why not ftp the list files across after modifying them to meet the
newhost specifications?
HTH
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Chris Sparnicht wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> We are in the process of switching from our old
> majordomo host to the one I just created.
> I haven't switched yet, because I'm about to go
> out of town for a couple weeks. The new list
> seems pretty flawless.
>
> Surely there are others out there who have
> switched their list hosts. I'd like to find out if
> there is a web page on the great circle site
> or somewhere else on the web with tips and
> tricks to make the transition a smooth one.
>
> Basically we are switching from mylist@old.host to
> mylist@new.host.
>
> This is how I planned to go about it:
> 1. Copy and paste addresses from old host lists to new host lists.
> 2. Put a temporary header in the new list that asks people to
> change their filters/addressbooks, etc on their mail clients.
> 3. Make mylist@old.host and mydigest@old.host
> into auto-replies that ask the senders to
> 'please resend your document to
> mylist@new.host, and hey, you are already subscribed to
> mylist@new.host - sorry for the inconvenience but
> thanks for participating,' etc.
> 4. Have the mylist@old.host also cc me a copy of the
> autoreply so I can follow up if there are any problems.
>
> If there are better methods, I'd really like to know!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chris
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