I seriously doubt yahoogrups will get shut down, but in the case it did, i'd
be glad to setup a mailing list on my server.
On Feb 6, 2008 7:46 AM, Tamara Johnson <jlb@99webstreet.com> wrote:
> --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com <peugeot-L%40yahoogroups.com>, Charles
> Lincoln
> <charlie.lincoln@...> wrote:
>
> >
> > On 02/05/2008 6:57 AM, "alan 505" <alan5o5@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Just for the record there is nothing stated by Yahoo concerning
> YahooGroups,
> > > but they have re-aligned several of their product lines over the
> past few
> > > years and the marriage proposal by Microsoft has me wondering what
> will
> > > receive the axe.
> > >
> > > So in the spirit of keeping our list and cars running I think this
> should be
> > > discussed just in case MicroHoo or whatever they will call
> themselves kills
> > > Yahoogroups.
> > > (Just like how all French car owners keep a NOS alternator in the
> trunk for a
> > > rainey day.... ;-) )
> > >
> > > Ideas?
> > >
> >
> >
> > My first idea is for Jim Lill to total his Volvo (non injury
> incident) so we
> > can help him back to the fold. Until today, I haven't been there
> recently,
> > but I now note the the archives are no longer on line
> > <http://www.vectorbd.com/peugeot/>. But, thank you, Jim for
> keeping them
> > as long as you did.
> >
> > Is google groups an alternative? Visiting their site, it looks like
> you can
> > set up a private group, but it looks like a front end to what we used to
> > know as "newsgroups".
> >
> > However, given the advertising we are getting -- the above quote
> section has
> > about 92% of the received message text deleted -- I doubt if
> Microsoft or
> > any other acquirer of Yahoo would axe groups.
> >
> > Reminiscing: the earlier days when we didn't have to put up with
> spam; we
> > virtually knew each other (I seem to recall at the beginning
> messages could
> > be months apart in frequency); or even further back, we just barged
> ahead
> > and did something in a few hours instead spending even more hours
> asking how
> > to do it. (yeah, that had it's repercussions too.)
> >
> > I'll sign off before slipping into rant mode.
> >
> > - Charlie
> > (3 Peugeots, no spares in the trunk, and the AAA card has only had to be
> > used twice in the last 3 years and that was for the the 1997 BMW)
> >
> There exists a site, websitetoolbox.com, which seems to be viable
> should the move become necessary. The backhaul group has gone there
> enthusiastically. I don't expect it to occur but ...
>
>
>
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