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RE: ADMIN: An Open Letter to the TECHWR-L Community
Subject:RE: ADMIN: An Open Letter to the TECHWR-L Community From:"Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- Users -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:02:38 -0400
Okay, so I was confused about WHO would have to do the work of changing
servers, but my main point still seems relevant; I would be most
agreeable to a solution that requires the least amount of trouble and
expense on my part, and I'm guessing lots of other folks feel the same
way. If I have to go to the trouble of resubscrbing, putting a new
address in my address book, etc, that's going to be a deterrent. Also,
if I have t lay out a hefty fee to continue to be a member, that's going
to be a deterrent. Something like $20/year wouldn't be a big deal, but
$20 a MONTH might be a problem.
However, please note that I said these things would be DETERRENTS. I
DID NOT say I'd definitely drop out if they became the case. I'm just
telling you what my PREFERENCE would be.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Neeley [mailto:dbneeley -at- oddpost -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 7:17 PM
To: Downing, David; TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: ADMIN: An Open Letter to the TECHWR-L Community
David,
It is immaterial from that standpoint whether it stays on the same
server or one elsewhere. A relatively simple transition involving a
change in DNS registration and the same email address, same web address,
etc. would be maintained.
Thus, no need to worry about that point...unless there is a failure to
arrive at a reasonable resolution of the ownership question and/or
someone starts a competing resource.
Let's focus on the most significant points...one of which is to
determine how far apart a realistic pricing might be from Eric and
Deborah's expectations--and if a plan can be advanced to which they may
agree. Mechanical details such as "what server"--while they must
obviously be included--are relatively trivial in the grand scheme of
things.
David
-----Original Message from "Downing, David"
<DavidDowning -at- Users -dot- com>-----
Well, if it's possible to keep running the list on the same server, I'd
vote for a solution that lets that happens, since it wouldn't require
all current subscribers to relocate and resubscribe.
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