Hi Tom and the group,
Something most amusing happened. In my last post on this thread, a random
equals sign appeared. This was with me using a windows based computer. Who
knows why such a thing happens. Smile.
God bless,
Mark
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 5:50 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Regarding the List
Same goes from here.
I have also written to Ken privately thanking him for his great service =
over the years.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 5:40 AM
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Subject: Re: Regarding the List
Hi Lowell ,
I agree with you about appreciating the list. This list has been a big =
blessing to me and I am grateful to be a part of it.
Hats off to Ken and all his hard work.
God bless,
Mark
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lowell Miller
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 8:25 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Regarding the List
Ken, I, for one, really appreciate this list and it has been a great =
help to me over the years.
I surely thank you for doing this for 20 years and putting up with the =
complaints you get from time to time!
You are handling this as a real gentleman!
Thank you again!
73.
Lowell W8QIY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Scott" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 3:00 AM
Subject: Regarding the List
> As the owner of the list, which I have been for something close to =
twenty
> years now in various places, let me say a few things, in no
> particular order of importance.
>
> First, we have over 230 current active members. That probably comes as =
a
> surprise to a lot of you, I myself didn't even realize it had gotten =
that
> high because I hadn't looked at it in quite a while. Most of these =
people,
> presumably, wouldn't be here if they weren't happy with the list, at =
least
> for the most part, as it presently exists. Now, I will certainly grant =
you
> that those who post to it and run into some unique difficulties when =
doing
> so deserve to have those concerns dealt with if at all
> possible, as a list without its contributors is nothing more than a =
group
> of email addresses. But it is also true that those experiencing these
> issues do not make up the majority of the posters to the list, let =
alone
> the majority of its subscribers.
>
> Second, but related to the above, I personally am probably not going =
to be
> inclined to deal with the logistics of moving that many people from =
one
> list host to another, at least not right now. Both my parents are in
> something less than stellar health these days, and that's taking up a =
lot
> of my time, over and above just the normal obligations of life. This =
list
> is certainly important to me, I wouldn't have kept it going for as =
long as
> I have if it wasn't, but it has to take its place in terms of =
priorities,
> and again, right now, with it running at least reasonably well, it's =
just
> not that high in the stack. Likewise, I personally am not particularly
> inclined to move it to one of the typically-suggested locations for =
such
> things, like Yahoo or Google, both of which present various access =
issues
> of one sort or another, in addition to mining your personal data for
> all it's worth, and/or selling/trading/giving it away to most
> anyone who will take it. I know privacy is becoming more and more of a
> foreign concept these days, but the privacy of my list subscribers is
> still more important to me than that.
>
> Having said all this, however, the concerns about message formatting =
and
> the like are also important, and have never not been so. I would be
> glad to hear privately from anyone who owns a listserv list on the
> icors.net domain who has been able to find a way around them, and in =
fact
> would hope they would have already been in touch if there was one, but =
we
> shall see. Likewise, if anyone knows of such a person, again put them =
in
> touch and I'll do what I can. And most definitely, anyone who wants to
> start something somewhere else is more than welcome to do so, I =
certainly
> don't have a monopoly on lists for blind hams or anyone else. I would,
> however, ask that you do me and the list the courtesy of not trying to
> organize it here. Take it private all you want, but not here,
> please. I think both myself and the list deserve at least that much
> consideration.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Ken,
> [log in to unmask]
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