Re: [AGA-Member] List Welcome Welcome?

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Considering what Erik gets paid for doing all of this,
which is zilch, and considering all his free time with a 
baby in the house (which has got to be close to zero), I'm
a little embarrassed about all the chores I've been putting
off.

Anyway, thanks, Erik, for clearing that up. And thanks for
websites, the half dozen or so mail lists, and all your
help over the years.

sh
--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> The long answer:
> 
> The service/server bit was a total coincidence.  I got
> Qwest (my ISP) to 
> upgrade the speed on the DSL line because a friend at
> work suggested that 
> I could get much faster service than my 1998-era
> installation, and 
> CHEAPER.  SO I signed right up.  But Qwest told me they
> had to do it in 
> two separate orders, which were apparently, "disconnect
> the old service" 
> and "connect the new service".  Guess which order got
> lost...  I spent a 
> great deal of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on the phone
> with those folks, 
> and the bitchen new triple-the-previous-speed service
> finally activated 
> Wednesday night.
> 
> A few days earlier, we had a power glitch that fried the
> lone serial port 
> on the server that was controlling our aquarium lights,
> and rather than 
> spend $60 for a replacement card, I figured it'd be
> better to spend $400 
> or $500, upgrade the server to something cool (like an
> AMD64 3200!) and 
> give the old parts to my sister.  I had no plans to
> actually do this for 
> several weeks, because I hadn't yet figured out how I
> could minimize the 
> downtime.  But then this ISP snafu happened and it was
> like I was handed 
> the answer on a silver platter.  Suffice it to say, I was
> also working 
> most of Monday through Wednesday on installing the new
> software, 
> recompiling the contest websites, fixing outdated
> database files, etc.
> 
> The only thing I'd add is that a few people have been
> bugging me for a 
> year or more to dump the old clunky majordomo interface
> to the mailing 
> lists.  But I just didn't have time to do it (and
> realistically, I didn't 
> this week either!).
> 
> Anyway, enjoy the new zippier server, and if there are
> any problems, 
> PLEASE let me know.  I don't do this kind of overhaul
> very often.
> 
>    - Erik
> 
> On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, S. Hieber wrote:
> 
> > A new faster server has been installed and the web
> service
> > was changed to accomodate. Unfortunately, the ISP
> company
> > shut down the old service several days before starting
> the
> > new service. The company wasn't supposed to lag  the
> switch
> > like that. So AGA and Krib stuff was in the netherworld
> for
> > a little while. As soon as the service was back up,
> Erik
> > restarted all the mailists and tested to make sure they
> > worked. Like taking the new car out for a drive around
> the
> > block.
> >
> > [Erik will correct me if I didn't get the technical
> details
> > straight.]
> >
> > I think that's all there is too it.
> >
> > Or maybe, AGA felt so friendly, they just wanted to
> welcome
> > everyone again :-)
> >
> > sh
> > --- Terry Thorsen <tthorsen70@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> They changed list software from majordomo to mailman.
> >>   ----- Original Message -----
> >>   From: Rachel Sandage
> >>   To: aga-member
> >>   Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:00 PM
> >>   Subject: [AGA-Member] List Welcome?
> >>
> >>
> >>   I received an e-mail today with the subject "Welcome
> to
> >> the "AGA-Member"
> >> mailing list" and the standard text that comes when
> you
> >> join a mailing list.
> >> Thing is, I have been subscribing for some time. Any
> idea
> >> why I just got
> >> re-welcomed?
> >>
> >
> >
> > =====
> > It's the contest that started international competition
> in aquascaping
> > planted aquaria! AGA's 2004 Aquascaping Contest is open
> for entrees:
> >
> > http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2004.cgi
> >
> > Novices and experts alike show their skills. Past
> winners have been
> > novices and experts, too. You can view all the entrees
> at The 5th AGA
> > Annual Convention. Details/Registration at
> www.aquatic-gardeners.org &
> > www.gwapa.org
> > _______________________________________________
> > AGA-Member mailing list
> > AGA-Member@thekrib.com
> > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-member
> >
> 
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
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It's the contest that started international competition in aquascaping
planted aquaria! AGA's 2004 Aquascaping Contest is open for entrees:

 http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2004.cgi

Novices and experts alike show their skills. Past winners have been
novices and experts, too. You can view all the entrees at The 5th AGA
Annual Convention. Details/Registration at www.aquatic-gardeners.org &
www.gwapa.org
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