>"Alan P. Hayes" <ahayes@berkshire.rr.com> writes: > >> I don't quite understand why people put archives like this in public >> accessible web space. Sooner or later it seems to come to the notice >> of the people being archived and generally provokes a less than >> favorable reaction. There was an incident on the StreetPhoto list >> where someone was archiving messages from that list on a >> quasi-commercial site and got roundly jumped on. >> >> It seems like poor netiquette, especially when you can do the same >> thing on your own hard drive, presumably much more cheaply...(wicked >> laugh!!)... > At 7:23 PM -0500 9/14/02, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: >They think they're performing a public service, and I rather think >they are. Since the list is public, and already has a public archive, >they're not doing anything the members don't already expect, and more >sites makes it more accessible and less vulnerable to loss. > >And me web space runs on hard drives that cost just the same as the >hard drives in my own desktop system (and sit next to each other on >the shelf). I guess my point is, if it's meant to be a public service then why not introduce yourself to the list and offer the service publicly? I don't have a problem with people doing this sort of thing, personally, but it does seems to ruffle some feathers when it's discovered accidentally. A. -- Alan P. Hayes Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design Pittsfield, Massachusetts
