On 29/3/21 3:47 am, Bret Busby wrote:
On 28/03/2021, Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote:
Please see the message below.
I note that this list is hosted on lists.mozilla.org
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From: Chris Ilias <n...@ilias.ca>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:11:20 -0400
Subject: **THIS FORUM WILL BE SHUT DOWN SOON**
To: mozilla-support-fire...@lists.mozilla.org
*WHAT IS HAPPENING*
Mozilla is shutting down the newsgroup server (news.mozilla.org) and
mailing lists (list.mozilla.org).
*WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN*
lists.mozilla.org: April 3
news.mozilla.org: Sometime after April 3
*WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE*
Because all posts to this newsgroup go through the mailing list, no
messages will be approved after April 3. You will still be able to
access news.mozilla.org, but there will be no new posts in this
newsgroup after that. If you try to post a message, it will just not
appear.
Sometime after that, Giganews will shut down news.mozilla.org, and you
will no longer be able to access the newsgroup.
*WHERE TO FIND THE ARCHIVE*
The archive of this newsgroup will be kept intact at
https://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.support.firefox/
As with other newsgroups that have been shuttered in the past, the
archive will be read-only.
If you're using Thunderbird, you can also download all messages before
the news server is shut down.
1. In your Local Folders account, create a new folder called
"mozilla.support.firefox"
2. Open the newsgroup, then go to Edit-->Select-->All.
3. Go to Message-->Move_to-->Local_Folders-->mozilla.support.firefox
NOTE: There are over 190,000 messages, so it will take a long time to
download. You may want to select batches of messages instead of
selecting all.
*WHERE TO GO FOR SUPPORT*
The primary Firefox support forum is at
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/firefox?show=all
Other languages can be found at
https://support.mozilla.org/kb/get-community-support
If you prefer newsgroups, there may be newsgroups on Usenet where you
can find Firefox support. If not, try netscape.public.mozilla.browser.
*WHY THIS IS HAPPENING*
Mozilla has been migrating off of mailing lists and newsgroups for many
years now. Many of the mailing lists have already closed down and moved
to https://discourse.mozilla.org/
Even though a support web forum already exists, the support
newsgroups/lists have remained open for the lifetime of the server.
*WHERE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT*
You can reply to this post, and I'll try to answer any questions.
If you have questions after the shutdown, you can find me in the
#firefox chat room at
https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#firefox:mozilla.org or the #sumo chat
room at https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#SUMO:mozilla.org
My display name on chat.mozilla.org is cilias
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Mailing list/Newsgroup moderator
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As this list appears to be being shut down within a week, could the
list administrator please advise as to how many subscriber this list
has?
Thank you in anticipation.
Hello.
I have not seen any response from the list administrator, to either of
my two messages above.
This is not a criticism of the list administrator - it is merely an
observation and explanation, of what follows.
I have created a new replacement list for this list, this list being due
to be shut down as of 03 March 2021.
The new list web page address is
https://groups.io/g/seamonkey-support
Please read the group description on that web page, before subscribing.
I have enabled the option to allow for the group/mailing list to be
sponsored, to provide for more than 100 subscribers, should it get that
many. I would not be concerned with that aspect, until the number of
subscribers approaches 100, if it does.
Subscribers to this mailing list, are invited to visit the above web
page, and subscribe to the group/mailing list.
To subscribe to the replacement mailing list, go to the above web page,
read the group description, and, if you accept that, click on the link
where it says "Subscribe, which should generate an email message for you
to send, to subscribe. You should then receive a subscription request
confirmation message, for you to send a reply, to confirm your subscription.
--
Bret Busby
UbuntuMATE User and Campaigner
Clean Energy User and Campaigner
Human Rights Campaigner
UBI and Citizens Dividend Campaigner
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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