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I would like an MSU Webmasters listserv. Face to face meetings would be good occasionally, maybe quarterly. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Wiggins" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:17 AM Subject: Re: A question on webservers-> Webmasters meeting? > For quite a while I've wanted to organize a face to face meeting > of campus Webmasters. We could compare notes on all aspects > of running a Web presence, including the sorts of questions > in the survey below. I think it'd be very useful to share > thoughts about technology used, maintenance and management > procedures, HTML and accessibility validation, etc. > > Would folks be interested in such a face to face gathering? > > Please send me a private note if you wish. > > Thanks... > > /rich > > >Good Morning,=20 > > > >I know that a number of departments host their websites thru MSU Computer = > >Laboratory, while others have chosen to run their own webservers. I'm = > >considering creating a webserver, so I have a few questions for those of = > >you who host your own: > > > >1) What specific hardware/software platform did you chose for your = > >webserver? I don't need explicit technical details, but I am most = > >interested in what OS and webserver software you use. > >2) Do you have any in-house staff, full or part time, who are dedicated to = > >maintaining the webserver? > >3) What was your primary reason to do-it-yourself? Cost? Ease of = > >maintenance? A desire to create more work for your network administrators? = > > (grin) > > > >Any information you are willing to share would be greatly appreciated. = > >Please feel free to respond outside the list address by emailing me = > >directly at [log in to unmask] > > > >Thank you in advance for your assistance. > > > > > > > >John A. Resotko > >Head of Systems Administration > >MSU - Detroit College of Law > >208 Law College Building > >East Lansing, MI 48824-1300 > >email: [log in to unmask] > >Phone: 517-432-6836 > >Fax: 517-432-6861=20