Baltimoreravens.com Email Addresses

[Stumpy]

How about setting up a BaltimoreRavens.com email server and let fans apply for an email address?

[TreTheRaven]

Oh yeah. I'm game. I mean if the staff here is game, of course.

[Moderator 2]

Currently I would not want to stress the servers lol

[Malkavian Raven]

Hells yeah! -- MalkavianRaven@BaltimoreRavens.com ... Suh-weet!

[theFRANCHISE]

I'd certainly approve, if it was a feasible option. It'd be nice to have theFRANCHISE@BaltimoreRavens.com

[T-ray]

All for it myself. Would be very cool to have.

[theFRANCHISE]

Talked to one of the Admins, it's a nice idea but not feasible right now. So yeah, we got shot down!

[flynismo]

boo!! I want a BR.com address!!

[H8R]

Man... this place is going down hill in a semi with no brakes.... KIDDING!

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='Malkavian Raven' timestamp='1285296374' post='486853']
Hells yeah! -- MalkavianRaven@BaltimoreRavens.com ... Suh-weet!
[/quote]

I'd use a lot more than my AOL account, that's for sure!

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1285847271' post='492169']
Talked to one of the Admins, it's a nice idea but not feasible right now. So yeah, we got shot down!
[/quote]

Why, you don't have the bandwidth?

[Malkavian Raven]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1291253374' post='556761']
I'd use a lot more than my AOL account, that's for sure!
[/quote]

[font="Century Gothic"]I could use my Yahoo! Username... you know, the one that includes a hygiene product in it.[/font]

[font="Century Gothic"][i]~ Malkavian Raven[/i][/font]

[AwakenTheDemon]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1291253476' post='556767']
Why, you don't have the bandwidth?
[/quote]

Most likely not. However, I'd say it's more of a data storage and money issue. Look how many accounts are on the forums. Hypothetically speaking, if everyone one of those forum accounts were to create a BaltimoreRavens.com e-mail account and use it actively, that's an absolutely massive amount of information that would be required to be stored on the site servers. The nature of the site isn't built for that sort of workload. Unless they were to buy dedicated servers strictly to handle e-mail accounts. That, of course, would require those running the site to spend more money for the hardware and additional coding and scripting.

[Moderator 2]

I'm not going to jinx it but the Draft day and Game Day lockout issues have gotten better with some changes and I agree Demon even though we have not been told that,

[Stumpy]

The other option is that I think google will let you use gmail with your own domain name. Maybe they could host the email portion. Maybe if you give them an link\icon.

[1/28/01]

[quote name='Stumpy' timestamp='1291307150' post='557335']
The other option is that I think google will let you use gmail with your own domain name. Maybe they could host the email portion. Maybe if you give them an link\icon.
[/quote]
That is correct and is how my wife checks her work email remotely.....pretty cool

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' timestamp='1291280549' post='557220']
Most likely not. However, I'd say it's more of a data storage and money issue. Look how many accounts are on the forums. Hypothetically speaking, if everyone one of those forum accounts were to create a BaltimoreRavens.com e-mail account and use it actively, that's an absolutely massive amount of information that would be required to be stored on the site servers. The nature of the site isn't built for that sort of workload. Unless they were to buy dedicated servers strictly to handle e-mail accounts. That, of course, would require those running the site to spend more money for the hardware and additional coding and scripting.
[/quote]

Board Servers cost +$10K right?

[BohBalmerOsbohs]

mods would be moderating our emails

[flynismo]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1291337718' post='557918']
Board Servers cost +$10K right?
[/quote]

Maybe the machines themselves do, but I really doubt that's what they pay for hosting each year...if so, they're getting gyped; this site should be running a lot faster if they're spending that much money. Then again, the software they use isn't as fast as vBulliten, maybe that has something to do with it.

[Moderator 2]

I think all the flash on the main site slows things down then again I'm not an expert

[H8R]

[quote name='Moderator 2' timestamp='1291872659' post='567892']
I think all the flash on the main site slows things down then again [b]I'm not an expert[/b][/quote]


We knew this already! : P

[flynismo]

[quote name='Moderator 2' timestamp='1291872659' post='567892']<br />I think all the flash on the main site slows things down then again I'm not an expert<br />[/quote]


could definitely be the case if the main site shares the same server as the forum subdomain.
Hopefully the site moves away from flash, especially with HTML5 components becoming widespread.

As a programmer myself, I hate old computer systems. Its 2000 freaking 10 people, update your computers already! No more CRT monitors, no more Windows XP, no more Internet Explorer prior to version 8! causes too many problems and headaches. Thanks!

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='BohBalmerOsbohs' timestamp='1291401068' post='558416']
mods would be moderating our emails
[/quote]

1984?

[Guest Maryland1]

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