Dave,
Who runs the website? To come up with a solution I'll need to get some
info as it looks like BRHS is on a shared server with the LaGrange Public
Library.
Thanks.
scott
On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 09:47:07AM -0600, David Lotz wrote:
> Jan,
>
> Why don't you and Scott team up and get this done! I'm certain everyone
> would be appreciative.
>
> Dave
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Kohl" <jkohl@n...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 2:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] BRHS Mailing list searchable archive?
>
>
> > Thanks for the info, John and Dave, and Scott, if you need any help with
> that, I'll help you out. As well, if these are specific scripts to
> "extract" email from Yahoo groups, I'd be interested in seeing them
> myself...
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Jan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Lotz
> > To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 6:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] BRHS Mailing list searchable archive?
> >
> >
> > Scott,
> >
> > We'd welcome any efforts you might want to expend!
> >
> > I like the idea of a script to archive as we go.
> >
> > As far as the "unusable stuff" we were thinking about the replies with
> 15
> > prior messages from the thread that haven't been deleted, the posts that
> > were intended to go to individuals that contain no pertinent Burlington
> > information, the one word replies that don't really contribute to the
> > thread, or the duplicate posts due to server problems.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott Nauer" <scott@n...>
> > To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 4:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] BRHS Mailing list searchable archive?
> >
> >
> > > John and Dave,
> > >
> > > As an introduction, I have been lurking around this list for quite
> some
> > time
> > > now. I did a quick search around the net and have found some scripts
> that
> > > can make this go fairly smoothly (if they work of course). As I spend
> > time
> > > running servers on the 'net I wouldn't mind looking into this.
> > >
> > > For my 2 cents: The ideal solution would be something that adds to
> the
> > archive
> > > as it happens. I personally am not a huge fan of "delete unusable
> stuff",
> > > even the friday commercial posts have useful information for
> contacting
> > people.
> > >
> > > Anyway, this is something that I could spend some time on...
> > >
> > > Scott
> > >
> > > --
> >
>
>
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> > > Scott Nauer-- http://www.nauer.org
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> >
>
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> > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 04:47:53PM -0500, BNJohn@a... wrote:
> > > > Jan,
> > > > Sorry but we feel that paying Yahoo is a bad idea and would like to
> keep
> > the
> > > > list as it is. We also had an idea that we would like to run past
> the
> > list.
> > > > Since you are right about the small space that Yahoo gives us for
> our
> > > > archives we would like to find a volunteer to take all the archives,
> go
> > > > though them, delete the unusable stuff and then put the good
> message's
> > on the
> > > > BRHS web site, that way we could save our archives without paying
> Yahoo.
> > This
> > > > would be a large job and would require a person with a lot of time.
> Dave
> > and
> > > > I would appreciate any comments any one would like to make.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Dave Lotz
> > > > BRHSlist owner
> > > >
> > > > John Lee
> > > > BRHSlist Moderator
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I am an admin for several Yahoo groups lists, and have a question
> for
> > the
> > > > > moderator(s) as well as somewhat in general.
> > > > >
> > > > > I know Yahoo sent out a poll awhile back to see if group owners
> would
> > be
> > > > > interested in upgrading their list to something better where the
> > messages
> > > > > could be archived and downloaded and such, plus other features.
> > > > >
> > > > > Would the moderator be interested in doing that with this list? I
> > don't
> > > > > know about everyone else, but I'd be willing to pay few bucks a
> year
> > to
> > > > > have a searchable archive of all the BRHS messages. At the moment
> it's
> > > > > rather unfortunate as I'm sure there's tons of information in the
> > thousands
> > > > > of messages in the BRHS short history, but it's very difficult to
> find
> > > > > anything by going back month-by-month.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not trying to make a big fuss, just saying that *I* would be
> > interested
> > > > > in that, if nobody else is interested, I'll just shut up... :)
> I'm
> > also
> > > > > somewhat volunteering to help foot some of the expense to keep the
> > list
> > > > > free
> > > > > for those people who don't want to pay for such a service.
> > > > >
> > > > > I guess the one other thing I'm wondering about is the fact that
> if
> > you get
> > > > > close to your free group limit (20 meg?), what does Yahoo start
> doing
> > with
> > > > > the messages? Dump them? If so, I'd really hate to lose any of
> the
> > > > > expertise that has been shown here...
> > > > >
> > > > > Jan Kohl
> > > > >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
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