>> I would feel better if I knew more about the support for IO.
I think you answered your own question. This is not a government operation...Mark IS groups.io. Perhaps he will weigh into this discussion and let us know what his continuity plans are, but I doubt it. Perhaps he will submit to a physical exam at the physician of our choice and undergo a psychological evaluation to show he isn't suicidal for the benefit of our community, but I doubt that will happen, either.
So the ball is in [each of our's] court, and we have this choice:
-- One system that's getting ongoing upgrades but has a mildly uncertain future (GIO).
-- Another that's already sporadically functional [at best] and providing no user support at all (Y!G).
-- A third that each group owner has to kludge together himself with hyperlinks and shared drives and such (Google).
-- Facebook? Eech.
I'm here, so I guess I made my choice. If continuity is someone else's primary concern then perhaps they should go in another direction.
But we've strayed pretty far from the subject line, haven't we? Back on-topic, the Norton/AVG problem was a fluke. It might come back, but I suspect it won't be a persistent problem, especially if those in the GIO community have the good sense to complain about it to the right people.
Bruce
Bruce