Thanks everyone for your offer ... but as of now I am trying to avoid donations. Frankly I do not think donations will cover the cost of running GroupStudy. Plus it will make my job 10x more difficult.
Every day I help people with subscription issues associated with GroupStudy. Most people are pleasant, gracious, and understanding that I do this as a hobby. But two or three times a week I receive an e-mail from someone or some organization demanding I drop everything I am doing and fix whatever problem they are having with GroupStudy. They act as if they are paying a fortune for the service and somehow they have a given right to participate in GroupStudy. In the end it is almost always an internal problem within their organization (i.e. anti-spam filters, firewalling issues, etc.). I can not imagine what it would be like if those people had actually give some token donation to GroupStudy. So what can we do? First we do sell banner advertising on GroupStudy. Please remember to try and support our sponsors or maybe just send a note saying you will keep them in mind in the future. I also like the amazon.com model where when people purchase via GroupStudy they get the same price but we get a kickback. Frankly the bookstore needs to be updated. Anyone want to help out in that regard? Finally I am working on a new project where I plan to take the amazon.com model and expand it to Cisco certification products. The idea is we will resell Cisco certification products on GroupStudy with a percentage of the sales going towards GroupStudy. I am hoping to be up later this week (assuming I can get the merchant account finalized). If you are in the market for certification products (workbooks, practice tests, etc.) please keep us in mind. If there is a particular vendor or product you think we should resell, give me a shout! Take care, Paul Borghese -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eagles Fan Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 11:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: We (Cisco mailing list) are moving ... [7:72060] Right on that one!! don't want this list to go by the wayside. how can I help? >From: "Dennis Laganiere" >Reply-To: "Dennis Laganiere" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: We (Cisco mailing list) are moving ... [7:72060] >Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 18:02:02 GMT > >Paul... > >Many of us feel the same way. If you setup a paypal account, I think >you'll >find a lot of us will help to defray some of your expenses... > >Thanks for all your efforts... > >--- Dennis > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Walker, James, IS" >To: >Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 11:32 AM >Subject: RE: We (Cisco mailing list) are moving ... [7:72060] > > > > Paul, > > > > Can we help you out with this great service you are providing to us by > > making a > > small donation? > > I know I'm not alone when I say that your service has been invaluable to >us > > in > > the Ciscos of the world. > > > > Thanks, > > Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Borghese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:29 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: We (Cisco mailing list) are moving ... [7:72060] > > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > > > We will be moving the mailing list function to a new server. If you are > > currently receiving this list via e-mail, you will be affected. This > > has been planned for some time now but we need to move faster then I > > would like. I just received a bill from our co-location facility for > > the GroupStudy service and let's just put it this way, in most locations > > rent on a two bedroom apartment is less expensive. So we need to try > > and reduce our bandwidth usage (an eventually find another co-location > > facility). > > > > > > > > It has been quite clear for some time now that the GroupStudy server > > needs help. We are dropping an unacceptable number of messages (I > > personally have had five in a row discarded) and the messages that make > > it take a random amount of time to propagate. To fix this, I have > > purchased a new server and bandwidth (at a lower cost facility). We > > will be migrating to the new server in the next few days. Once the move > > is complete we will cut over to the new server. > > > > > > > > But wait it gets better .. We are dumping majordomo as our list > > software! Our new software will allow you to change a number of > > options. For example you will be able to suspend distribution of the > > e-mails, receive e-mails in digest format, change your e-mail address, > > etc. > > > > > > > > You will receive a welcome message with your account information. The > > > > message will contain your username/password, instructions on how to > > login to the server, and instructions on how to unsubscribe. Please > > save this e-mail for future reference. It is also a good idea to login > > to the server and set your password to something more memorable then the > > random password given. > > > > > > > > If you stop receiving e-mails from the list after the change, please > > send me an e-mail (after verifying it is not a problem at your end such > > as misconfigured anti-spam software etc.). > > > > > > > > Take care, > > > > > > > > Paul Borghese _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=72248&t=72060 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
