switching_email_list_server_for_lctg
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Switching eMail List Server for LCTG
How it used to be, using Yahoo Groups
- Yahoo Groups email list
- Yahoo Groups maintained history of email messages
- Yahoo Groups held posted presentation files
So why did we need to change away from Yahoo Groups?
- They announced they'd stop providing many services late last year (2019)
- No longer would email list be publicly viewable
- No longer would they store email messages sent to the group
- No longer would they retain presentation files
- In fact, as of now, they have deleted presentation files and email list history
What Could We Do?
- We formed committee to discuss alternatives
- Groups.io and Steve's Mailman service & Wiki were considered
- We perceived costs associated with switching to Groups.io
- No costs other than sweat for switching to Steve's Mailman and Wiki, and Steve was willing to put in the sweat
- Committee decided to give Steve's option a try, noting that we could switch to another option later, if it didn't work out
How was the transfer effected?
First...Just-In-Case actions
- Steve grabbed a list of Yahoo Group emails and names
- CharlyS grabbed the presentation files
- Steve grabbed the entire group message history
Setting Up the Replacement Mail List
- Created a domain LCTG.toku.us
- actually it's a Subdomain of toku.us
- Note that
toku.us
is a domain owned by Steve, toku is short for “TO Keep Up” (maybe?)
- Created an email list, LCTG@lists.toku.us
- Configured the email list settings
- Converted the email addresses CSV file to a list consisting of
name person@email.com
- Did a bulk add of all the emails
At this point, the email list was operational.
As it was used, Steve made tweaks to the configuration
- Removed bounce processing
- Changed email header line to [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG]
- Moderators are Steve, CharlyS, and JohnR
- For non-list-members, posts must be moderated (prevents spam)
- Process/approve (or not) requests to join the list
Preserving Files from Older Presentations
- Uploaded presentation files from 2007 to 2018 to the Wiki
- Created a Wiki page, showing all of the files by year, and linking to each
- Linked to this page of older presentation files to the LCTG main page on the Wiki
- Note that recent presentation files are on the Wiki
LCTG Information Page -- the Wiki http://LCTG.toku.us
- Nearly 2 years ago, Steve created a Wiki page holding information:
- About the computer group (LCTG)
- Upcoming meetings
- Past meetings with link to video recording and presentation slides and other materials
- Over time he has enhanced this Wiki:
- Adding info on how to join the group
- How to see past email messages
- How to access past presentations
- Created a Wiki, http://LCTG.toku.us
Why did we need to do this?
Using the current (new) system
- Email list
- Sign up for the email list
- Get off the email list
- Change your subscription
- get your list password
- change your email address
- turn on/off batch mode
- other settings you can control)
- Presentation files
Behind the curtain
- The process I followed for getting the email list from Yahoo to Mailman
- How to manage the Mailman-based list (the administrative pages, technical details)
- The process Charly and I followed to get all of the files from Yahoo
- What I did to put the files on the Wiki so you can see them all in one place
- Maybe look at older files, 2011 and earlier, and identify which should be added to the new system
Opening PDFs
From Gary Patrick
- Click on the 3-dot “Customize Chrome” icon near the upper right corner of any Chrome page.
- Select “settings” and open the “Advanced” portion at the very bottom.
- In “Privacy and Security,” scroll down to and click on “PDF documents.”
- Slide the “Download PDF files . . ” button to “Off.”
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