Thanks for checking, Michael. Grant
On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 1:21 AM Michael Paoli < michael.pa...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote: > > From: "Rick Moen" <r...@linuxmafia.com> > > Subject: Re: [dvlug] dvlug.org reboot > > Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:41:30 -0800 > > > Quoting Grant Bowman (gr...@dvlug.org): > > > >> I've finalized the move to list@dvlug.org so please use only the new > >> address. > > Uhm, ... for some definitions of finalized and move? > > I know in past, I've found it quite ambiguous as to which list > is the "real" DVLUG list. Notably as things weren't highly > clear on the web site, and/or there was never proper notification > to the "other" list. So, to cover the bases, I'd, e.g. use/email > both, and be subscribed to both. > > Well ... this most recent "announcement", > the one from linuxmafia.com hit my inbox, > the other ... I didn't see it ... went digging, it got > flagged as spam ... well, stuff happens, whatever. > > Then I'm like, okay, DVLUG's been around quite a number of years. > Let's see if this "new"/reboot list has the list archives. > So ... I go find that and ... a grand total of 4 emails there, > for ... how many years of DVLUG's existence? > > So ... certain definitions of "finalized" and "move" ... > like bye-bye history? > > So, ... someone just discovers a LUG, say DVLUG, > want to see what it's up too, how active, what it's done ... > look over website, see what's updated, find list, > look over list, archives, all goes to ... uhm, 4 emails > in the entire archive? And it's not like it's announcing some > brand new LUG that just came into existence. Yeah, from > the archives would seem more like a wanna be LUG. > Lots 'o meetings past, podcasts/recordings, much etc., > where's anybody gonna see that if they start off > around dvlug.org and get pointed off to the list@dvlug.org list > and go look at its archives? > > And, thinking of which, this thrilling "new" (retread) list > and move ... can it be backed up, can its archvies be backed up, > can that be done in a useful form where they can be restored or > migrated. Have they even been backed up? > > I know there's been fair bit 'o traffic on that > non-linuxmafia.com DVLUG list ... so, where's the backups of > all the archives of all the email ever on that list? > > I know if I search I can find email sent to list@dvlug.org > going way back ... many emails ... but does DVLUG have that and > other emails to that list somewhere? The archive seems to only show > 4 emails ... well, now I see 5. > Seems something's rather missing, eh? > > > _______________________________________________ > dvlug mailing list > dv...@linuxmafia.com > http://email.dvlug.org/c/eJwtTkEOgjAQfA29abBdLRx6AI3hoCZiNNGLWVsKjRQMFlBfLxiTzWZmJzOzSnDgTBEjlpFHY0y6XXMIYkgbON9fGmuT8s819dgqTfb8krtjH93cBpLNO96etOk98C2acpr_tqwtKQQDpFQBBa0kci59qWdZGPg8WEjNVEisYGEwZwsKpBSFcw-PDe3rYUpTtS-L2uCYNRzGWIvVT3o6U-l6gKor25w0AhtZmC77_zD509H5BYNMRWA >
