[Lancaster] Web Page

[Martyn Welch]

Jon,

I'll try and write a quick up-to-date single paged site and mail it to you
tonight so that you can remove all but that from the system and provide at
least valid information until this can be resolved (unless there are any
major objections).

Martyn

> Hi Martin
>
> The linux box that the domain is hosted on belongs to a company that I
> do work  for so I should really move it off there at somepoint and I
> couldn't really  give any kind of access to it. So, for now you would
> need to hand me the  html/php files. I guess we need an alternative at
> somepoint soon.
>
> Jon
>
> On Wednesday 13 August 2003 16:45, Martyn Welch wrote:
>> Hi Jon,
>>
>> I guess killing it completely right now would be a little hasty.
>> However if a final Email could be sent out to the mailing list, that I
>> believe is hosted on that machine, asking those on it to migrate to
>> lancaster@mailman.lug.org.uk (signing on can be accomplised as noted
>> below) then pulling the plug on the list might be a step in the right
>> direction (at the very least removing the 2 dead E-mail addresses from
>> it!).
>>
>> I believe that the box has PHP on it (else the forum wouldn't work!),
>> I would like to write a webpage in php to replace the existing one,
>> unless anyone objects. Access to the box (via ssh?) would be nice and
>> I can quite happy to meet/talk via other means off list to discuss
>> this first (I guess you live near Lancaster?) if you feel concerned
>> about letting a (almost) complete stranger onto your box. Failing that
>> I could write a quick static replacement for now (and E-mail it to
>> you)and develop a PHP offline replacement on a box that I have access
>> to that could be copied across, if you are still willing to host the
>> site, at a later date. I'll understand if you are a little nervous
>> about this especially if the box is used for other stuff/are worried
>> that badly coded dynamic pages could lead to security holes.
>>
>> Martyn
>>
>> > I agree we should probably ditch the forum and the current website
>> and progress through the standard lug routes. Better that people
>> find out about a  Lancaster lug this way rather than coming across
>> the current site in its  present condition. lancasterlug.org.uk is
>> running on a server of mine at the  moment, shall I cut it dead for
>> the time being?
>> >
>> > Jon
>> >
>> > On Wednesday 13 August 2003 15:00, Martyn Welch wrote:
>> >> Hi Paul,
>> >>
>> >> My reasoning from moving away from the forum is that this allows
>> anyone to write to it and follows a strict title style layout,
>> which doesn't IMHO lend it's self well to an "official" LUG
>> webpage. I personnally feel that the website is more of a public
>> image thing and the state our front page is in at the momment is
>> probably not helping to increase our membership.
>> >>
>> >> I suggested removing the forum and the duplicate mailing list as I
>> feel that, due to the currently tiny membership, having 1 place to
>> contact the group will increase the chance that people with
>> actually read it (unless all corespondence is duplicated across
>> both). Linking to the archive provided by lug.org.uk
>> >> (http://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/lancaster/) on the website
>> will allow those currently not registered to look and see what
>> discussions etc. is generated and can join the list if they wish.
>> >>
>> >> I am sorry if I am comming across a little strong, however the lack
>> of communication on any of the 3 systems at the momment, combined
>> with the lack of new and old faces each week has spured me to try
>> and do something to increase the LUG's activity.
>> >>
>> >> Martyn
>> >>
>> >> > Hi all,
>> >> > I suggest we use the forum page as the home page of
>> >> > www,lancasterlug.org.uk.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >          Best Wishes
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >              Paul
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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