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Contributions to the e-book discussion list

1. eBook-List Archive

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Due to popular demand, and because it is a good thing to do, I spent the

weekend cleaning up and uploading the entire archive of eBook-List to

Exemplary's server.  The archive files are currently downloadable via

anonymous ftp at:

     ftp://ftp.exemplary.net/pub/ebook-list/

The file 'archive.info' gives complete information on the archive, including

a strong copyright statement.

It is hoped in a few weeks to a few months to implement a Web-based archive

search engine for the entire eBook-List archive, but it is intended that the

ftp-based archive will still be maintained.

2. eBook-List Daily Digest

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Several people have asked for a digest to eBook-List, and I have been working

hard on this the last few days.

Since:

1) eBook-List may move servers in a few weeks to a few months, and

2) Implementing digest-mode in Majordomo may be problematic on the current

   server,

I decided to take Bowerbird's advice and setup the eBook-List digest at a Web

mailing list service, specifically, OneList.  This digest is intended to only

be a temporary solution (for a few weeks to a few months).

For various reasons, including the need to keep list administration simple,

the daily digest is accessible ONLY by the Web -- it will not be mailed out.

It is not possible to post or subscribe to this digest apart from eBook-List.

The URL to access the daily digest is:

     http://www.onelist.com/viewarchive.cgi?listname=ebook-list-daily

(The list at OneList is called 'ebook-list-daily', and so named to reflect

that it is a daily digest.)

Note that you do not need to be a "member" of OneList to access the daily

digest.

Also note that I have turned off subscribing and posting to ebook-list-daily

at OneList -- it is strictly a "mirror" of eBook-List.  If you wish to post

to eBook-List, you still have to do it as currently done, *and* of course you

have to be a subscriber of eBook-List to post.  But if you do not intend to

post to eBook-List, and only wish to read daily digests of all the posts made

to eBook-List, then this should work for you.

3. Charter

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I have updated the Charter to mention the new archive and temporary daily

digest, and to amplify on posting etiquette.  Since the "etiquette" changes

are only amplifications and clarifications on the current Charter terms, I

felt no need to ask the subscribership for prior feedback.  The new Charter

will soon be posted to eBook-List.

4. Miscellaneous

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On the fun side, while cleaning up the archive, I had a few moments to answer

a question which has interested me for a while:  "Who is the most prolific

poster to eBook-List since it started?"

To answer this pressing question of great importance, I did a simple 'grep'

of the archive files, and out of the first 5600 posts in the archive, here's

all those who have made approximately 50 or more posts:

562  Bowerbird

449  Jon Noring 

267  Michael Hart

206  Eric Eldred

162  Roy Johnson

137  Laura Kecherson

130  Don Kafrissen

 97  Charles Demas

 94  Ron Gustavson

 92  Lee Harrison

 91  Chet Novicki

 88  Daniel Munyan

 85  Paula Mader

 78  Bennett Kobb

 62  Tony O'Seland

 60  Michael Ward

 60  Ben Trafford

 58  Jean Lorrah

 53  Julie Petersen

 53  James (N. Post?)

 51  Mark Rauterkus

 50  Art Pollard 

My congratulations to Bowerbird for his posting stamina.  Of course, I came

in a close second, and Michael Hart came in third.  The only excuse for my

high numbers is that some of my posts are administrative-related.  :^)

Anyway, here ends the latest administrative news for eBook-List-Land.

Jon Noring

eBook-List Admin

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