On 10 May 2020 at 03:06 Andrew Savchenko wrote and made these points AS> It is 2020 out there and TB mailing lists seem to be a little outdated.
AS> Screenshots being stripped from the messages unless it all fits in 25Kb, In the case of TBUDL, this seems to be happening regardless of size. I have looked but the settings don't specify to do that. The hosting server has shifted twice since we started to use the current rack. I am not necessarily confident that the settings have ported correctly. AS> famous "Current version is 8.0.18 | 'Using TBUDL' information" footer AS> attached to all messages... Perhaps it is time for a maintenance? This footer used to be maintained by admins every time a new release came from RITlabs, often with a slight lag. Max asked to control this automatically and this was being done for a while. Then they stopped updating it. I guess it's down to me again. (I am the sole admin and mod these days, everyone else having resigned from the list). Max took it over because I was updating it when the MSI was released to TBBETA, not in new the loop otherwise as to when a particular version became the current release. AS> Things that come to mind, in no particular order: AS> * Increase size limits for attachments. TBBETA has a 75kb limit and TBUDL 25kb. I suggest 150 for TBBETA and 100 for TBUDL. Thoughts? AS> * Remove or, at very least, update "current version" footer. I will take back control (where have I heard that before?) of maintenance for this number. AS> * Consider merging TDUDL/TBBETA into one. That's a very large "NO". There are 2 distinct audiences - those who test new features and those who want help with the current release version as end users. AS> * Move mailing lists homepage to a separate domain. I don't know what this means... AS> * Modernise lists website, enable HTTPs. I enabled HTTPS back in January. If anybody else wants to take this over from me, go ahead - I will redirect. AS> * Ensure lists historical data is available and easily exportable. ... we have done this multiple times in the 20+ years that we have run these lists. The last massive move was to GMANE. They collapsed. Any suggestions as to where we should try next (and have our archives dumped into the void when they go down too)? AS> * Collate available TheBat! documentation / FAQs / Tips. AS> * etc. That's something I did very enthusiastically back at the start. They have not been maintained and over the years have become somewhat dated. AS> Thoughts? ... given. -- Cheers -- Marck D Pearlstone -- List moderator and fellow end user TB! v9.1.18.3 (BETA) on Windows 10.0.18362
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