Yeah, I like option two as well. I could live with option one if need be,
but like Matt and Eric I'm not that keen on Google data mining the list.

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On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 7:38 AM, Matt Sherman <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I have no technical answers to the questions you pose, but I second Option
> #2.
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 5:29 AM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most likely need to be
> > migrated before the end of summer, and I’m proposing a number possible
> > options for the lists continued existence.
> >
> > I have been managing the Code4Lib mailing list since its inception about
> > twelve years ago. This work has been both a privilege and an honor. The
> > list itself runs on top of the venerable LISTSERV application and is
> hosted
> > by the University of Notre Dame. The list includes about 3,500
> subscribers,
> > and traffic very very rarely gets over fifty messages a day. But alas,
> > University support for LISTSERV is going away, and I believe the
> University
> > wants to migrate the whole kit and caboodle to Google Groups.
> >
> > Personally, I don’t like the idea of Code4Lib moving to Google Groups.
> > Google knows enough about me (us), and I don’t feel the need for them to
> > know more. Sure, moving to Google Groups includes a large convenience
> > factor, but it also means we have less control over our own computing
> > environment, let alone our data.
> >
> > So, what do we (I) do? I see three options:
> >
> >   0. Let the mailing list die — Not really an option, in my opinion
> >   1. Use Google Groups - Feasible, (probably) reliable, but with less
> > control
> >   2. Host it ourselves - More difficult, more responsibility, all but
> > absolute control
> >
> > Again, personally, I like Option #2, and I would probably be willing to
> > host the list on my one of my computers, (and after a bit of DNS
> trickery)
> > complete with a code4lib.org domain.
> >
> > What do y’all think? If we go with Option #2, then where might we host
> the
> > list, who might do the work, and what software might we use?
> >
> > —
> > Eric Lease Morgan
> > Artist- And Librarian-At-Large
> >
>