SLIP/PPP (fwd)

[Joe Mabel]

If we do SLIP/PPP dialup and it doesn't result in an increase of donations, 
we'll have a problem.  So, if we do SLIP/PPP dialup,  we have to do it in a 
a way likely to increase donations.

We could have people specifically apply for SLIP/PPP dialup, and the 
process by which they apply includes filling out a form that reminds them 
that this would cost about $200/year commercially & asks for a donation, 
possibly with a "recommended donation" of $50/year.

-----Original Message-----
From:	Bill S [SMTP:bk846 at scn.org]
Sent:	Monday, September 14, 1998 6:55 PM
To:	services at scn.org; scn at scn.org; Email Training
Subject:	Re: SLIP/PPP (fwd)

I've , no doubt foolishly, taken the liberty of lifting this from the
Hardware/Software forum and tossing it into the fray here. I don't totally
agree or disagree with this but we've been looking for user input and here
is a bit of that. There are responses on the forum for those who want to
look there.

There that's my two cents for today.

Bill S          "Unfamiliar isn't equal to difficult."
bk846 at scn.org   "Simple Solutions rarely solve complex problems"


In a previous article, bm816 at scn.org (Kevin Flinn) says:

>
>I was reading the Hardware/Software webpage and the Agenda page for SCN
>and was noticing the talks of SLIP/PPP or some Slirp thing.
>
>I don't know if you want to make SCN into a SLIP/PPP accessible site.
>Even though it would make things easier for the users and people could
>surf the web much more graphically, it would slow things down.
>
>More people would stay online longer surfing.  There would be more
>callers, and more people would start using SCN over other servers because
>they can get it for free.  It would just end up bogging down SCN.
>
>So, all I'm saying is that before considering switching over to SLIP/PPP
>it should be looked at whether or not that would increase traffic flow.
>The way it is, makes it kind of nice, because people that don't want to
>bother with non-graphical interfaces won't use this.  If it was free,
>everyone would come.  There might have to be restricted access or some
>other type of access, but is that what SCN wants to do?  I may just end
>up being another server like AOL.
>
>What do you think?
>
>
>--
>   _____________________
>   <-> Kevin Flinn
>   <-> bm816 at scn.org
>   <-> www.scn.org/~bm816
>



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