> I don't think we WANTED to pull the plug on the
> lists that is being hosted now at
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I have the same idea as Mark. If Scott still wants
> to bear us, I think we should still stay a while.
Alain: It was indeed the consensus amongst ourselves.
> Adrian could look into getting us a discussion
> list on the SF server.
http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/admin/freecard-general
> But it'd be preferrable if we had a while of
> "overlap" so we can pull back
> in case we encounter problems on SF.
Alain: Scott's timetable (below) does indeed provide
enough overlap to get us over the hump. After that, we
might want to consider setting up another mail-server,
just in case. Not high-priority for at least a month
though.
> Scott: Bandwidth isn't the problem, it's the
> seemingly daily manual list maintenance that's
> required ...
Alain: It is more appropriate for us that our lists be
managed by an open source hosting service specifically
tailored to our way (e.g. SourceForge).
> Scott: Since there was no objection to my proposal
> to provide the lists to Adrian, I've sent them
> to him and asked him to integrate them into the
> sourceforge lists.
Alain: Thank you Scott.
> Scott: That will prevent losing a lot of people
> who may decide it's not worth the bother to
> resubscribe to the new list ...
Alain: Thanks again, Scott, although this is a little
bit more ethically controversial. ;-)
> Scott: I recommend the following time table:
> This week: We'll get the subscription stuff done and
> test the new list. Next week: I'll set the opencard
> mailing list here to redirect postings to the new
> list. Next month: I'll shut down the ufp and
> opencard mailing lists.
Alain: Is this timetable suitable/realistic, Adrian?
> Scott: We can always stop the transition
> if any problems arise, but given the resources
> behind sourceforge this seems unlikely.
Alain: Our 'ass-es' are covered! ;-)
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