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2004-05-07 Thread Gordon Irlam
This list [EMAIL PROTECTED] is being closed, and posting will no longer be possible. The list will continue as [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you are not on the new list already, please visit: http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime thanks,

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2004-05-04 Thread John R Pierce
for the continuation of the list, we'll need a new name... I'm suggesting... [EMAIL PROTECTED] is that good for everyone? What are these new names. Is this where majordome(or whatever mailing list manager you will use) will reside? And I want to add my appreciation to Gordon for his long se

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2004-05-03 Thread Ralph Green, Jr
Howdy, What are these new names. Is this where majordome(or whatever mailing list manager you will use) will reside? And I want to add my appreciation to Gordon for his long service. Good day, Ralph On Wed, 2004-04-28, John R Pierce wrote: > for the continuation of the list, we'll need a ne

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2004-04-28 Thread John R Pierce
At 11:30 AM 4/22/2004 -0700, Gordon Irlam wrote: FYI. I intend to end this list shortly. for the continuation of the list, we'll need a new name... I'm suggesting... [EMAIL PROTECTED] is that good for everyone? it may temporarily be [EMAIL PROTECTED] until the DNS can be setup for the above.

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2004-04-28 Thread David M. Moore
At 11:30 AM 4/22/2004 -0700, Gordon Irlam wrote: >FYI. I intend to end this list shortly. As a long time (5+ years) but rarely posting participant, I'd also like to add my thanks to the growing pile. I've learned quite a bit about both math and programming from reading this list. Thanks for all

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2004-04-27 Thread Per Jessen
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:05:20 +0200, Steinar H. Gunderson wrote: >Web-based alternatives are extremely crappy compared to a mailing list, I couldn't agree more, so therefore just a quick word of thanks to you who will be taking over the running of the list now - it is much appreciated! /Per Je

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2004-04-23 Thread George Woltman
At 10:38 AM 4/23/2004 -0700, John R Pierce wrote: say, who runs the DNS for mersenne.org ? ok, the domain is registered to George Woltman... so he'd have to contact sbsi-net to do this. Contact Scott at [EMAIL PROTECTED] He'll need to do whatever is required. __

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2004-04-23 Thread Robin Millette
John R Pierce wrote: > the archives are generally set to 'subscriber only', so you have to be a > list subscriber to read them. this has kept the spam harvesters at bay > on my other lists. > > but, I'll leave the archive option off. Do you mean you won't archive the list at all? -- Robin Mil

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2004-04-23 Thread John R Pierce
If you are going to archive and publish past postings, please be sure that any email addresses get obfuscated so that they can't be harvested by spammers. I just switched email addresses because I was getting so much spam, and I would hate to have to do it again. the archives are generally set to

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2004-04-23 Thread Gordon Irlam
> I also run a reasonably current version of mailman on my server, and have > sufficient bandwidth and adequate uptime to host this list. My server has > had only a few hours of downtime in the past 3-4 years... I host several > other lists, including a rather busy music list with dozens of po

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2004-04-22 Thread Robin Millette
Robin Millette wrote: > I can offer to host the lists, as I already host a few for different projects. > Let me know if this would be appreciated. Replying to myself... I see a few other serious offers on the table, so I'm going to assume somebody else will take over the list. If for some reason

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2004-04-22 Thread Stephen Herr
At 18:42 4/22/2004 -0400, you wrote: I like this list because you push posts to me. I don't have to remember to go somewhere to pull the posts. Frank Anzalone Gentlemen, I have really appreciated the list over the 8 years I have been a part of it. Thank you Gordon. My 2 cents about the list is th

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2004-04-22 Thread Gordon Irlam
> single day, and 200-300 subscribers. Any idea roughly how many subscribers > this list has? There are 700-800 split evenly between the list and the digest. My preference would be to transfer the list to a system running mailman that hosts a number of other lists, and is likely to be reliable

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2004-04-22 Thread Frank Anzalone
I like this list because you push posts to me. I don't have to remember to go somewhere to pull the posts.   Frank Anzalone  

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2004-04-22 Thread Torben Schlüntz
Thank you Gordon, I've enjoyed your service for 4 years. Well done! br Torben Schlüntz > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: Gordon Irlam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 22. april 2004 20:30 > Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Emne: Mersenne: End of list > > > FY

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2004-04-22 Thread John R Pierce
[EMAIL PROTECTED] sounds good :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] sounds even better :D _ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers

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2004-04-22 Thread Robin Millette
Andrew Hitchcock wrote: > Thanks for running it for so long Gordon. > > I have a mailman installation that I would be willing to donate if no > one else has a better system. I can't promise 100% uptime, but I will do > my best to minimize the downtime. Same here, I can offer a mailman installati

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2004-04-22 Thread Dan Scherer
] Subject: RE: Mersenne: End of list What are the alternatives? Yahoo! Groups? Gordon, could you export the member list into a new yahoo group if need be? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon > Irlam > Sent: Thu

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2004-04-22 Thread John R Pierce
I will allow discussion of alternative lists people may wish to join before closing this list. in echo of the rest, yeah, thanks, its been a good list. I also run a reasonably current version of mailman on my server, and have sufficient bandwidth and adequate uptime to host this list. My server

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2004-04-22 Thread Andrew Hitchcock
--Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon Irlam Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Mersenne: End of list FYI. I intend to end this list shortly. When it was established some 10 years ago, other venues for discus

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2004-04-22 Thread Steinar H. Gunderson
On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 11:30:18AM -0700, Gordon Irlam wrote: > FYI. I intend to end this list shortly. Sad, but it hasn't been all that high-volume lately, and I understand the problems hosting it. I haven't been here for all that long (umm, I can't remember for how long :-) ), but it's been fun

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2004-04-22 Thread Robin Millette
Gordon Irlam wrote: > FYI. I intend to end this list shortly. > > When it was established some 10 years ago, other venues for discussing > these issues did not exist, and could not easily be created. Now other > venues and mailing lists exist. Thanks for hosting it for such a long time! It's b

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2004-04-22 Thread Ryan Malayter
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Mersenne: End of list > > FYI. I intend to end this list shortly. > > When it was established some 10 years ago, other venues for discussing > these issues did not exist, and could not easily be created. > Now other > venues and m

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2004-04-22 Thread George Woltman
At 11:30 AM 4/22/2004 -0700, Gordon Irlam wrote: FYI. I intend to end this list shortly. Thank you, Gordon. Your efforts have been greatly appreciated over the years! _ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/merse

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2004-04-22 Thread Gordon Irlam
FYI. I intend to end this list shortly. When it was established some 10 years ago, other venues for discussing these issues did not exist, and could not easily be created. Now other venues and mailing lists exist. The cost to me of maintaining this list are two fold: - the need to maintain