[QCLUG] forum? and mediacom speed tests

[Tim Shearouse]

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PHPBB2 has no trouble driving the processor usage on a 4x 400Mhz Pentium2
box to 100% -- and that's just from hits on the threads, no posting. It
really would take an incredible email load to use that much power. I'm with
Arron on the server footprint point.

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Arron Lorenz <arronlorenz@gmail.com>wrote:

> I really enjoy the LUG e-mail. It is one of the few mailing lists I belong
> to. I already have far to many pages/blogs/forums i visit daily as it is.
> Another one for the LUG would be a little much I think. Not too mention we
> currently get great free hosting from Roadkill. I'm sure the mailing list
> has a very small server foot print compared to a full featured forum/wiki.
> Regards,
> Arron
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Noah Norris <preludelinux@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> agreed maybe having a website wiki or forum only for howto's ( for static
>> not changing content) might be nice but the list i love coming to email
>> i belong to the mac groups list but i forget to even go to there google
>> group page that often .... lol ( honestly we could just update the website
>> for static based stuff)
>>
>> but we could try a monthly irc meeting or even some type of voip thingy.
>> might be able to try this to get more people involved or for those that cant
>> make the normal meeting or in times a meeting could not be possible like bad
>> weather etc etc.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Chris Cooper <QCAdmin@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I personally love the mailing list.  It is the main reason I have
>>> become so active.  I have gmail filters setup for the LUG to throw it
>>> in its own folder, so it stays separate, and the gmail threading makes
>>> it a breeze to follow.  I already have my email open, so I can stay
>>> current without needing to keep constantly revisiting a forum page.
>>> To be honest, I wish I could move more of my forum-based activities
>>> over to email.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM, Dave Bergert <dbergert@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > You can setup digest options (1 email per day vs. 1 per message) from
>>> > mailman:  http://www.qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug if you feel like
>>> you
>>> > are getting to many messages.
>>> > That said i like google groups (RSS feeds, files section, pages, etc),
>>> but
>>> > don't really see a reason to change or move to "forums".
>>> > DB
>>> >
>>> > On Jan 25, 2009, at 8:27 PM, Mark Riedesel wrote:
>>> >
>>> > All very valid statements. Personally I typically don't mind the
>>> traffic
>>> > usually, my mail is set up to automatically sort qclug posts. I'd
>>> prefer to
>>> > keep the regular mailing list, the archives are always useful and
>>> accessible
>>> > as well. It's just every year or so someone complains about the traffic
>>> (so,
>>> > unsubscribe and check the archives when you feel like it!)
>>> >
>>> > mark
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Roadkill the Avatar of Misfortune
>>> > <roadkill-ml@darktraveler.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> 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
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Dave Bergert
>>> > dbergert@gmail.com
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>
>>
>
>
> --
> From:
> Arron James Lorenz
> Reel to Reel Drive In
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