I think it's a rock and a hard place. It would be nice to have tighter controls of subscriptions but who's gonna do the work, and it'd be a PITA.
But, on the other hand one of these days one of our members is going to get burned with a candid quote being forwarded to a school board member. On a much lesser degree of pain I have had vendors and people representing vendors approach me about products related to products I had mentioned on the list so, as was Abe said, we know they are lurking out there (No offense to the vendors who provide resources and participate as a member in the discussions. I really appreciate their input). But, someday one of us is going to speak candidly about a product and a a...@!! vendor is going to sue the person. Personally. I'd prefer if someone couldn't just type smartboard techgeeks rant and come up with http://www.mail-archive.com/tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org/msg05614.html Jim BTW I don't have a solution On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Michael T. Bendorf <bendo...@a-ccentral.us > wrote: > I have no problem with it - I am comfortable with this list being public. > > --Michael T. Bendorf-- > Technology Administrator > A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 > Google Voice: 217.408.0043 > > "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during > your lectures so that I do not need you any more." > > A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for > others. > > "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the > enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers > using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." > - Alan Kay > > > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Abe Loveless > <li...@lovelesscentral.org>wrote: > >> That's a tricky question, I guess. >> >> It never used to be, but when we switched to the new server... a short >> poll made it sound like a private archive would be more desirable. >> >> With that said, we don't monitor/moderate subscriptions... so anyone can >> join the list. According to mail-archive.com, all you have to do is join >> a specific address to the list... and it will archive. We have also seen >> instances where the mailArchiva folks have added us to their demo archive. >> http://mailarchiva.com/ (and it looks like they did it again). >> >> I can blacklist these specific addresses, if the group feels like I should >> do that. But, that sounds a little like blacklisting a proxy server... >> another one can just pop up and re-subscribe. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Thanks, >> Abe >> >> >> >> >> >> On 10/20/2010 8:26 PM, Tom Donovan wrote: >> >>> Is the archive supposed to be private? If so, then there's a problem, >>> because I ran across this in some Google search results recently: >>> >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org/ >>> >>> -Tom >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Abe Loveless<li...@lovelesscentral.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> http://www.tech-geeks.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/tech-geeks/ >>>> >>>> If you don't know your password, you can have it sent to you using the >>>> form >>>> at the bottom of this page. (Type your email address in the box at the >>>> bottom and click "Unsubscribe or Edit Options".) >>>> >>>> http://www.tech-geeks.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/20/2010 2:51 PM, Schall, Joseph wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Is techgeeks being archived now? If so, where do I get to it. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, Joe >>>>> >>>>> Joe Schall, Technology Coordinator >>>>> >>>>> Iroquois County CUSD 9 >>>>> >>>>> Watseka, IL 60970 >>>>> >>>>> 815-432-3010 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> Tom Donovan >>> Chief Technology Officer >>> Aptakisic-Tripp SD 102 >>> Buffalo Grove, IL >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>> >>> >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > -- Jim Flanagan 4439 N. California Chicago, Il 60625 773 463-5494 Chicago 773 396-4638 cell 231 448-2109 Beaver Island *Privacy Notice:* The information contained in this electronic message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This message is private and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or inside information and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
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