RE: Yet Another Off Topic Discussion

Thanks Larry.

I had forgotten about the 75 message per day problem. That was really a pain.

This list finally came about when the 'other' list was down for 10 days. The list owner would not answer his emails or his phone. ( I had to track down his phone #, for all the good it did )

I think this was in April or May of 1998, though I'm not sure.

Jared
OCP and Part Time Perl Evangelist :)

"Larry Elkins" <elkinsl_at_flash.net>
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Since even Jared has replied to this thread and taken us a little more off topic, I will risk alienating a few people by throwing in a "me too" response ;-)

I look towards this list and others for exchanging ideas and technical information. And as some others have already said so well, the one thing that makes this list stand out to me (besides the strong technical content) is the sense of personality and community. I think that goes a long way in building a group of people who want to collaborate and bounce things off others.

OT posts *have* gotten a bit out of hand at times but invariably things get back on topic. And with Joe starting the oracle-l-ot list, you can get both. And though I've only personally met or know a handful of people on this list, it seems like I kind of "know" a lot of the people I've never met.

And for those newer to the list, you have probably figured out by now that Jared is the list owner. You might also be interested in knowing that a few years back, there was a 75 message limit per day, and when you hit that limit your post would come through 4 months later. It was Jared who started the "new" Oracle-L, and who has taken us through various hosts as things changed to keep this list alive.

Anyway, a big thanks to Jared (and the silent others who have also given time). I'm willing, personally, to deal with a few OT posts (and many of them I enjoy), especially when you consider the overall quality of posts and the general desire of people on this list to help one another.

Regards,

Larry G. Elkins
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> Thank you. :)
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