the dipterists site Paul L.Th. Beuk Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht
History Initial idea for portal: October 2001 Draft content in static html pages Switch to use of Content Management System (CMS: PHP-Fusion) Online since 11 May 2004 Reasons for actual kick-off: – termination of asilidae-l – no option for attachments in Syrphidae mailing list
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