🚀 go-pugleaf

I have no idea why I am taking the time to write this.  You're the
same one who threatened to have a CGI script bombard me with thousands
of bogus emails.  I really have to consider the maturity level of the
poster before responding .... ah but I'm a sucker for a good bar room
fight anyday.

>ivler@crl.com (J.M. Ivler) wrote:

>a bunch of stuff that basically comes down to the fact that he wants to 
>be able to increase his traffic on his site and wants to do it by being a 
>"little" yahoo specific to "developers" -- better to list your site in 
>yahoo, where people actually go, or altavista.digital.com, or better yet, 
>goto submit-it and use the forms there if you want to create links to 
>your site...

Silly you.  Don't you do your homework before flaming?  MOST traffic
on one's site is through links at other sites.   The "infamous" yahoo
search engines account for a mere fraction of the hits.  I wonder why
they call this the Internet.  Could it have something to do with
networking?    Can you say networking?  No, not flaming .... I said
networking!

>Let's see, with how many million using the Internet... your users group 
>is what.. how many? and of those, how many are "repeat" and how many 
>times and how often?

Who Knows ... Who Cares!   Considering my site has only been in
operation for 3 months now ..... and considering it's had over 5,000
"original" hits ..... there must be something to the concept.  To be
honest, I could care less if someone felt the site isn't worth
revisiting.  To each his own.  I have specific goals and plans for the
site which does NOTHING more than promote the "Lone Eagles" in
programming. 

Of the "millions" on the Internet ... now many are literate enough to 
know what an autoexec.bat does?   Well we've just narrowed the
field down now haven't we?  

Of the "millions" who will be coming online this year .... a VAST
majority thinks checksum is some banking function.  And the
rest of those wouldn't know their URL's from a hole-in-the-ground.

In a way you are right though.  I do want programmers to be active in 
my site.  But don't think it's because I get off of on counter totals.
Let me tell you my main motivation Mr. Flame!    Remember (just a
few lines ago) I spoke of the vast majority?   They are my bread and
butter.  The non-programming world is where I make my green backs. 
But isn't it ironic that's the average client for most programmers.   

Now let's do some basic logic here:   If you have a group of several
hundred programmers at one site .... do you think Mr. and Mrs.
Average is going to pull the programming rabbit out of the Yahoo hat?
I think not!  And if they did ... no big deal.   After all, Mr. and
Mrs.  Average will have many little averages following them.  

Also most project managers, in search of a programmer, also realize
that time is money and a person could be cashing in their wills by the
time they find just the "right" programmer in some of those engines.

But let's give credit where it's due.  The yahoo's on the Internet do
bring  in a  .fraction of the hits.   There!  I gave it it's due
credit.

>Or use usenat and make it thousands, maybe even millions... and to think 
>thapeople can get your postings from www.altavista.digital.com, infoseek, 
>dejanews, and even the local news server...

SO?  What' the point?  Because their's a mouse-trap it can't be
improved upon or enhanced?   You've got such an AOL mentality!

>and when does the advertising start? Or will there be user fees?

Damn I hate to pop your bubble .... but there won't be on both cases.
I was going to charge to put the files online .... but said what the
heck.  I even give web site space to those who ask!  But if it would
make you feel better.  For you .... I'll charge!

Now get your butt back over to the CGI group where you belong and keep
the CGI newsgroup flaming attitude for your own neighborhood.  

Craig David Horton
DBasics Software Company
http://www.dbasic.com


Craig David Horton
DBasics Software Company
http://www.dbasic.com