One question still remains.. Who's going to pay for the domain name every year? Can we find a sponser?
-- Raymond Irving --- Leif W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "C Kissinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 7:57 PM > > Subject: RE: [Dynapi-Dev] JavaScript Scripting > Resources > > > > OK, I get the point. > > The idea is to just redo the SF site. > > > > I thought it would help PR if we had dynapi.com > > or somesuch domain as the "public access" or > > slick "final release" site and concentrate on > > the SF site as dev site. > > Maybe it would be simpler to stay focussed on the > site redesign (which isn't > done yet) before switching ISPs. This way we don't > have to juggle two major > changes at once. But I wouldn't dismiss or devalue > the discussion about > other hosting options if that would be agreeable and > beneficial to the > group. Always nice to have options. > > One point that really sticks out though, we really > should have the DNS > cleaned up so that they all point to the new > (primary?) site, wether it's on > SF or elsewhere. Dan Steinman is the inventor and > reinventor of the DynAPI, > has been the cornerstone since its inception. But > where has he been lately? > He doesn't post, so I don't know if he reads or > cares about the project or > is just to darn busy with all the other things that > come up in life. > > Anyways, the point I'm trying to make, is this > project also has a lot of new > talent who have put a lot of work into this DynAPI > 3.x, so it's maybe not > just Dan's private little project anymore. Again, I > hate to sound like I'm > trying to take something away (i.e. pry the DNS out > of his hands), but maybe > more than one person (some voted DNS group) could > have access to the DNS > stuff so it could be more easily changed in the > future (i.e. not having to > wait if he's on vacation, if other mail is taking > priority, etc.). And not > just one person controlling it who could shoot down > any plans to change > simply by saying "no, it's mine and I don't want to > do it, or I'm too busy > to bother right now". That's my only concern. > > Leif > > > Christopher Kissinger > > Web Development Consultant > > > > Net Industries, Inc. > > www.netindustries.net > > > > > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > >>> Of Raymond Irving > > >>> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:51 AM > > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> Subject: RE: [Dynapi-Dev] JavaScript > Scripting Resources > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Hi Chris, > > >>> > > >>> Please see below: > > >>> > > >>> --- C Kissinger > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> > OK, so if Dan has any input soon or if we > could > > >>> > contact him, we ask him if he's willing to > point > > >>> > his DNS at our IPs? Prefer .com, .org, or > .net? > > >>> > > >>> Ok. Are we planning on moving the DynAPI > website from > > >>> SF to another ISP? > > >>> > > >>> > Like I said, I would be willing to put up > the web > > >>> > space, unless someone else has a better > deal > > >>> > (static IP with in-house server and OC3 > maybe?). > > >>> > > >>> Hmmm.. This is something that the webteam > will have to > > >>> agree on. Keeping the website on SF would > make it > > >>> accessible to all would be sf developers. The > other > > >>> things that comes to mind when moving to > another ISP > > >>> is the ability of the propiety ISP to provide > backups, > > >>> 24x7 support, etc > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > As for PR, you're right Leif. We should > compile a > > >>> > comprehensive list for release all at once, > slightly > > >>> > before launch. > > >>> > > >>> I also like this PR idea. I think it's well > needed. > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> Raymond Irving > > >>> > > >>> > Christopher D. Kissinger > > >>> > > > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> > >>> From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> > [mailto:dynapi-dev- > > >>> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Leif > > >>> > W > > >>> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 > 10:53 AM > > >>> > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> > >>> Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] JavaScript > Scripting > > >>> > Resources > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> Doing a comprehensive check (DNS, web, > mail), > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> Also checked dynapi.net and > dynapi.org, and Dan > > >>> > Steinman has both of > > >>> > >>> those > > >>> > >>> also. All three domains are using > DynDNS for > > >>> > their DNS, so they would > > >>> > >>> need > > >>> > >>> to be updated (i.e. to a static dns > within > > >>> > DynDNS) or changed to a > > >>> > >>> different > > >>> > >>> DNS provider. dynapi.org and > dynapi.net both > > >>> > point to the same RCN > > >>> > >>> cable > > >>> > >>> account while dynapi.com doesn't have > an IP. > > >>> > dynapi.com, .net, and > > >>> > >>> .org all > > >>> > >>> don't hit a standard web server (i.e. > port 80.) > > >>> > This would need > > >>> > >>> changing to > > >>> > >>> hit the webservers. www.dynapi.org > redirects > > >>> > to > > >>> > >>> http://dynapi.sourceforge.net/dynapi/, > > >>> > www.dynapi.net redirects to > > >>> > >>> dynapi.net:82. These would need to > point to > > >>> > the new IP. dynapi.net > > >>> > >>> has an > > >>> > >>> MX record pointing to dynapi.net with > a mail > > >>> > server listening, while > > >>> > >>> dynapi.com and dynapi.org have no MX > records. > > >>> > If we're going to set up > > >>> > >>> mail > > >>> > >>> capabilities (accounts or simply > forwards) on a > > >>> > new server, MX records > > >>> > >>> would > > >>> > >>> also have to be added/updated. > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> As far as the advertisement aspect > goes, I'd > > >>> > volunteer as the primary > > >>> > >>> contact, and if anyone has suggestions > or > > >>> > instructions about where to > > >>> > >>> go, > > >>> > >>> who to contact, how to make > submissions === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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