Ok, Stan just assed the access info to me. I will put it a text file print it and stash it. I think it should be held by at least two board members. Most logical would be the President & Secretary (Jenn, you ok with this?). I think we ought to jump start the incorporation of the club and move our account info with go Daddy to the organization. Since I won't able to attend next weeks meeting we can schedule a board meeting for March and discus it further then Clear Skies Rick Tejera President, Editor SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona www.saguaroastro.org saguaroastro@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of theprof@xxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 12:38 PM To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sac-board] Re: Worrying about SAC's Website All, FYI I just spoke with Rick and have passed to him all logon info that I have for the website. Stan ---- theprof@xxxxxxx wrote: > > Anyway, 2006 is in the past. You just need to pay for 2007. :-) > > Not a problem! > > As for the other stuff, I agree that more than one person should be able to access the account (passwords etcetera). > > Stan > > > ---- Paul Dickson <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 8:13:09 -0800, Stan Clark <theprof@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Paul et all, > > > Membership - Yea I guess I slipped up by not being able to attend > > > meetings due to work scheduling conflicts. > > > > I started this thread is only partially due to you not currently being a > > SAC member. It mostly has to do with you being the only one who > > absolutely knows the password for the account (Steve's not so sure any > > more). > > > > My feeling, is that SAC as an organization should get its act together > > regarding the web site. If something were to happen to you and Steve did > > not have enough info to reestablish ownership, the club would be in a > > world of hurt. > > > > > > > As for account settings, the ISP hosting is in Steve Coe's name and > > > I have not changed password information. So at least two people > > > already have the ability to access the account. Yet steve is the > > > only one who can make a phone call and shut it down / change > > > things. So the real issue is who the ISP will allow to access and > > > make changes over the phone. Right now a phone call from Steve, > > > because he holds the account details (credit card etcetera), is the > > > only way to fix things with the ISP. He alone has the ability to > > > walk the website away from the club. I could change content on the > > > site, but am not able to create more damage than a content change. > > > > Actually you have all the info necessary to call-in when you access the > > account. You would be walked through getting that info. > > > > If the account were a car, having access to the account would not only > > mean having the keys, but the title too. > > > > > > > As for who the domain name saguaroastro.org is registered to, that > > > is a good question. A domain name search shows this information as > > > private. Perhaps your abilities within Godaddy can provide better > > > details to the club. > > > > What you're referring to is a Whois search. One example is > > whois.godaddy.com, another dnsstuff.com. Because privacy is being used, > > there is a second account on domainsbyproxy.com that is holding e-mail > > for SAC's domain. This can be set to auto-forward if needed. > > > > > > > P.S. I let it slip, but if I had received a reminder about my dues, > > > I would have sent a check. What will it take $$ to get back in good > > > standing? > > > > There is a line between reminding and harassing. I set it at one > > reminder last year (Feb 22) and you replied four days later that you were > > sending a check that day. I brought the subject up with Rick at least > > one time (maybe several) but I don't know whether he sent you a reminder > > or not. > > > > Anyway, 2006 is in the past. You just need to pay for 2007. :-) > > > > -Paul > > > > > >