What happens after me?
I have already stated that when my term is done, I will continue to host
OHGenWeb at no charge.
I don't care much for Yahoo, but Google would be more desirable than
Rootsweb. (personal preference)
It's a prediction based on how business operates.
Dale
Internet Access is only $8.99 per month at
KBAnet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: ohgen-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:ohgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
Behalf Of Joan Asche
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:17 AM
To: ohgen(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [OHGENWEB] OHGenWeb Mailing List
Dale,
What happens after you? You won't be the SC forever and if you move the
mailing to your server what about the next SC who maybe can't afford to pay
as you do for your server and then what happens to mailing list
communications?
<snip> If the mailing list is on our own domain on my server, <snip>
Why not some other free mailing list service like yahoo or google.
Also I would like to know where your heard or read that free services that
the parent company will put an end to its free services at some future date.
If this a fact or a prediction?
Sincerely,
Joan Asche
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Dale Grimm <dale(a)kbanet.com> wrote:
The only messages I get from the list (as an administrator) is
unsubscribed users trying to post. And it's usually the same spam
everyone gets. I have yet to receive a request for information from
the list. I get a lot through the website, but not through the list.
That is not the reason I think a change is necessary.
There have been a lot of changes in Rootsweb over the past year. It
is no longer owned by people with a passion for genealogy. It is
owned by venture capitalists whose only purpose is to show a profit.
Rootsweb is not a profit-generating operation. It is a drain on
Ancestry's resources. The reason for the banners and the url changes
is to drive more traffic to
Ancestry.com - and to improve their
rankings. When they changed the URL's to
rootsweb.ancestry.com,
Ancestry.com's Alexa rankings dramatically increased. Visitorship to
ancestry.com more than doubled. Rootsweb apparently was getting more
visitors than
Ancestry.
As soon as Rootsweb is no longer conceived as a PR asset for Ancestry,
all free services will be discontinued.
I have never relied on free services. I pay for my servers. I pay
for my internet connection. And both are through smaller companies
that value my business more than a large conglomerate would. If I
have a problem with the server, I call the NOC and it's usually
resolved within minutes. Same with my ISP. I pay a little more, but I
get better
service.
I have been trying to get passwords for abandoned OHGenWeb sites from
Rootsweb since April and have yet to receive any response from them.
If the mailing list is on our own domain on my server, we have
complete control. We can create whatever mailing lists we want. We
don't have to petition Rootsweb.
Both lists are powered by Mailman, so there would be no difference in
their operation.
Dale
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