If I understand correctly, Lee has been running the listserv alone for all these years. Jonathan is able and willing. I agree - go for it.
Anne > On Feb 10, 2020, at 8:12 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jonathan, it appears most want to stick with an email service as has served > us for so many years. I’ve seen your setup, you have plenty of capacity & > speed, I guess the only drawback for you or Bill to handle the server > yourselves would be the horror of something happening to either of you, or > your equipment. Hosting from a large firm would keep the group going > independent of just one person & the drawbacks of failed equipment. Years > back I used a server farm in Cincinnati, they had been up 24-7-365 for years > without any downtime. That will be difficult for an individual. > > Is Lee willing to turn the database over for the group to port to whatever is > chosen next? > > John > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 10, 2020, at 7:44 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I also don’t do FaceBook; I LIKE the focused bandwidth of a listserv. I do >> NOT like the massive time-sink that is characteristic of the popular social >> media sites. >> >> I asked Lee if he wanted to work with me to get it up and running elsewhere >> and he told me that Bill Rising volunteered to take it over. I reached out >> to Bill to offer support and he hasn’t gotten back to me. >> >> I have plenty of bandwidth, and hardware to put it on. >> >> Alternatively, I ran across a pretty cool listserv alternative called Gaggle >> that might fit our needs. It’s only $5 a month for up to 50 members (free >> for up to 20). I don’t know how many people we have, so I have no idea where >> we would fall on that spectrum. >> >> Do we have a consensus building in any particular direction or should >> someone just declare it and the rest can decide whether they want to join or >> not? >> >> What does everyone thinK? >> >> Is Bill on here? Do you have a plan yet? >> >> We should probably decide sooner rather than later. >> >> Jonathan >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Feb 10, 2020, at 6:58 PM, Brian ONeal <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> My first thought is getting everyone to reply with their email address who >>> wants to be included on any new group so that there is a clean list. >>> Lee will not have to devote any time to any sort of exporting addresses of >>> current people, and those who are long gone for a new list. There are four >>> days left to start something. I don’t want me or anyone else to miss out if >>> we don’t come together with something in time. >>> >>> I, like Bill and a couple others, will not be part of any social media >>> group(face book). >>> But do count me in as one who will still be participating otherwise. >>> >>> All others please reply to this email to count yourself in. >>> >>> >>> Thank you so much Lee for what you have given us of your time and effort >>> for so long. We all are truly appreciative of you. >>> >>> Brian >> >> -- >> Jonathan Fletcher >> Workplace Innovation Facilitator >> [email protected] >> >> Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group • Next Meeting: 2/25/20 >> >> Technology Association of Louisville, Ky (TALK) >> www.talklou.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
