Lyris system switchoverI'm glad to hear about the adjustment of priorities (a wise conservation of resources), as well as the choice of packages. I have experience with Mailman and consider it a good, open source package. I look forward to the improved features for the ODV list, and as the staff builds experience and comfort with the package, the possibility of use for other ARRL programs that might need a secure, private listserv for discussions. Grant 73, Grant Hopper, KB7WSD ARRL Northwestern Division, Vice Director -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 10:40 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:19664] Lyris system switchover Board members who have been around a while are all too familiar with the shortcomings of the Lyris listserv system that we have been using to manage email mailing lists such as arrl-odv. For a long time, replacing the system has been on our IT to-do list. It is in the 2011 operational plan, with a medium priority. External factors sometimes cause a change in priorities, and this is such a case. A needed change in network configuration at our ISP would have required acquiring a new license from Lyris. It made no sense to incur this cost for a system we were planning to abandon anyway, so the IT Department moved the system replacement up the priority list. The cutover to the new system, called Mailman, is scheduled to occur in the wee hours of tomorrow (Friday) morning. The change should be largely transparent to users, although there will be new features: a Web-based archive that is a great improvement over the Lyris archive, and the ability to manage your own forwarding (i.e., to turn off forwarding while you're on vacation). 73, Dave K1ZZ