RollaNet Meeting Report
May 3, 1996

We apologize for getting out of synch with our published agenda/minutes the past few months. Starting now, we will have a new format. Rather than separate agenda and minutes, we will have a Meeting Report which will summarize what happened at the meeting.

1. Announcements:
   • Almost one year old!! ****1st year anniversary - June 1****
   • RollaNet Phone Number 573-364-0852 Leave messages on answering machine and a volunteer will return your call. We will eventually establish a voice mail system that will allow us to provide the answers to commonly asked questions through a menu system.
   • 12 more modems, online soon, taking us to 48
   • Sprint/United InfoLink influx. Salem, Newburg, Richland, St. Robert, Waynesville, Fort Leonard Wood, low cost phone access to RollaNet and other ISPs in Rolla.
   • Phelps County Community Partnership Asset Guide Online - a social services database maintained by MRPC. Take a look at http://www.rollanet.org/~ssdb/
   • 1st Public Access Terminal at Public Library this summer. We are investigating other locations for additional public terminals.
   • MOREnet Acceptable Use Policy - we need to remind our users to abide by this. MOREnet provides our Internet connection and we are bound to their AUP.
   • FidNet - I-Land - RollaNet : How we are different. Your contributions are tax deductible and are used by RollaNet to execute our mission to provide equitible public access to the greater Rolla area and to provide a community information network of information. See our mission statement for details. Our Internet services and online information are provided by dedicated volunteers and members like you. This helps us keep our costs down, but also limits our ability to provide technical assistance on demand. You are encouraged to become an active member by volunteering to provide information or provide user assistance for others in your community. Send email to info@rollanet.org to offer your services.
2. Committee Reports
   • Financial report:
     • Current balance $14,491.57 Total contributions for the month = $4823 and Total expenses = $8492.98 (most of which was the cost of the 12 new modems.
     • We added 81 new accounts, 54 were contributing, 27 public.
   • Review committee:
     • We will pursue application for NAP (Neighborhood Assistance Program) tax credit status. This will help us attract larger donations because the donor will be able to use tax credit for a percentage of their donation.
     • Hacker report: We have had a couple of instances of users finding holes in the system which allow them to change other people's files. We have since closed the holes, but caution everyone to be on the lookout and report to helpdesk@rollanet.org and unusual activity you see. Other abuse includes faked email, and RollaNet members letting a non-RollaNet member use their account. Everyone is reminded of the User Agreement they signed, and is advised to change your password often and keep it secret. You are held responsible for what happens on your RollaNet account.
   • User Support: Answering machine, Voice mail coming soon, send email to helpdesk@rollanet.org, or for help from other users use rug@rollanet.org. We will be compiling a list of consultants/businesses in the area who provide support services for those who need extended help. Remember, RollaNet helpers are volunteers with real jobs and families and in some cases this causes delays in response time, and limits us from providing extended support. Your contributions are not currently being used to pay for technical support.
   • InfoScouts: New homepage...Looks Great!!! If you want to be a provider of community calendar events, send email to ben@rollanet.org and he will give you the capability.
   • Systems:
     • Statistics: 129,000 mail messages (in & out); 20,572 dialup connections for 462 different users for a total of 442 days of connect time; Average connect time: 30 minutes (been consistent for a year); Top user was connected for 13 days (next closest 9, 9, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, ...); Web server served 384,176 requests, on average 13,000/day, to 16,000 different hosts, for a total of 2909 Mb transferred. Usenet has 2731 groups with 780,000 articles for a total 2.3Gb. We have a total of 773 users.
     • Still working on making Samba available for Win95 users. It will be announced on rollanet.announce when available.
     • Are working on making a counter available for users. This new counter will be a big improvement over the counters most people are currently using. Again, this facility will be announced when available.
   • Marketing/PR: Working on finalizing the marketing plan; an anniversary issue of the printed newsletter; Ads and news stories for the local papers in the greater Rolla area; obtaining machines and locations for additional public access terminals.
3. Adjourn business meeting.
4. Questions from the floor.