Change to the Mailing List Migration Plans

[Joey deVilla]

The people have spoken, and based on overwhelming demand, we have altered our plan for the mailing list migration.

The need remains for a discussion that system that is consistent no matter which of our services you use. You shouldn't have to use communications system A for service X, communications system B for service Y, and so on.

However, you *should* be able to have discussions in your preferred format.

With this in mind, we are altering the plan so that you will be able to participate in discussions via:

a) *** EMAIL! ***
b) newsgroups
c) web
d) RSS (read-only)

Phorum will still be the core of the system, as it produces better, more easily-searched archives of discussions since it groups by topic. While Majordomo, our mailing list software, is still being phased out, we are currently working on setting up an email gateway that should allow you to participate in discussions via email, mailing-list style.

I haven't yet been given a timeframe for when the email integration will be in place, but I am told that the techs are already working on it and to expect it "sooner rather than later". I'll keep an eye on this and give you further updates as they happen.

Once again, thank you for all your feedback. Please keep it coming -- either here in discuss-list, in the forum or off-list via email at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

-- Joey

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Joey deVilla - Tucows, Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TC/DC (Technical Community Development Coordinator)
"Nerdy Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"