[Ipg-smz] We need an alternative to our existing lists

Sun Dec 15 19:43:18 UTC 2019

Thirded.

On Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 10:33 AM Lynn Greiner via Ipg-smz <
ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:

> Same here. I can go days without checking the list when I'm on the road
> and catch up is much easier on email.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ipg-smz <ipg-smz-bounces at netpress.org> On Behalf Of Christine Hall
> via Ipg-smz
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2019 12:17 PM
> To: jack wallen <jack.wallen at gmail.com>; ipg-smz at netpress.org
> Cc: Christine Hall <christine at fossforce.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ipg-smz] We need an alternative to our existing lists
>
> I still prefer email, however.
>
> Christine Hall
> Publisher & Editor
> FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
> http://fossforce.com
>
> On 12/15/19 10:51 AM, jack wallen wrote:
> > I'm with Christine. I've been using Slack for a number of communities
> > and it couldn't be easier. On top of which, you can integrate apps and
> > other bits to make it even more productive and efficient.
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 9:40 am, Christine Hall via Ipg-smz
> > <ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:
> >> Funny, my experience is just the oposite. I've had nothing but
> >> trouble with Webex but Slack has been a piece of cake. Christine Hall
> >> Publisher & Editor FOSS Force: Keeping tech free http://fossforce.com
> >> On 12/14/19 11:43 AM, Lynn Greiner via Ipg-smz wrote:
> >>
> >>     I find Slack a beast to use. Take a peek at Cisco Webex Teams.
> >>     It’s  free, and offers Slack functionality in a much nicer UI.
> >>     It’s end-to-end  encrypted and secure too – Cisco can’t peek.
> >>     *From:* Ipg-smz <ipg-smz-bounces at netpress.org
> >>     <mailto:ipg-smz-bounces at netpress.org>> *On Behalf Of *jack  wallen
> >>     via Ipg-smz *Sent:* Saturday, December 14, 2019 9:49 AM *To:*
> >>     ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org> *Cc:* jack
> >>     wallen <jack.wallen at gmail.com <mailto:jack.wallen at gmail.com>>
> >>     *Subject:* Re: [Ipg-smz] We need an alternative to our existing
> >>     lists Why not do Slack? On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 4:54 am, David
> >>     Gewirtz via Ipg-smz  <ipg-smz at netpress.org
> >>     <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org> <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>>
> >>     wrote: Well, we could self-host a WordPress site with membership
> >>     and forum software. The entire solution can be built out that way.
> >>     The only downside is a cost, monthly for good hosting and yearly
> >>     for some commercial plugins to lock things down. The one gotcha on
> >>     the site I built was that when we moved it to a new host, some of
> >>     the commercial plugins wouldn't re-register. At the time I set it
> >>     up, the cost for them wasn't too high, but they ballooned to a
> >>     total of over $500, which was too rich for me this year, so I just
> >>     moved the site and we're running old, somewhat out of date
> >>     plugins. Also, I can't really volunteer myself to do the whole
> >>     job. Post heart surgery, I'm trying to tone down how much work I
> >>     shoulder. But I'm happy to advise. --David *David Gewirtz*
> >>     Distinguished Lecturer, CBS Interactive Read my columns at DIY-IT
> >>     <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/diy-it/> and ZDNet Government
> >>     <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/> Mobile: +1 321-722-4620 On
> >>     Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 1:28 PM Tom Henderson via Ipg-smz
> >>     <ipg-smz at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>
> >>     <mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>> wrote: I will also contribute
> >>     shekels. Some alternatives include group.io <http://group.io> (am
> >>     on four ex-yahoo/refugee lists there) Cheap hosting as in
> >>     namecheap/hostgator/etc that costs about $200 yr that uses php-ish
> >>     bbs-ish (even 2FA/MFA authenticated) hosting (meaning NON-email)
> >>     Or migrate totally to slack, which visually is tough for what we
> >>     do as a mailing list. We're geeks here. Time to crack some
> >>     knuckles. Not so long ago, David Gewirtz pushed through the
> >>     netpress.org <http://netpress.org> re-do pretty successfully.
> >>     Perhaps one of us can help you migrate the mailman version to
> >>     something modern. I have MySQL/SQL-of-anything skills, if that's a
> >>     problem. I could be a DBA if it didn't seem to require heavy
> >>     high-calibre weapons. Tom On 12/13/19 3:13 PM, Daniel Dern via
> >>     Ipg-smz wrote: > On Fri, 13 Dec 2019, Daniel Dern via Ipg-smz
> >>     wrote: >> The least-cost account is $5.95/month, so under $10
> >>     including the >> SIM, and >> (I just called and asked) you get up
> >>     to five mailing lists for that >> price. >> (This account could
> >>     probably also handle an IPG site, either as HTML >> or WordPress,
> >>     even.) > > So that's like $100/year. I wouldn't be surprised if
> >>     Pair could be > talked into comp'ing the account, even; I'd be
> >>     happy to ask 'em. > > DPD > > > -- Tom Henderson ExtremeLabs, Inc.
> >>     +1 317 250 4646 Twitter: @extremelabs Skype: extremelabsinc --
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