hi all, since 2001, SEC mailing list service has been provided by SourceForge, with the list archive being publicly searchable (https://sourceforge.net/p/simple-evcorr/mailman/simple-evcorr-users/). Few days ago I received an e-mail from SourceForge that all their mailing lists will be rearranged -- each user will be sent an e-mail notice for confirming his/her subscription, and if confirmation is not made by June 29, the user will be signed off from the list.
This procedure involves several issues. Firstly, e-mails from SF list server are not always reliably delivered (for example, I am sometimes not receiving SEC mailing list posts to my work e-mail, while they usually arrive with minimal delay to my gmail account). Secondly, not all list members are checking their mail folders on daily basis for reading SF mailing list notices. This introduces a danger that a number of SEC list members will be unsubscribed in the end of June without their knowledge. One of the purposes of my e-mail is to provide an early warning that it might be necessary to verify your list membership after June 29. But secondly, I wanted to open a discussion whether list members and other SEC users would favor to set up an additional channel for discussing SEC usage questions (it would not act as a replacement, but rather as a complement to existing mailing list). One strong requirement for the new channel is publicly available and searchable archive of past discussions. I have been thinking of setting up a Google group for SEC users, but perhaps list members can suggest better ideas? Also, if there is a general opinion that a traditional mailing list is sufficient, we can just continue with it like many other open-source projects are doing. kind regards, risto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Simple-evcorr-users mailing list Simple-evcorr-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/simple-evcorr-users
