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

[Gary Huff <scirocco86@home.com>]

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

Neal Tovsen wrote:
> 
> > Moron,
> 
> Is that really necessary?
> 
> > why would you do that? Scirocco.org is a full domain with mx
> > records and all. You'd be moving down. The list is fine where it's at,
> > im sure neubayurn has a nice backbone. I've done traceroute's and pings
> > from many netblocks that never have trouble reaching it.
> >       -Gary Huff
> 
> To a point, I tend to agree with Patrick. eGroups (now Yahoo!Groups) has
> more features and requires less maintenance on our part than our current
> system. We don't have to back it up. We don't have to pay for
> hardware/software upgrades. The archives are searchable. There are more
> member services. Etc. Etc. Etc. Frankly, most of us don't care about mx
> records, pings, and traceroutes. We just want useful stuff like searchable
> archives and member services without having to re-invent the wheel. A lot of
> the features would solve common problems like spam wars, asking the same
> question over-and-over, etc. I don't find the idea very "moronic" at
> all...call me what you will.
> 
> OTOH, Brett VanS has a master plan that involves hosting the mailing list
> and web site on his own servers. If he is willing to do the work, we can
> have all the eGroups functionality and more in an environment we control.
> But remember, this is only possible because Brett is willing to do it! I was
> actually going to suggest eGroups too, until Brett told us of his plans.
> 
> Neal
> 
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