RE: closed purchasing group list idea

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Anything that removes Yahoo from the equation is good by me...

Just one thing...

If this is done "properly" this could be an >extremely<
good resource, and a
good test for the kind of collaberative project working that has been
mooted
before. So, if we do it, lets take the time, and care to do it properly,
and
not repeat any of the mistakes that Yahoo have made.

just my £0.02

Paul G.



>From: "Kenneth Watt" <kennethwatt@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] closed purchasing group list idea
>Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 22:23:26 +0100
>
>I'm game
>
>K.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>From: 	Graham Howe [mailto:graham@xxxxxxx]
>Sent:	14 May 2001 22:20
>To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] closed purchasing group list idea
>
>I really would like to get away from the reliance on yahoo as well.
This
>list has been very flaky lately and I am getting a bit annoyed by all
the
>adverts (not to mention a marked increase in spam since the move from
>egroups - this could be coincidence of course). I would have thought
there
>was some way to get a our own list server set up with no adverts,
reliable
>and faster posting and the ability to simply create and delete lists
for
>particular discussions. I have seen a lot of sites now seem to have
some
>form of 'forums' where an initial page shows each forum, the last
posting,
>number of messages etc and this seems a nice feature. If it is a
question
>of
>server space, I have lots to spare on my server which is hosted on a
128K
>connection, but I'm sure others can offer that too. I must admit that I
>have
>not had any experience at setting up lists but I'm sure there is plenty
of
>cheap/free software out there to do that. One thing I personally would
like
>though is to get all these 'linked' lists into a common place, I don't
>really want to be setting up numerous accounts, and if there was a
single
>web based front page to all related lists then it might prevent some
>duplicate postings. Also the ability to search across forums would be
nice
>along with some FAQ pages, we might even want to get some decent chat
>functionality on there which was not dependent on IRC or yahoo or
anyone
>else. I reckon we could build up a nice little resource site for
ourselves
>that could further promote HA in the UK. What do you think ?
>
>Graham
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>From: 	Dr John Tankard [mailto:john@xxxxxxx]
>Sent:	14 May 2001 21:54
>To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject:	[ukha_d] closed purchasing group list idea
>
>I was thinking....dangrous I know...
>
>with all the talk of getting epods, ddar, air con, digital pix, cheap
>memory etc, should we create a private list (I can donate a list) to
>pool purchasing of said items without it being a public showing or
>subjetc to our hosts rules.
>
>Take the memory prices i listed today, i am happy to purchase on
>behalf of others in return for simular help, like the ddar's. But i
>can see that some suppliers would object about prices being shown in
>public.
>
>If there is interest i can create a list tomorow. how about it
>ukha_buy@xxxxxxx !!
>
>Any Ideas
>
>John
>
>
>
>
>
>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>_________________________________________________________
>Do You Yahoo!?
>Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
>

_________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.




Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/