[DM-MUG] Server Upgrade - Mailing list situation

[Bryan Baker]

In the past disruption time has been pretty minimal.
I just ran into that with a new group I created for work. I may have a  
side-chat with the person.

On Sep 27, 2010, at 2:47 PM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> I've tried moving people to Google Groups and it can be quite a
> challenge. Many people don't realize that they can have a Google
> Account without having a gmail address. Therefore they sign up for a
> gmail address and then don't check it.
>
> Since this is a low-traffic mailing list, I'd suggest sticking it out
> unless the mailing list migration is going to be quite long.
>
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Ray Bowler <rbowler at mchsi.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for the warning. Would there be an advantage to moving to  
>> Yahoo or Google?
>>
>> The disruption shouldn't bother too much. The traffic is pretty low.
>>
>> Ray
>>
>> On Sep 27, 2010, at Sep 27, 20102:08 PM, Bryan Baker wrote:
>>
>>> I've been contacted by the CIALUG admin team (CIALUG hosts our  
>>> mailing
>>> list, and at least at one time hosted our website, not sure about  
>>> that
>>> part now).
>>>
>>> They are in the process of upgrading servers and contacted me to  
>>> warn
>>> of possible disruption and mention that we essentially have 2  
>>> choices:
>>>
>>> 1. Migrate our list to another site (Google, Yahoo, etc)
>>> 2. Be patient and understanding during the upgrade process.
>>>
>>> They've been good free hosting providers, and this isn't the first
>>> time the server's been upgraded and the list has faced disruptions
>>> from that. I'm willing to help with DNS issues, etc, but it's also
>>> possible people will want to opt for the migration option.
>>>
>>> Just a go-between here, not overly active in either group atm.
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>> Ray Bowler
>> rbowler at mchsi.com
>>
>>
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