I put that on wrong one...No hidden agenda here...I promised no more for Lent ..Man of my word..
On Mar 2, 2017 7:29 PM, "Rory Conaway" <r...@triadwireless.net> wrote: > Are you offering to make me a cement overcoat? > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Thursday, March 2, 2017 7:13 PM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Paul's SUMMARY: List topics and verboseness of > non-WISPnon-business related discussions > > > > This was the tower pit we made for solar panel system. > > > Jaime Solorza > > Wireless Systems Architect > > 915-861-1390 <(915)%20861-1390> > > > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 7:02 PM, Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net> > wrote: > > Done. Does this get me one free Trump endorsement aimed at Jaime? > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Thursday, March 2, 2017 4:04 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Paul's SUMMARY: List topics and verboseness of > non-WISPnon-business related discussions > > > > OK folks, let’s crowd fund the list a bit. Just a few C notes will keep > it running for a year. > > > > If you care to help out, PayPal your dirty socks, used tires and extra > cash to: pa...@pdmnet.net > > > > > > > > *From:* Chuck McCown > > *Sent:* Thursday, March 02, 2017 9:46 AM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Paul's SUMMARY: List topics and verboseness of > non-WISPnon-business related discussions > > > > What paypal account do you want filled with money? > > > > *From:* Paul McCall > > *Sent:* Thursday, March 02, 2017 9:27 AM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Paul's SUMMARY: List topics and verboseness of > non-WISP non-business related discussions > > > > My comment truly was NOT about cost. I GLADLY did this to support Chuck > and support the valued members that found the list a great resource. > PDMNet wanted to give back to the WISP community. > > > > Just for the record, the list costs about $ 150 /month (varies slightly by > traffic) on an AWS server, plus $ 99 /month for medium priority support. I > could cut out the support probably because we haven’t needed it now for at > least 6 months. At the time, there was a LOT of setup, and I mean a LOT to > fully integrate properly with AWS. They are very particular to how email > flows, their API etc. We had this discussion early on, and I believe we > made the right decision. After the loooong setup, we haven’t deal with a > server based delivery issue in over a year. No getting blacklisted, no > other drama. We wanted simple and stable and relatively maintenance free. > I love maintenance free. > > > > I love the light-hearted nature of the members and until the political > season came, the “extra stuff” didn’t phase me (or others). I absolutely > LOVE hear about Travis other business efforts, or stocks people are > investing or anything like that. That’s what USED TO BE labeled as OT: I > wouldn’t want to filter that. I love hearing what this groups other > opinions are on a multitude of OT subjects. On the flip side, I can’t > stand the absolute garbage that gets spewed (JMO) over and over… and > over. We get it. You don’t like the president AT ALL. You want to > continue to trash him ALL the time. We get it. We truly do. You have > fully expressed yourself. You won’t change anybody’s mind who does hatse > the president or his policies. Ever. Move on. PLEASE. JMO > > > > As Forrest said, the better we get at running our business, the less > technical questions get asked and the group has a social feel. While it > does take just a while to delete the obvious junk by its title, it seems to > creep into many other “normal threads” also. The last 6 months, good > contributing members have become distant or gone completely. Some people > do not want to have to sort through the muck. Same reason I chose to never > watch CNN or FoxNews on TV. It’s mostly garbage. Sometimes people don’t > complain. They just go away. I chose to say something. > > > > Chuck wants the list to be self-policing. Create a new subject header > like PRS: for blatantly Political, Religious, and Social) or something > similar and then we can truly filter that “stuff” so we never see it. > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Stewart > *Sent:* Thursday, March 2, 2017 6:57 AM > *To:* Animal Farm <af@afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] List topics and verboseness of non-WISP > non-business related discussions > > > > I offered before to run it for free …. just saying .. and I know there > were others too … > > > > Running mailing lists isn’t a major investment especially if you already > have the infrastructure (which I do) > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > On Mar 1, 2017, at 3:12 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I agree. The list keeps me out of the bar. I know it's too far to drive > anyway, but it's my excuse. I would be happy to through in something to > avoid draining Paul's bank account. There are plenty of us. Couldn't be > more than $100/month each. > > > > bp > > > > On Wednesday, March 1, 2017 12:09 PM, Josh Luthman < > j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > > > > I can two click delete emails from this list, last few weeks have been > utter garbage for sure. > > > > What's the monthly cost of the list? I think those of us that have > benefited from it could throw a few bucks to help you out. > > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 <(937)%20552-2340> > Direct: 937-552-2343 <(937)%20552-2343> > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: > > I shared this with Chuck McCown, and he suggested I share this with the > list directly, so here goes. > > > > *Just FYI, in my normal business conversations with WISPs, I get one or > two people a week tell me they no longer look at the list because of all > the BS, politics, etc. I also don’t use AFMUG nearly as much as I used to > because of that. * > > > > *While it costs me $$ for every email sent (I have never complained), AWS > is very solid and reliable, so it was a great choice. That’s not the point > of my comment.* > > > > *People need to take that junk to some other venue, so we can focus on > important technology and business needs, IMO. * > > > > *It probably won’t change but it’s my 2 cents.* > > > > Paul > > > > > > Paul McCall, President > > PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 <(772)%20564-6800> > > pa...@pdmnet.net > > www.pdmnet.com > > www.floridabroadband.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >