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Greetings:

We've added an instant messaging system dubbed "ACARS." In the airline industry ACARS stands for Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System. Basically what that fancy name is for is a very basic email system that works on airplanes.

The operation of FlightAdventures ACARS very intuitive, however, if you want to keep people from impersonating you, you should register all versions of your name. (Just keep clicking on Join and register every name you have.) For example I registered:

Ben Chiu
Ben_Chiu
BenChiu

Well, you get the idea. We currently don't have a master admin panel for this app, but we'll be working on it as we move along. In the mean time, try ACARS out and let us know if there are any problems with it.

I suspect ACARS should replace the Lobby option on the message board (the lobby was meant for the flight rooms), but would like to hear what everyone thinks.

Enjoy!
Ben

• ACARS minor glitch fixed,Ben Chiu, 20:25z, 07-14-01
• ACARS updated,Ben Chiu, 19:05z, 07-15-01
  • RE: ACARS updated,Tom Hayward, 13:46z, 07-16-01

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Greetings!

We had a minor glitch with ACARS (it wouldn't send messages!)

All seems to be well now, so please go ahead and try it out.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Ben

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Just some revision notes for ACARS. ACARS now:

1. Places focus on UserName box on load of Login and Join screens
2. Defaults to display online users
3. Displays online users after Refresh action
4. Sorts Users, Online users, and Friends lists
5. Sorts Friends and All Users from the Send pick box
6. Displays online users after Clear and Send actions
7. System Messages now indicated as such

Ben

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ACARS will allow you to leave a message for someone who is not currently online.

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Thomas S. Hayward