On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 04:03:39PM -0400, Stuart D. Gathman wrote:
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| There's no need to call it a fork. SPF 1 is for 2821, SPF 2 is for 2822.
| We want to keep SPF 1 going independently of SPF 2, but unlike a fork,
| we aren't aiming to replace SPF 2.
If we want to keep going with SPF1, we need to get SRS
support out there in MTAs. We've done a great jerb putting
SPF support into MTAs, we just need to do the same with SRS.
To make that happen, we need either:
1) increased volunteer effort, or
2) contributions to the SPF fund to pay for contract work.
Shevek has done http://www.libsrs2.org/ and is coordinating
volunteers to get patches into MTAs, but I have a feeling we
may need money eventually to do the unsexy bits.
A fund drive is probably a good idea at this point anyway.
Saving the world has turned out to be a fairly expensive
proposition. Travel expenses, hosting fees, Wayne's
miscellaneous costs associated with trusted-forwarder.org,
and so on. If we go into the black maybe we can actually
hire a graphic designer to do the logos, and so on.
Do people think there would be a response if we asked for
donations?
Personal contributions - $20 to $50
Corporate contributions - $200 to $500
Dot-com Gazillionnaires - $2000 to $5000
Contributions in excess of $1000 will be recognized with a
commemorative SPF poncho.
If people are enthusiastic about chipping in, I can help
coordinate. As a start, I've added a PayPal button at
bottom of the http://spf.pobox.com/ site.
And I just put in $50 out of my own pocket!