BLKBRD-L Notes

-----Original Message-----
From: blkbrd-l - A list for Blackboard course administrators and faculty
[mailto:BLKBRD-L@asu.edu] On Behalf Of Leslie D. Harris
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 9:35 AM
To: BLKBRD-L@asu.edu
Subject: Re: [BLKBRD-L] System Email Address

Hi, Bedan (and others).

Thanks for the very specific information. I tried to find that setting
again, and didn't succeed in finding it on my own until I received the
message below.

That address is actually set to mine. There is a second address on the
system itself that you have to change from the Blackboard server itself,
and not from the GUI. I finally asked my TSM how to do it, and here is
what he said:

You need to change the System Admin information in the
bb-config.properties file.

1. Look for the following lines:

bbconfig.admin.name=
bbconfig.admin.email=

2. Enter the correct information there and save the changes.
3. Finally, run a PushConfigUpdates.bat from the command prompt (located
under \blackboard\tools\admin) to solidify this change.

That's how you do it - at least from messages from that "Lost Password"
and "Copy Course" functions.

Leslie Harris
Blackboard Course Administrator
The University of Scranton

Bedan Kamau wrote:

>Control Panel > HELP > and Local Support contact
>
>
>Instructional Designer
>Office of Distributed Learning
>5500 University Parkway
>Cal State University-San Bernardino
>San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397
>OFFICE: PL- 252
>(909) 537-3416.
>Fax: (909) 537-7637
>bkamau@csusb.edu
>http://odl.csusb.edu
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blkbrd-l - A list for Blackboard course administrators and
>faculty [mailto:BLKBRD-L@asu.edu] On Behalf Of Ramirez, Jose
>Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:00 AM
>To: BLKBRD-L@asu.edu
>Subject: Re: System Email Address
>
>We are using Basic 6.2.3.23. I found that the email address being sent

>is from the Administrator account. Change the email address from the
>Admin profile. That worked for us.
>
>Jose Ramirez
>Systems Operator
>College of the Redwoods
>Information Technology
>jose-ramirez@redwoods.edu
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Leslie D. Harris [mailto:harrisl4@SCRANTON.EDU]
>Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 7:02 AM
>To: BLKBRD-L@asu.edu
>Subject: System Email Address
>
>Hi, Folks.
>
>I know this has come up on the list before, but I couldn't find the
>answer when searching the archives, and Blackboard's Knowledge Base is
>not only messed up right now (it looks like some of the underlying
>frame pages and style sheets have been moved), but that provided no
help, either.
>
>Our system e-mail messages (for when I copy a course or when a student
>uses the Lost Password form) is being sent from an account of one of
>our former system administrators who has now retired. I'd like to
>change that e-mail address, in case a student tries to respond to the
message.
>
>I recall that the setting needs to be changed on the server itself - in

>other words, that I can't do it from the GUI side. But I can't recall
>the details. We're Blackboard Basic 6.3.1, Windows 2003, SQL 2000.
>
>Any solutions? Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>Leslie Harris
>Blackboard Course Administrator
>The University of Scranton

// posted by Bill @ 8:31 AM

From: blkbrd-l - A list for Blackboard course administrators and faculty
[mailto:BLKBRD-L@asu.edu] On Behalf Of Brian Nielsen
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 10:34 AM
To: BLKBRD-L@asu.edu
Subject: Re: [BLKBRD-L] APP Pack 3 Glitch? Small Print / Pasteing

One thing you should check in IE regarding the small type issue: go to
Tools, Internet Options, click on the "Accessibility" button in the
"General" tab and check the box "Ignore font sizes specified on web
pages." That may fix your problem on an ongoing basis, rather than
changing the text size every time you hit Bb.

Brian
At 06:53 PM 9/7/2005, Lynnda Brown wrote:
>As for the small print, again I don't know why, but all the students
>have to do is go to the View menu of IE and change the text size back
>to medium.
>
>Maybe someone who is more technical can explain the "why." I would be
>interested...
>
>
>Lynnda :)

// posted by Bill @ 7:45 AM