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Sounds like a reasonable plan, so we might as well give it a shot. Thanks for all your hard work on this. On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > You can get enough server for this from AWS for $5-10/mo. > > Cary > > > On Mar 24, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Thomas Krichel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Paul Hoffman writes > > > >> If you're interested, Eric, I have some experience with Mailman (though > >> not with Listserv) and would be happy if I can -- I have some scripts to > >> do bulk operations (add or remove subscribers, etc.) and could also help > >> to migrate the list archive. > > > > I find that this is the most important contribution I have seen here > > in this thread. > > > > I have run Mailman over ten years for NEP > > > > http://nep.repec.org > > > > I am also running it for NYLUG > > > > http://mail.nylug.org/mailman/listinfo > > > > It's not just a case of running a box that has Mailman on it. It's > > also important to have an infrastructure that sends bulk email and > > that is not landing up in spam filters. And it's a matter of > > spam filtering on the list email sending box. The NEP server has a > > sender score > > > > https://www.senderscore.org/ > > > > score of 99/100 last time I looked but you don't get there > instantaneously. > > > > You also need a hoster that is email friendly. > > > > So the list of tasks as I see it is > > > > 1. Find a sponsor for a dedicated root server, have them pay for the > > server. You can get a server for about $50 a month. > > > > 2. Decide on a domain and set up access for server admin > > to domain records, including SPF and DKIM. > > > > 3. Set up the server with linux. > > > > 4. Set email software (exim or postfix or ...) and mailman or sympa, as > > well as say spam assassin. > > > > 5. Migrate members and email archives. > > > > For somebody who knows what (s)he is doing 2-4 is not a big deal > > but it needs a few hours of work and a commitment to some maintenance. > > 5 is the job that dwarfs everything else. But if Paul is volunteering > > (or could be sponsored) to lead that forward then you have a realistic > > case to run it on a community and open-source base. > > > > -- > > > > Cheers, > > > > Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel > > skype:thomaskrichel >