Homebrew PCBs

You make a lot of good points (if I ignore the snippy stuff at the
end). :'P  It's a huge pain to try and make backups of a Yahoogroup,
although the messages can be downloaded via that software I forgot the
name of, I don't think it grabs links, photos, or files. And I don't
think it allows you to use those downloaded messages without the
program, so each and every person who wanted to read them would have
to buy the program.

Using a secondary Yahoogroup was just a quick, dirty, and free way to
get more space.

I found NeonHQ via WebHostingTalk.com. Which host are you using? Right
now I have about 6 low traffic URLs all using the same bandwidth, I
think I'm on 300M/3Gig for $3.50 a month. I'd gladly upgrade to a
different host as long as it's reliable, as in addition to
Homebrew_PCBs I also want to put lots more pictures and some movies up
for the Klingon club I am in.

BTW, I looked at the videos you'd posted in an earlier link, the
rotating LED rings are beautiful.

Steve Greenfield
listowner

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Alan King <alan@n...> wrote:
> Stefan Trethan wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:26:23 +0200, Alan King <alan@n...> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>  Well things like that get a bit obtuse, I've seen it done before and
> >>the percentage of use is usually very low on secondary outlets..
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
> >Well, it's certainly much less "secondary" than a different
webspace at a  
> >different provider
> >
>   Pretty meaningless, all points on the net are about the same work 
> away.  Heck the primary group itself has a more secondary files access 
> method than a real open FTP area..
> 
> > owned by a different person.
> >  
> >
>   Like who?  What part of donating or selling a portion of my webspace 
> and bandwidth would lead you believe one would own it less than they
own 
> a Yahoo group?  Read through all the limitations of Yahoo group 
> ownership and you'll probably come to see that one can own just about 
> any other web space far more than you can own a group on Yahoo, no 
> matter who it comes from.  Fact is you better have backups because if 
> you don't have the server in your physical possession you don't have
any 
> real control over it anyway.
> 
> >It's a yahoo group, just like this one, easy to use.
> >  
> >
>   Again, while not hard, not the slightest bit easier than direct
FTP as 
> intially stated, and actually a little less, especially as a secondary 
> file area.  You can't even do something simple here like 
> http://www.superference.com/temp/cnc.avi because of the space 
> limitations.  Get some real FTP space and realize it really won't be
the 
> secondary space in the first place..  That took only a few minutes with 
> a $25 camera to shoot and upload, with free FTP.  Easier than even 
> logging in to Yahoo and uploading a picture.
> 
> >If yahoo groups goes down, both goes down, and without message
archives  
> >the files are not that important.
> >
>   Currently yes, the files are of less use of themselves than they
could 
> be, wouldn't have a thing to do with only being able to use tiny files 
> though?.  Of course if you're trying to explain to me that two 20 MB 
> file areas are better than $5 for some real space or $10 or $15 per
year 
> with hosts rated higher on independent sites than the one Steve 
> mentioned then maybe you're right..  Of course you're right.
> 
> 
>   Ok, I'm convinced now, stick with the split 40 MB.
> 
> Alan