| From: | Thomas Hurst |
| Date: | 23 May 2000 at 20:52:48 |
| Subject: | Re: ARexx Home Site |
Hi
On 17-May-00 02:25:46, Andreas Mixich (sp.amix@gmx.net) wrote:
> I was away from this list for more than half a year. I had no computer
> there, where I lived so I could not check.
> I started work on the ARexx homepage about 3/4 year ago, along with some
> other nice guys here from the mailing-list.
As I recall, not a lot of work went into anything... you seemed to be the
only one who was really that into it.
> Now, that I am back, I continue work on it.
> Tom, does the ARexx Home Page List still exist ? You did not answer my
> last mail. Did you get it ?
Yeah, a reply is in my events queue marked "frozen", with about 40 other's.
> I will mak an announcement as soon as I have ready a pre-release.
I'll be interested to see what you have.
> I would like to know about http://www.arexx.com. The URI is nice,
Nope, the uri sucks... .com is for companies... yet we don't own ARexx or
make money from it... an .org or .net would be better.
> could
> it be routed to owl.net ? Is it usefull ? What about www.arexx.org ?
> This would be best IMO.
Probably, depends if they have a spare IP, have Apache set up for vhosts, or
if they really want to screw around with DNS for nothing.
Our space there has been inaccessable to me for months since Gary changed my
password but didn't take liberty to tell me. I'll enquire if we're going to
need it..
> The ARexx homepage will consist of links to al known ARexx extensions
> (such as libs, GUI toolkits, development aids, docs, and such) a FAQ,
> access to manuals (if host allows serious CGI), index of scripts, links
> to scripts, web-directory for ARexx coders/users, Workshops.
I use php for web development nowadays, most decent hosts support it.
There are even usable free ones.
> I would like to set up some sort of (SQL ?) database to archive and
> index mailing-list contents (should it move to majordomo),
Err... no.
The list is staying here for the forseeable future, where I can control it.
> and
> cross-connect these with scripts, manuals. At the end, it would enable
> the visitor to form his question on the web-site and get answers from
> all available info.
You mean a search engine for all content? Blegh, this is ARexx, not C...
> For this we would need a serious CGI permission. An mSQL server would be
> nice as well.
mSQL? No ta...
> Imagine: A cross-reference made out of mailing-list archive, documents,
> scripts.
Yawn.
Regards
Tom
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