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Re: Migrating BestServe Lists

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From: Larry Sherman
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:34
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Tom Digby <bubbles@shell18.ba.best.com> wrote:
> What will happen to our existing BestServe lists?

> Will the server remain up for a while after shell accounts are migrated,
> to allow an orderly transition?  Once the server goes down, what will
> happen to mail to the various list addresses (posting, subscribe or unsub
> requests, moderator commands, etc.)?  Will such mail bounce, or be
> forwarded somewhere, or what?  Will we be able to get copies of our
> subscriber lists and configuration settings?

> Is this covered in some FAQ?  I thought I remembered a FAQ about email
> lists (which included, among other things, recommendations for software
> such as MojoMail to run after the migration) but now I can't seem to find
> it.

Bestserv is going to be shutdown. The 207 list owners will be notified
via email (moderator address).

If you run a Bestserv list, you should begin making other arrangements. I
expect lists.best.com to survive November, but it won't see Christmas.

-- Larry
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From: Larry Sherman <larrysh@best.net>
Newsgroups: best.general
Subject: Re: Migrating BestServe Lists
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:34:48 +0000 (UTC)
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