[Wswss] A WSWSS requiem and postmortem

[Neil Jessen]

Gentlemen:

I have been trying to send a message to the reflector for several 
days and it kept getting bounced.  I found out that they (qth.net) 
were having problems with their system and a lot of the mail wasn't 
getting through.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that this makes it 
through this time.

I was the webmaster for the WSWSS web site for quite a long 
time.  Since this reflector and the WSWSS web site are important ways 
of spreading information, I think we need to keep both.  Here is what 
I propose.  I have called Dave (WA6CGR) and left him a message asking 
if he would continue to support a website for weak signal.  I will 
take the current WSWSS web site and take all the references to WSWSS 
off and clean it all up.  That way it will continue to be a spot 
where the weak signal community could come for information, nets, 
beacons, etc.  As far as the reflector is concerned, we cannot just 
change the name.  If we want a different reflector name, we need to 
ask for one from qth.com and have it set up for us.  Then one of two 
things would need to happen.  Everyone who is registered on this one 
would need to re-register on the new one OR the list administrator 
could cut and paste your e-mail address from the old list to the new 
list which is what they call a mass subscription.  The better way is 
to have each of you do your own, that way there are no errors in the 
transition.  But this is something that would need to be discussed IF 
the reflector name is changed.

So, at this time I am waiting to hear back from CGR to see about him 
continuing to host a weak signal website.  I have already secured a 
new URL so the web address would be www.westcoastvhf.com

73 for now,
Neil - N6VHF
WSWSS Charter Member #17


At 07:28 PM 1/30/2007, you wrote:
>As I mentioned in another message, I'm willing to stay on as list
>administrator as long as the members would like.
>
>Probably it is better to leave the list as it is.  Even if it gets to
>the point that there is little traffic (which I somehow doubt), the
>archives will live on.  If, for any reason, QTH.net should shut down, I
>would at least download and preserve the archives.
>
>73 de Jim - AD6CW
>
>kr7o at vhfdx.com wrote:
>
>>The reflector does not, nor ever has been "owned" to the WSWSS, 
>>just the name.  The reflector is provided at no charge by QSL.NET 
>>with only occasional requests from the provider (except for 
>>occasional requests for donations to list managers and users).  I 
>>created the reflector in April 1997 in the name of the WSWSS to 
>>promote group activities and to facilitate communications/activity 
>>amongst enthusiasts in the western states.  In Feb 2002 I turned 
>>over list management to Jim, AD6CW.  As far as I know Jim is still 
>>the list manager.  I too would hate to see this resource disappear, 
>>nor would I be bothered if the list name did not change from WSWSS.
>>
>>I don't know if the list name can be changed without creating a new 
>>list.  If the current list is shut down, any archives may disappear 
>>(I don't know how QSL.NET deals with closed lists).