[TechAssist] Re: Hiding the archives from the public...... **Please Read
- From: "John @ Myers TV" <myers_tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 14:49:47 -0400
I too voted to keep them open. Wayne does raise a good point re copyrights,
though.
John Myers
Myers TV Service Since 1984
Alliance, OH
ph 330-821-6545
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Vanaman" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:22 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hiding the archives from the public...... **Please
Read
> Perhaps this should be discussed for a couple of days.
>
> I for one have full contact information in my sig file. I also have a
> website with two email addresses on it, one is for questions, one is for
> website feedback.
>
> This makes my information readily available.
>
> I run a one tech service center, an ASC for Thomson, JVC, and Sony, and
have
> an ad in the Yellow pages.
>
> I get more trash calls from the yellow pages than I do from email or
> out-of-area calls/faxes. I do have a receptionist that handles the phone
> calls, and I do hear about the calls from Portland and the Bahamas.
Again,
> this is less than the distractions from the locals. I just asked the
> receptionist how many calls we get from New York, etc. She says less than
> one a week, maybe a couple a month.
>
> There is a reason why I would prefer a "closed" list, and that is because
of
> discussions/comments about sending service data, uploading data, etc.
Most
> of this service data is copywrite protected and it is therefore illegal to
> upload/copy/whatever this information, and to put out to, quit literally,
> the whole world to see is not the smartest thing. That said, I think the
> way to handle that is simply for someone who needs information to ask, and
> that thereafter it be handled in direct contact instead of on the list.
>
> I get more spam/junk email from my ISP email address than I do from any of
> the half a dozen email addresses on my web site, so I don't see address
> harvesting as a problem.
>
> I do get two or three Cash jobs a week from my web site, and many of those
> people have seen email posts. I think of it as low cost advertisement. I
> just try not to say anything on the list that I would object to "others"
> seeing.
>
> Wayne Vanaman
> Omega Electronics
> 6904 W Fairfield Dr
> Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310
>
> Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com
>
> 850-456-5995 voice
> 850-458-6369 fax
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 12:51 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Hiding the archives from the public...... **Please
> Read
>
>
> > We HAVE found a way to make the archives inaccessible to the public
> > and/or any search engine. However, once it is password protected there
> > is no going back to the way it is now. Once protected, it is permanently
> > password protected. Also, once it is password protected, even freelists
> > can no longer access it to update the archives. So if the membership
> > decides to password-protect them, what is there when it is protected is
> > all that will ever be there. We want you to vote on this. This is not
> > something to be taken lightly, and the poll will be left up for a couple
> > of weeks to ensure that everyone that wants to vote, can.
> >
>
http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=digger;action=display;num=1089307279
> >
> > --
> > Doug Keller
> > Wis-Kel Electronics
> > 101 Freeland Ave.
> > Terra Alta, WV
> > USA 26764
> > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.tech-assist.org
> > "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you
> > won't live long enough to make them all yourself"
> >
> >
> >
> >
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