NQ,
From a 50 year IT perspective I suspect it was moved over to googlegroups
so that it was free. No servers to worry about and if emails that are
flowing thru this group get the same scan as all gmail messages then it
is pretty safe.
The admin side of it is probably pretty easy and straightforward as long
as someone still has the credentials.
Finding who "owns" the group might be difficult but not impossible.
this page might be helpfull.
https://support.google.com/groups/#topic=9216
Cheers, dave
On Wed, 3 Nov 2021, Lazlo wrote:
I wanted to ask everyone's opinion on what they think would be a good direction
for the listserv? I'm not
willing to let it go, but 9 years ago when it was moved over to google groups,
it was never the same. For
whatever reason, John Sroka moved it over - I suppose due to the dwindling
support and people moving enmasse
over to other platforms.
I suppose with me it's the tradition of getting my information via email and
uncluttered with photos and ads as
you would get from facebook. Pictures are nice and there is some merit to it,
but the tradition of
disseminating information over email means something to me. It's really cool
that after all these years, we
are all still on! I have no idea how many people are left on here, but I'd
hate to lose touch. I'm sure we
lost touch with a ton of people already.
I've looked into installing listserv software on a dedicated server (which
would be prone to the occasional
internet outages that I go through) and perhaps maybe there are other "free" or
even pay-based sites that would
work far better than google groups. I guess the option is there to just simply
start a new google group with
the same name where it can be moderated.
Or in the end is it all worth it? I like the ability to go months or years,
send a message, and boom - still
get replies from some of the core users. That's really cool.
If any of you would be interested in some future version of the listserv, I'd
be willing to compile a list of
names and email addresses so that if and when something new comes about, I
could notify you. Feel free to
email me at my same email address I've had for over 20 years at
silentATbeatriceneDOTcom or my google one
erinDOTlassleyATgmailDOTcom and I'll compile a list and keep your info offline.
I'm open to suggestions as well. Managing a private listserv can be quite
involved and does have the potential
to be abused with spam (which requires active management.) There is also the
option of having a facebook page
which would serve as a supplement to a listserv where pictures could be shown
as well as utilizing the page as
a way to shuttle people to the listserv. I guess we also have the option of
leaving things as they are, but
with a moderator I have no idea how much longer this will last. It's not being
actively maintained and new
users aren't able to join. I would like to think that maybe since there are
long periods of inactivity, John
just doesn't check it any more or maybe he has met with an untimely demise.
Covid has been brutal and I'm sure
if something happened to him, this listserv would be the least of his families
worries (if they even know about
it at all.)
Let me know what you think. Being honest is fine. If disbanding and letting
it rest sounds good, though sad
perhaps it would be realistic?
I better get ready for work so have a think and let me know if you guys think
we should do something to
preserve our listserv.
NQ
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