****** www.arthur-ransome.org/ar website launched ******


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Posted by Peter on December 29, 1996 at 18:38:46:

To all members and supporters of TARS and ARCJ


After about half a year of negotiations, I am pleased to announce the new
Internet world wide web address of the TARS/ARCJ website:


www.arthur-ransome.org/ar


This address will, for the moment, open a brief message announcing the
new site and pointing to the old site. I will relocate the contents of
the old site in a couple of days, following which the old address will
advise readers to go to the new site. [It's a little bit like moving
house and getting the Post Office to redirect the mail].


Our aim in setting up this site was to give TARS and ARCJ a more
permanent web address which is also simpler to understand than the rather
verbose http://sauron.otago.ac.nz:800/~pdowden/ar/index.html. The address
can remain the same while the physical location of the computer files,
and the people who maintain them, can be altered to suit our needs. The
secondary aim, but nonetheless important, was to gain the new address as
cheaply as possible, without drawing too much on Society funds. This
explains why it has taken so long: we had to find the right deal to suit
our budget.


I would like to thank everyone who has helped; the following deserve
particular mention:


Steve Janson of Janson Associates Home Video [who distribute
the Coot Club and Big Six video movies in North America]. Steve has
sponsored the costs of the current website for this year.


Gordon from Coniston Ferry Service, who pledged to fund the costs of the
new web address registration [and the bill is on its way Gordon!]


Dave Thewlis who did just about everything, and kept it going when I was
losing enthusiasm.


Start using the new address, and tell everyone about it: the old one's
still going but the sooner we can close it down, the better!


Swallows and Amazons for ever,


Peter



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