Re: Specific Questions

[Hank Nussbacher <hank@ibm.net.il>]

On Thu, 26 Dec 1996, Jeff Williams wrote:

How does it work over 28.8kb dial up lines?  I have used many Internet
phone products and the quality leaves much to be desired over dialup
28.8kb and clogged Internet lines.  Remember that the members are spread
all over the globe so the confcall usually starts at 23:00 my time - and
I prefer to be at home and take the call then go to work to have better
connectivity.


> Perry,
> 
> Personaly I think you guys at ISOC, CORE, and IAHC, should be paid
> a stiphen of some sort.  In fact i would recomend that highly.  As to
> making confrence calls.  Done properly using good webphone
> teleconfrencing
> software that cost should be nearly nothing.  We produce a API interface
> which allows for the connection to 11 diffrent webphone products.  I
> would
> be happy to donate the software to the IAHC, CORE, and ISOC members and
> the org's.  All others of course will have to pay.  You can confrence 
> in as many as 250 people.  
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> > 
> > Karl Denninger writes:
> > > > All of us do this on a volunteer basis (my boss will not even pay for my
> > > > time, so any time spent is at my own expense), and at no time during the
> > > > calculation did anyone ask for compensation for their time or work.
> > >
> > > Then why was part of the justification for the $20,000 application fee
> > > reimbursement for expenses of the IAHC and CORE members?
> > 
> > Actually, I never saw it phrased that way. It wouldn't even make any
> > sense, given that CORE's members are the organizations paying the
> > $20,000.
> > 
> > However, you are correct that there are expenses that have to be paid
> > for. As has been noted, the mere fact that we are not being
> > compensated for our time doesn't mean that it is reasonable for us to
> > have to pay for things like our conference calls out of pocket. It is
> > one thing to donate one's time, and it is another to have to donate
> > one's money.
> > 
> > Perry
> 
> -- 
> Jeffrey A. Williams
> DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java Development Eng.
> Information Eng. Group. 
> Phone :972-447-1878
> E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com
> 

Hank Nussbacher
IAHC member
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