Thanks for your reply. My only experience is being a member in a bunch of
e-mail discussion gropus, and I wished to start my own list. I was going
through the FAQs and thought there is probably much more that I need to
learn before starting a discussion group. I have been lurking here too.
With regards.
Hanafy
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Donovan <jdonovan@dns.beth.k12.pa.us>
To: majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM <majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM>
Cc: hanafymd@alltel.net <hanafymd@alltel.net>
Date: Sunday, April 04, 1999 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: newbie questions
>Greetings,
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>>1. How much is the time commitment that I should expect for that number of
>>members. Let's say we are dealing with average 3-5 postings a day at the
>>most (a very optimistic range 0 - 7 maybe?)
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>I'm not sure what "time" you are talking about. An un-moderated list, once
>setup requires no time at all. 0-7 postings is nothing for a good mail
>server.
>It all depends on your experience with computers ( unix in general ) on how
>well you comprehend the docs, and how long it takes you to implement what
>is written.
>
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>>2. What if I move from where I am now? How will that affect the
functioning
>>of the e-mail list? I mean, when I dismantle my computer from the current
>>location, then go to another State, settle down, etc. and restart my
>>computer again?
>>
>If you own your own domain and have addresses mapped to that domain, there
>may be a few changes if you get a different provider.
>It all depends on who your provider is, and how mail is routed for your
list.
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>>3. Is the only memory requirement from my computer that of Mailing list
>>management (MLM) software?
>What kind of machine are you talking about? windoz or *nix. Don't run a
>mailling list off of a Windoz machine. Get a copy of FreeBSD lynix or
>something with open source code. The stability alone is worth the time
><--- hey we're back to that subject :)
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>>4. How can I prepare myself for the task (other than lurking with this
forum
>>and reading the FAQ several times). Do I need special education? Or to
have
>>someone with special technical expertise work with me?
>
>Once again, what is your expetise? how well do you comprehend the docs.
>They have everything written there for you.
>The only special technical expertise is logical thinking and working grey
>stuff between the ears.
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>gluck
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>--jeff
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