[Path-list] Future of PATH Website and eMail List
steve lund
slund348 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 7 14:18:10 MDT 2021
Keith,
Add the Mailman email list administrative password to the list of
credentials needed. Can't administer the list without it.
Thanks,
Steve
On Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 12:53 PM Keith Morgan via Path-list <
path-list at path-at.org> wrote:
> I used the ICANN registry and dnslookup to find out info about path-at.org.
> The domain name appears to expire next January. It is critical that the
> domain name be renewed before then or domain name vultures will snag it,
> point the domain name to obnoxious content and hold it hostage for ransom
> (more than we could pay). The registration is through Fastdomain (
> https://www.fastdomain.com/) and hosting appears to be provided by
> Bluehost.com (https://www.bluehost.com/ )
> Does anyone besides the late Mr. McGinnis know the IDs and passwords for
> the PATH accounts at Bluehost and Fastdomain? Getting the registration
> renewed and continuing payments to the hosting service will be easiest if
> whoever is going to take over maintaining the website can find out the
> usernames and passwords of the accounts Mark used at Bluehost and
> Fastdomain. It may be extremely difficult/impossible if we can't discover
> the account names/passwords - registrars and hosting services are very wary
> of hackers trying to steal domains by claiming to be the domain owner.
>
> Cheers,
> Keith
>
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 8:27 PM Paul Clayton via Path-list <
> path-list at path-at.org> wrote:
>
>> Exactly.
>>
>> On 7/6/21 8:03 PM, steve lund via Path-list wrote:
>> > PATH Folks,
>> >
>> > So sorry to hear about Mark. However, I can assure you that the sky is
>> > definitely NOT falling. The only way there would be an immediate issue
>> > would be if Mark was actually running the server that the website and
>> > email list was hosted on. I highly doubt that this is the case. The
>> > website and email list are likely hosted by a group/company/ISP that
>> > gets paid to do such things.
>> >
>> > The PATH email list is also completely separate from the website but
>> > this doesn't really matter as neither are likely to go "Poof" (or as
>> > some have said crash) anytime soon.
>> >
>> > The only issues that this creates is that there is no one to do any
>> > updates to the website or deal with any unlikely issues with the email
>> > list.
>> >
>> > There's definitely NO reason to have to start ANYTHING over. All that
>> is
>> > needed is to find another person/company to take over the upkeep and
>> > maintenance of the existing web site and handle any mailing list issues.
>> >
>> > As far as Facebook goes I wouldn't consider it to be a very good
>> > solution aside from the privacy concerns. A FB group can be either
>> > public or private but not both. PATH needs BOTH like the current
>> website
>> > for public consumption and a private communications system like the
>> > email list.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Steve
>> > Retired Geek
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 12:07 PM Jim Houck via Path-list
>> > <path-list at path-at.org <mailto:path-list at path-at.org>> wrote:
>> >
>> > PATH.
>> > Greg's email below suggest we could use facebook as an option.
>> > Keep in mind that I will help, but in no way can I set this up.
>> > Thanks Greg.
>> > Jim
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sent from my Galaxy Tab®
>> >
>> > -------- Original message --------
>> > From: GREGORY WEAVER <nchome at aol.com <mailto:nchome at aol.com>>
>> > Date: 7/6/21 11:55 AM (GMT-05:00)
>> > To: Jim Houck <houckjw at bellsouth.net <mailto:houckjw at bellsouth.net
>> >>
>> > Cc: PATH - Martha Emery <topco999 at yahoo.com
>> > <mailto:topco999 at yahoo.com>>
>> > Subject: Re: [Path-list] Fwd: Please share with Board and Group
>> > involved with website maintenance
>> >
>> > Jim - Bad news, especially for Mark’s family. RE the PATH website, I
>> > wonder if beefing up and digging into Facebook’s capability to be a
>> > place to manage the club’s online presence would be a better way to
>> > go vs. a dedicated website. I am a member of a paddling club that
>> > does it that way. I am not Mr. Facebook so I don’t have a feel for
>> > what is possible. I think it is a matter of taking a “zero baseline”
>> > starting point and building up what is needed vs. replacing what we
>> > had/have. An objective look might arrive at something other than a
>> > website as an acceptable solution. Is the PATH-list email separate
>> > from the website? Facebook groups could be a way to reach everyone
>> > that joins the group (limited to membership) and might be a way to
>> > achieve an all-PATH contact capability. - Thanks, GREG WEAVER,
>> > Mocksville NC @ 336-918-3455 (Sent from my iPad)
>> >
>> > On Jul 6, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Jim Houck via Path-list
>> > <path-list at path-at.org <mailto:path-list at path-at.org>> wrote:
>> >
>> > PATH.
>> > FYI.
>> > Read
>> > Martha's email below.
>> > With Mark no longer in the picture, our website will probably be
>> > going away.
>> > We'll use it & the PATH-List as long as possible, but who knows.
>> > I guess we'll need to start all over again.
>> > We'll discuss more @ Summerfest.
>> > Jim
>> >
>> > Sent from my Galaxy Tab®
>> >
>> > -------- Original message --------
>> > From: Martha Emrey <topco999 at yahoo.com <mailto:topco999 at yahoo.com>>
>> > Date: 7/6/21 10:46 AM (GMT-05:00)
>> > To: Jim Houck <houckjw at bellsouth.net <mailto:houckjw at bellsouth.net
>> >>
>> > Subject: Please share with Board and Group involved with website
>> > maintenance
>> >
>> > Jim,
>> >
>> > I just learned Mark McGinnis died yesterday. He is survived by his
>> > wife, two young children, his parents and his mother-in-law.
>> >
>> > Martha
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