This morning I handed in my notice at BI. I'm off to a new job at the
beginning of December.
There's very little chance I will be able to administer the list from my new
work. So I'm asking for a volunteer to take over the administration.
Once you get organised - basically all you need to do is learn how to
filter the mail effectively - it only takes 10-20 minutes per day to do
the job. *BUT* it does generate a certain amount of email per day, so if you
pay for your email in any way, it's not really for you. If anyone is willing
to have a go at the job, can they get in touch with me privately.
Note: For those that are on it it also means the 'other' list will cease to
exist. Can someone suggest an alternative arrangement?
TTFN
Jon
Sad
its the end of an era.
> Note: For those that are on it it also means the 'other' list
What is the 'other' list? I assume the one on the bolton server.
As for alternatives there are lashing of free email list and forums
up for grabs - just need to get organised and find the most appropriate
platform. I think people would prefer a mail list server if anyone has one
with the capacity and the time to run it.
I'd like to thank JW for his years of sterling efforts Hip Hip
....
Although I am not able to takeover the list I know somebody who has their own
unix server and does run lists off it who may be able to help out, email me if
you want his address.
Paul
(paul@lightspeed.u-net.com)
> This morning I handed in my notice at BI. I'm off to a new job at the
> Jonathan White wrote:
[falls of chair]
> On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Tim Jones wrote:
i think it would be better to have one living on a university machine -
for technical reasons (reliability, connection to a good network,
flexibility) and moral ones - universities (and allied entities such as
bolton institute) have long been the guardians of knowledge and free speech,
two principles which i think are dear to all our hearts.
> I'd like to thank JW for his years of sterling efforts
HOORAY!
might i add that jon has been a model listfuhrer - strict but fair,
tolerant but with a hard edge. the good of the community was always uppermost
in his mind, or something.
Tom
> On Mon, 09 Nov 1998 11:42:24 +0000, Jonathan White writes:
I'll throw my hat into the ring. I maintain a number of other lists in
similiar topics (starfire, B5W), and would be willing to maintain the list
either at bolton with whatever remote admin commands there are, or give the
list a new home on a machine in the US.
> Note: For those that are on it it also means the 'other' list will
???
No clue what this is (I guess I'm just not in the know), but I can again offer
to host mailing lists. Small ones are even easier than large ones.
> On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Matthew Seidl wrote:
> I'll throw my hat into the ring. I maintain a number of other lists
-=-
> [quoted text omitted]
I'll second this. I've known Matt for several years and been on his B5wars
list almost since the start. He's done well by the B5Wars list and I think we
can trust him with this list.
I'll also volunteer to help Matt with the adminstration in case his work load
gets too high.
Hoorah!
***What is the 'other' list? I assume the one on the bolton server.
As for alternatives there are lashing of free email list and forums
up for grabs - just need to get organised and find the most appropriate
platform. I think people would prefer a mail list server if anyone has one
with the capacity and the time to run it.
I'd like to thank JW for his years of sterling efforts Hip Hip
....
tim jones***
Isn't the 'other list' the playtester's list? One, the 'regular list', can
keep going at Bolton and the other can't?
Jon, I'm a little confused, as are apparently others. Are you saying that the
list can continue passing through Bolton, just that you need someone to
filter/admin the list? Could someone, that you trust, of course, could
do
it from outside the UK? I'm assuming you're talking about an e-mail flow
of error msgs.
The university pays for my e-mail; people like myself have no trouble
with a moderate flow of mail, but we would have trouble hosting new software.
Now, exactly how DOES one get on the playtest list? ;->=
And, oh yeah, good luck at your new post, Jon!
The_Beast
> Isn't the 'other list' the playtester's list? One, the 'regular list',
That is correct. The main list is on one of the main BI computers and, if not
officially sanctioned it is at least sort of tolerated. The playtest list is
on one of the servers in my department and *isn't* remotely administerable so
I'm afraid that will have to be transferred somewhere else.
> Jon, I'm a little confused, as are apparently others. Are you saying
The whole thing can be done via email. It's more a question of volume of error
messages than anything else. BI sysops have said that they are willing to let
the lists stay on the condition that they continue to be
properly administered - runaway lists full of errors and spam they don't
want.
> The university pays for my e-mail; people like myself have no trouble
> And, oh yeah, good luck at your new post, Jon!
You're all very kind.
TTFN
Jon
> Jonathan White, <Jw4@bolton.ac.uk> wrote:
Congratulations!
For doing a great job, hip hip, hooray!
> I'd like to thank JW for his years of sterling efforts
Huzzah that man!
> Isn't the 'other list' the playtester's list? One, the 'regular list',
[snip]
> Now, exactly how DOES one get on the playtest list? ;->=
No, I haven't disappeared! The test list only perks up when something new is
posted to it, which hasn't been the case for a few weeks due to pressure
of other things, though there is some FMA/FMC stuff kicking around that
there hasn't been much response to yet - guess everyone is digesting it
and hopefully trying it out before responding! The test list has been kept
strictly invitation only, mainly to keep it
focussed and relevant and to keep the amount of feedback manageable -
too many people on it simply results in information overload and a bad
signal-to-noise ratio. There are only a couple of dozen members on the
test list, including a few who are not on the main FTGZG list anyway.
> [quoted text omitted]
Best of luck in your new job Jon. I have been Lurking for 18 months now, and
would like to say thanks for all the hard work you have put into making this
list what it is today.
Seth Hollingsworth
on 09 Nov 98, FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk wrote...
> This morning I handed in my notice at BI. I'm off to a new job at the
> I'll throw my hat into the ring. I maintain a number of other lists
<snip>
> -=- Matthew L. Seidl email: seidl@cs.colorado.edu
I third the move to the majordomo server at colorado. Matthew is a very good
list admin and majordomo does things like a digest which is excellent. The
colorado server
also seems to have plenty of bandwidth/power and has a
faster message turnaround than the BI machine at least for the FT computer
discussion list, which has been running for a year now.
Trying to run the BI server remotely could be a real pain unless anyone has a
burning desire to do it.
A good list administrator (like Jon has been) would get annoyed about this "me
too" message, but in the circumstances can I be forgiven?
Many thanks for all your work, Jon and hope your new job goes well. Hope
you'll be able to stay in touch...
> At 12:54 10/11/98 +0000, you wrote:
(Waves hands in the air) "Hey, I'm leaving, what do I care ":).
> Many thanks for all your work, Jon and hope your new job goes well.
Hope
> you'll be able to stay
/hopefully/ I'll be able to resub, either at my new work address or from
my home account. With no more admin work to do, I may even get a chance to
contribute a bit more...
TTFN
JOn
> Jonathan White wrote:
[Snip]
I'd just like to say that Jon did a spectacular job administrating the mailing
list. Good luck Jon at your future endeavors.
Jon, While most of your effort have been invisable to newcomers
(like me), I thank you for your effort and energy. Look forward
to your future comments and most important, enjoy the new job.
Bye for now,