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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Billy,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is your first post I believe: <a href="https://www.interchangecommerce.org/pipermail/interchange-users/2002-February/017919.html">https://www.interchangecommerce.org/pipermail/interchange-users/2002-February/017919.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And to throw in my 2 cents: I don’t mind the occasional reject/approve of mailing list message, I believe we have the (front end) spam issues pretty much under control since October 2021. However I’m not involved in the backend maintenance of the mailing list software and I can imagine that takes also time/effort from Jon & others.<br><br>So if it stays I’m happy to continue to be the arbiter of spam, if not then it was a blast and just have to drag my ass to IRC again once in a while! <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😊</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CU,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gert<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> interchange-users <interchange-users-bounces@interchangecommerce.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Billy Mayberry<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 15, 2023 2:55 AM<br><b>To:</b> interchange-users@interchangecommerce.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ic] Website down<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Team,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I will also be sad to see such a historic piece of history be taken down. I would like to offer anything that I can to help in keeping this thing up and running if possible or helping in other ways? Server, space, time, etc…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would also like to see when I become a member if possible? If someone could lead me to the place to see just when I subscribe to this list? I haven’t used the software/list for many years but I used it a lot back in the early 2000’s.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank You,<br><br>B. Mayberry<br>BJMMedia.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.bjmmedia.com">www.bjmmedia.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Want a Website?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:interchange-users@interchangecommerce.org">Jon Jensen via interchange-users</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, February 14, 2023 6:40 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:bill@bottlenose.wine">William Carr</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:jon@endpointdev.com">Jon Jensen</a>; <a href="mailto:interchange-users@interchangecommerce.org">interchange-users@interchangecommerce.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [ic] Website down<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, 14 Feb 2023, William Carr wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> In honor of Mike Heins, I top-post. ;)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I'm sure he appreciates that. <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😂</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Thank you so much for your efforts over the years in maintaining the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> mailing list. I understand why you would want to shut it down. In 2023, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> email’s dumb.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your note! Good to hear from you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email seems inherently as good as ever, but it is part of a larger <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ecosystem that has become very centralized, hostile to smaller servers, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and clogged with spam, phishing, and abuse.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There isn't really anything better that is open and accessible to <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>everyone, so I am sad to see it so hobbled.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jon Jensen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>End Point Corporation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.endpointdev.com/">https://www.endpointdev.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>