[Scons-dev] [scons-dev] New scons-dev mailing list

[William Deegan]

+1 for #1

-Bill
On May 28, 2012, at 9:04 AM, Gary Oberbrunner wrote:


> I think we're all tired of the Tigris mailing list system -- its moderation system is byzantine and annoying, its spam filtering is lame, and administering it is a chore.

> 

> I've just set up a new scons-dev list using Pair's PairList system (which is really just mailman).  Pair is also our web host for scons.org. Mailman is a pretty normal mailing list system, with web archive (I think it can send to gmane too, haven't checked that).  I'd like to transition the dev list over to it first, and make sure it fulfills our needs.  Here's some initial setup info:

> 

> You pairList mailing list "scons-dev at scons.org" has been created and is available for you to use.

> 

> The Web page for users of your mailing list is:

>    http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/scons-dev

> 

> We have three options from this point, assuming the list works OK:

>  1. I can mass-subscribe everyone on the current list automatically.

>  2. I can mass-invite everyone; they'll get an invitation and can subscribe.

>  3. Everyone can subscribe themselves, using the web form above.

> 

> Anyone think I should NOT do #1 (mass subscribe)?  I think mailman handles non-functional emails pretty well so that shouldn't be an issue.

> 

> (I've set up scons-users at scons.org too, but will wait to transition that until this one has any kinks worked out.)

> 

> -- 

> Gary


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