I agree with you Steve.
I'd also say it is more reasonable for all members interested to join the
other list than anything else, as it provides a already familiar interface
etc..
You already provide the URL for the archive group on the bottom of each
message, so i see no reason why people wouldn'd find their way there
eventually. People are too lazy now to join, but when here it is finally
so full that it says "sorry, no way to upload" the stuff will start to go
there and ppl will follow and join.
ST
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:50:04 +0200, Steve <alienrelics@...> wrote:
> I already started another Yahoogroup just for files, but only a few
> have joined it.
> For that matter, I'd rather keep "control" of any URLs, etc. Just
> because I've seen this happen before in several other groups/clubs
> where someone who has control of some vital resource has a family
> emergency, divorce, job change, or falling out with the group and that
> resource becomes inaccessible or worthless to the group.
> I get my website via NeonHQ.com. They have been very reliable. One
> current deal is 200Megs (five times the 20M/20M space in Files and
> Photos here), 3Gig bandwidth for $5 a month. Domain registration is
> $9.50 the first time, $8 a year after. Not the cheapest, but reliable
> and unlike some like Net Solutions, we'd own the domain name.
> That's about $70 a year. Honestly I think it'd be tough to get 70
> people to reliably donate $1 a year. But requiring payment would have
> a freezing affect on the list. If I were not so broke, I'd just cover
> it myself.
> Steve Greenfield
> listowner
>