Good idea-- post it in Reggie's suggestion area at the bottom! And thanks for the contact info.

I will keep nagging local users like rcadden to get onboard...

EDIT: actually, the oesf looks like it's designed to be EXACTLY (EDIT: oops, make that almost exactly) what ldug was, except that their scope is currently more limited. Maybe I'm unnecessarily reinventing the wheel. I need to definitely contact those guys.