Rico, That's a relief Miguel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mark Symonds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 1:10 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Change-over from Goatelecom to Sancharnet
> On behalf of the admin team: > > We've been discussing the possibilities of a mass switchover from > [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This is possible, using Mailman, the Free Software solution we're working > on. > > One problem would be that those who have got their address changed > irregularly, e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED] might get dropped inadvertently. > > Don't worry, though. > > (1) Mailman allows even non-members to post to its list (provided you > don't violate the list rules, and yours is not a spam message or one of > those many porn messages). So even if there's some confusion over your > address, you will continue to be able to post to Goanet. > > (2) If any Goanetter suddenly stops receiving Goanet or Goanet-Digest, it > probably means you have been inadvertently dropped from the list, or your > address has been bouncing mail (in which case, it automatically gets > switched to the no-mail option). > > In the latter case, please write in to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > request our good Sicilian-by-birth, Goan-by-marriage friend to do the > needful. > > Also, those who's addresses have changed regularly, need not inform us. We > will be shortly doing a mass change-over by replacing 'goatelecom.com' > with 'sancharnet.in' in our addresses. If your address has changed > irregularly, e.g. from [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > then please contact Viviana. Hope this helps and thanks! FN > > On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Joe Vaz wrote: > > > > ---Tony Correia-Afonso.<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Effective 1st. July all subscribers to Goatelecom have had their > > >accounts tranferred to Sancharnet and those of us registered as > > >members of the Goanet Mailing List with Goatelecom addresses have yet > > >to hear from the Adminsitration Team as to what happens to our > > >membership. Will our addresses be automatically changed or will we > > >have to unscriber our old addresses and re-subscribe with the > > >Sancharnet address? A clarification would be welcome. > > >---Tony Correia-Afonso. > > > > > > Tony has a legitimate question re GoaNet's (Goa) members. I'd believe the > > old e-addresses of members subscribed with their "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" will > > have to be changed to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > One (and perhaps easier) way would be for GoaNet to do a blanket (mass) > > change of members e-addresses (@suffix only) from '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' to > > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' This will obviously negate the hassle of each > > subscriber to un/re-subscribe. This is, of course, if the Admin Team is > > willing to spare the time and effort to invest. > > > > However, if subscribers have a completely new e-address (changed recently > > with GoaTel/Sancharnet and not registered with GoaNet), they will have to > > re-subscribe with the new e-address. > > > > Perhaps, a word from the horse's mouth (A-Team) would be welcome, as Tony > > has said. > > > > Joe Vaz > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Watch Hallmark. Enjoy cool movies. > > http://server1.msn.co.in/sp03/hallmark/index.asp Win hot prizes! > > > > > > ########################################################################## > > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # > > # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # > > ########################################################################## > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frederick Noronha (FN) | http://www.fredericknoronha.net > Freelance Journalist | http://www.bytesforall.org > http://goalinks.pitas.com | http://joingoanet.shorturl.com > http://linuxinindia.pitas.com | http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > T: 0091.832.2409490 or 2409783 M: 0 9822 122436 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ########################################################################## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. 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