We set up a LISTSERV list for a Congressman. However, our liaison to the Congressman told us the following: >Apparently, the House Ethics Committee has to approve such things, and as >part of their approval process they need to know the cash value of such a >service (to insure the Reps. aren't getting a bunch of special perks, I >suppose). > >We are not charged for email or LISTSERV accounts, so I have no idea what to >tell them. Has anyone over there ever priced-out the cost of delivering >email messages, maintaining a LISTSERV account, etc.? What would be the cash value to the good Congressman of having a LISTSERV list dedicated to him? I guess we could factor in the following: () Cost of maintaining our VM 3084 system () Time required to maintain LISTSERV software () Time required to support LISTSERV list owners and users () Time required to monitor LSTOWN-L and other LISTSERV forums () Time required to perform list owner functions for the list in question () Future cost of LISTSERV software/support () Storage space (the list in question is configured such that "Notebook= Yes" = )) () Bandwidth = ) Help please!