[QCLUG] forum? and mediacom speed tests

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:05:48 -0600

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mediacom magically came back to normal before the tech got here today ...

i was talking the tech and he really dont know if anything was fixed that
may have solved the problem.
i just hope it stays up. he did tell me he usually works in Moline area and
that Moline is experiencing alot of problems.

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Tim Shearouse <t.shearouse@gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
>> http://www.DavenportDriveIn.com
>> 563-579-7046
>>
>
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