Re: This topic map mailing list

Hi Gabriel,

I agree with what you said. I know the linkedin group
is not designed as a replacement, but the fact it exists is
great in this period where we may have to terminate this
list. On the one hand, the important thing is that topic maps is still 
an ongoing subject of discussions, not so much where it takes
place. On the other hand, I recognize that some of the list's 
subscribers may want the discussions to be done independently
of a social or professional network, and I recognize the value
of having an independent list.

The problem we are facing is that the number of fake subscriptions we 
are receiving prevents my and other administrators' email system to work 
properly and disrupts our normal operation. As long as we don't know if 
there is a fix, and considering that the traffic has considerably slowed 
down in the recent months/years it looks like shutting down the list may 
not be too painful, even if I wouldn't have
done it in normal circumstances.

We have an archive of the list since the 2nd quarter of 2000.
I agree that the archive should remain publicly available.
We are looking into ways to make it happen.

Michel

On 08/03/2013 08:41 PM, Gabriel Hopmans wrote:
> Hi Michel and all,
>
> It is a pity that this mailing list gets these attacks.
>
> Although the list might have been quiet for a while I hope it is not
> going to close.
>
> Yes.., we now have recently a LinkedIn group but:
> - what about the whole history of discussion on the mailing list?
> - not every member on topicmapmail-Zo64W7twoUFWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
> <mailto:topicmapmail-Zo64W7twoUFWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> is a member on the TM linkedin group
> - i think that a lot of persons still prefer to discuss some things on
> mailing lists
>
> I did not start the TM linkedin group to replace the topicmap mail group
> and I hope that we still can have multiple channels to talk about Topic
> Maps?
>
> greetings,
>
> Gabriel
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 12:01 AM, michel <mb-Zo64W7twoUFWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
> <mailto:mb-Zo64W7twoUFWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>     Dear subscribers,
>
>     We have been experiencing recently a series of "attacks"
>     on the mailing list which have the effect of inundating
>     the email of the administrators, and it seems that no
>     remedy is in sight to prevent this from happening.
>
>     This list has been quiet for a while, and other venues
>     have been more active for discussing topic maps.
>
>     We are therefore considering closing topicmapmail-Zo64W7twoUFWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
>     <mailto:topicmapmail-Zo64W7twoUFWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> some day soon, and redirect the
>     traffic to other mailing lists on similar subjects.
>
>     Before we proceed, I would like to open the discussion so that
>     current members could exchange information about where to look for
>     continuing the conversation on Topic Maps.
>
>     One I know of is called "Topic Maps Community Group Members" :
>     http://www.linkedin.com/__groups/Topic-Maps-Community-__109285/about
>     <http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Topic-Maps-Community-109285/about>
>
>     "This is a group for anyone with an interest for Topic Maps,
>     semantics, information modelling, subject centric computing and
>     would like to be or get in contact with persons within the Topic
>     Maps community."
>
>
>     Long live Topic Maps,
>
>     Michel Biezunski
>
>
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