Re: NUG Survey Results

Jon Ogden <[email protected]> Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:43:35 -0600
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I will get this setup today. Details to follow...

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> On Jan 18, 2019, at 9:23 AM, Jim McKay <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Shouldn't be too difficult to set up. Mailman has web based subscription/u=
ser management now.
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> Mailman, the GNU Mailing List Manager- http://list.org
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> On Jan 18, 2019, at 5:25 AM, Jon Ogden <[email protected]> wrote:
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> I believe I can create a mailing list with my web hosting package. I can s=
et up a domain like xojonug.com or something like that or whatever we agree o=
n. Then we the users can manage this and promote it.
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> Email me if this is something you want to do.
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> Jon
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jan 18, 2019, at 5:51 AM, Jon Ogden <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Well why don=E2=80=99t we start our own?
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jan 18, 2019, at 2:05 AM, Markus Winter <drmarkuswinter-gM/[email protected]>=
 wrote:
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> we stopped allowing new subscriptions to the NUG about 5-6 years ago.
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> That is exactly the issue.
> Just stop subscriptions to the forums for 5-6 years, never mention it anyw=
here and promote the mailinglist instead and the results will look very diff=
erent.
> The mailinglist has been intentionally killed :-/
> Of course. And Xojo pretending it was otherwise tells me more about their r=
egard for their users than what they DO say =E2=80=A6
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I will get this setup today. Details to fol=
low...<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Jan 18, 2019, at 9:23 AM, Jim McKay &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockq=
uote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">
<p>Shouldn't be too difficult to set up. Mailman has web based subscription/=
user management now.</p>
<p>Mailman, the GNU Mailing List Manager- <a href=3D"https://u9098352.ct.sen=
dgrid.net/wf/click?upn=3D3FizU-2BqVS5CvfH43JE8rXiHd9cFC3dygXZNgncQEelQ-3D_W5=
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">http://list.org</a></p>
<blockquote><p>On Jan 18, 2019, at 5:25 AM, Jon Ogden &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</p>
<p>I believe I can create a mailing list with my web hosting package. I can s=
et up a domain like <a href=3D"http://xojonug.com">xojonug.com</a> or someth=
ing like that or whatever we agree on. Then we the users can manage this and=
 promote it.</p>
<p>Email me if this is something you want to do.</p>
<p>Jon</p>
<p>Sent from my iPhone</p>
<blockquote><p>On Jan 18, 2019, at 5:51 AM, Jon Ogden &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</p>
<p>Well why don=E2=80=99t we start our own?</p>
<p>Sent from my iPhone</p>
<blockquote><p>On Jan 18, 2019, at 2:05 AM, Markus Winter &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:drmarkuswinter-gM/[email protected]">drmarkuswinter-gM/[email protected]</a>&gt; wro=
te:</p>
<blockquote><blockquote><p>we stopped allowing new subscriptions to the NUG a=
bout 5-6 years ago.</p></blockquote>
<pre>That is exactly the issue.
Just stop subscriptions to the forums for 5-6 years, never mention it anywhe=
re and promote the mailinglist instead and the results will look very differ=
ent.
The mailinglist has been intentionally killed :-/</pre></blockquote>
<p>Of course. And Xojo pretending it was otherwise tells me more about their=
 regard for their users than what they DO say =E2=80=A6</p></blockquote></bl=
ockquote></blockquote>

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