[Coco] List Permanence

[Christopher R. Hawks]

On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 04:42:59 -0600
Patrick Ulland via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

> Speaking of Google - hit #1 for 'Tandy Color Computer Mailing list'
> is the signup page for this list. Complete with grinning gnu. SEO FTW!
> 
> -ricku
> 
> On 2/5/2025 8:46 PM, Allen Huffman via Coco wrote:
> >> On Feb 5, 2025, at 11:06 AM, RETRO Innovations via Coco
> >> <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> While re-using a domain name when moving a list server makes
> >> things easy (maybe even seamless), I don't think it's a pre-req
> >> for an email-based list.  groups.io <http://groups.io/> is email
> >> based (it's also web based, but it still supports email), and
> >> google groups does the same.
> > The irony is that groups.io CoCo group exists because the Yahoo!
> > Groups got shut down. With so many services that disappear (I loved
> > Google+), self-hosting with a domain name and server rental seems
> > to be a good bed. The risk there is that the hosting company could
> > go under, but then you just point the domain to another provider
> > and carry on with a backup.
> >
> > As long as Glenside CoCo club has a list of where we can get
> > together, we should land safely if we lose a service.
> >
> > It wouldn’t hurt for all of us to be signed up to all of these,
> > just in case. --
> > Allen Huffman - PO Box 7634 - Urbandale IA 50323 - 515-999-0227
> > (vmail/TXT
> > only) http://www.subethasoftware.com - https://www.facebook.com/subethasoftware
> >
> >
> >
> 

    DuckDuckDuckGo too!!!


Christopher R. Hawks
HAWKSoft
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