[CIMC-working] Moving server...

[Chris Kaihatsu]

Awright, classy response, Ian -- I'd like to point out that the freenet
project is now in full swing -- please take a glance, everyone, if you have
a moment (google.com, do a search).


Chris









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----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Bicking <ianb@colorstudy.com>
To: Tom Hallaran <tom@stlimc.org>; <dann@stlimc.org>
Cc: <imc-chicago-working@lists.indymedia.org>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 2:18 AM
Subject: [CIMC-working] Moving server...


> We had our meeting today, and everyone agrees on the move.  I'm very
> excited about setting up a new system.
>
> Everyone is very concerned about legal issues considering recent events
> and trends.  I'm not sure if you had any contingency plans in case of a
> legal action against St. Louis, yourselves, or anyone else involved in
> managing the server.  We feel it's important to consider these
> possibilities ahead of time, and if you don't have a plan we can help
> put a plan together.  This might simply be a matter of investigating
> Global's legal infrastructure, and making sure we are all aware of the
> resources available to us in response to a legal attack.
>
> I also forgot to ask exactly what the funding situation is.  I believe
> you mentioned that the server/bandwidth is donated.  I assume this means
> that bandwidth and co-location space is being donated on an ongoing
> basis, and hardware is the property of St. Louis IMC...?  Who is
> donating the ongoing costs, and is there any conditions on that
> donation?  I don't want to look a gift-horse in the mouth, but of course
> an IMC's autonomy is central to its mission.
>
> It will probably take a while to set up a testing environment and
> confirm that everything is in working order... of course, as events heat
> up it's of ever increasing importance that we are a consistent and
> stable site for viewers and posters, so I don't know how long until we'd
> be able to go live in the new environment.
>
> We'd also love to meet you guys sometimes.  The idea of a Midwest
> conference/convergence/get-together has come up several times during
> meetings, and we'd really like to set something up.  And of course if
> anyone from St. Louis IMC is in Chicago, they should be sure to look us
> up.
>
> Thanks for your help, and I look forward to working with you.
> In solidarity,
>   Ian
>
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