Subj : Re: Pondering Echomail Changes
To   : Utopian Galt
From : Avon
Date : Sun Feb 02 2025 10:53 am


On 27 Jan 2025 at 07:31p, Utopian Galt pondered and said...
 
 UG> BY: Avon (21:1/101)
 UG> 
 UG> A> 1) Merge video and music echos into one - not sure?
 UG> FSX_MEDIA ?

I'm wondering about the merits of just keeping the tag the same so let's say we kept FSX_VIDEO and just changed the description to include music etc.?

The upside is less creation of new echos, subbing folks to them or asking them to sub to them etc. I worry that as time ticks on a number of sysops in auto mode on their bbs won't know or pick up any changes made.

So I debate about the merits of me just subbing nodes at the 1/100 etc. HUBs to new echos and unsubbing nodes to old retired echos.. so do the admin at the HUB end.

Against just using either video or music echos you could say is the sum content in each that's gone before, and is it best to just shutter them, make them read only at a HUB and create a new echo like FSX_MEDIA or similar to cover all audio, video, film etc.. 

Just not sure, don't think either option is super strong, but past activity has been shuttering old echos and creating new ones. But it would be easier to just up date the title and description of a current echo.

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going'
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