[Boatanchors] Boatanchors list

[Garey Barrell]

john wrote:

>>Personally, I think Al should charge a yearly subscription fee to 
>>use and view the E-mail Reflectors.
>>    
>>
>
>Hi Pete,
>
>Nice idea in concept, but didn't work in practice.
>
>When Jack implemented such an idea on theporch.com (the 
>original BA list ca: 1992 or such) the immediate outcry was 
>deafening. Jack was accused of everything from grand larceny to 
>extortion.  There was a mass exodus to the tempe list, and .... here.
>
>Hams are cheap, and a subscription QTH list would likely shrink the 
>subscription list to a small fraction of the critical mass required to 
>sustain any mailing list.
>
>Just an historical perspective...
>
>John
>  
>
John -

It seems to me that a simple fee for website space alone could easily 
support QTH, and still remain WAY under most commercial options.  
Registering (subscribing) everyone to "look" would be an accounting job 
larger than running the whole thing, keeping up with expirations, etc.

73, Garey - K4OAH
Atlanta