So why do we have to have it on a website anyway? Why not let each newcomer
to the list know about the CD and he/she can purchase one from Hans who
deserves as many sales as he can get. And it's not as if the cost is
prohibitive; it's superb value!
John (with another tuppence worth and feeling smug 'cos he has one :-).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 6:50 AM
Subject: [OM] ( OM ) New locations of the eSIF files.
> Hi guys & gals,
>
> Well, I wondered how long it would last. Keeping the two new locations of
> the eSIF files an in-house secret to this group, I mean.
>
> Doesn't take long; one or two postings of the URLs on eBay (which I have
> seen), and other sellers pick the URL up and also use it. Then news gets
out
> and use spreads.
>
> It's already happened, unfortunately. Now it is quite possible for the
problems
> that caused the demise of the original arrangement, to cause the same
> problem at the new locations.
>
> For those not up with the play, every download from a site costs the owner
of
> the site money. Those electrons cost.
>
> Further, what also happened, is that the sheer volume of simultaneous
> downloads can overwhelm the ability of the host server and lines to cope,
> denying access to other users.
>
> For the sake of the group having continued access to the data; please do
not
> place the URLs on advertisements.
>
> Brian
>
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