Re: [jamboost] IMPORTANT: Transition away from YahooGroups

From: Miguel A Sepulveda (ironphase_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-21 09:54:42

Do we need to register on the new mailing list? or,
are the current members of the yahoo list going to get
transfer as well as the archives of emails?

By the way when I clicked on the link below I got an
error: build-build list doesn't exists yet. I suppose
it will be active from Dec 1st.

Thanks

--- David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> 
> We have a new mailing list set up at
> lists.boost.org, maintained by
> OSL:
>
http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-build.
> 
> I'd like to begin the transition away from
> YahooGroups and towards
> that list. That should solve several problems with
> this mailing list,
> including:
> 
> * High barrier to entry as many people don't wish
> to register at
> Yahoo
> 
> * Ugly and verbose ads inserted by Yahoo
> 
> * Periodic problems representing certain character
> sequences in
> messages as Yahoo "upgrades" its processing.
> 
> * Periodic problems with attachments
> 
> I propose the following schedule:
> 
> 1. We officially start using the Boost list on Dec
> 1, 2005.
> 
> 2. On January 1, 2006 we will officially close the
> Yahoo list
> 
> 3. OSL will get all the messages from yahoo and
> create a new
> hypermail web archive for jamboost with all the
> old Yahoo
> messages and all the messages since the list
> moved to the OSL
> server. 
> 
> If anyone is aware of specific issues with this
> transition or has
> ideas for how to keep our reflectors such as
> ActiveState and GMane
> properly synchronized, I'd like to hear them now.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave
> 
> -- 
> Dave Abrahams
> Boost Consulting
> www.boost-consulting.com
> 
> 

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