Hi folks,

Here's the e-mail I received from Rebekah Skiver of UW, and referenced in my
previous posting.  For your information, I have already downloaded the Gambia-L
archives in their entirety, and will make them available online when I find the
disk storage capacity, and archiving facility.

Thanks.

Katim

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> From: Rebekah Skiver <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Katim S. Touray <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Gambia-L
> Date: Thursday, May 20, 1999 11:42 AM
>
> Katim,
>
> Thank you very much for your message - I'm glad you've found our services
> helpful over the past three years.  I hope things go as well at St. Johns.
> Since I started working with ListProc last year, I always found you to be
> a very courteous and responsible owner.
>
> I've placed a tarred file on the anonymous ftp server:
>
> ftp.u.washington.edu
>
> You will find it in the public/gambia directory. You can untar it once it
> is on a unix machine by using the following command:
>
> tar -xvf gambia.tar
>
> If this file format doesn't work for you, let me know. I can untar the
> file and place all of the individual files on the ftp server. I didn't do
> this originally because I didn't think you would want to transfer that
> many files! I can also put them on a zip disk for you if you send me one
> with return postage.
>
> Just let me know when you have the archives and I'll have the list removed
> from the ListProc server.
>
> Best of luck to you and the list!
>
> --
> Rebekah Skiver                Client Services
> [log in to unmask]    Computing & Communications
> 206-543-8121                  Box 355670, University of Washington
>
>
> On Thu, 20 May 1999, Katim S. Touray wrote:
>
> > Dear Rebekah,
> >
> > I am writing to inform you that we have found a new home for Gambia-L.  I
was
> > able to move Gambia-L to the Listserve server at St. Johns University in
New
> > York City, and have successfully transferred all present subscribers to the
> > list.  For this reason, we will no longer be needing Gambia-L at your site,
and
> > you can go ahead and delete it.  I have already sent out a mailing on
Gambia-L
> > at St. Johns to the effect that all postings must now be sent to the St.
Johns
> > server.
> >
> > I should mention that we would be grateful if you can kindly save the
Gambia-L
> > archives for us.  I would like to download them either to my PC or to my
Web
> > site if you can put them in a temporary directory I can ftp them from.
Please
> > let me know as soon as you've made arrangments for me, and also how I can
> > access them for download.
> >
> > I would like to take this opportunity to, on behalf of all subscribers to
> > Gambia-L, and indeed all those who wish The Gambia well, express our
sincere
> > gratitude to you and the University of Washington, Seattle for hosting
Gambia-L
> > since January 31, 1996.  It's well over 3 years since you started hosting
> > Gambia-L, and we have found your service very helpful, and courteous.  I am
> > sure many around the world who have subscribed to Gambia-L at one time or
the
> > other will agree that you have contributed in no small way to helping The
> > Gambia, Gambians, and their well-wishers benefit from the wonders of the
> > Internet.
> >
> > May I also mention that we feel especially grateful to Mr. Anthony Loum, a
> > Gambian employee of your University who sponsored your hosting of our
mailing
> > list.  Mr. Loum has been patient under very trying circumstances, and
> > understanding when lesser men would have succumbed to anger, or lack of
> > foresight.  I think I echo the sentiment of a lot of subscribers to
Gambia-L
> > when I say that we will be eternally grateful to him for many a times
putting
> > The Gambia's interest before his own.
> >
> > On that note, I wish to, again, express my sincere thanks to you for all
you've
> > done for us, and I wish you all the best in your endeavors.
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Katim S. Touray, Ph.D.
> > Madison, WI, USA
> >
> >
>
>

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