ryan1
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Dec 22 15:02 UTC 1996 |
Today, the MOTD says this:(plus a bit of formatting to make it fit)
H E Y E V E R Y B O D Y - WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
We're trying to get a faster computer to run Grex on. A great deal on a
much faster Sun computer has come up. We can pay for some of it from
our savings, but need to raise an additional $1000 to pay for it, and
the seller will only hold it until January 3. We've got $500 already
pledged, but need your help! Every dollar helps; please see agora item
5, or e-mail pledges of support to ajax@cyberspace.org. Thanks! -ra
If Grex can raise a few hundred dollars in a week, then we could use the
current "Grex" machine as the mail machine, and the "new" machine
mentioned in the MOTD could become the new "Grex." Or was there a
different idea in mind by somebody for this new machine if Grex can
afford it?
Second, about the name of the mail machine. I agree with Mike, that
there should be a name such as "mail" or "pop" for the machine. Also,
every machine MUST begin with "gr." (Perhaps gryan1.cyberspace.org?)
So, give the machine TWO names!
Basically, this is an outstanding idea to improve the speed of people
who want to take part in a coversation in party, or who want to
contribute to Picospan. If there is a separate machine for email, then
the "email-only" users probably would have no reason to even log onto
Grex *ever* which would increase the speed of the net link, lower the
amount of things the processor has to do (very untechnical terms), and
finally, open up more ptys for the people who use Grex for things other
than email.
Will this increase membership on grex? Maybe. But if it did *not*
increase membership significantly, would Grex be able to afford the
extra bills?
I think that just about everybody does not want to restrict non-members,
and I agree with this. Restricting users is just not Grexly.
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