[IPAC-List] Changes to/Future of IPAC-List

[RPClare at aol.com]

I enjoy the list dynamic. Don't usually follow the LinkedIn
 
 
In a message dated 2/20/2013 6:38:18 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
richard.arwood at comcast.net writes:

 
I  will say that although I rarely "open my mouth" here, I have thoroughly  
enjoyed the comments and interaction that I have seen here.  The IPAC  
listserve provides for me an opportunity to freely interact with you, the  
consultants, in areas that are very important to the fire service.  I  have found 
no other source group to which I could turn with my questions, in  which I 
could quickly receive feedback and opinion.  I hold a great  respect for 
this group, and I hope to see it continue. 
Thanks…………….RBA 
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Richard  Arwood (Fire Chief-Retired: City of Memphis, TN) 
--now  residing in Collierville, TN 
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From:  ipac-list-bounces at ipacweb.org [mailto:ipac-list-bounces at ipacweb.org] 
On  Behalf Of Bill Waldron
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 5:08  AM
To: IPAC-List
Subject: [IPAC-List] Changes to/Future of  IPAC-List 
As Deb Whetzel noted in the  January ACN, we're in the process of creating 
an improved IPAC website (pardon  our dust!). As part of some 
platform/hosting changes associated with that  effort, IPAC-List has been impacted.

At first, I thought that we'd have  to discontinue the list; however, it 
looks like it will be able to survive  with a few changes.

One change is to our list archive. We no longer can  run all of the 
back-end software that created our own message archive and  provided a search 
engine specifically for it. I'm not sure whether I'll be  able to change that or 
not. I'm now using the archiving system built into the  listserv software 
itself, which works fine -- just no built-in  search.

On a more positive note, I've been able to increase the message  size limit 
for the list, and (reasonably sized) attachments to messages can  now be 
sent to the list.

Regarding the future of IPAC-List, I (and the  IPAC Board) am interested in 
your thoughts. We have seen membership and  activity on the list decrease 
over the years. Is it indeed worth keeping if  possible, or is it redundant 
with our LinkedIn group? What value does it  provide to you? 

Comments are welcomed...

Bill Waldron
IPAC  web janitor
_elcomnet at ipacweb.org_ (mailto:elcomnet at ipacweb.org) 




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