Thank you I did it just with the help of eric's site .. Cem -----Original Message----- From: aga-member-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:aga-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Tbarber Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 12:18 AM To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Member Chat Subject: Re: [AGA-Member] List Welcome Welcome? Lovely Photos of your tank(s), Cem!!!!! Terry Barber ----- Original Message ----- From: "cem ergin" <cem@ergin.com> To: "'Aquatic Gardeners Association Member Chat'" <aga-member@thekrib.com> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 2:05 PM Subject: RE: [AGA-Member] List Welcome Welcome? > I totally agree > Thank you very much Eric ... without your site i would be lost ... > Cem > www.ergin.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aga-member-bounces@thekrib.com > [mailto:aga-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of S. Hieber > Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 8:09 PM > To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Member Chat > Subject: Re: [AGA-Member] List Welcome Welcome? > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > AGA-Member mailing list > > AGA-Member@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-member > > > > > ===== > 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. 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