource for all.

Jared Smith
WebAIM.org