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Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:38:05 +0000
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Good-day,
 
If you are still in need of a server, we maybe able to assist you in
this.  But there may be a catch, one that you may not mind.  Please
call me at 514-990-0556.
 
BTW, we are a Canadian based company.
 
Robert Litchfield
Internet Media XM Inc.
http://www.intertower.com
 
 
 
> Hi, just to introduce myself i'm a student from Nova Scotia, Canada
> who has a great idea for a mailing list, but no one to run the list.
> Here's my situation...  Firstly, I heard about this by searching the
> WWW which came up with the address...
>
> http://www.prodigy.bc.ca/~bedmonds/usenet/ml-providers.txt
>
> which told me to email both of the above lists to send my proposal
> for a list, and that they may be able to suggest a providor that
> would be able to host the mailing list for me.
>
> A month ago, I set up nine mail filtering rules on my pegasus mail
> program and started my own makeshift Lifeguard Mailing List.  Since
> then we've exchanged over 350 messages and have 75 people subscribed
> to the list.  In order for the list to run, my computer has to be
> hooked up to the school network 24 hours a day, and remain on all the
> time.  This hasn't been a problem yet, but in a week when my exams
> are completed, I will no longer be able to run the list, and I would
> feel terribly to have the list just finish like that.
>
> The proposed list would be for lifeguard/first aid instructors and
> would be a form for us to exchange new rescue procedures, how to deal
> with loosing a casualty, new equiptment, first aid techniques,
> facility problems, lifeguard/staff problems, etc.  We've already
> exchanged lots of new and interesting information all over the world!
>  And we would like to continue, so that we can provide a forum for
> lifeguards to share their personal experiences, triumphs and failures
> to make lifeguards better throughout the world.
>
> The unfortunate thing is that we do not have a mail server to do the
> job of remailing every message to our list.  I would be more than
> happy to continue to moderate/look after the list once it has been
> created... its just that no one on our list has the resource of a
> mail server.
>
> I am asking for any information anyone might have on where I could
> find someone kind enough to donate a bit of space for our list.
> Statistically we have apprx. 60 users with an average flow of 15
> messages per day.
>
> If anyone would be kind enough to sponsor this list, please email me
> privately as I am not a member on either of the lists this post is
> being sent to.
>
> Thank you kindly,
> Graham MacKay
>
>

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