FYI for any admins who are not subscribed to ausdotnet. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Connors <[email protected]> Date: 1 March 2010 10:17 Subject: [email protected] is changing to [email protected] To: [email protected]
Hi Folks, *[email protected] is being renamed tonight!* A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away we set up [email protected] as an alternative to [email protected] as the latter was clogged with spam which caused significant delivery delays and out of order messages and so on. We set up [email protected] as a quick move as we already had the list server software in place (we were using the anti-spam features of the same package) and creating a sub domain was easy to do at the time. At the time of the move, I mentioned on list that we would actively investigate the move from a pure e-mail only list to a combination web-based forum and e-mail list arrangement (the list members are split as to web forum vs e-mail list so the only solution that will keep everyone happy is one that meets both requirements). For a variety of reasons that I won't rehash - we were let down by a number of suppliers who could not meet requirements despite us even writing specs for them. The only solution on the market that will provide the features we want is insanely priced (USD$20K/server/annum). That whole experience left the admins pretty demoralised as it was really like beating your head against a few walls. Anyway, that was then and despite having given up on the web forum / list combo (with one eye open for any new software that pops up) - the list admins resolved on the weekend that we would move the list over to its own domain at least. We really want to promote the list as an entity in its own right and try to grow the subscription base (e.g. getting it in slidedecks at events etc). *When is the change happening?* * * *Monday the 1st of March, 8:00pm AEST*. Please note that renaming lists is not a supported feature of mailman. I will attempt to move the list to the new alias however if mailman does not want to play nicely then I may opt to delete the old list and create a new one altogether. Don't be alarmed if you get an unsubscribe notice and a welcome message tonight. As I will be attempting to make mailman do something it is not designed to do, there might be some small outage. *What will the new domain be?* ozdotnet.com *Can I still post to the old list address after this change?* No *How do I post to the new list?* Use the address of [email protected] *How will the new list be different?* The following will change: - The list address (as above). - The operations addresses (ozdotnet-owner, ozdotnet-subscribe, ozdotnet-unsubscribe, etc) - The URL for the self-help portal. *Are there any software changes?* Nope. Mailman on CentOS on HyperV on Windows 2008R2 is still the platform. :) *Are there any policy changes?* No. Everything is as before, run by a general rule-of-thumb consensus. Systems administration and hosting will still be donated by Codify. The admin list is going to hash out a set of 'house rules' to put up on the web to consolidate all of the generally accepted rules on the list such as posting jobs, [OT] posts, Friday posts, and all the other stuff we all already know and abide by - but is not obvious to new users. This will provide a handy FAQ to point people at and saves me a bit of time re explaining what is appropriate and not when people ask me off list. *I want to have a say!* If you want to participate in the way any of the lists hosted by Codify are run, you need to subscribe to [email protected] (send mail to [email protected]) and be prepared to donate time and effort. The admin list is not a forum for complaints without offers of fixes/time (though complaints with offers of fixes/time are welcome! [?]) Any questions, this is the thread. -- David Connors ([email protected]) Software Engineer Codify Pty Ltd - www.codify.com Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 189 363 V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact -- David Connors ([email protected]) Software Engineer Codify Pty Ltd - www.codify.com Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 189 363 V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact
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