[authorafrica] AuthorAfrica Archive on the Web
- From: "Bruce Cook, AuthorMe.com" <cookcomm@xxxxxxx>
- To: AuthorAfrica ListServe <authorafrica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 18:47:20 -0700 (PDT)
Dear Think Tank members,
I have now been able to research the question Anietie
raised about AuthorAfrica being visible on the web.
Here are my findings, and a question for everyone to
answer.
Meanwhile, again, please accept my profound apologies.
If I had more full investigated the features on the
freelists.org website, I would have known that our
messages would be visible. Instead, in my haste, I
failed to notice this important feature and thus may
have inadvertently permitted private messages from
myself and others to go out on the web. So, at this
point, I humbly ask your opinion on what we should do
next.
First, yes, I was able to confirm that our messages
have been posted on the web by freelists.org. I
believe few would run across them, since key words are
few, but anyone searching for AuthorAfrica would
surely see us.
Second, I have corresponded today with the portal
administrator at freelists.org, and he has given me a
method to password protect the archive.
However, as a matter of policy, he recommends that we
strongly consider not using a password. He feels that
the mission of freelists.org is to make such
discussions available to the public, and he suggests
that we may have less control over technical aspects
of the listserve if we do use a password.
So I turn to you, the exclusive members of this
archive, for a decision.
Please let me know, via the archive or via personal
email to me, whether you feel we should password
protect the archive. if I do not hear from you, I will
have to assume that we will continue to operate in the
open.
Again, my apologies to all.
Thank you for your kind understanding,
Bruce
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