Like Steve, I too have the ability and experience to host the list (on
Mailman or GroupServer ... or a move to something new and hybrid like
Discuss).

If and when Jim decides he would rather be camping.

Steve Williams wrote on 2021.04.27 15:26:
> On 4/27/2021 10:11 AM, Mark McCulley wrote:
>> ... Here is a quote from an email from Jim Arnott, the site
>> administrator a few
>> years ago discussing what might be involved in upgrading the software:
>>
>> ...�  A minimum of $5k ...
>
> First, all due respect to Jim Arnott!�  I value this list and appreciate
> his long service.�  The following is just for information, if Jim might
> be interested in migrating the list.
>
> I run several email lists for a nonprofit group and one for a group of
> sailing friends.�  I'm using an independent provider that does a great
> job:
>
> https://www.mailmanlists.net/en/pricing
>
> I don't know how many subscribers Vanagon List has, but I would be
> willing to cover the cost and share the cost with anyone else who values
> the list.
>
> I would be happy to help Jim migrate the list.�  Or I'm willing to do the
> migration.
>
> I would need a list of subscribers.�  If possible, I would need a dump of
> the archive.�  The provider above can import archives no problem, if
> they're in a standard format.�  Or I can write software to convert the
> archives.�  Including base64 decoding, of course.
>
> Or I will remain a happy and understanding subscriber to Vanagon List!
>
> More background:
>
> I ran my own open source Mailman lists on my own server for years.�  At
> some point, I found I was more interested in other projects, so I was
> glad to find mailmanlists.net.
>
> My sailing friends list has just a few subscribers.�  Here is our web
> site:
>
> https://marker12.org/
>
> The largest list I manage has about 4,500 subscribers.�  Here's the web
> site of that nonprofit:
>
> https://baychi.org/subscribe/