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Subject:FW: Just Say NO From:MARY ARCHER <marcher -at- POCAHONTASFOODS -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 5 Aug 1999 12:15:37 -0400
Obviously, I did miss "the mark" here. Thanks to Christopher for
enlightening me. That's what I get for only reading a few of the posts on
this subject!
My apologies!
Mary E. Archer
Manager, TechComm
Pocahontas Foods USA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thiessen, Christopher E [SMTP:Christopher -dot- E -dot- Thiessen -at- ceridian -dot- com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 10:57 AM
> To: 'MARY ARCHER'
> Subject: RE: Just Say NO
>
> I think you miss a critical point in Eric's request. The volume of
> TECHWR-L
> has
> grown so big that the Oklahoma State University server cannot support it
> cost-free. Someone's going to have to pay for the privilege of running
> TECHWR-L,
> which must move from OSU's servers to somewhere else. The cost then
> either falls on the individual subscribers or one or more sponsors. It's
> not
> an
> issue of simply subscribing to the digest version; it's a question of
> whether we
> have a list to subscribe to in the first place. However, if you know of a
> corporate
> sponsor or an available server, that would move the discussion along.
>
> Chris Thiessen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MARY ARCHER [mailto:marcher -at- POCAHONTASFOODS -dot- COM]
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 9:35 AM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Just Say NO
>
>
> I vote a resounding NO to the suggestion of charging a subscription fee
> for
> a listserver!
>
> I would however, advise all to subscribe to the digest version of the
> list.
> You can then choose which posts you read and which you disregard.
>
> Mary E. Archer
> Manager, TechComm
> Pocahontas Foods USA
>
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