I agree with you Harrison, and thanks to Michael for these many dedicated years of looking out for our list and openspaceworld.org. Harold, well done chiming in with a crisp solution.
Can we go the OSI route and see if it remains a simple option? Chris ---- Chris Corrigan [email protected] http://www.chriscorrigan.com On 2010-12-01, at 12:33 PM, Harrison Owen wrote: > Harold – will the OSI/US Listserve handle our archives? If so this is a > no-brainer so far as I can see. Go-OSI for sure. > > ho > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Dr. > Potomac, MD 20854 > USA > Phone 301-365-2093 > www.openspaceworld.com > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold > Shinsato > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 1:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: oslist will end soon -- it's time to deliberate, decide and act > > Hi Michael, > > Thanks for all your research on this. There's another option to consider. The > Open Space Institute for the US has managed to start using the free and open > source list serve software that runs and looks almost exactly like the > current ListServe for free using a generous web hosting company that gives > out web host services to U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations. > > It takes very little administration - as the Web Hosting company provides a > one click install for the "Mailman" program, which is the List Serve software > which is widely used: > > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/index.html > > And there is even a path to maintain the logs for browsing and searching in a > similar way to how they are searchable and browsable now. It would take a > little techie work - but I'd be happy to help with that. > > Even if we didn't want get help from a current 501(c)(3) organization (which > would make it free) going with this kind of solution would only cost about > $100 US a year. > > Harold > > On 12/1/10 10:47 AM, Michael Herman wrote: > > 1. the oslist will cease to exist in its current form not later than june of > next year. > 2. boise state is migrating their own lists to googlegroups > 3. boise state is NOT migrating any archives (so we're on our own with that) > 4. our archives will be delivered to us on a single CD > 5. they will be in the form of 150 monthly log files (roughly, 12 months x 12 > years) > 6. these monthly files can be read easily in any text editor > 7. they can be read less easily when opened directly in a web browser > application > 8. the BEST way to keep the archives and the list going is another l-soft > listserv host org > 9. finding another listserv host organization is something anyone can help > with... now! > 10. we already have [email protected] set up, so that's available > if/when we want to use it > > > -- > Harold Shinsato > [email protected] > http://shinsato.com > twitter: @hajush > * * > ==========================================================osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your > options, view the archives of [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
