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Re: Prices on c.s.n.announce

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From: dmitri
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 16:35
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In article <1992Sep2.164632.2008@metrosoft.com> you write:
>In article <1992Aug31.222053.25451@liveware.com> modman@liveware.com
>writes:
>> Dear Netheads,
>>
>> [ lots of stuff deleted]
>>
>> An archive server is NOT the solution for everyone, unless
>> it is set up for email response, and there  would be a
>> added time for to put the added time into maintaining such an archive.
>> I could do this, and will consider the ramifications for such a
>server...
>> I like the idea but it costs money to do create, maintain and moderate
>> such a server.
>>
Yes, it does cost time and money, but not more than $20 per month.
In most cases this fee will pay for itself with just one additional customer.
Here is a similar idea: One person maintains an archive and each vendor
pays a fraction of maintainance costs. Each vendor can post to c.s.n.a
something like this:

To get the pricing info on ProductName
Send e-mail to archive@domainname.com   /*same for all vendors*/
with the subject: info on ProductName  /*ProductName different for all
                                        vendors*/
Vendors could then change the info document by sending it
to archive@domainname.com
with the subject: change info on ProductName password


All that the maintainer has to do is to write the archive
software and pay for the e-mail account. ($15/month at starconn.com)

I am sure many vendors will subscribe to this service. As I said before,
the fee will pay for itself with one additional customer.

Dmitri
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