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**WT meeting: November 15th, 2006**

Present: Dory, Edward, Ana Maria, Michael, Gabe, Paul Dowling

  * Gladstone
	* Michael met with Magda and Chris today
	* they are interested
	* very important to them: smtp smoothness
		* G would like to invisibly redirect all outgoing smtp connections from all of our hotspots to a special-purpose smtp server that we maintain, so that smtp always works without any configuration changes on the client side
		* NO ONE ELSE IS OFFERING THIS YET, so when we do offer it, let's make some noise
		* it's a little sketchy privacy-wise, but if people are concerned about privacy (and adequately savvy), they should be using secure SMTP and/or a VPN anyway, in which case they'll be unaffected
		* the nice thing about this approach is that it "just works"
		* it'll take a while to set it up -- in the meantime, let's simply announce the smtp server for each spot
	* launch in time for state of the art -- Michael following up

  * stickers
	* ink is peeling off -- maybe it's not-so-compatible with Edward's printer?
	* Edward will give Gabe the overcover stuff
	* Dory will tweak colours, and add crop marks
	* Gabe will order more sticker sheets (inkjet and/or laser?)

  * Paul has a bunch of places he wants to sign up
	* G to send him link to portal page, pitch kit PDF
	* can a venue pay $150 fee for three years instead of $50 each year
		* yes -- and it protects them from price increases during the time for which they've paid
		* but the entire amount is still nonrefundable

  * Edward: we need to think about network membership renewals for some of the venues soon

  * December meeting & social: scheduling
	* cancel the meeting
	* move the social to Monday, December 11th

  * January event
	* organizing something 
	* wifi roach coach
		* one wifi-wimax backpack
		* one wifi repeater backpack
		* lots of testing required
		* lots of battery work required
	* need flyers
	* scheduling, 'cause it's during the day
	* drill batteries?
	* solar?
		* very complicated; let's hold off for now
	* next steps via email

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ACTION ITEMS:

  * Michael to follow up with Gladstone; goal is to install there by uTOpia2 launch on Nov 26
  * Dory will tweak colours in sticker art
  * Gabe to order more sticker material and find other printing options
  * Edward will (remind us to) contact venues who need to pay for another year of service


UNCLAIMED ACTION ITEMS:

  * figure out what the SMTP server is for each of our hotspots, and find a way to include that info on the portal page
  * start working on a network-wide SMTP server, including some method of tracking (so that we can link abuse back to the associated WT user account), and the redirection on the routers
  * pick a place and (optionally) plan for the December social/holiday party
  * begin discussing the wifi roach coach
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