[MF3D.FORUM:1498] Re: Joel/Tom MF Folio II

[Brian Reynolds <reynolds@xxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Talbot wrote:
> Brian Reynolds wrote:
> > 7) I intend to continue using Joel's comment page, but I haven't
> >    spoken to Joel about this.
> 
> I've talked to Joel about moving the comments page over to RMM,
> but he seems content to leave it on his personal ISP account.
> Inertia may have something to do with; we would have to transfer
> the data files and the program source code and re-compile the
> program.  I'm not a Unix whiz, so I would need help figuring out
> how to compile the source and get everything set up correctly.
> That would make a lot more work for Joel, so the comments page
> will probably stay where it is.   Brian, I'll send you the info
> on how to start a new "loop" on the comments page.
> 

As it happens I'm a professional UNIX sysadmin, and the ISP I use (and
used to work for) is very good about allowing various forms of CGI
programming, not just perl scripts.  (They are one of the few still
offering shell access.)

If Joel doesn't mind keeping the comments page on his personal page
that's OK with me.  One less thing to fiddle with.

By the way, I consider this to be Loop 2 (which currently has slides
from you and David Lee).  I don't intend to create a new loop with the
insertion of my slides.

> > I also think that we may wish to ship via a method that requires a
> > signature on delivery (ie., no dropping the package at the door).
> > This would probably mean shipping to work addresses.
> 
> There haven't been any problems that I know of with the existing
> MF folios or the many SSA folios that travel by mail.  This might
> be going a bit overboard.  I've heard reports of some delivery
> methods being unreliable in some parts of the country.  I don't
> think any one delivery service will be perfect everywhere, while
> keeping costs reasonable.
> 

I realize that none of the shipping methods are perfect.  I've had
horrible experiences with all of them.  Requiring signatures was an
afterthought and not that important.

> >     Joel Alpers (Guest 1)
> 
> Joel's guest slides have now made a full circuit (some of us
> saw them twice) so they ought to be sent back to him now.
> 

I'll send these back to Joel when I get his contact information from
Tom.

> > I have no contact information for anyone on this list (other than by
> > going back through my MF3D archives).  Tom has said he would get me
> > the information he has.  Since I don't have addresses I haven't
> > figured out routing yet.
> 
> Changing the routing mid-stream causes some problems with images
> not being seen by everyone, while others see them twice.  I can
> send you the routing as it was for the last loop, but I don't have
> everyone's mailing address.
> 

Any routing changes would be to insert new folio members and perhaps
to optimize for members that have dropped out.  I'd also like to
minimize the per hop shpping charges, but I suspect that has already
been done.

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