[Coco] List Permanence

[Allen Huffman]

> On Feb 5, 2025, at 11:06 AM, RETRO Innovations via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> 
> While re-using a domain name when moving a list server makes things easy
> (maybe even seamless), I don't think it's a pre-req for an email-based
> list.  groups.io <http://groups.io/> is email based (it's also web based, but it still
> supports email), and google groups does the same. 

The irony is that groups.io CoCo group exists because the Yahoo! Groups got shut down. With so many services that disappear (I loved Google+), self-hosting with a domain name and server rental seems to be a good bed. The risk there is that the hosting company could go under, but then you just point the domain to another provider and carry on with a backup.

As long as Glenside CoCo club has a list of where we can get together, we should land safely if we lose a service.

It wouldn’t hurt for all of us to be signed up to all of these, just in case.
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