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

[James Gannon]

I strongly suggest moving to a hosted mailman solution, either from ICANN
or a 3rd party.

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James


On Fri, 5 Dec 2025 at 08:42, Johan Helsingius <
00001963cc94b85a-dmarc-request at listserv.syr.edu> wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> >
>
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