[ale] ALE forum ?

[Jim Kinney]

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 5:11 PM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> >From [1]:
>
> "ALE maintains a general mailing list for it’s members and community
> associates, as well as additional lists for relevant employment
> opportunities and to support our affiliated independent study groups.
> Our lists are open to anyone who cares to subscribe to them by
> clicking on the TITLE links below to visit the appropriate Mailman
> subscription page. Once subscribed, you can update your subscription
> options by clicking on the tile links above and logging in."
>
> There is no mention of the ALE Google Group on the whole page. The
> _only_ reason the Google Group exists is due to a rough transition a
> few years ago. The list was unreachable via any other means for
> several days. See [2] for more information on the transition. During
> the down time, Mr. James P. Kinney III setup the Google Group "as an
> interim effort" to get the list back online. Since then, the Google
> Group has served as an alternative archive of the list and a potential
> backup.
>
> Thus, the topic of using a Google Group has been discussed before and
> a decision made.
>
> [1] -- http://mail.ale.org/?page_id=5
> [2] -- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.ale/57023
>
>

I concur. No changes will be made to the ALE infrastructure for the
foreseeable future.


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James P. Kinney III
I would rather stumble along in freedom than walk effortlessly in chains.