On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 01:17:52PM +0000, Harper, Cynthia wrote:
> It was just announced at the Innovative Users group meeting that that 
> listserv is moving to EasyDiscuss 
> http://extensions.joomla.org/extension/easydiscuss.

Here are the so-called benefits of EasyDiscuss:

| Use EasyDiscuss as a forum to manage your customers inquiries, build 
| closer customer loyalty, build credibility, engage in multiple 
| conversations, gather valuable experience from users, or simply build a 
| repository of information that grows over time. EasyDiscuss is as good 
| as Yahoo! Answers!

<URL:http://extensions.joomla.org/extension/easydiscuss>

No mention of e-mail at all.  If I were an Innovative user I would say 
"No thanks!".

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jason Bengtson
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 9:06 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list
> 
> 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.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> *Jason Bengtson, MLIS, MA*
> Assistant Director, IT Services
> K-State Libraries
> 414 Hale Library
> Manhattan, KS 66506
> 785-532-7450
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> www.jasonbengtson.com
> 
> 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
> > >
> >

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