[IRCServices] A reminder...

[Andrew Kempe]

Website is at:

	http://ender.shadowfire.org/ircservices/

Andrew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org
> [<A  HREF="mailto:owner-ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org]On">mailto:owner-ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org]On</A> Behalf Of Andrew
> Church
> Sent: 11 October 1999 16:42
> To: ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org
> Subject: Re: [IRCServices] A reminder...
>
>
> >Just a gentle reminder, please refrain from associating The EsperNet IRC
> >Network and the EsperNet name with the Services for IRC Networks
> code.  We
> >are not in any way, shape, or form associated with the
> development of this
> >software other than we are the first, and like you folks on this list,
> >very satisfied users of this software.
> >
> >The software's original author, Andrew Church, and I happen to also be
> >EsperNet's co-founders, and thus we are the very first to use this
> >software.
>
>      I have to admit, this tendency to refer to the program as
> "EsperNet Services" is probably my fault for not coming up with a more
> distinctive name.  As has been pointed out to me in the past, it's hard
> to come up with a more general name than "Services" for a piece of
> server-side software, so I figure people stuck on "EsperNet" so they
> could talk about it with other people and not have the other people go
> "Huh?  What services?"
>
>      However, as Ian has also stated, there was never any intention to
> associate EsperNet and my Services program, and since the association
> can lead people to mistakenly think they can get help with it on
> EsperNet, please refrain from using the EsperNet name when referring to
> Services.  Andrew Kempe has given it the somewhat more specific name
> "IRC Services", so hopefully that should do for now.
>
>      Maybe we need a naming contest of some sort?
>
> >Andrew (Kempe or Church, either of ya can help me with this one):  What's
> >the "official" website/distribution point(s) for Services nowadays?
>
>      The FTP site is: <A  HREF="ftp://ender.shadowfire.org/pub/ircservices/">ftp://ender.shadowfire.org/pub/ircservices/</A>
> This is listed on my own page.
>
>      Andrew (Kempe), do you have a web site for Services up yet?  If so,
> I'll set up a redirect from my page.
>
>   --Andrew Church
>     achurch at dragonfire.net
>     <A  HREF="http://achurch.dragonfire.net/">http://achurch.dragonfire.net/</A>
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