On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:06:19 -0400
Michael MacIsaac <mike99...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > perhaps an archive of them somewhere else
> Github repo?
upload to archive.org?
Dan
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM Martha McConaghy <
> martha.mccona...@marist.edu> wrote:
>
> > I had not planned on addressing this right now as I have a lot of work
> > going on. But since the issue has been raised, I'll provide more details.
> >
> > I've been in the process of migrating all of Marist's LISTSERV lists over
> > to a Linux on X based LISTSERV for the last year. Marist runs over 8000
> > lists just for internal communication. The last lists to move are the
> > public lists, like this one. In many ways, these are the trickiest to move
> > since there are so many people involved. I don't have a date for this list
> > to move, other work keeps getting in the way.
> >
> > The benefits are that we will be on a up to date version of LISTSERV and
> > on a supported platform. Marist will continue to run LISTSERV for the
> > foreseeable future given our dependence on it for the school's culture.
> >
> > The negative, at least for public lists like this, is that the web
> > interface to the logs will no longer be available. LISTSERV has a native
> > web interface, but it requires a login account and we are not making that
> > interface publicly accessible. The logs and previous postings will be
> > available via the LISTSERV email interface, which works as it has always
> > done. There is also a challenge of converting the old logs to work with
> > the new LISTSERV on Linux. They aren't compatible formats.
> >
> > I turned off the current web search of logs because of the continuous bots
> > going through all the logs from all the lists. I also wanted to see if
> > anyone actually used or cared about being able to get to them. So far, I
> > have heard just one complaint. I can turn it back on for now.
> >
> > To address Barton's question. I am not asking for, nor seeking to get rid
> > of this list from Marist. It is true that Marist's commitment to the Z
> > platform has changed (it is a very complex situation). However, my
> > commitment has not. However, I also cannot control what others do and if
> > Barton, or anyone else, wants to start up another list, they are free to do
> > so.
> >
> > The question about the logs is interesting, however. Rather than trying
> > to convert years worth of old logs to be compatible with the new LISTSERV,
> > perhaps an archive of them somewhere else would be a good idea? For this
> > list, there are over 300 logs, going back to 1998 (they are by month). If
> > that is of interest, contact me directly and we can discuss it.
> >
> > Martha
> >
> >
> > Martha McConaghy '84
> >
> > System Architect/Technical Lead
> >
> > TDX Platform Architect
> >
> > Marist University IT
> >
> > Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
> >
> >
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