Groups.io

[Liz]

On Thu, 11 May 2017 13:18:30 +0800
Plutocrat <plutocrat at gmail.com> wrote:

> So excuse me for bringing up the issue of alternative mailing list
> software again, but I only just became aware of groups.io, and my
> initial impression is favorable. 
> 
> As has been noted before there are a number of shortcomings of the
> current mailing list format, most obviously the difficulty of
> searching them (resulting in repeat user questions), and the lack of
> choice between a web interface and plain email. I believe Groups.io
> addresses both of these problems. 
> 
> It seems to be free, at least as long as you don't upload lots of
> images, and the users can be migrated across by pasting a list of
> emails into the admin interface. The remaining obstacle would be
> migrating the archives across, which the head coder, Mark, seems to
> indicate is possible, without going into details. 
> 
> Anyway, I wasn't trying to stir up flame wars, I was just putting it
> on the development radar in case its a viable option. 
> 
> P.
> 

I'm on a few mailgroups. One has transferred recently from Yahoo to
Groups.io, and the overall impression on that list was favourable.

Liz