Re: [RDD] Mailing list - future directions

2022-10-06 Thread Steve
I typically advocate for open platforms vs. closed platforms, especially for communication around open source projects. I've seen too many projects and groups lose all of their archives because the provider goes away or is acquired. And that doesn't even account for walled gardens like fb

Re: [RDD] Mailing list - future directions

2022-10-06 Thread David Henderson
I was going to suggest stopping using Gmail too ! Ha ha ha --- Kind regards, David Henderson TD9 Radio - Community Radio for Hawick Office: 01450 520540 Studio: 01450 520530 Mobile: 07450 025292 www.td9radio.online www.twitter.com/TD9Radio www.facebook.com/TD9Radio TD9 Radio is a Scottish

Re: [RDD] Mailing list - future directions

2022-10-06 Thread Rob Landry
I have always refused to use Facebook. If you must move to a non-email platform, a Web-based solution would be preferable. In the best of all possible worlds, I'd like to see people affected by Google's attempt to monopolize email simply drop Google and move to another email provider.

Re: [RDD] Mailing list - future directions

2022-10-03 Thread Rich Stivers
Fred: I vote for Groups.io. Beside the previously mentioned benefits, Groups.io allows attachments. I would pay a reasonable price as well. Rich Stivers KKUP-FM, Cupertino/San Jose CA On 10/2/2022 19:55, Martin Flynn wrote: Fred, Groups.io seems to be the go-to at the moment. +1 on DavidĀ 

Re: [RDD] Mailing list - future directions

2022-10-03 Thread Fred Gleason
On Oct 2, 2022, at 22:41, David Klann wrote: > +1 for groups.io . I would contribute actual money for a > paid subscription to groups.io . Oh! I just checked my > groups.io account -- I am (and 4 other users are) already > subscribed to

[RDD] Mailing list - future directions

2022-10-03 Thread Fred Gleason
Greetings Rivendell Folks! My apologies for the cross-posting and repetition. Those of us the Rivendell-Dev listserv has been having some discussions about possible replacements for our GNU Mailman-based system (for reasons that will be obvious in the appended message), and the

Re: [RDD] Mailing list - future directions

2022-10-02 Thread Martin Flynn
Fred, Groups.io seems to be the go-to at the moment. +1 on DavidĀ  K's comment - would be willing to pay a reasonable ammount Martin On 10/2/2022 10:41 PM, David Klann wrote: On 10/2/22 18:43, wa7skg wrote: I subscribe to over 50 ham radio, broadcast, and other activity related forums on

Re: [RDD] Mailing list - future directions

2022-10-02 Thread wa7skg
I subscribe to over 50 ham radio, broadcast, and other activity related forums on groups.io. It seems to be a fairly robust system, has a calendar, file storage area, self-subscribe/unsubscribe, searchable archives, flexible delivery, email and web based access, etc. There is a free model for

[RDD] Mailing list - future directions

2022-10-02 Thread Fred Gleason
Howdy Folks: Many of you here (especially those whose e-mail is delivered by via accounts hosted by Google) have likely noticed that the reliability of messages from this listserv has taken a significant nosedive over the past several months. After ~20 years of self-hosting this list and (for