yahoo shutting down groups

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Joe, thanks for the great work you ve done for all of us.  I ve been here since the group was formed and have seen it develop into a tremendous resource for the GL folks.  I believe the pictures and files sections are a great luxury.  But looking back, I think the group would still have survived and, perhaps, thrived without them.  If Yahoo will allow us to continue the forum without a files section, that will certainly work.  If we need to get some valuable files to each other we can always PM each other.  I m not geeky enuf to know of another file swapping service that s available on a group basis and, if the Waco group serves as an example, not many of us are looking forward to learning a new system to chat.

 

That s just my 2-cents worth.  Everyone would weigh in on this important question.  Joe, you re a prince for helping us like this and we all appreciate it.

 

Ranger Mike

 

From: greatlakesbiplane@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 1:41 PM
To: greatlakesbiplane@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [greatlakesbiplane] yahoo shutting down groups

 

 

Fellow Great Lakers,

 

I am looking into the Yahoo situation in my spare time. Right now we have just over 10GB of pictures and around 50MB of files and other stuff. That will be gone as of December 14. No new uploads as of 10/28.

 

I spoke with Waco. As you know, they were acquired by a company in Europe. I was told they will be shutting down the Forum. That will end soon.

 

I tried to look into Google Groups, but was unable to find anything around storing photos or files. That seems like what Yahoo groups will become, merely an e-mail chat room.

 

Below is the update from the person running Groups.io  The pricing he is quoting is for the 10GB plan. We are already over that. The next option is for $220/month which is beyond our needs. If we go with them, we will have to remove some of the pictures so we can fit within their parameters.  That doesn t leave us much room though. As you can see from his comment, we need to make a decision to go with them before 12/1. That will also change the group to one that includes a fee. That means someone must also administer that.

 

This group has been great for information trading and sharing pictures and stuff, but we are at a reflection point. I am not a tech guy but one of the part-time group administrators. I am willing to help with some things managing the group, but I really do not want to be having to chase people for their annual dues. You guys have to decide what you want to do. That means we need people to help on this. I am happy to coordinate a move, but I would like some help as I have a business to run.

 

Let s hear your thoughts on this. Read below

 

Joe

 

Like everyone, we were taken by surprise when Yahoo announced they will be shutting down Yahoo Groups in just a few short weeks. Groups.io runs a world-class email groups service and has quickly been recognized as the best migration option for Yahoo Groups users. We are flattered by this recognition, and have been overwhelmed with traffic and group transfer requests as a result. We have spent the days since Yahoo's announcement diligently adding new server capacity and starting to work through an unprecedented number of transfer requests.

Fortunately, Groups.io has always been built to scale and already has a user base in excess of 1 million users today. In order to accommodate this major growth phase while maintaining our excellent service levels and industry-leading functionality, we will need to adjust our pricing as follows. As of 9AM Pacific Time, October 22:

1. The annual fee for premium groups is $20/month or $220/year. (Premium groups in existence before that date are grandfathered in at their current fee.)
2. As is already the case, all transferred groups are required to be premium groups for the first year. The $220 transfer fee counts for the premium fee, so once having paid the transfer fee, transferred groups are exempt from paying the premium fee for the first year.

As you know, Yahoo has given us incredibly short deadlines. New content cannot be uploaded to Yahoo Groups after October 28 and all user generated content will be deleted from Yahoo Groups on December 14. To ensure that we have enough time to export all data off of Yahoo, we have set a deadline of midnight, December 1 Pacific Time for all new transfer requests to be received. Assuming that Yahoo doesn t have any server issues, we believe that we ll be able to export all data out of Yahoo before they delete all the data. However, in order to maintain a high level of service to our existing customers, we cannot import groups into our service as fast as we can export them out of Yahoo. There may be some delay before we can import all groups. If you wish to have your transfer prioritized, the group transfer page allows you to pay an additional one-time fee of $200 (this will go live at 9AM Pacific Time, October 22).

We welcome the opportunity to elevate the groups email experience for Yahoo users. We are committed to making the migration process as seamless as possible. Thank you for choosing Groups.io.

Thanks, Mark

 

 

 

Thanks for your input Brian. Maybe over the weekend I can send out a poll to the group to get a sense of what others want. There s no sense going through the expense and time investment in a move if we don t have the interest.