On 28/03/2021, Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Please see the message below. > > I note that this list is hosted on lists.mozilla.org > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Chris Ilias <n...@ilias.ca> > Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:11:20 -0400 > Subject: **THIS FORUM WILL BE SHUT DOWN SOON** > To: mozilla-support-fire...@lists.mozilla.org > > *WHAT IS HAPPENING* > Mozilla is shutting down the newsgroup server (news.mozilla.org) and > mailing lists (list.mozilla.org). > > > *WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN* > lists.mozilla.org: April 3 > news.mozilla.org: Sometime after April 3 > > > *WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE* > Because all posts to this newsgroup go through the mailing list, no > messages will be approved after April 3. You will still be able to > access news.mozilla.org, but there will be no new posts in this > newsgroup after that. If you try to post a message, it will just not > appear. > > Sometime after that, Giganews will shut down news.mozilla.org, and you > will no longer be able to access the newsgroup. > > > *WHERE TO FIND THE ARCHIVE* > The archive of this newsgroup will be kept intact at > https://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.support.firefox/ > As with other newsgroups that have been shuttered in the past, the > archive will be read-only. > > If you're using Thunderbird, you can also download all messages before > the news server is shut down. > 1. In your Local Folders account, create a new folder called > "mozilla.support.firefox" > 2. Open the newsgroup, then go to Edit-->Select-->All. > 3. Go to Message-->Move_to-->Local_Folders-->mozilla.support.firefox > NOTE: There are over 190,000 messages, so it will take a long time to > download. You may want to select batches of messages instead of > selecting all. > > > *WHERE TO GO FOR SUPPORT* > The primary Firefox support forum is at > https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/firefox?show=all > Other languages can be found at > https://support.mozilla.org/kb/get-community-support > > If you prefer newsgroups, there may be newsgroups on Usenet where you > can find Firefox support. If not, try netscape.public.mozilla.browser. > > > *WHY THIS IS HAPPENING* > Mozilla has been migrating off of mailing lists and newsgroups for many > years now. Many of the mailing lists have already closed down and moved > to https://discourse.mozilla.org/ > Even though a support web forum already exists, the support > newsgroups/lists have remained open for the lifetime of the server. > > > *WHERE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT* > You can reply to this post, and I'll try to answer any questions. > If you have questions after the shutdown, you can find me in the > #firefox chat room at > https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#firefox:mozilla.org or the #sumo chat > room at https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#SUMO:mozilla.org > > My display name on chat.mozilla.org is cilias > > -- > Mailing list/Newsgroup moderator > _______________________________________________ > support-firefox mailing list > support-fire...@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-firefox >
As this list appears to be being shut down within a week, could the list administrator please advise as to how many subscriber this list has? Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby UbuntuMATE User and Campaigner Clean Energy User and Campaigner Human Rights Campaigner UBI and Citizens Dividend Campaigner Armadale West Australia (UTC+0800) .............. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
