Re: FastLane: pdf format NOT necessary Robinson, Craig R 05 Jan 2001 17:30 EST
FastLane Users, One of our users uploaded a virus-infected file to our new conversion software. Our virus software detected it but stopped other files from being uploaded. We are working on the problem and hope to have it resolved soon. --Craig Robinson, NSF -----Original Message----- From: Claire L. Carlson [SMTP:xxxxxx@SELWAY.UMT.EDU] Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 5:15 PM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: Re: FastLane: pdf format NOT necessary Sounds like a great idea - but isn't working out that way so far! We are having problems with this new approach. It isn't completing the upload and is timing out on us. And it won't let us upload files we have already converted to pdf. Claire L. Carlson At 04:25 PM 01/05/2001 -0500, you wrote: >>>> FastLane just implemented this in to production but wants to monitor it over the weekend. FastLane will still accept PDF, but will accept other formats as well (TEX, Word). They will then do the conversion on their end. If all goes well, they will formally announce it on Monday. At 03:25 PM 1/5/2001 -0500, you wrote: Within the last two hours NSF has eliminated the need to convert source documents into pdf format for proposal components submitted via FastLane. This does not yet appear in the "Advisories" on the fastlane home page; the info that pdf conversion is no longer necessary only appears within the proposal, at the individual interfaces where one begins the upload process. Christopher P. Aubry Coordinator, Electronic Grants Office of Rsrch Admin & Advncmnt 2114 Lee Building, UMCP College Park, MD 20742-5141 Phone: (301) 405-4179 Fax: (301) 314-9569 E-mail: xxxxxx@umresearch.umd.edu ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at <http://www.hrinet.org/>http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== *************************** Tammy Custer Ordway Electronic Initiatives Specialist Office of Sponsored Programs Cornell University 120 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 P: (607) 255-5066 F: (607) 255-5058 <http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/tjb3/>http://www.people.cornell.edu/pag es/tjb3/ *************************** Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all! Claire L. Carlson Associate Vice President for Research The University of Montana E-mail: xxxxxx@selway.umt.edu Phone: 406-243-5796 Fax: 406-243-6330 ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================