Re: Perhaps it's time to think about enhancements to the NANOG list...?

["james.cutler () consultant com" <james.cutler () consultant com>]

On Mar 22, 2021, at 6:01 PM, scott <surfer () mauigateway com> wrote:
> One last thing before I stop.  How would the numerous NANOG archives work when everything is on Discourse?  The same?

Absolutely not! 

The archives on Discourse and the like, along with everything else, is subject to the marketing-driven application 
owner’s whims. One should not expect archives to be maintained indefinitely. And, when the vendor decides to save disk 
space, do not count on being informed of the decision before information goes to the bit bucket. 

NANOG threads from last century are still available and do not require a modern browser or, in fact, any browser.  

This is the genius of a group driven mailing list using basic RFC-compliant content and transport: The business purpose 
of the mailing list is set by the technical and social needs of NANOG and not by the financial wants of a particular 
vendor. What is the value of the NANOG list archive? If it is non-zero over time, do not make it dependent on the 
business practices of any but NANOG itself.

James R. Cutler - james.cutler () consultant com
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