SDF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2003 Via Teleconference Meeting minutes submitted by Tom Bates, Board Member ATTENDING: Stephen Jones - President Board Members: Bo Ahlberg Eric Schnoebelen Gerhard Tratter Tom Bates 1. ACCOUNT TERMINATION AT NORTHWEST LINK Stephen opened the meeting by explaining the recent events leading to the termination of SDF's account at Northwest Link. The reason given by Northwest was that a Denial of Service attack directed at SDF was significant enough to warrant shutting down SDF and terminating the SDF account permanently. SDF members have been raising questions about legal action against Northwest Link, and individual members have been filing complaints with the Washington State Attorney. It was questioned whether there may have been a breach of contract by Northwest. The board unanimously agreed that legal advice is needed. An SDF member has a relative who is a civil liberties attorney who indicated they may review and possibly handle the case "Pro-Bono." 2. NEW LOCATION AND PROVIDER Stephen has been investigating several options, which he presented to the Board. All in attendance agreed that the immediate need is to get SDF back online as soon as practical. The following options were discussed: * Colocation with Semaphore. The cost is estimated to be $1,270 per month, which is significantly higher that the previous Northwest fees. In addition, there is a one time $1,623 set up charge. However, Stephen thinks he may be able to avoid part of the setup fees. Semaphore is willing to do business on a month to month basis. * The California Colocation Project expressed some interest in housing SDF for free. Donations to their cause are probably expected. * Several other providers were discussed, but not as much information was available at this time. * Another possibility is moving SDF to Eric Schnoebelen's facilites in Dallas, Texas (SDF's long time UUCP provider). Preliminary estimates indicate the cost may be higher than those of Northwest but less than Semaphore. Eric also raised a concern about possible conflict of interest, therefore it was decided that Eric will abstain from voting in regards to the possible relocation of SDF to his facilities, if that option is pursued. * Another option is to sign up with Semaphore on a monthly basis while planning for a more permanent home for SDF. Since Semaphore is willing to do business on a monthly basis, this may be a practical option. Furthermore, it would enable SDF to get back online in the shortest amount of time and a move could be performed with minimal disruption. If conditions are favorable Stephen may sign up Monday. 3. FOLLOWUP ITEMS Stephen will meet with Semaphore on Monday. He will also field follow-up calls from the other providers that were contacted. The Board will meet again on Monday, February 3, unless Stephen is unavailable. He will contact the Board via e-mail to announce the teleconference. Stephen will contact the attorney who expressed an interest in reviewing the Northwest account termination.