Hey I missed a vote on this but I'd like to express more thanks to those who put in a vote on it for meI don't mind where it goes and happy to help out if it comes off the rails wherever it does end up-- Don Gould5 Cargill PlaceRichmond 8013Christchurch, New ZealandMobile/Telegram: + 64 21 114 0699www.bowenvale.co.nz -------- Original message --------From: Peter Reutemann <fracpete(a)gmail.com> Date: 18/11/24 11:43 am (GMT+12:00) To: wlug List <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: [wlug] Re: mailing list alternatives Alright, here is the final count after casting my own vote forTechnologyWise and Linux Australia:1. TechnologyWise: 42. Linux Australia: 33. Don Gould: 24. NZOSS: 05. Outlook Group: 0And we have a winner with TechnologyWise!Anyone who doesn't want to be migrated, you can discontinue yourmailing list membership here: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/postorius/lists/wlug.list.waikato.ac.nz/NB: it requires the email address that you signed up with.(a)TechnologyWisePlease contact me off-list regarding migration at fracpete at waikatodot ac dot nz. Just to recap: the mailman server here at uni will bedecommissioned December 13th.Thanks everyone!Cheers, PeterOn Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 1:43 PM Peter Reutemann <fracpete(a)gmail.com> wrote:>> Hi everyone>> Here is a list of all the potential options for having the WLUG> mailing list continue in some form after the University of Waikato> will shut down their mailman instance next month:>> 1. TechnologyWise would support us and host it at Catalyst (Wellington)> Type: unspecified (since general hosting, could be mailman?)> Comment: TW ran the BOP LUG that way>> 2. Linux Australia (https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo)> Type: mailman (open-source)> Comment: not yet contacted whether they'd be open to it>> 3. Don Gould> Type: unspecified (has FLOSS platform, so could be mailman)>> 4. NZOSS> Type: discourse (open-source, at community.iridescent.nz)> Comment: unlikely to migrate archives>> 5. Outlook Groups option> Type: MS Outlook (proprietary)> Comment: just email distribution, probably no archives>> In terms of WLUG list archives...> I've experimented with hypermail> (https://github.com/hypermail-project/hypermail) and was able to turn> the 53MB mbox file containing all our posts from the last 25 years> into 183MB of HTML. That way, we can at least ensure that the old> content doesn't get lost completely.> I also talked to Daniel Lawson, who's hosting the old WLUG website and> wiki. Though he is not keen on managing mail (bit of a nightmare> nowadays according to him), he'd be willing to host the HTML version> of the archives.>> Please reply to this post with your preferred option(s) by Saturday> night (e.g., "1" or "1 3 4"). On Sunday, I will then create a final> tally (hopefully).>> Thanks again for your suggestions!>> Cheers, Peter-- My Open Source Blog - http://open.fracpete.org_______________________________________________wlug mailing list -- wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz | To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)list.waikato.ac.nzUnsubscribe: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/postorius/lists/wlug.list.waikato.ac.nz