[Businessmtg] Fwd: Archives

[Steve Rankin]

Hi BJ,

I'm sorry, but your comment "Each of those servers allowed for removing
shares . . ." sounded like removing individual shares to me. I'm not sure
how I else I was supposed to interpret that.

As for the technical and financial aspects of the archives:

1. Technical: The archives are maintained automatically by the server
software. The load on the server is trivial at most. And as I mentioned, the
archives are simple text files that take up very little space. I hope to be
able to provide some details on that shortly. 

2. Financial: There is no financial impact on ASP. 


As for the load on the server, as I've said before the share archives have
negligible effect on server performance. 

What can definitely affect server performance is the number of emails the
server sends out to the members. 


BJ:
Also, I have seen others confused about (and I experience it too)  of not
knowing if my personal share went through to the recovery meeting or not.
Seems like with your system, individual shares would show up to the sender
too.


Steve:
My system, and many other systems, show me any and all messages I send to a
mailing list. If your systems does not, then that is the result of your
system and has nothing to do with ASP. I believe that this is typical of
systems such as Gmail, but I think that can be changed in your settings.

I don't understand what you are trying to say in the second sentence. The
ASP server sends out shares to EVERY member of ASP, including the
originator. If what you share with ASP does not show up in your email, then
that is the result of settings in your email client.


BJ:
So  you are saying that the "Founders Guidelines" for ASP outrank the
principles of  Al-Anon and that makes ASP different from any other group?
That borders on making ASP not Al-Anon but an entity unto itself.

Steve:
I never said that at all. Not even close.

In fact, our Founding Statement and Policies specifically tell us to follow
the Twelve Traditions:

"4. A Serenity Place follows the Twelve Traditions as closely as possible;
focusing on our similarities with face-to-face meetings and the general
fellowship, rather than focusing on our differences."


Hugs,
Steve