Re: Donation for List

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I'm hoping to be able to have an integrated web access, but the amxfiles.com and amcgremlin.com sites will still be in operation. I'm personaly not concerned about people posting here when the amxfiles goes down, I can get in touch with Jim. But I do agree it can be confusing. amcgremlin.com is a read only site, so not that bad. People get confused about the log-on procedure at amxfiles.com all the time. I usually end up with an e-mail saying they can't log on when they are just trying from the main web page, and just sign them up. 

As for the archive, I'm not sure what I can do about that. Ralph Ausmann is the official archiver. If anyone wants a CD-ROM with a copy of all the archives since 98 or so, just drop him an e-mail (ralph.ausmann@xxxxxxxxx) and he'll let you know the price. I forget what it was, but no more than $20 for one heck of a permanent resource.

On January 29, 2006 Matt Haas wrote:

> Frank,
> 
> When you're looking, I would say an important feature is to have an
> integrated list archive so we don't have problems with external archive
> sites (like AMXfiles.com) getting un-subscribed and people assuming the
> list is down. Having this would also cut down on some of the confusion in
> the past about who owns what when there are problems (for example, when the
> archives on AMXfiles.com quit working, people post to the list about it
> instead of sending a message to Jim Stone). It would also be nice if
> archive items stuck around forever instead of going away after a year. Lots
> of valuable info has publicly disappeared because of that.
> 
> Matt
> 
> At 02:28 PM 1/28/2006 +0000, you wrote:
> >Fair enough Nick! Hard to say for sure until I decide on a service --
> >range is from $6-$15 a month depending on features and band width. I'll
> >add band width as necessary, but we really don't use that much now. So
> >average is $120 a year. As I stated before, I'll pay for multiple years in
> >advance depending on donations so there may not be a request for donations
> >for 2-3 years (or more) again. I'm not going to suggest an amount -- I
> >know some are unable to donate, and that's fine -- been there, done that
> >myself!! I'll keep the doors open anyway.
> >
> >--
> >Frank Swygert
> >Publisher, "American Independent
> >Magazine" (AIM)
> >For all AMC enthusiasts
> >http://farna.home.att.net/AIM.html
> >(free download available!)
> >
> >original message ---------------------------------------
> >
> >Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:45:28 -0800 (PST)
> >From: Nick ALFANO <71amx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Donation for List
> >To: amc list <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >Frank,
> >
> >It might help if we knew how much the new hosting
> >service will cost for the year.  Please post the list
> >expenses so that we can decide how much to donate
> >based on what is needed.  This will also give us a
> >better appreciation for what we might have taken for
> >granted over the years.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Nick Alfano
> >Alfano Performance
> 
> mhaas@xxxxxxx
> Cincinnati, OH
> http://www.mattsoldcars.com
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