Re: seamonkey-dev, and seamonkey-support lists/newsgroups

[Richmond]

Philip Taylor wrote:
> Edmund Wong wrote:
> 
>> Dear All,
>>
>> If you're not aware by now, please let me state that both the Mailing
>> Lists and Newsgroups will be decommissioned soon (Early April).
> 
> As one who has not used Usenet News since (probably) the 1980s, the
> closure of the Seamonkey newsgroup(s) is not of paramount concern to
> me.  However, e-mail is my primary communication medium, and the closure
> of the mailing lists would be a significant barrier to remaining
> informed of Seamonkey development (a topic dear to my heart, speaking as
> one who had used Netscape and its offspring ever since its inception). 
> However, I may well be in a minority, so I wonder if there is any
> mechanism by which Seamonkey developers and their followers might be
> polled to find out what fraction  rely on newsgroups, what fraction rely
> on e-mail, and what fraction use another medium by which to remain
> informed and/or contribute.  I suppose I should add that I have never
> used IRC, nor would I wish to do so.

It might be possible to send newsgroup postings to email.

https://tldp.org/HOWTO/Usenet-News-HOWTO/x714.html
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Re: seamonkey-dev, and seamonkey-support lists/newsgroups

[Philip Taylor]

Edmund Wong wrote:


Dear All,

If you're not aware by now, please let me state that both the Mailing
Lists and Newsgroups will be decommissioned soon (Early April).


As one who has not used Usenet News since (probably) the 1980s, the 
closure of the Seamonkey newsgroup(s) is not of paramount concern to 
me.  However, e-mail is my primary communication medium, and the closure 
of the mailing lists would be a significant barrier to remaining 
informed of Seamonkey development (a topic dear to my heart, speaking as 
one who had used Netscape and its offspring ever since its inception).  
However, I may well be in a minority, so I wonder if there is any 
mechanism by which Seamonkey developers and their followers might be 
polled to find out what fraction  rely on newsgroups, what fraction rely 
on e-mail, and what fraction use another medium by which to remain 
informed and/or contribute.  I suppose I should add that I have never 
used IRC, nor would I wish to do so.

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/Philip Taylor/
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Re: seamonkey-dev, and seamonkey-support lists/newsgroups

[David E. Ross]

On 3/29/2021 11:49 PM, Edmund Wong wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> If you're not aware by now, please let me state that both the Mailing
> Lists and Newsgroups will be decommissioned soon (Early April).
> 
> Why?
> ===
> 
> Why indeed.  Tbh, I don't know why.  I would believe it's related
> to the overhead of maintenance and such; but whatever the
> reasons are, it's a fact.  This is going to go to /dev/null.
> 
> 
> What to do?
> ==
> 
> We're in the process of finding alternatives to these methods of
> communications.
> 
> Yes, I'm quite dismayed at the loss of the newsgroups; but I'm
> sure we'll make do with what we come up with as an alternative.
> 
> So please monitor any updates to https://blog.seamonkey-project.org.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Edmund
> 

Why not create alt.seamonkey.support and alt.seamonkey.develop?
Alternatively, ask at news.groups.proposals on any general NNTP server
to create comp.seamonkey.support and comp.seamonkey.develop, which could
then be moderated (but not by Chris Ilias).

-- 
David E. Ross


While a "vaccination passport" to prove someone has been
vaccinated against COVID-19 seems to be a good idea, most
concepts involve smart phones.  What about those of us
who have been vaccinated but do not have a smart phone?
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seamonkey-dev, and seamonkey-support lists/newsgroups

[Edmund Wong]

Dear All,

If you're not aware by now, please let me state that both the Mailing
Lists and Newsgroups will be decommissioned soon (Early April).

Why?
===

Why indeed.  Tbh, I don't know why.  I would believe it's related
to the overhead of maintenance and such; but whatever the
reasons are, it's a fact.  This is going to go to /dev/null.


What to do?
==

We're in the process of finding alternatives to these methods of
communications.

Yes, I'm quite dismayed at the loss of the newsgroups; but I'm
sure we'll make do with what we come up with as an alternative.

So please monitor any updates to https://blog.seamonkey-project.org.

Thanks!

Edmund
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