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</b>Director of Policy<i> </i>and Advocacy </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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208 S. Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Frank O'Connor via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 16, 2025 4:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Joanne Zygmunt <jzygmunt@ocpcrpa.org>; webmaster@masscptc.org; Andrea A. <asmadag@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] massplanners listserv issues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Is there a reason that the Free Gmail account is not a viable option?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Frank O\u2019Connor, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Georgetown, MA 01833-2052<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">978-352-5713 Economic Development Hotline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Joanne Zygmunt via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:webmaster@masscptc.org">webmaster@masscptc.org</a>; Andrea A. <<a href="mailto:asmadag@gmail.com">asmadag@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] massplanners listserv issues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Me, too. Maybe CPTC could send a donation link and set a goal?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Joanne Zygmun</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">t (she/her/hers)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Direct:
<span style="background:white">(774) 539-5059</span> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31">|</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Email:
<a href="mailto:jzygmunt@ocpcrpa.org">jzygmunt@ocpcrpa.org</a> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C8531F">Old Colony Planning Council</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C8531F"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">70 School Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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on behalf of Andrea A. via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:webmaster@masscptc.org">webmaster@masscptc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:webmaster@masscptc.org">webmaster@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] massplanners listserv issues</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>I'd be willing to pay to keep the Listserv running.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Andrea Adams<br>
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118 Green Street<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 6:52<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>PM webmaster--- via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> The administrators have run into a problem with the listserv. We are no longer able to approve new subscribers. There is no known work around for this issue other than allowing anyone to subscribe without review.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Also, some, and maybe all, subscribers who opted to receive listserv messages in \u2018digest\u2019 form (one email per day) are no longer receiving anything. This can be solved by unselecting the digest option. We have
unselected the option on a case by case basis for subscribers who have contacted us. Subscribers can do this themselves by going to
</span><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://masscptc.org/mailman/options/massplanners_masscptc.org" target="_blank">https://masscptc.org/mailman/options/massplanners_masscptc.org</a></span></u><span style="color:black">. Scroll down to \u2018Set Digest Mode\u2019
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The person running the server for the listserv and CPTC website believes that a recent update to Python, the underlying server language, is causing a bug in Mailman listserv platform. Normally the bug is fixed
in relatively short order. This time that is not happening. He thinks that may be because the user base for Mailman has declined to the point where it is not considered important. This may be the end of Mailman as a viable listserv platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We are evaluating moving to another platform. Currently under consideration are Google Groups, Gaggle, and Discourse. Gaggle and Discourse are more feature rich but cost money ($1200/year). Google groups is free
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A reminder that the massplanners listserv is run entirely by volunteers. Shout out to Nathan Chung of Northampton and Mariah Kurtz of FRCOG for their assistance with the evaluation and Tim Czerwienski of Beals
Associates Inc. for moderating the listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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