[New-imc] indymedia estrecho :: help needed with server

[Blicero]

> we do have a problem with the list. We asked for an indymedia
> list early in the process and it looks like we got it: imc-estrecho
> but then the password never got to us - or we lost the message.
> and i keep sending mails to different addresses with no answer.
> can anyone help with this or suggest who to contact?
> 

i can give you teh passwd
get me on irc

> We do have now a bunch of lists, that we haven´t opened at indymedia
> because that part of the process has been a bit opaque to me
> who have been working as contact person. It is probably because
> it takes a while to learn one´s way around the processes.
> 

you just needed to ask :)

> I will send an mail to our different lists to ask people to make
> the lists open / public. I wouldn´t say they are¨"secret" however,
> people just have to suscribe and our policy has been to let join
> the list to whoever applied.
> 

well normally wee keep subscription/archive public and make addresses appear not
recognizable as email address so as to limit spam to individuals participating
to list
in some rare cases we suggested closed list if the political situation does not
make it very safe to have open lists


> server:
> We got a bit stucked with the server. From very early on we were
> offered space in texas, but then it seems like the server there
> doesn´t support sf-active which is the code that we are using.
> 
> I believe pseudopunk is helping chaser, our tech contact person,
> with finding a new one... i´ll keep you guys informed.
> 

he is
either in us or in london at ahimsa :)

> Europe / Africa:
> As far as the Europe / Africa election... that´s a difficult
> one. In our statements we asked to be placed in some kind of
> new category. Actually the imc-estrecho indymedia list -still
> inactive because of the admin problems- is placed in the global
> category. A good alternative as far as i am personally concerned
> would be to be on both spaces: Europe AND Africa. 
> 

well it's kind of difficult
try to come to reason with people in your collective
it's not so big a deal after all :)

> Cities list:
> I do have a proposal about the indymedia cities list:
> I find kind of strange to have categories such as United States,
> Europe, Canada, Latin America, Africa.
> 
> Wouldn´t it be more... democratic... or let´s say egalitarina,
> or even logical to have strictly continents or regions: that
> is to eliminate United States as a category and put Northamerica
> instead?
> 

well the reason for this go back in time
we basically stick to region (not necessarily continent-wide)
us and canada having A LOT of imc seemed easier to separate than to keep in the
same north-america section

and the rule is 
local decide
so if all european imc decided to be listed under European Union, global network
would follow (we will NEVER do that don't worry :)))))

ciao
blicero
italy imc