Hi all.
The email is for your information.
Donna King
Cannell List Manager
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicki Lindsay Thauvin" <vicki(a)rootsweb.com>
To: <LISTADMINS-ANNOUNCE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 4:28 AM
Subject: UPGRADE of Lists3 to Lists7 will commence!
Hello Everyone,
The moving van for the lists3 upgrade has arrived!
As was stated in an earlier (a week or so ago) message,
RootsWeb will be upgrading its
lists3.rootsweb.com mail
server. This is desperately needed!
You may have a few questions.
Q: How do I know if any of *my* mailing lists will be
affected during the move?
A: An alphabetical listing of all mailing lists that will
be impacted by the upgrade can be found at:
<
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lindv/move3>
Q: When will the upgrade take place?
A: The upgrade will commence Friday, 8 December 2000 at
7:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time (GMT -08:00)
Q: How will the upgrade impact my ability to maintain mailing list(s)?
A: Starting at 7:00 A.M. (PST),
lists3.rootsweb.com will
be unavailable. We expect the entire upgrade to take 10
hours. Lists3 will not process mail for most of that time.
Q: Will people still be able to post to mailing lists
during the upgrade?
A: Yes and No.
- No messages will be lost, though will be delayed.
- Messages will not be posted to mailing lists until *after*
the upgrade/move is fully completed.
Q: Will I be able to use my
lists3.rootsweb.com utility
page during the upgrade?
A: Yes, but:
- No subscribe/unsubscribe commands will be lost, though
they will be delayed.
- When the move is completed, your old utility page will
automatically be redirected to the new list server. Be sure
to bookmark the new location.
- If you use old-fashioned X-Commands (most of you don't),
and get a "suspicious format" error, send all X-Commands to
lists7.rootsweb.com instead of
lists3.rootsweb.com.
Q: Will anything be lost during the upgrade?
A: If your list settings or files (welcome message,
accept list, etc.) are updated while we are in the process
of moving your list to the new server, all changes may be
lost. Please be sure to review your entire list setup upon
the upgrade's completion.
Q: What do I do if I find "bugs" after the upgrade?
A: If all goes well, there won't be any bugs to report.
Right. But if you do happen to spot some anomalies (new
anomalies, not the ones that are inherent in SmartList that
we've been living with for four-odd years now), post a
message to listowners-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sincerely,
Vicki Lindsay Thauvin
RootsWeb List Mover in Training
vicki(a)rootsweb.com