These lists need to be hosted externally on systems that require minimal expertise to manage. The major problem with the current system is that maintaining it requires a lot of technical expertise and time. That is not a viable solution for PTG communications because you can't count on finding another Richard Wells. For two days, there were several school district people spending a lot of time on the blacklist problem from the PTG listserver. While we seem to have fixed it temporarily, this is at best a time limited solution. There are cheap, even free solutions, so this is not a money issue in my opinion. It is a time a management issue. I think the school communications should not use any PTG list, but rather be accessible on a web site or a number of web sites, with regular email reminders to check for new information. The PTG list should be only for PTG communications. Gene Gene Warfel Director of Information Technology Concord and Concord-Carlisle Schools 120 Meriam Rd. Concord, MA 01742 978-341-2490 x 8155 cell 978-815-5986 gwarfel@xxxxxxxxxxxx cc-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: >While this may be a good topic for the PTG Presidents and Diana, I would >caution to not offer this up for debate to the respective boards and >communities. I think we all support the idea of electronic communication; >this is a debate to decide from where the emails/lists will physically be >hosted and sent. I don't see this as a topic that needs wide input. It IS >a topic that may need increased support from the District Mgmt, and >perhaps we can lobby for funds or bandwidth from someone at the District >level. > >Do you know when the next meeting is scheduled? > >Alan Budris >CCHS Admin