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Hello tony and others,<BR>
I download from the archive a lot. I have been quiet on this list for a while. I've been wanting to make files for the archive, but I had no means of uploading them. Is there any possible way to do that?<BR>
Thanks.<BR>
Katie<BR> <BR>e> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:54:36 -0700<BR>> From: tony@baechler.net<BR>> To: dectalk@bluegrasspals.com<BR>> Subject: [DECtalk] Status of the archive<BR>> <BR>> Hello all,<BR>> <BR>> Please read this carefully. Nothing has been decided yet. I am seeking <BR>> input from the list before I do anything. Your thoughts are appreciated.<BR>> <BR>> To give a little history, the archive was first managed by Andre Louis. <BR>> He abandoned it and it was taken over by Jayson Smith who still manages <BR>> this list. Finally, I took it over from him because of bandwidth <BR>> issues. I've noticed a decline in new files since Jayson took it over <BR>> with only one or two people regularly uploading. Since I've taken it <BR>> over, no mention has ever been made of anyone wanting to upload <BR>> anything. Therefore, I'm thinking that perhaps the archive has reached <BR>> the end of its interest and usefulness. The main reason why I never <BR>> bothered to set up ftp uploading is because no one asked. Likewise, I <BR>> didn't set up rsync for the same reason.<BR>> <BR>> Here are some things that I'm considering. When I originally took it <BR>> over, I had great plans for it. I wanted to go through every file and <BR>> do some reorganizing, such as by creator or author. I wanted to move <BR>> some of the text files and software around. As you can see, that didn't <BR>> happen. The fact is that I really don't have time to deal with it <BR>> anymore. I have severe health problems and am undergoing evaluation for <BR>> a kidney transplant. My kidney function is 25%. I have way too much <BR>> stress right now to give it the time it deserves, especially if people <BR>> start uploading again. That's why I've been quiet on the list and <BR>> haven't asked people to upload. Also, something that I wasn't planning <BR>> on was a lot of hardware problems. The machine it's on seems better now <BR>> but was very unstable for months. That's why the archive would go down <BR>> for days at a time. That should be permanently resolved now.<BR>> <BR>> I would like to make something very clear. I am not immediately closing <BR>> the archive. Bandwidth isn't a problem for now. I'm undecided what to <BR>> do which is why I'm asking for input. If I don't hear anything, I'll <BR>> probably retire the archive in a couple weeks and eventually remove it. <BR>> If someone else wants to take it over and can give it the time it <BR>> deserves, feel free to volunteer. It still gets a lot of hits and will <BR>> suck your bandwidth without a limiter. I guess I'm leaning towards <BR>> closing it by the end of the year, but for now it isn't going anywhere <BR>> and nothing will change immediately.<BR>> <BR>> Finally, there's something else to consider. That is that a lot of the <BR>> archive is either illegal or adult material. I'm taking a big chance by <BR>> making it available for download. So far it has been fine but that <BR>> could change without warning if my provider finds out. It's low profile <BR>> enough that I'm not too worried, but keep that in mind if you want to <BR>> take it over. I'm putting myself and others living here at risk because <BR>> we could lose our Internet if I get caught.<BR>> <BR>> In conclusion, I haven't done anything with it since I took it over from <BR>> Jayson and I have no immediate plans to change anything. I'm looking <BR>> for input on what to do, but I'm thinking of closing the archive due to <BR>> lack of interest. I can't really keep maintaining it and no one has <BR>> asked to upload anything. Unless I hear otherwise, I'll probably close <BR>> it by the end of the year.<BR>> <BR>> Tony Baechler, current DECTalk archive maintainer<BR>> tony@baechler.net<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> DECtalk mailing list<BR>> DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com<BR>> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk<BR> <br /><hr />Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. <a href='http://www.bing.com?form=MFEHPG&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFEHPG_Core_tagline_try bing_1x1' target='_new'>Try Bing™ now</a></body>
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