TechnologyWise Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email. On Wednesday, 13 November 2024 at 2:13 PM, Don Gould <don(a)bowenvale.co.nz> wrote:

3.... Debian platform. Yes deploying mailman to just keep consistent would make more sense

-- Don Gould 5 Cargill Place Richmond 8013 Christchurch, New Zealand Mobile/Telegram: + 64 21 114 0699 www.bowenvale.co.nz

-------- Original message -------- From: Peter Reutemann <fracpete(a)gmail.com> Date: 13/11/24 1:45 pm (GMT+12:00) To: wlug List <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: [wlug] mailing list alternatives

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 _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list -- wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz | To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/postorius/lists/wlug.list.waikato.ac.nz

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