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Date:         Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:13:28 -0300
Reply-To:     Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject:      Re: Unreadable posts (was also: Vanagon List Archives: A
              TechnicalProblem)
Comments: To: Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
In-Reply-To:  <b86e2af9-2736-a10f-f861-5987186b9a3f@sbw.org>
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Like Steve, I too have the ability and experience to host the list (on
Mailman or GroupServer ... or a move to something new and hybrid like
Discuss).


If and when Jim decides he would rather be camping.






Steve Williams wrote on 2021.04.27 15:26:
> On 4/27/2021 10:11 AM, Mark McCulley wrote:
>> ... Here is a quote from an email from Jim Arnott, the site
>> administrator a few
>> years ago discussing what might be involved in upgrading the software:
>>
>> ...  A minimum of $5k ...
>
> First, all due respect to Jim Arnott!  I value this list and appreciate
> his long service.  The following is just for information, if Jim might
> be interested in migrating the list.
>
> I run several email lists for a nonprofit group and one for a group of
> sailing friends.  I'm using an independent provider that does a great
> job:
>
> https://www.mailmanlists.net/en/pricing
>
> I don't know how many subscribers Vanagon List has, but I would be
> willing to cover the cost and share the cost with anyone else who values
> the list.
>
> I would be happy to help Jim migrate the list.  Or I'm willing to do the
> migration.
>
> I would need a list of subscribers.  If possible, I would need a dump of
> the archive.  The provider above can import archives no problem, if
> they're in a standard format.  Or I can write software to convert the
> archives.  Including base64 decoding, of course.
>
> Or I will remain a happy and understanding subscriber to Vanagon List!
>
> More background:
>
> I ran my own open source Mailman lists on my own server for years.  At
> some point, I found I was more interested in other projects, so I was
> glad to find mailmanlists.net.
>
> My sailing friends list has just a few subscribers.  Here is our web
> site:
>
> https://marker12.org/
>
> The largest list I manage has about 4,500 subscribers.  Here's the web
> site of that nonprofit:
>
> https://baychi.org/subscribe/
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