This is probably related to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232417
On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 11:10 AM Pharos <[email protected]> wrote: > All of the yahoo addresses seem to be simultaneously unsubscribing from > our mailing list. > > Is this related to the upgrade? > > Thanks, > Richard > (User:Pharos) > > On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 8:46 PM Kunal Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Wikimedia mailing list admins, >> >> As you may have heard, we will be upgrading the mailing list software to >> Mailman 3, which is a full rewrite, fixing lots of long standing issues, >> especially around security. A short list of improvements: >> >> * One user account (no more monthly password reminder emails or list >> passwords) >> * Ability to search through archives >> * Posting through a web interface >> * A web interface that doesn't look like its from the early 2000s >> >> For the most part, if you just send and receive mail from the list, >> nothing dramatic will change. >> >> A test installation is available at <https://lists-next.wikimedia.org/> >> if you'd like to take a look now (all data will eventually be deleted). >> We can import your list into the test system so you can look around the >> new interfaces, make sure settings were migrated correctly and archives >> display correctly. >> >> We're still finalizing the exact dates, but we may start migrating >> mailing lists starting next week. They'll be migrated in batches, >> starting with lists with no archives, and then going by size of archive >> and # of subscribers. Expect very big/old lists (wikimedia-l, >> wikitech-l, etc.) to go last. We plan to send a notification to the list >> admins when we start migrating the list and once it's finished. >> >> We will need help from list admins to make this go smoothly. >> >> * If your list is obsolete or should be archived, please add >> "[OBSOLETE]" or "[ARCHIVED]" to the list description and we'll take care >> of the rest. >> * Please update your list description to indicate who the list admins >> are (either usernames, email addresses, etc.) >> * If you'd like to volunteer your list to go early, let us know. >> * On the other hand, if you think your list needs special handling and >> should go later, let us know as well. >> * It is our intention to have all mailing lists be publicly listed, >> please let us know if you have a reason that the existence of your list >> should be kept private. >> * If you've lost track of all the lists you're responsible for, we can >> look it up for you :) >> * The canonical URL of your mailing list will change. If you link to >> your mailing list in help pages, templates, etc. You should update it >> after migration. For example >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l> will change to >> < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/> >> >> (we expect to provide redirects). >> * For public archives, we will ensure that archive links will not break. >> For private lists, we do not intend to support old archive URLs - if >> this is a big issue for you, please let us know. >> >> There's probably stuff we missed to mention, if you have questions, >> concerns, comments, please let us know on this list or #wikimedia-tech >> on IRC. >> >> For tracking the work see https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280322 >> >> Thanks, >> Amir (Ladsgroup) and Kunal (Legoktm) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Listadmins mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/listadmins >> >> By sending a message to this list, you email all admins of all lists. To >> request technical changes for a specific list, instead create a task in >> Phabricator. See https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists >> > _______________________________________________ > Listadmins mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/listadmins > > By sending a message to this list, you email all admins of all lists. To > request technical changes for a specific list, instead create a task in > Phabricator. See https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists >
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