How do you charge to rebuild a system from scratch? Flat or hourly? The reason I ask is because anyone who has done a rebuild knows there's lots of standing around: put the disk in, start the installation process, make a phone call, kick the cat, repeat--for the good part of two days. Building a system from scratch can take 12 hours of non-continuous time by the time you install and configure and patch the OS, plus maybe 10-15 applications and suites to go along with it. Add an mail server, RADIUS, and web server and you've got yourself a machine that needs an entire weekend of short bursts of time devoted to the rebuild. Your time sheet would look like " .3, .1, .2, .3, .2, .1, .6, .2, .3, .1, .2, .3, .2, .1, .1, .6, .2, ...n". So I don't see how you can very well charge hourly when rebuilding a machine. Wouldn't a flat fee would seem to be more reasonable? And if a flat fee IS appropriate, what amount, given that rebuilding a system demands so many short periods of time over several days. I am in a pickle here folks; can you help me out????? Eric :-----Original Message----- :From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us :[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf :Of plug-discuss-request@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us :Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 7:39 AM :To: reply@evb.nulluser.com :Subject: Welcome to the "PLUG-discuss" mailing list : :Welcome to the PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us mailing list! :Welcome to PLUG-discuss the main list for general discussion and chat. :IMPORTANT: This list is publicly archived and available :online. Though your email address will be concealed by the :software to prevent spambots, please be aware that your email :is for posterity. If you have a problem with this, DON'T POST ::). Digests of this list are available at your personal :preferences URL. : :To post to this list, send your email to: : : plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us : :General information about the mailing list is at: : : http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss : :If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (eg, :switch to or from digest mode, change your password, etc.), :visit your subscription page at: : : :http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/options/plug-discuss/re ply%40evb.nulluser.com : : :You can also make such adjustments via email by sending a message to: : : PLUG-discuss-request@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us : :with the word `help' in the subject or body (don't include the :quotes), and you will get back a message with instructions. : :You must know your password to change your options (including :changing the password, itself) or to unsubscribe. It is: : : happy9 : :If you forget your password, don't worry, you will receive a :monthly reminder telling you what all your :lists.plug.phoenix.az.us mailing list passwords are, and how :to unsubscribe or change your options. :There is also a button on your options page that will email :your current password to you. : :You may also have your password mailed to you automatically :off of the Web page noted above. : --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss