Re: [Obo-discuss] Migrating this list from sourceforge to a google group?

[Chris M. <cjm...@lb...>]

On 12 Jun 2017, at 10:07, Jonathan BISSON via Obo-discuss wrote:

> Chris Mungall <cjm...@lb...> writes:
>
>> What do people think of this?
>> https://github.com/OBOFoundry/OBOFoundry.github.io/issues/435
>>
>> Note that I'm currently unable to access the list of subscribers to 
>> this
>> list, even though I'm an admin, so I wouldn't be able to do a mass 
>> move
>> of everyone. If we did decide to move, then people would have to 
>> manage
>> their own move (though I'd consider auto-subscribing all contacts for
>> non-obsolete ontologies).
>>
>
> This is a good idea. However, Google groups doesn't allow automated
> (through API) subscriptions (nor does it allow any kind of API at 
> all).
> I have an issue like that for a dynamic list of an average of 500
> people… There is a way to mass-invite too, but it is somewhat 
> limited.

Yes, I think we'd have to leave it to most people to migrate themselves, 
and mass-subscribe any remaining people who need to be on the list 
(contacts for active ontologies).

> Other than that, it works well. It is not well documented but for 
> people
> that don't want a google account and want to use the email version of
> the list, they have to send an email to:
>
> <nameofthelist>+su...@go...
>
> This is not easy to find in the google help.

good tip, thanks

> Is that worth it to make an archive of the sourceforge list somewhere
> 5Helse?

We have been mirroring since about 2013 (thanks Alan!)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/obo-discuss

I'm not sure the mirror was reliable enough to mirror everything though.

I'd like to do some kind of bulk download of the sf list but not sure we 
can commit to that

>
> Some people even did a transfer directly into google groups (but 
> that's
> a long and error-prone process if the list archive is big):
> https://github.com/wojdyr/fityk/wiki/MigrationToGoogleGroups
>
> J.
>
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