William Hindman
wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Wed Mar 25 21:54:06 CDT 2009
Drew ...for me. I'm not interested in changing the limited size text aspects of the e-mail at all ...the current balance has been worked out over several years and I'd not want to monkey with that aspect ...nor do I want to increase the workload on the people who maintain this list and the web site ...people like Bryan and Jim with both the time and skills to do the work are damned difficult to find as it is ...as are moderators with the temperament to take our abuse and keep on doing the job ...they are the heart of this list. ...but a forum base with an e-mail copy option would offer many benefits over our current limitations ...Charlotte has certainly pointed out the negatives but there are significant positives to consider as well ...limiting such a discussion to the BoD assumes they have all the requisite knowledge to fully address such a consideration and we both know that's not true ...good as the current BoD is, it is not the sum of all knowledge, desires, or concern re the future of this list ...ultimately the dba shareholders will decide what is and is not feasible ...but list members must have an open voice in such discussions as this to ensure the BoD are fully informed in the choices available and the priorities that list members have in continuing with AccessD in its present form or updating it to a more modern structure ...the BoD really has no idea of what is possible until they have such input from a free and open discussion on the list. William -------------------------------------------------- From: "Drew Wutka" <DWUTKA at marlow.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:10 PM To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [AccessD] AccessD Forum/was Please Help! > When you come up with a way to make all attachments 100% safe, without > stripping them....let me know, we'll be millionaires! ;) > > As for the limits, no, we do need to have some limits in place. We > recently moved our in house mailbox limits from 50 meg to 200 meg. Get a > 1 meg email replied to on this list about 30 times, that's 30 megs taking > up room in a heart beat. But 100k would ease a lot of issues. I'll bring > it up in the BoD. > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:01 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] AccessD Forum/was Please Help! > > #1 - Agreed. That is a problem, but surely we could come up with a way > around this limitation - after all we are programmers <s>. > #2. No argument there. Spot On! > #3. Or no limit at all, BUT one problem I have noticed is that things > "drift" off the original topic and probably needs to have people more > ProActive in starting new threads instead of just clicking on Reply. > > Max > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM, Drew Wutka <DWUTKA at marlow.com> wrote: > >> #1. Stripping attachments makes our email list relatively safe from >> viruses. >> >> #2. The moderators on AccessD do an EXCELLENT job keeping things in >> focus. >> There is more then enough horseplay, debate, and all around tom foolery >> to >> keep the 'camaraderie', and still keep things civil. It's a fine >> balance, >> and I think it's been achieved here. >> >> #3. Posting limits really were set due to the fact that not all list >> members were on broadband. This is something we may need to discuss on >> the >> BoD list. If it doesn't cost us more to use up more bandwidth, it may >> ease >> some things if we double or triple our size limits. (also, we archive >> lists, so the archives might get too big to host if we do this...). >> >> Drew >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto: >> accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo >> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:44 PM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] AccessD Forum/was Please Help! >> >> I disagree too. IOW, I agree with William, >> >> This IS the place to discuss this. Where else should we discuss leaving >> the >> current status quo. >> >> The moderators do a fantastic job and I have had my wrists slapped more >> than >> once, but the list does have limitaions (but I will still live with them, >> rather than lose the fantastic people that make up this list). >> >> However, as some of you will know, I have been looking for a forum for my >> medical charity and the two I have found are (1) beyound my skill levels >> or >> (2) DotNetNuke which I am struggling with for implemtation - but that >> might >> be a probem with the hosting company who (after spendin £110 of my own >> money) are not doing what they said they could do in their blurb! >> >> I would like this list to :- >> 1. Keep the moderators, but allow different "groupings" so that we can >> "beat >> the drum" if we have issue we wish to discuss. >> 2. Allow uploading/downloading of example mdb etc - after all, this is >> central to what we are doing but we have to jump through hoops to get >> anything other than plain text to communicate/send to each other. >> 3. Allow the jokes and the comeraradery to continue. The relationship >> between the current "membershp" is what gives this List the soul and >> heart >> of the List. Sometimes the Moderators tend to forget this ad they >> shouldn't. >> >> My 2p worth >> >> Max >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> The information contained in this transmission is intended only for the >> person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain II-VI >> Proprietary >> and/or II-VI Business Sensitive material. 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