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<DIV> Phelim - Regarding your ideas of purchasing a server for
the Ansteorran pages: </DIV>
<DIV> My only question is who is paying for the lease of the
T1 line for this endeavor? Not to mention the headache of protecting the
server from getting hacked, the day to day administration of the server, the
constant maintenance to the pages, and the list goes on and
on..................</DIV>
<DIV> Has anyone proposed the idea of leasing space on a
server through a commercial provider? Many of these companies will provide
plenty of space for the Ansteorran pages along with enough e-mail addresses for
the Great Officers of State along with the ability to auto-forward messages in
those mailboxes. Also, most of these companies will take care of the
hassle of registering a domain name for the server. The best part of all
this is that most of these services start at around $19.95. While
purchasing a server for the kingdom sounds like a great idea . . . if it
is closely looked at the disadvantages outweigh the benefits.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Lord Tristan of Starlake</DIV>
<DIV>Chris Norman, WebMaster <IMG align=right
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<DIV>United States Air Forces Europe</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="mailto:cncnorman@interquest.de">cncnorman@interquest.de</A><BR><A
href="mailto:christopher.norman@ramstein.af.mil">christopher.norman@ramstein.af.mil</A><BR>ICQ#28608672<BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>>Subject: NR - On-line Ansteorra : The Next
Generation...<BR><BR></DIV>>Good Morning one and all,<BR>><BR>>
It has come time for the Kingdom of Ansteorra to step forward into
the<BR>> Electronic Age again. I am asking for all of your help in
this.<BR>><BR>> We have been limping along with our current
configuration of having a<BR>> single website for the Kingdom, with the
Officers and Orders required<BR>> to host their webpages on someone's
personal account. At the Kingdom's<BR>> Red Tape Event I proposed that
we put this to and end by purchasing<BR>> our own server. This server
would allow for the different officers and<BR>> groups to host webpages
as well as mail boxes. This configuration<BR>> would bring the Kingdom
many benefits including:<BR>><BR>> o Consistent naming for
groups webpages.<BR>> o Consistent location for officer's pages
even when the office<BR>> changes
hands.<BR>> o Consistent email address for the officers, Crown,
and Territorial<BR>> Nobility.<BR>> o
Ability for the officers to work on better webpages since they
will<BR>> not be constrained to the whims of their
ISP or employeer.<BR>><BR>> This doesn't even include the issues of
websites disappearing due to<BR>> individuals losing their account or
someone's work chastising them for<BR>> this personal
information.<BR>><BR>> In order to accomplish this goal though, we
need to raise some money.<BR>> I am hoping that many of you will help
in this endeavor to better our<BR>> Kingdom.<BR>><BR>> Many
of you may be asking why this will benefit you since it is aimed<BR>>
for the officers. This benefits everyone in this Kingdom by
bringing<BR>> in new and old members alike. The easier it is for people
to find us<BR>> and the activities we perform, the easier it is for
them to show up at<BR>> our events and activities. As well, it will let
you find the activities<BR>> and interests you have easier and quickly
without having to hunt for<BR>> the information.<BR>><BR>>
If you wish to donate money to help our Kingdom, please send it to
the<BR>> Kingdom Treasurer, Baroness Mirrim of Bristol. These can be
mailed to:<BR>><BR>>Margaret Mitchell<BR>>10509 North Platt River
Dr.<BR>>Austin, TX 78748<BR>><BR>> Do not give me money! Give it
to Mirrim. Make sure that she is told<BR>> that it is to go towards the
Kingdom's Internet server.<BR>><BR>> Just to get an idea of how
important the people at the Red Tape event<BR>> thought this endeavor
was, they passed the hat there and came up with<BR>> $300 just from
what people had in their pockets at the time.<BR>><BR>> We are
looking to raise near $2000 for a new Dell system with 3 years<BR>>
warranty with on-site coverage. It is expected that this system<BR>>
would serve Ansteorra's needs for some years to come. There may be<BR>>
the possibility of using used systems for other purposes, but the<BR>>
primary system is desired to be guaranteed for ensured reliability
and<BR>> consistancy.<BR>><BR>> Btw, it is possible that
price would be lower by the time we purchase<BR>> the system at the
rate systems are dropping in price. The price has<BR>> already lowered
$100 since the Red Tape event.<BR>><BR>> Those people who wish to
have more details of what the final proposed<BR>> configuration is,
please contact me privately. I do not wish to waste<BR>> the time of
those individuals who do not want the details.<BR>><BR>> Please feel
free to spread this to anyone who may be interested in<BR>> assisting
our Kingdom.<BR>><BR>>In Service to the
Kingdom,<BR>><BR>>--<BR>>Phelim "Pug" Gervase |
"The problem's plain to see<BR>>Barony of Bryn Gwlad |
Too much technology."<BR>>House Flaming Dog
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href="mailto:pug@pug.net">pug@pug.net</A>
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