[governance] IGF MAG 2018: NO NEWS

[Renata Aquino Ribeiro]

Hi

So no one has the login for the Digital Ocean server?

Can't a letter to the company explaining the situation help recover it
and give it to someone?

Sounds easier than building a new archive from scratch from people's emails


On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 3:38 PM, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu> wrote:
> Mine goes back to Dec 2003. I offered Tarpani my folder in case he wants it.
> I am still flabbergasted by the fact that someone deleted the whole archive
> without indicating this to anyone.
> Jeanette
>
> Am 02.01.18 um 19:28 schrieb Dmitry Epstein:
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I think it is important to preserve the archive both for history and
>> research.
>>
>> I know a number of people have used the archive in their research, so they
>> may have a copy that covers at least some of the lost period. For example, I
>> think Elena Pavan used these data in her 2013 book. There must be others. I
>> may have an archive of the list-serve from the very beginning, up until
>> around 2013 or 2014. Happy to try look it up.
>>
>> If someone has the skills and time to combine those distinct sets into a
>> single archive, that would be great!
>>
>> Best,
>> Dmitry
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 11:22 AM, Deirdre Williams
>> <williams.deirdre at gmail.com <mailto:williams.deirdre at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     These particular children are extremely fortunate in their uncles!
>>     (and aunts)
>>     Glad to hear from you again Roland. I hope the New Year brings you
>>     all that you wish for.
>>     Deirdre
>>
>>     On 1 January 2018 at 11:55, Roland Perry
>>     <roland at internetpolicyagency.com
>>     <mailto:roland at internetpolicyagency.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Jeremy Malcolm
>>         <jmalcolm at eff.org <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>> wrote:
>>
>>                 What will happen to the old archives?
>>
>>
>>             Unfortunately, it seems that they are gone forever. When the
>>             IGC's last
>>             hosting company went bankrupt and left us without access to
>>             the server
>>             except via the web, I went and downloaded all of the mail
>>             archives and
>>             transferred them to the new virtual server.  But then when I
>>             regained
>>             access to the new machine recently when I was trying to get
>>             the mailing
>>             list working again, the archives had been deleted in the
>>             meantime. I
>>             don't know how or by whom. But unless a backup was taken at
>>             our hosting
>>             provider Digital Ocean (and I can't check this, because I
>>             don't have the login), this means the archives are lost for
>> good
>>
>>
>>         If there was ever an example of the cobbler's children having
>>         the worst shoes, this must be one of the best.
>>
>>         I'm fairly sure I've got the list archived going back about ten
>>         years; it'd be in Berkeley format, if anyone wants to contact me.
>>         --         Roland Perry
>>
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