Dear listmembers --
This mailing list (along with many others) will be moving to a new mail server
on Friday (8 Dec 2000). Details (from RootsWeb staff) follow:
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. [NOTE: some list admin questions/answers
deleted]
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.
-- Karon
"A genealogy compilation without sources might as well be fiction."
-- Karon M. Bosze, 26 Jan 2000
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