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+ | ~~NOCACHE~~[[lexingtoncomputergroup|return to LCTG home]] | ||
+ | =====October 2019 Need To Leave Yahoo Groups===== | ||
+ | ====Plans for the switch==== | ||
+ | We discussed and decided that for at least the short term, we would take me (Steve Isenberg) up on my offer to host the email list as part of my Dreamhost ISP account.\\ | ||
+ | CharlyS is checking on what it would take for the group to get a 501c3; once we have this, then Dreamhost will give us a free account, and it's likely that groups.io would as well.\\ | ||
+ | QUESTION: Does Lexington Community Center have a 501c3? | ||
+ | ===Email list tasks=== | ||
+ | |Get email addresses from Yahoo Group|DONE| | ||
+ | |Create new group|DONE|List address (for posting messages) is: '' | ||
+ | |Test new group, send email to it and see it distribute message to select test subjects| | ||
+ | |Add all current Yahoo group' | ||
+ | |Send message to Yahoo Group saying we are switching and give new address| | ||
+ | |Add list address for new group to the YahooGroup (so email sent to old Yahoo group will go to new group for distribution| | ||
+ | |Set all members of current Yahoo group so not receive email (means we rely on new group)| | ||
+ | When this is all done, | ||
+ | * All current Yahoo group members will be on the new list | ||
+ | * Email sent to either group will go to all members (by way of the new list) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Files stored on Yahoo Groups=== | ||
+ | |Need to download all of the documents/ | ||
+ | |Find place and way to store all of these files (Steve' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Old message archives=== | ||
+ | |Need to see how to get old messages|TBD| | ||
+ | |How to store them somewhere useful|TBD| | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Using new list=== | ||
+ | * To send to the list, send to: '' | ||
+ | * New members: | ||
+ | * Using email address they want to subscribe to list, send blank message to: '' | ||
+ | * Moderators will receive message saying person wants to join | ||
+ | * Moderator can qualify potential member | ||
+ | * Moderator can approve the membership and they' | ||
+ | * Members can access archives by visiting '' | ||
+ | * Members can remove their list membership by sending email to '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Subcommittee members=== | ||
+ | * Bob Melanson | ||
+ | * Bob Primak | ||
+ | * CharlyS | ||
+ | * Evie Isenberg | ||
+ | * Harry Forsdick | ||
+ | * Jonathan Goode | ||
+ | * John Rudy | ||
+ | * Lynnell Stern | ||
+ | * Peter Albin | ||
+ | * Steve Isenberg | ||
+ | |||
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+ | ====Older material==== | ||
+ | ^Category^Needs^Post-Yahoo Groups Solution^ | ||
+ | |Email List|Way to add/delete members.| | ||
+ | |Email List|Must support multiple person management| | ||
+ | |Email List|Archiving of messages and way for later lookup.| | ||
+ | |File Storage|Way to save presentation handouts|(this wiki)| | ||
+ | |Videos of presentations|Way to collect links to presentations|(this wiki)| | ||
+ | |||
+ | Other needs | ||
+ | ^Need^Solution^ | ||
+ | |Transition mailing list to new spot|Can do by export list and import at new spot if new spot allows| | ||
+ | |Transition email history to new spot| | ||
+ | |Transition archived files to new spot| | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Hosting Options==== | ||
+ | Options from [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Option | ||
+ | | Groups.io | ||
+ | | Google Groups | ||
+ | | < | ||
+ | | Discord | ||
+ | | Slack | free | 5GB file storage; saves 10k messages, searchable | ||
+ | | Dreamhost discussion group | free (part of Steve' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Groups.io notes=== | ||
+ | Another email list/group is transferring to groups.io and here is information they' | ||
+ | * Their group is restricted, like YahooGroups, | ||
+ | * The group has a private message archive, only new members require message approval | ||
+ | * Info: [[https:// | ||
+ | * That group does not need calendars, chat, or database | ||
+ | * They will consider Hashtags and Subgroups later | ||
+ | * There are features for Wiki and Polls which they can enable later | ||
+ | * It's likely that everyone will get an invite from groups.io | ||
+ | * Some concern/ | ||
+ | * More answers available at [[https:// | ||
+ | * Groups.io cannot get your Yahoo password so each member will need a password for Groups.io | ||
+ | * Regarding transfer to groups.io, groups.io says in brief: transfer requests must be given the go-ahead by 12/1/2019 as they cannot guarantee transfers submitted after that date. Also it appears that most Photos sections are currently [as of 10/19/2019] having an outage and it isn't known if they' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Dreamhost notes=== | ||
+ | Dreamhost is a ISP (Internet Service Provider) that offers free services to 501c3 organizations. | ||
+ | * Dreamhost uses the Mailman email interface that provides good email list management, and management of the list can be handled by several people, not just me. | ||
+ | * As with groups.io, each member of the list would have a password and would be able to manage their subscription. | ||
+ | * Files would be stored as part of the wiki I also have for LCTG; although there may be other options we could explore. | ||
+ | =====Older Discussion on the Topic===== | ||
+ | //From Late 2018 - Early 2019// | ||
====Desirables for new email list==== | ====Desirables for new email list==== | ||
Currently considering Steve Isenberg' | Currently considering Steve Isenberg' | ||
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[Jonathan] | [Jonathan] | ||
This seems to be clean and nice, but I'm wondering what problem we're trying to solve. Are there things that bother you about our current Yahoo pages? The things that bother me are that Yahoo no longer automatically generates meeting notices from the calendar (and sometimes blocks access to it). Right now, I keep our Yahoo home page (at https:// | This seems to be clean and nice, but I'm wondering what problem we're trying to solve. Are there things that bother you about our current Yahoo pages? The things that bother me are that Yahoo no longer automatically generates meeting notices from the calendar (and sometimes blocks access to it). Right now, I keep our Yahoo home page (at https:// | ||
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