RE: A better Server for the list? here is an idea...

["Griffin, Robert" <Robert.Griffin@bcbsfl.com>]

what happens when yahoo.groups starts charging like they recently began
doing with their auctions>? What if Yahoo goes under? Will we be able to
retrieve all of the archived items? By having one person have control over
the server and files, we are essentially keeping it "in house". I believe
alot of our issues would be out of our hands due to a corporation owning the
actual content? As far as throwing money toward equipment that we won't
necessarily get to use ourselves like servers and such, DEAL WITH IT. The
list owners have done more than their fair share of carrying the expense of
things and even putting countless man hours into maintaining the list and
site. I think a few bux out of my pocket to keep this place going is no big
deal AT ALL. Think about it. 10 bux from 100 people is 1000 bux. That's alot
of cash to help out. 200 people send in 5 bux= 1000 bux again. NO BIG DEAL!
I don't have to have my 5 or 10 bux documented and explained to me. I'll
spend that on some Red Stripe in ten minutes anyway. Jamaican Lager
mmmmmmmmmm
But anyway. Keep list as is, toss out the idea of donation and see where it
goes. I think we will all be pleasantly surprised with our results.

Bobby Griffin
Jax, FL
Black 87 16v



-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Sterling [mailto:bgsterling@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 4:16 PM
To: scirocco86@home.com; Neal Tovsen
Cc: Scirocco List
Subject: RE: A better Server for the list? here is an idea...


<snip Gary>
I will call you a person who does'nt know what that stuff is. There.
Hah. I bet that feels great you non technical person you. Yeah. Member
services?!? Heh, I don't like giving large volume databases like that my
e-mail address.... if you don't understand something don't point fingers
and call bad mmkay.
        -Gary Huff
<end snip>

(please read in a calm, quiet tone)
I think Neal's point was that we're all currently benefiting from the hard
work of a handful of people (Brett and Chris, specifically).  If either of
them decide to call it quits, we're all hosed.  Chris is already annoyed
with some of the BS going on, at what point do we push him over the edge.
The advantage of the yahoo.groups stuff is, as Neal pointed out, minimized
hardware and software overhead and the effort it takes to deal with those
things.  But your right, a yahoo.groups set up is also a step down in some
ways.  Since Brett has a plan to keep the site and list "in house" (Neal
also pointed this out and preferred it), perhaps we should be concentrating
our efforts on supporting that (either through helping, donating hardware,
or donating cash) instead of attacking each other.

BTW, Gary.  You post your email to a public forum (I assume probably more
than one).  Your email is already in a public database.

- Brad
'86.5 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v
'76 International Scout II



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