Just so this isn't buried in a FB flurry let me "like" it. I think I can speak for most on the list when I say the archives and all the shared insights they hold are of great value. Glad to know the collective wisdom is being safely kept.

Regards, Peter Kraiker
nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com
Toronto, ON, Canada
'82 L Westfalia 1.9 TD 5 Spd (Babe)

p.s. Should Vangon.com ever get as big as AOL, Google, FB, etc... well let's just say it would be a really big milestone. until then let me return to reality...

On 2011-11-03, at 10:42 PM, Jim Arnott wrote:

> It is currently Friday 4 November 2011 in Greenwich. Close enough for
> me.
> 
> This list runs on our own copy of LISTSERV. However, AOL (remember
> them?) is shutting down its mailing lists.
> 
> "Ending a service it has offered for well over a decade, AOL is
> shutting down its free LISTSERV-based mailing-list hosting
> operations...."
> 
> Why we continue the list rather than move to a forum:
> 
> "Mailing lists still can provide a unique service for public
> discourse, said L-Soft's Eric Thomas <the creator of the LISTSERV
> software>. With mailing lists, users are not limited by any specific
> character count, and they can add attachments to their missives,
> Thomas said. People's dispatches are easier to find than with
> Facebook's newsfeed, where they can be buried under posts of other
> topics."
> 
> If you're interested, the entire article is here:
> 
> http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/243083/aol_discontinues_listserv_mailing_list_service.html
> 
> Jim