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     1. 03:36 AM - Matronics 2004 Email List Fund Raiser [PLEASE READ] (Matt Dralle)
 
 
 


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    Time: 03:36:12 AM PST US
    From: Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com>
    Subject: Matronics 2004 Email List Fund Raiser [PLEASE READ]
    --> Cub-List message posted by: Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com> Dear Listers, Each November I hold a PBS-like Fund Raiser to support the continued operation and upgrade of the Email List servers at Matronics. The Lists sponsored here are supported solely though the direct contributions of its members each year during the Fund Raiser. As you have likely noticed, there is no commercial advertising on any of the Lists or on any of the List-related web sites such as the List Browser and List Search Engine. That doesn't mean they're free to operate, however. To run a first class, high-performance, highly-available service such as the Forums at Matronics, its take resources. These resources fall into the categories of financial and personnel. As far as "personnel" is concerned, its a one-man show and I perform all of the work required to operate and upgrade the Lists without being directly compensated for my work. But that's a labor of love. The financial resources required, on the other hand, are covered primarily though the generous contributions of the List members. Direct costs include, for example, a commercial-grade T1 line Internet connection dedicated primarily to serving the Lister Community. This T1 Internet connection provides a high-performance, dedicated connection to the Archive and Browsing Tools and assures the quickest, most reliable delivery of List messages. It seems like there's always an upgrade required and this year I've added an all new online backup system to automatically backup all of the Lists Archives as well as provide for complete system disaster recovery. This new system would enable me to restore the email and/or web server systems to 100% in only a couple of hours if one of them were to blow up. The number of messages processed by the Matronics Forums continues to increase as well. In the last 12 months, there have been over 70,000 unique messages posted across the various lists, amounting to well over 32 MILLION messages that have been redistributed to List members in that same period! The List web site also sees an equally high level of traffic with some 148,000 Archive searches performed last year and a staggering 13 million web site hits! During the month of November, I will be sending out a Fund Raiser reminder message a couple of times a week and I ask for your patience and understanding during this time. The Fund Raiser is the sole means of support for the Lists, and the existence and longevity of the Lists hinges directly its success. This year once again, Andy Gold of the Builder's Bookstore has provided a number of great incentive gifts during the Fund Raiser. Andy provides these items to me at a substantial discount and they have proven to be very popular among the Listers. Thank you Andy for your extraordinary generosity and support of the Lists again this year! Please visit Andy's web site, the Builder's Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com If you use the Matronics Email Lists and enjoy the quick and easy access to one of the best resources on the Internet for Homebuilt and General aviation discussion forums, please make a Contribution today to support the continued operation. Remember, its *your* Contribution that keeps these Lists running. The Contribution web site is freshly updated with a list of all new incentive gifts! Transactions are SSL secured and you can make your Contribution using a credit card, Paypal, or a personal check. The Contribution web site can be found at: http://www.matronics.com/contribution Thank you for your support!! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551 925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle@matronics.com Email http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft do not archive




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