Hi Glenn, Do you have any insight about the exact amount that is spent towards the hosting service? If we have a proper figure, it will be easy for many of us to make decision on how much we need to donate. Hope you can communicate with Mac and get the info.
Thanks, Guru Kathiresan > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Glenn Crouch > Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 6:35 AM > To: 'Borland's Delphi Discussion List' > Subject: Management: eLists Future - proposal > > Hi, > > First on behalf of the management team for eLists let me thank you for the > huge response we received, and especially thank those people who have > offered to take over the hosting - the Delphi/C++ community is truly a > good > family :) > > Many respondents also suggested that Mac set up a PayPal link to allow for > donations. So after discussion with the rest of the Management Team, he > has > done so: > > http://www.elists.org/donate/ > > Mac has said: "I will keep things going past dec. 14 regardless, that is > to > short of a period to figure out which end is up. I was in panic mode when > I > set things originally. Don't worry about anything closing immediately, > that's not necessary and I will keep things going as long as possible with > donations and if I don't think its working I'll find someone else." > > He also sends thanks to those who have offered their prayers and best > wishes > for him and his family :) > > Now please note - that all moneys donated will go to the costs of hosting > the lists - as usual, we moderators, will donate our time, Mac will purely > be covering costs - so even if you can just give a few dollars that would > be > great :) > > I realise that we have received many offers to take over hosting - but > that > also involves a lot of time (which Mac doesn't have just now) and it can > also be time consuming for us moderators (and personally eLists has been > taking a lot of my time of late and eating into a bit too much work time) > - > so this option, if it works, will be smoothest solutions for both > subscribers and management :) > > If we don't raise enough then Mac will contact some of those that offered > to > host. Whatever happens we will keep you informed. > > Thanks again for your support and for making this lists work! For the > next > few days discussion of this will be permitted as "On Topic" on all lists - > though you can email me direct (ie off list) and I'll pass things on to > Mac... > > > Glenn Crouch mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > eLists.org Management Team > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi
