[QCLUG] forum? and mediacom speed tests

[Roadkill the Avatar of Misfortune]

Personally, I feel that the mailing list is one of the best ways to keep in 
touch for a group like this...  As far as I am aware, most LUGs use them, as 
well as most OSS groups as well.  Forums can be a nightmare to administer and 
moderate.  

I like getting every email, I know I do not respond often, as I'm kept pretty 
busy these days, but I do read them when time permits.  Time being a major 
factor, I don't want to dig through web pages to see what the group is up 
to..

All servers have to go down occasionally, and with a forum, noone can read 
anything, at least with the mailing list, you have those emails, and can read 
them... in case your working off an answer or some such... (obviously 
assuming you are using a local email client) and you can even send new 
questions out, your smtp relay should cache the email and send it to the 
server once it's back up (normally this should be at least 4 days, and I 
don't think I've had the qclug down anywhere near that amount of time since I 
moved it from solo...even there I can't recall a downtime of the LUG server 
of that peroid..)

:}

just my $0.02
rk

On Sunday 25 January 2009, Mark Riedesel wrote:
> Considering how the mail server has to go down occasionally (though I'm
> very grateful for Roadkill's service), creating a group on Google Groups
> might be a decent idea, I suppose that deserves some thought.
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Michael Nelson <
>
> mike.a.nelson@digitalservitude.com> wrote:
> > is it just me or is this email bulletin board just about the worst to
> > keep in contact? i mean why dont we upgrade to a forum or the like? yeah
> > we get the posts but do we need to get every message? to this i said no
> > and opted for the archive. either way you slice it you still have to read
> > through the messages to get the good bits while skipping the formatted
> > and non formatted version as well as the replied to message that is now
> > in the archive for the 4th time. haha the little black putty windows as
> > work is about as nestalgic as i wanna get :)
> >
> > i too have seen crappy mediacom service. i was living in silvis up until
> > the 5th of december but things havent gotten any better in rock island by
> > memorial park. i was actually getting disconnects yesterday and netflix
> > on the 360 is completely useless at say 5pm or 7pm. i have been doing
> > speed tests on and off since december and generally get 3M down but it
> > spikes so much that figure really doesnt mean anything. i too have been
> > told from coworkers that a new modem would help but id hate to drop a 100
> > bucks and then decide to switch because it didnt help matters (currently
> > have the original white surfboard).
> >
> > -------------------------------
> > Michael A. Nelson
> > digital servitude .com