[Javascript] ADMIN: Important that all read.

[David Merchant]

I finally got Yahoo Groups to fix a 2 1/2 year problem.

On eGroups the JavaScript list was merely being "mirrored" there, people 
could not join the JavaScript list via eGroups, they could only view posts 
via a Web interface and also the archives. When Yahoo Groups bought 
eGroups, they, without asking me, changed things so that people could also 
"subscribe" via Yahoo, acted as if the list was being hosted by Yahoo. 
Giving the list a split personality, one side of which I no longer had any 
control over (could not help people unsubscribe, change list settings to 
reflect list settings on the other half, etc).

I finally (persistence paid off) got this corrected. I can now administer 
the list's Yahoo groups side.

Instead of having this split personality for the list, and the added 
complications to administering that causes, I am going to merge the
two halves together. I will be moving the Yahoo groups half to the LA Tech 
half. Another reason is that the archives on the Yahoo side is becoming 
smaller than the archives on the Tech server, the list reached it's archive 
limit on Yahoo some time ago and thus all the old messages were being 
automatically deleted.

This will mean that some members will receive "you are unsubscribed" 
messages followed by "welcome to the JavaScript list" messages. For those 
that have set their list setting to "no mail", unfortunately I will have to 
change that so that you will receive this message. Some nomail settings 
were the results of bounced messages, some maybe 1 or 2 1/2 years ago, 
during the time when I was unable to administer the Yahoo side of the list 
and so some people will have forgotten that they were on this list, my 
apologies for the sudden mail.

You can easily unsubscribe by going to:

https://lists.latech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript

scroll down to the bottom to see the unsubscribe button. Put in your email 
address and on the next screen enter the password that was sent to you in 
your "welcome to the list" email. If you forget your password, that page 
will also have a way to have it sent to you.

I very much apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

The Yahoo Groups side has been deleted.

TTFN,
David Merchant

Director of Integrated Technology
CATALyST
Louisiana Tech University
Carson Taylor Hall, Rm. 130
Adams Street
(PO Box 3179)
Ruston, LA 71272
Tel: (318) 257-4772
Fax: (318) 257-3852
projectlife.latech.edu
c3.latech.edu
catalyst.latech.edu
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