Re: Keeping the lights on (was Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve) (fwd)

2023-04-10 Thread Alex Pilon
> On Mon, 10 Apr 2023, Dianne Skoll wrote: > > their low-end offering has more disk space than Luna Node > > (20GB vs 15GB) but half the RAM (512MB vs 1GB). On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 12:16:50PM -0400, Brett Delmage wrote: > This is more than enough RAM to run > * Mailman > * BIND authoritative /

Re: [linux] Replying to List

2023-04-10 Thread Alex Pilon
> On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:50:16 -0700 BCLUG wrote: > > > When replying, there's no "Reply To List" enabled (in Thunderbird). On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 11:53:19AM -0400, Dianne Skoll wrote: > This annoys me too. IMO, reply to list should be the default. There are also no List-* headers except

Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve

2023-04-10 Thread Dianne Skoll
On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:04:51 + Katherine Mcmillan wrote: > I also note that the Illumos project is using a service called > "Topicbox" (https://www.topicbox.com/pricing) with success. ;) Looks cool, but all the email-lists-as-a-service providers seem to be significantly more expensive than

Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve

2023-04-10 Thread Katherine Mcmillan
I also note that the Illumos project is using a service called "Topicbox" (https://www.topicbox.com/pricing) with success. ;) Sincerely, Katie From: Raj Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 11:22:06 AM To: J C Nash Cc: James ; Jean-Francois Messier ;

Re: Keeping the lights on (was Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve)

2023-04-10 Thread Ian
In reference to "Keeping the lights on", I would be willing to kick in some bucks.  I live in Perth, an hour west of Ottawa, and am glad not to have to drive in to attend meetings.  The savings in gas/parking and convenience are worth it for me.  Many moons ago I would drive home from work (in

Re: Keeping the lights on (was Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve) (fwd)

2023-04-10 Thread Dianne Skoll
On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:16:50 -0400 (EDT) Brett Delmage wrote: > This is more than enough RAM to run > * Mailman > * BIND authoritative / caching DNS server > * Postfix mail server > * Apache web server > * opendkim I'd take the extra 512MB of RAM over the extra 5GB of disk, but YMMV. > The

Re: Keeping the lights on (was Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve) (fwd)

2023-04-10 Thread Brett Delmage
On Mon, 10 Apr 2023, Dianne Skoll wrote: There's also Canadian Web Hosting - not just located in Canada but Canadian-owned, from $7 CDN / month: https://www.canadianwebhosting.com/vps Interesting. I am still paying $5/month, maybe because I am grandfathered. their low-end offering has more

Re: Keeping the lights on (was Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve)

2023-04-10 Thread BCLUG
Dianne Skoll wrote on 2023-04-10 08:55: Yes, according tohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linode The linode.com web site is now branded "Akamai" Thanks Dianne. The promo codes have been offered under the Linode brand as recently as the last LNL podcast episode (also on the Linux After Dark,

Re: [linux] Replying to List

2023-04-10 Thread Dianne Skoll
On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 11:56:05 -0400 Alan McKay wrote: > Current functionality is RFC compliant however IMO this is an instance > where the RFC is wrong. Which RFC is this? I was not aware of an RFC that made any recommendations about the default Reply-To: for a mailing list. Regards, Dianne.

Re: [linux] Replying to List

2023-04-10 Thread Alan McKay
Current functionality is RFC compliant however IMO this is an instance where the RFC is wrong. Really depends on the nature of the list how to do replies. If the list is intended to be a discussion list to generate discussion - then it should be changed to reply-to-list If the intention of the

Re: Keeping the lights on (was Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve)

2023-04-10 Thread Dianne Skoll
On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:46:55 -0700 BCLUG wrote: > Whoa, all news to me! > a) Akamai owns Linode?!? > b) Discontinuing the brand?!? Yes, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linode The linode.com web site is now branded "Akamai" Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to

Re: [linux] Replying to List

2023-04-10 Thread Dianne Skoll
On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:50:16 -0700 BCLUG wrote: > When replying, there's no "Reply To List" enabled (in Thunderbird). This annoys me too. IMO, reply to list should be the default. > I'm a bit rusty on Gnu Mailman, but isn't there an option that would > allow a simple "Reply To List" like

[linux] Replying to List

2023-04-10 Thread BCLUG
Hey All, Question about the list: When replying, there's no "Reply To List" enabled (in Thunderbird). I have to "Reply All", then remove the original sender's email so they don't get duplicates (and fingers crossed they get a copy from the general list). I'm a bit rusty on Gnu Mailman,

Re: Keeping the lights on (was Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve)

2023-04-10 Thread BCLUG
Dianne Skoll wrote on 2023-04-10 08:44: AFAIK, Akamai is discontinuing the Linode brand. Are they keeping the pricing and promotions in place? Whoa, all news to me! a) Akamai owns Linode?!? b) Discontinuing the brand?!? Interesting, will watch for news on this. To unsubscribe send a

Re: Keeping the lights on (was Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve)

2023-04-10 Thread Dianne Skoll
On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:36:22 -0700 BCLUG wrote: > Linode.com runs an affiliate program for various podcasts, and the > Late Night Linux podcast, for example, can get you $100 (USD?) credit > with the LNL promo code. AFAIK, Akamai is discontinuing the Linode brand. Are they keeping the pricing

Re: Keeping the lights on (was Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve)

2023-04-10 Thread BCLUG
Dianne Skoll wrote on 2023-04-10 08:01: You can get comparable low-end VPSes at lunanode.com for USD $3.50/month. (Although they charge in USD, their data centres are in Canada.) That's a pretty good price. Linode.com runs an affiliate program for various podcasts, and the Late Night

Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve

2023-04-10 Thread Raj
Some of the other groups I'm with have moved to groups.io. The free tier seems pretty capable for handling basic mail group features and it has a utility to help migrate from listserv. Note that I'm not affiliated with or endorsing groups.io in any way, just that I have seen it used for similar

Keeping the lights on (was Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve)

2023-04-10 Thread Dianne Skoll
On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 10:48:25 -0400 J C Nash wrote: > However, it seems we should be able to continue. We have about 18 > months prepaid VPS. I notice our existing VPS is at OVH, which AFAIK charges around $8/month for the cheapest VPS. You can get comparable low-end VPSes at lunanode.com for

Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve

2023-04-10 Thread J C Nash
Informal donations. A couple of people commented at meetings or on this list that they'd offer to hose wiki or mailing list. I suspect the reality could be a bit less generous, but I think we'll find some way to keep things going, though it may be less fancy. Scott noted that there are

Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve

2023-04-10 Thread James
I don't know. Apr. 10, 2023 10:42:34 Jean-Francois Messier : > > How will the funding of the web site and wiki will work ? Informal donations, > pass the hat at in-person meetings, other ideas ?  > > On 2023-04-09T18:46:58.000-04:00, James wrote: > > > > > On

Re: [linux] Result of the OCLUG motion to dissolve

2023-04-10 Thread Jean-Francois Messier
How will the funding of the web site and wiki will work ? Informal donations, pass the hat at in-person meetings, other ideas ?  On 2023-04-09T18:46:58.000-04:00, James wrote: > On 2023-04-09 17:43, Znoteer wrote: >>  On Sun, Apr 09, 2023 at 04:19:37PM -0400, Tug Williams wrote: >>   >>>   The