SCN: SCNA general meeting 6/9.

[Randy Groves]

Some interesting data points:

Statistics for month preceding 010112 :

Total SCN logins: 2671
Total scnhub logins: 758

Statistics for month preceding 020112 :

Total SCN logins: 2287
Total scnhub logins: 241

Statistics for month preceding 030112 :

Total SCN logins: 2191
Total scnhub logins: 630

Statistics for month preceding 040112 :

Total SCN logins: 2430
Total scnhub logins: 742

Statistics for month preceding 050112 :

Total SCN logins: 2461
Total scnhub logins: 705

Statistics for month preceding 060112 :

Total SCN logins: 2377
Total scnhub logins: 602

scnhub logins are those that come in over the telephone lines.  So the
answer is - yes, people do still use the phone lines.  I haven't looked
into the data to determine how many separate logins that represents, but
that could be easily done.

-randy

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Victor Eskenazi <mtsvme at scn.org> wrote:

> i got my first email account thru scn - way back when - and for a while
> attended some meetings.
>
> a number of years ago, with a gmail account, i had any scn email forwarded
> - and on rare occasions may get something.
>
> other than as a web site providing non-commercial space for non-profits,
> really, what purpose does scn serve anymore?
>
> i pity anyone dependent on dial-up internet "service".  depending on
> location, even watching low-cost dsl downloading is like watching paint dry
> - in the rain...   :-)
>
> DOES anyone use dial-up, scn webmail or pine for email???
>
> just wondering . . . maybe scn can do whatever needs to do on commercial
> servers with purchase of a web site???
>
> v
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Randy Groves <randy at scn.org> wrote:
>
>> The idea certainly has potential.  A topic that came up several times at
>> the meeting and does need to be addressed at some point is that we are
>> hugely at the mercy of SPL and their network connection.  I was not privy
>> to any discussions specifically on this issue, but in the past there have
>> been (via hearsay) statements by the library to the effect that if we start
>> becoming a drain on the resources, we may be asked to leave.  So that has
>> to be kept in the back of our minds as we contemplate additional services.
>> In a way, it would be a positive, though - to become popular enough again
>> that we pose a dilemma for the library ...
>>
>> -randy
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 2:30 PM, <sc at sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
>>
>>>  We decided on setting up a mailing list (I know, another one)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Randy,
>>>
>>> If you can find someone with current access to the SCN system
>>> who wants to do it, please transfer the ownership of the old scn
>>> list to whoever that is. It would cut down on my spam-bounce
>>> messages. Thanks.
>>>
>>> Almost the only volunteer Internet thing I'm doing these days is
>>> helping with Marty McLaren's Web site (marty4ssd.com). It'd be
>>> nice to have a place to stream video of public meetings and
>>> such, and not be limited to 32kbps or 48kbps .mp3 audio files.
>>> I've tried Youtube and it works, but it'd be nice to have a
>>> better alternative.
>>>
>>> The Seattle Channel's School Board videos are 256kbps for the
>>> audio and video combined. That's about the same bandwidth as
>>> some MP3 Internet radio streams. Low-end video is starting to be
>>> less far-fetched than it used to be. Even bumping the bitrate to
>>> twice that might be less laughable than you think. What would be
>>> particularly fun is eventually developing the capability to
>>> stream video live from field locations via Wifi or cell phone
>>> data links. People are out there doing stuff. It's not all text.
>>> Would SCN potentially be interested in anything like this?
>>>
>>> Rod Clark
>>> sc at sdf.org
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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