Google hosted has been problem free for us. What's your reasoning?

Jon Langeler
Michwave Technologies, Inc.


> On Mar 6, 2017, at 6:21 PM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I'm out if it moves to Yahoo or Google services. The same reason I don't use 
> their email, hosting or phone services.
> 
> Travis
> 
> 
>> On 3/6/2017 3:43 PM, Bill Prince wrote:
>> There is also Yahoo Groups and Google Groups, which are both free (ad 
>> supported). Our neighborhood group has been using Yahoo Groups for almost 15 
>> years without incident.
>> 
>> 
>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>> 
>>> On 3/6/2017 1:19 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote:
>>> List hosting:
>>> 
>>> https://www.emwd.com/mailman-hosting/   Looks like  $3 per month.  Not sure 
>>> about own domain name.
>>> 
>>> http://www.mailmanlists.net/pricing ...  Pro list, $4/month. (your own 
>>> domain).
>>> 
>>> http://www.mailmanhost.com/  $3/month.   Again, not sure about domain name.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> More listed here:
>>> 
>>> https://wiki.list.org/COM/Mailman%20hosting%20services
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 12:10 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Yeah, that was kind of the thing Josh.  Someone to deal with things that 
>>>> came up.  Most of us got OUT of the mail server business and let the big 
>>>> boys deal with it.  For use, AWS was a sure thing on the fact that their 
>>>> very tight ship ensures that things are deliverable without drama.
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> However, If someone already has a bunch of Mailman experience and can deal 
>>>> with the receiving mail server issues AND not get blacklisted, then it’s 
>>>> not “a thing”.  If they don’t, well…. then it most definitely IS a thing J 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Our original concept that we needed AWS for was quite simple.  The email 
>>>> portion is the only part that got complicated.  The Mailman instance has a 
>>>> fair amount of customization on its current instance to make it intertwine 
>>>> properly with AWS, so if someone wants to take that one, they also need to 
>>>> consider that they will mostly be starting from scratch on Mailman 
>>>> configuration, etc.
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> I have to say though, there is something to be said for the fact that …. 
>>>> now, it just runs and runs.   I wouldn’t take a Cambium solution and 
>>>> downgrade it to UBNT just because it is “price disruptive”.
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> We are glad to continue to admin it.  Contributions towards the AWS of 
>>>> course are nice. 
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> But, its Chuck’s list and his decision.
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Paul
>>>> 
>>>>  
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>>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 1:37 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Right but who's going to manage the box and fix all the list issues?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>> Suite 1337
>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 12:17 PM, Justin Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Many folks are leaving the cloud due to costs.  We, like a lot of others 
>>>> on this list, can help.  I have space in a tierIV data center.  We can 
>>>> spin up a VM or do a dedicated box if someone wants to send one.  We have 
>>>> been buying Dell R710s on eBay for $200 and $200 in new drives and you are 
>>>> set.  We also have some R900s on the way we could spin up a couple of 
>>>> redundant VMs.  
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Just throwing that out there.  
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Justin Wilson
>>>> 
>>>> [email protected]
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> ---
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>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> http://www.midwest-ix.com  COO/Chairman
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> On Mar 6, 2017, at 12:01 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> No, we just transferred all the politics over to Mikes FB page... ;-)
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> From: Jeremy
>>>> 
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 9:56 AM
>>>> 
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> 
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> This list is a useful tool, and I definitely appreciate the time and 
>>>> expense that everyone has put forward to keep it going.  That being said, 
>>>> I don't think it is worth that amount at all whatsoever.  That just seems 
>>>> like a crazy amount of money for what basically amounts to a redundant 
>>>> list.  Now that the republicans on the list are requesting it as a 'safe 
>>>> space' free from politics, it is hard to see where there is still a need 
>>>> that justifies that expense. 
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 9:35 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 3 years ago, when my (still current but estranged) business partners gave 
>>>> me 30 days to vacate the server farm, Paul really saved the day.  I think 
>>>> he was perfecting his application of ASW for other things at the time so 
>>>> it was perhaps a bit experimental at the time.  I have always really 
>>>> appreciated what he did for us. 
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> I don’t think it would hurt his feelings if someone else wanted to host 
>>>> it.  There is the list serv and a web site (that has not really been kept 
>>>> up to date).  I have offered to cover the cost of the AWS.  
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> A am OK with anything. 
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> From: Josh Baird
>>>> 
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 9:24 AM
>>>> 
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> 
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> $250/mo to host a single mailing list is well.. insane.  I certainly 
>>>> appreciate Paul hosting the site (and paying these crazy monthly charges), 
>>>> but I can't help it to question if AWS makes sense for this specific 
>>>> application.
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Josh Luthman 
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> If we can get 14 people to donate $150 each we're set for the year...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>> Suite 1337
>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Guys,
>>>> 
>>>> $ 970 in contributions have come in so far on supporting AFMUG and are 
>>>> much appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> I checked with Amazon on the support consideration (currently paying $ 100 
>>>> for that).  Unfortunately, to have support available on the API (which is 
>>>> needed on the mailing part) , we have to keep the $ 100 monthly support 
>>>> plan.  There is no pay per incident for the API level plan, and if you are 
>>>> haven't paid for the plan previously when there is an incident, you can't 
>>>> buy it and then cancel it etc..
>>>> 
>>>> The monthly recurring AWS costs since October 2014, has averaged $ 249.34. 
>>>>   So, figure an annual cost of $ 2992 in AWS fees.   Probably, a little 
>>>> expensive but I am glad to continue it.
>>>> 
>>>> Paul
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rory Conaway
>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:56 AM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> 
>>>> And would have saved a lot of trees in the process.
>>>> 
>>>> Rory
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 3, 2017 9:00 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> 
>>>> Sad, a death that could have been prevented by a decent broadband 
>>>> connection.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Rory Conaway
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 6:50 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> 
>>>> I don't know, Friday Funnies would be missed.  Then there are important 
>>>> news things that covers dangers we should all be aware of like the 
>>>> Japanese guy who died when 6 tons of his umm, private magazine collection 
>>>> fell on him.
>>>> These are dangers we should all be aware of when entering houses for 
>>>> installations.
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4278524/Man-dies-six-ton-pile-porn-magazines.html
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Wright
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 3, 2017 5:20 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> 
>>>> Or if one feels so compelled to post something politically charged, it 
>>>> must be allegorical and use nomenclature relevant to our industry.
>>>> 
>>>> Ex: If Mimosa truly wanted to convince Ubiquiti supporters that they're 
>>>> being heard, they should prioritize TCP ACK.
>>>> 
>>>> Chris Wright
>>>> Network Administrator
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jon Langeler
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 3:55 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> 
>>>> Sounds good!
>>>> 
>>>> Jon Langeler
>>>> Michwave Technologies, Inc.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> > On Mar 3, 2017, at 5:49 PM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > That and shunning political junk.  The more I think about it the more
>>>> > I am liking this list with everything but politics.  We all have
>>>> > wasted too much of our time on that.  We can still have all the other 
>>>> > fun stuff.
>>>> > Food, movies, jokes, M-TOW use of the day photos...
>>>> >
>>>> > -----Original Message----- From: Jay Weekley
>>>> > Sent: Friday, March 3, 2017 1:03 PM
>>>> > To: [email protected]
>>>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> >
>>>> > It may actually be good for some peoples blood pressure.
>>>> >
>>>> > Mathew Howard wrote:
>>>> >> Agreed. It's not going to kill any of us if the list is down for a
>>>> >> few hours.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Josh Luthman
>>>> >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>    Reduce it.  In the rare event there are issues, it's not a
>>>> >>    critical service.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>    Josh Luthman
>>>> >>    Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:%28937%29%20552-2340>
>>>> >>    Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:%28937%29%20552-2343>
>>>> >>    1100 Wayne St
>>>> >>    Suite 1337
>>>> >>    Troy, OH 45373
>>>> >>
>>>> >>    On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 12:52 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]
>>>> >>    <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        We received $ 570 in donations so far.  Again, thank you.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        Its $ 150 a month (round numbers) plus the $ 99 support plan,
>>>> >>        which I might drop and go to pay per incident but its low
>>>> >>        priority support only for that.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        Paul
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]
>>>> >>        <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Rory Conaway
>>>> >>        *Sent:* Friday, March 3, 2017 11:31 AM
>>>> >>        *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> >>        *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        Paul, did you get enough to cover the year or do you need more?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        Rory
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        *From:*Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Paul 
>>>> >> McCall
>>>> >>        *Sent:* Friday, March 3, 2017 9:02 AM
>>>> >>        *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> >>        *Subject:* [AFMUG] Donations
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        For those of you that sent a donation via Paypal to help
>>>> >>        offset a portion of the Amazon hosting costs, thank you for
>>>> >>        the kind gesture.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        Paul
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        Paul McCall, President
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        658 Old Dixie Highway
>>>> >>
>>>> >>        Vero Beach, FL 32962
>>>> >>
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>>>> >>
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>>>> >>
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>>>> >>
>>>> >>
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>>>> 
>>> 
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