Author: Graham Banks
Date: 19:27:45 08/24/04
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On August 24, 2004 at 17:01:09, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >On August 24, 2004 at 16:46:15, Peter Skinner wrote: > >>On August 24, 2004 at 16:29:15, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On August 24, 2004 at 15:43:54, Steve B wrote: >>> >>>>hi all >>>>several members have posted offers to explore maintaining the CCC on a >>>>voluntary basis.. >>>>in my opinion going down this avenue would be a mistake for us all >>>>ICD is one of the finest, most professinal ,businesses i have ever dealt with >>>>compare this to someone who might get tired or lose interest in maintaining the >>>>site on a voluntary basis >>>>here one day..gone the next..poof! >>>>consider even now..Steve could have simply posted a message here that the site >>>>is now closed and it was fun...cya >>>>but he did not! >>>>he gives us all a chance to fight for what interests us >>>>i bet the folks over at ICD are the last to want to see this site go because >>>>they love computer chess just as much as we do >>>>you can bet your bottom dollar..if we pay for the site..ICD will move mountain >>>>and earth to maintain a high quality club for us all >>>> >>>>Highest Regards to the fellow members >>>>Steve >>> >>>I disagree. >>> >>>I see no reason to pay for the site if there are other people who agree to >>>support the site on voluntary basis. >>> >>>In the worst case if this site is closed it may be still possible to find later >>>people to support this site or equivalent site for money so I see no reason to >>>hurry to pay money when it is not clear if it is necessary. >>> >>>Uri >> >>I have a server that is almost completely free of users. It is: >> >>Celeron 2.4Ghz >>120 gig drive >>1 gig ram >>1.2tb bandwidth/month >>Red Hat 9 installed >>Apache 1.3.9 (more secure and less hassles than version 2) >>PHP 5 installed >> >>It currently hosts the Crafty website, and one other site that will be done at >>the end of the month. After that the Crafty site will be the only site on the >>box. >> >>I recently helped mirror Rad Tweaker (tweaking utility for Radeon based video >>cards), and the server was pummeled for days on end, yet it never once slowed >>the Crafty site down. >> >>I would be more than willing to host this board, or something similiar. >> >>Peter > > > Hi Peter > This is good news ... many thanks for your offer > which should be accepted the sooner the better. > Kurt Sounds great Peter! Graham.
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