P3D Re: new list, no digest?

["Alexander Klein" <klein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 14 Mar 00, at 15:09, Dan Shelley wrote:

> Another concern, and Alexander and Dalia - please don't take any offense,
> is that keeping the list here keeps it away from control by a for profit
> entity. For example, I would enjoy the added traffic that would be
> generated if I added the list to my 3D site (which I could since I have
> unlimited disk space and free access to my ISP) but would not want to do
> this as I also sell 3D Books and 3D-CDs there. Several of us have large 3D
> sites, and they continue to grow. That is all good, and appreciated by
> everyone. However, I would like to see this list be "seperate" from all of
> us as individuals/businesses. Does that make sense?

I certainly understand your concern - but as far as I'm concerned, I'm 
not running my web-site for a real profit. I've a regular day-job - and all 
the money I "make" with the web-site is invested back into the creation 
of new pages.

Recently, I added a literature database, which is growing steadily 
(http://www.stereoscopy.com/database) and some more stuff will follow 
soon. And the (small) profit I make with the web-site would also allow 
me to pay a few dollars to set-up the mailing-list and keep it running, 
free of charge for everybody.

And I can assure you that I would not place any ads at the end of each 
mail posting. 

Of course I would "profit" from it a little bit, because my domain-name 
would be better known. However, my personal goal is to make 3D better 
known in the world, so aren't we all pulling on the very same string?

Any comments are appreciated.

Best regards,

Alexander Klein, Webmaster
http://www.stereoscopy.com