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

[Perlow, Jason]

Yes, I agree. There's a lot of volume, a lot of us already use facebook,
and then we can compartmentalize the discussions within a single post.

On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 12:58 PM Howard M. Cohen <hmc at hmcwritenow.com>
wrote:

> FWIW, and given the fantastic volume of messages back and forth about this
> issue, I concur with Jason. A closed group is a great solution that
> requires little administration or support.
>
>
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> *From:* Ipg-smz <ipg-smz-bounces at netpress.org> *On Behalf Of *Perlow,
> Jason via Ipg-smz
> *Sent:* Monday, December 16, 2019 10:55 AM
> *To:* Steven Vaughan Nichols <sjvn at vna1.com>; IPG List <
> ipg-smz at netpress.org>
> *Cc:* Perlow, Jason <jperlow at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Ipg-smz] We need an alternative to our existing lists
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>
> Since we already have a FB fan page, adding a group to it is pretty easy.
> I can set it up if you give me mod/admin on it.
>
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> On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 12:54 PM Perlow, Jason <jperlow at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I currently run a Facebook group with nearly 2000 members in it, the admin
> controls are pretty easy. If it is private/secret the overhead will be
> minimal.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 12:53 PM Perlow, Jason <jperlow at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Private/Secret Facebook Group. Or Google Groups. Facebook group would be
> easier to deal with I think.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 4:49 PM sjvn via Ipg-smz <ipg-smz at netpress.org>
> wrote:
>
> After months of fiddling with the list software, mail server, and
> settings, I'm about to give up on our current platform. For reasons I
> have not been able to pin down, some members keep getting locked out of
> one or more lists.
>
> Indeed, SMZ, for some reason, seems to be the list that has the least
> amount of trouble, so I'm posting this message to it, rather than ipg-
> l, which is its more natural home.
>
> I still believe a mailing list is the best way to go, it's just that
> our current setup is Not doing the job.
>
> If anyone has any suggestions on how to replace it, I'd love to hear
> them. I have some ideas of my own, but I'd like to hear from you.
>
> Steven
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