Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:23:54 -0400 To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org From: Susan Wall Kronenberg <susan-AT-carouselpuppets.com> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Proposal to move Puptcrit - PLEASE READ Have you looked into Yahoo groups? It is a free service. You can set it up so that you can approve members, and only allow members to post messages. It's got a pretty good spamming filter, too. Susan At 05:09 PM 4/27/2007, you wrote: >Dear All, > >As you know, Puptcrit has been having a lot of trouble with various >ISPs blocking mail from the list's hosting company, DreamHost. For >example, Puptcritters whose accounts are on AOL are unable to receive >mail from the list most of the time. > >I have been looking into possible remedies, and the one that seems >the simplest and most attractive is to move the list to a so-called >"virtual private server" that has its own non-shared mail system. >This means that mail coming from it would not be in danger of >blocking - since the server would "belong" to me and I don't intend >to do any spamming ;-). > >Apollo Hosting, a company I have had other dealings with for a number >of years, offers just the right Virtual Private Server plan - the >plan includes a private mail server and a list server. The monthly >price, however, is a bit more than I can afford: about $50. > >I am thinking, though, that if each (or even the majority) of the >over 300 Puptcrit subscribers sent me $10, I would have sufficient >funds to pay for the server for several years! So the question is: >Would you (each of you) be willing to donate $10 towards moving >Puptcrit to its a private server, so that we end the stupid blocking >problems that have been plaguing the list. > >Please don't respond to this question on Puptcrit, since that would >only clutter the list. Instead, go to > > http://www.driftline.org/puptcrit/poll.php > >and take the Yes/No poll that I have set up there (you don't have to >vote if your answer is No - unless you wish to). There is also an >option of leaving a comment, if you so desire. > >If I get enough Yes votes, I'l let you know the proposed mechanics of >making the donation. > > >Yours, > >-malgosia, Puptcrit co-moderator >_______________________________________________ >List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >Admin interface: >http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org >Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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