[Ncsg-discuss] [Important] Plan for NCSG list migration

[Johan Helsingius]

Fully support the migration - and yes, mea culpa, it should have
happened long ago.

I just encourage us to find a permanent solution - it is great that
Tapani and EFFi are willing to host us, but we should not stretch
their goodwill too far.

	Julf


On 05/12/2025 09:37, Rafik Dammak wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> As you might be aware of, we have for some time had problems with our 
> listserv where several emails end up in spam folders. The listserv is 
> currently hosted in Syracuse University for historical reasons, thanks 
> to Prof Milton Mueller. We couldn't find how to fix those issues 
> permanently to avoid this issue  for those using gmail or similar mail 
> and the topic was brought up to EC for discussion.
> 
> I am taking my responsibility here as chair and I am thinking that we 
> should migrate our mailing list to different hosting. The current plan 
> is to move on a temporary basis to be hosted by EFFi , in the same 
> fashion for all NCSG committees lists and then to move to more long term 
> hosting for NCSG. Tapani will kindly support the migration and ensure a 
> smooth transition. The current listserv content will be archived and 
> backed up. More details  such as instructions and timeline will follow.
> We still need to find a permanent hosting a managed service or dedicated 
> server and think about sustainable operation and maintenance that will 
> not require a member to be a lifetime sysadmin to handle the NCSG IT 
> resource.
> 
> It is not an easy decision as we have had this listserv since NCSG 
> creation and so there is some historical background. Happy to hear any 
> comments or concerns.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Rafik
> 
> 
>