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<br>(presumably overloaded hardware, or new spam), is there any prospect of<br>improvement now that the system has deteriorated this far?&nbsp;&nbsp;Canada Post<br>would be quicker.< At 02:42 PM 07/12/2006, you wrote: >A while ago, Blake Maybank (I think it was) commented that NatureNS >is not archived and therefore not searchable, and suggested to >consider that the list be switched to some other carrier that does >have these facilities. Is it time to consider this seriously, for >the additional reason of the current variable and sometimes extreme >delays? I'm not technically well informed on this to know how much >trouble this would be, or who would get stuck with the job, but some >people on the list seem to be knowledgeable about the >technicalities. Anyone want to bite into this one again? Or is the >performance likely to get back to where it was a few weeks back? Peter Payzant's recent post suggests the problem will not solve itself quickly. It would be a simple matter to shift NatureNS to a Listserv, such as the Yahoo group that I set up for the NS-RBA. It took me about an hour to create the group, and the on-going admin responsibilities are not onerous at all. There are a variety of options that can be used to structure the group, including different methods of allowing folks to join. With the NS-RBA the moderators personally approve each applicant, in order to weed out spammers. But the application process can also be automated, which keeps out 'bots from joining, but doesn't stop a human spammer. So far, with NS-RBA, there has only been one spamming episode, when one member's e-mail was hijacked elsewhere, and used to send messages, but that was quickly fixed. So, as I have said before, I vote for switching NatureNS to a Listserv, and the sooner the better. Cheers, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake Maybank Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm 144 Bayview Drive White's Lake, Nova Scotia, B3T 1Z1, Canada maybank@ns.sympatico.ca (902) 852-2077 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.15/580 - Release Date: 08/12/2006
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