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IGDA London Chapter How To Send Invites to the List

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Using Thinderbird

  1. Follow instructions on GMail site for setting up pop account. Remeber to check the Do Not Delete On Download check box.
    1. If you are only using Gmail, complete the SMTP section as well, else:
    2. In the Account Settings window, select the Outgoing Server (SMTP) tab
    3. Advanced
    4. Add
    5. Fill out details as shown in Gmail Help above.
    6. OK Settings window, OK advanced window.
    7. Select the IGDA London Committee->Server Settings tab
    8. Advanced
    9. Select the SMTP tab
    10. Select smtp.gmail.com:587
    11. OK Advanced window
    12. Select you Default Email Account->Server Settings
    13. Advanced
    14. SMTP
    15. Check that this is the correct SMTP server (something like: smtp.your_isp.net)
    16. OK
  2. File->New->Message
  3. Select IGDA London Committee from the From drop down menu.
  4. Click in the Message area
  5. Insert->HTML
  6. Copy & Paste HTML below
  7. Insert
  8. Change -=-=- xyz -=-=-
  9. Double click on the Read More link.
  10. Select the Advanced tab.
  11. Edit both the href and title section with the correct date.

Using Outlook

  1. Follow instructions on GMail site for setting up pop/smtp account. Remeber to check the Do Not Delete On Download check box.
  2. [Todo]

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        <h4 style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">As always, all
are welcome – IGDA membership is not required.</h4>
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          <p class="smaller"
 style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><strong>-=-=- DAY -=-=-,
-=-=- DATE dd mmmmm yyyy @ 7pm</strong><br>
O'Neill's Irish Bar<br>
73-77 Euston Road<br>
London<br>
NW1 2QS<br>
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        <p
 style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;">The bar is directly opposite the British Library. Tube Stations are King’s Cross and Euston.<br>
        <a href="http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/info_pubbar_2723.html">Click
here for Map and further information.</a><br>
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        <p> </p>
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        <h3>Last Meeting: -=-=- Title of last meeting -=-=- <br>
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          -=-=- blurb -=-=- 
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        <div align="right"> <b><a
 title="Read the full report for our -=-=- date dd mmm -=-=- event"
 href="http://www.igda.org/london/meetingreports/-=-=- data ddMMyyyy -=-=- /"><font
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        <div class="smaller" align="justify">The International Game
Developers Association is a non-profit membership organization that
advocates globally on issues related to digital game creation. The
IGDA's mission is to strengthen the international game development
community and effect change to benefit that community. <a
 href="http://www.igda.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#990000"><span
 class="style1">http://www.igda.org/</span></font></a> <br>
        <br>
If you do not wish to receive information on future events, you may
unsubscribe at <a href="http://www.igda.org/london/lists/"><font
 color="#990000">http://www.igda.org/london/lists/</font></a> <br>
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