Message from Russel as posted in Pinoydiophiles:
Since our formation in April 2002, we've gathered 207 members, 6,000
messages, volumes of reference documents, gobs of pictures, etc.
This has caused us to use:
1--50% of Yahoo! groups allocation for messages
2--98% if Yahoo! groups allocation for files
3--98% if Yahoo! groups allocation for photos
While we are in no immediate danger of getting shut out of Yahoo
groups, it is but wise to plan ahead and:
1--be more cautious in using our current Yahoo! groups resources and
2--start planning for more growth for Pinoydiophiles.
To maximize our current Yahoo! groups resources, I urge all members
to immediately please:
1--Re-visit the photos and files you've posted and delete or re-
size/compress them.
2--Consider alternative locations for files and photos you'd like to
share with the group like
www.pbase.com (as Arnold C did) for
pictures and briefcase.yahoo.com for files. You can then post links
ot these files/photos at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pinoydiophiles/links
As for our message boards, a small number of Pinoydiophiles are
currently testing a Linux-based bulletin board hosting service,
courtesy of a generous gesture by a fellow Pinoydiophile. We will be
mailing invitations for more beta testers within this month in order
to gain experience on:
1--the proposed service's features, user interface, etc.,
2--reliability and latency outside of Manila*,
3--bugs/quirks, etc.
*we do have Pinoydiophiles in the U.S., Singapore, Australia, Japan,
China, and our very own Cebu and Zamboanga.
We will make the appropriate announcements when the group of Beta
testers give their thumbs up on the new board.