<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hello Subscribers of <a>pianotech@ptg.org</a> and <a>caut@ptg.org</a>,<br>
<br>When I received admin responsibilities for the PTG server, I knew it was likely I would be the one to shut down the Mailman lists, I just didn't know when. But now I do, so it is time to let everyone how this will happen. Here are my plans:<br>
<ul><li>I will send an email to the list sometime the last week of the list's operation, the week of March 25th in case there are still people who haven't been following the situation. It will warn about the shutdown, and give a list of options and instructions.</li>
</ul><ul><li>On March 31, around 11 PM CDT, I'll send out a last warning message.</li></ul><ul><li>On April 1, sometime after 12:01 AM CDT, the Mailman services will stop, and the archives will be complete.</li></ul>
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<li>For PTG home office staff, and certain people with <a href="http://ptg.org" target="_blank">ptg.org</a> email addresses, email traffic may still be processed through this server, or a newer hosted service. This depends on the progress of the migration plans for home office staff email.</li>
</ul><ul><li>The Apache web server will remain running, so the archives will still be accessible at their current address: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/" target="_blank">https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/</a></li>
</ul><ul><li>It is possible that the PTG migration plans will affect the accessibility of the server by its name. If this happens, you will still be able to access the archives here: <a href="http://67.23.25.164/pipermail/pianotech.php/" target="_blank">http://67.23.25.164/pipermail/pianotech.php/</a></li>
</ul><ul><li>I will be working with HL engineers in the weeks that follow to transfer the archives to <a href="http://my.ptg.org" target="_blank">my.ptg.org</a>, where they will be hosted in the HL environment. This will be happening for CAUT as well.</li>
</ul><ul><li>When the cumulative archive files are available for download, I will post a message to the appropriate HL Communities and the pianotech Google Group. These archive files will contain exactly the same content as the per-month .gz files that are currently available, just in fewer files.</li>
</ul><ul><li>I have backed up various PTG-specific files from the Linux server, contact me if there is a particular need for them.</li></ul><ul><li>When the archive transfer is complete and is publicly accessible through the HL Community, the Apache web server will be shut down. I will post a message at that time to the Google Group on how they may be accessed. To the people active on the HL Communities, presence of the archives should be obvious.</li>
</ul><ul><li>At this point, the Linux server may be decommissioned at the PTG's convenience.</li>
</ul><br></div><div>If you have concerns on any of the above points, please post to the list for discussion, or email me. I will probably send this email again next week.<br></div><div><br></div>Regards,<br></div><div><br>
</div>Jim Moy<br></div><a>jim@moypiano.com</a><br>
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