Re: [libreoffice-marketing] changes for this mailing list

On 05/25/2011 04:24 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> as part of our membership process, we also would like to give 
> @libreoffice.org e-mail forwarders to our approved members. Thanks to 
> the folks from Heinlein Support in Berlin, who offered to take care of 
> the mail forwarding and to program a web tool to enable users to 
> configure the forwarding!
>
> In order to be able to use two different mail servers -- one for 
> mailing lists, and one for the mail forwarders -- we have to change 
> the addresses of a few mailing lists.
>
> In a nutshell: All lists currently known as @libreoffice.org will in 
> the future be known as @global.libreoffice.org
>
> In detail:
>
> accessibility@libreoffice.org => accessibility@global.libreoffice.org
>
> design@libreoffice.org => design@global.libreoffice.org
>
> documentation@libreoffice.org => documentation@global.libreoffice.org
>
> l10n@libreoffice.org => l10n@global.libreoffice.org
>
> marketing@libreoffice.org => marketing@global.libreoffice.org
are you saying that we now will need to change the sending address to this?
So if we are sending a new email to the marketing, or users, lists, we 
will have to add the "global." the the address?
But addresses like marketing@us.libreoffice.org will by unchanged?
> projects@libreoffice.org => projects@global.libreoffice.org
>
> users@libreoffice.org => users@global.libreoffice.org
>
> website@libreoffice.org => website@global.libreoffice.org
>
> You do *not* have to un- or resubscribe from any lists, as the list of 
> all recipients will be automatically transferred to the new addresses. 
> The subject prefix, like [libreoffice-website], will also stay the 
> *same*. What *will* change is the address you have to send e-mails to, 
> and the headers like List-Post and List-ID. So, in case you filter 
> your e-mails based on the headers, you *do* need to act. This is most 
> likely the case if you use a local mail client like Thunderbird. 
> Webmail services like Google Mail usually do *not* make use of these 
> headers.
>
> The change will be effective during the day of
>
>     Thursday, June 9th
so we have to do the changeover that day, and not before or after that date?

> I will send a follow-up e-mail when the addresses have changed. 
> Immediately after that, assume the old addresses will stop working. I 
> will try to set them as aliases for a few days, but I cannot guarantee 
> it will work out.
>
> However, *no* e-mail will be lost -- in case there is no alias in 
> place, you will receive a bounce message and can re-send the mail again.
>
> Sorry for these inconveniences, but they will help us in providing 
> e-mail forwarders for our members.
>
> In case of questions, feel free to ask me directly, or on the website@ 
> mailing list.
>
> Florian


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