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[DCT Jared Smith]

>I feel like I could manage a site like this myself, and I could teach myself
>enough to set it up pretty quickly, but we'd have to find a way to host it -
>I don't have the well-connected server space to set it up, we'd either have
>to get someone to donate a colocated server or buy it somewhere.  Paying a
>company to host it means we're paying someone for the skills and time I
>could otherwise contribute.
>
>Let me know what y'all think about this.  I'll probably press ahead with
>PostNuke toward the weekend unless someone comes up with a better idea.

Given your situation, I would use either postnuke or phpnuke. 

IIRC, postnuke is a fork from the original phpnuke. I like the default
layout of phpnuke better, but both are about equal in terms of
functionality. It's astounding how _different_ nukesites can look by
simply using different themes and images...

When I configured a nuke site a year ago, I spent a fair amount of time creating 
little graphics and tweaking it. Once it was configured, it was very easy to
manage. Found it to be robust and intuitive. And all the mods people 
have created for phpnuke and postnuke give a wide range of options
to give to your users, including the calendar and the gallery you mention.

Whatever you do, there is no need to go to Yahoo. I'd use network54 long 
before yahoogroups for a forum, and there are other sites which specialize in 
photogalleries, with less obnoxious advertising than yahoo.

As for hosting, phpwebhosting provides 125M a month for $9.95, with
php, mysql, and ssh/ftp access. Nearly as cheap as hosting it off your
own box, and less hassle.

Although, I do like the idear of KCLUG getting a co-lo we could all work
with. But then we'd be paying dues, eh...

-jds