From: Sam Darwin (samuel.d.darwin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2025-06-04 13:30:13
Hi,
As discussed earlier on the developer list, mailman2 is end-of-life and no
longer supported.
We are planning to upgrade the mailing lists from mailman2 to mailman3.
This will be done in-place, importing the previous archives and user list
into a mm3 instance hosted at the same URL lists.boost.org. An example
staging instance can be viewed at https://lists.preview.boost.org
Mailman3 is more complex than Mailman2 with multiple components including
"web" and "core". After the upgrade your account should still exist in the
core backend, which means you will continue to receive messages and be able
to send emails. However, to interact with the web frontend (optional) you
must register an account using the same email address at
https://lists.boost.org.
Registering in the web portal will require setting up a new password, and
confirming the email address. Be sure to use your existing email from
before. Any previous passwords will not be valid.
If you don't create an account in the web UI, your email subscriptions to
the lists continue. But you can't yet log in to configure the account.
No action is needed right now. Wait until after the upgrade.
All previous messages will be imported to the new system. Additionally, the
earlier archives in the form of static plain html pages will be available
at https://listarchives.boost.org/
The imported lists are Boost, Boost Announce, and Boost Users. Activity on
any other lists is remarkably low such as 1-2 emails per year. Please
migrate other discussions to Github Issues, Slack, or one of the main
mailing lists. Let us know any concerns.
Report issues in the github repository cppalliance/boost-mailman.
The tentative schedule is Tuesday June 17. Plan on not using the list for
one day, or perhaps a few days. Roll back to mailman2 if something unusual
is discovered soon after going live. Chat out-of-band in cpplang slack
boost channel.