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The Tekscopes group looked at this several months ago, and came up with a solution though not perfect, appears to be a workable one. All messages and I think files, photos? were backed up to another site, I don't remember with out searching the Tekscopes messages and holding it in reserve if DISASTER came. This took a while to find. From a Teckscopes Message dated Apr 16 at 11:01 AM On 16/04/2016 10:27 AM, Michael Dunn md@... [TekScopes] wrote: > > > Note that the transfer will not include files or photos. I've asked if > this > functionality is forthcoming. Then again, it may be worth starting from > scratch so that the areas can be better organized, though that would > entail > some effort given the quantity of files. > I have successfully downloaded all files and photos (and up to April 2014 of the messages) . I am in the process of uploading them to a web-based storage location and creating a secure https encrypted front end for access by members of this group (I am assuming that since this group is private that you all don't want them generally available to anonymous persons). I can certainly make them available for Groups.io to access by ftp or cURL. One thing that I have noticed: Yes there are probably 8,000 members. But likely 7,800 of them have not been active for at least 2 years. Hundreds or thousands, dating back to the year 2000, have 1 to 3 posts. If a huge number of people suddenly tag an unexpected e-mail from Groups.io as spam, there is a strong likelihood that the group will get blacklisted by the anti-spam organizations. You might want to filter the membership list or have interested persons sign up themselves. But that's just my 2? ? Leon Robinson ?? K5JLR Political Correctness is a Political Disease. From: "dg1@... [LTspice]" To: LTspice@... Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [LTspice] Google groups The choice is very painful.. We can stay with Yahoo groups and roll with the punches.. Based on Verizon and how it dealt with AOL, I suspect that in a year or two Yahoo groups will loose ? even the paltry support it has.. I am a member of some Google groups; Google is autocratic in its changes; but usually they post a workaround... I am not partial to Google groups; Any group forum alternative would be acceptable. Bottom line: Verixon bought Yahoo---->AOL is a good case study of ?what they did... ADI bought LTC------>Aquisition of PMI is a good lesson... The very future of this group is threatened.. Let us not seek solace in the status quo.. Let us not jump into an unknown fire either... Cheers AG
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