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Subject: Proposal for an "Archive" Group

From: "Radra" <infositeus@...>
Date: 2005-06-01

There is a great deal of excellent information presented in this
group. It would be a shame to see members refrain from posting
files, photos, etc. because of limited space.

May I suggest a related group be set up for the purpose of storing
files and photos. The Homebrew_PCBs group would still be used as the
primary place to post messages. Additional archive groups could be
created as necessary to accommodate future storage demands.

The Homebrew_PCBs group can be used to store current files and
photos, say those less than one or two years. Older material can be
transferred to the archive group.

The new group might be called "Homebrew_PCBs_Archives". May I also
suggest that, in the future, anyone posting files and photos, include
the related message numbers in the associated descriptions. Doing so
will greatly facilitate the ease with which this material can be
used. It would be helpful to do this for the existing files and
photos.

The storage problem is not unique to this group but will become
common as other active groups grow in size. As cost of storage
decreases, Yahoo may eventually allocate additional space to its
groups. But until then, a long-term solution must be found.

Lyman