[Retros] Announcing RML End-of-Life Date

[Otto Janko]

Hi Folks,

This is my last post on the Retro Mailing List. The feedback to ma previous
mal was very low (only 4 mails), so I will not look for an replacement for
the RML.

To keep in touch, Alexander George suggested to use 
https://www.chessproblem.net/viewforum.php?f=10

Another option could be my own chess forum:
https://www.janko.at/Forum/viewforum.php?f=6

Another option could be the chess server on discord.

I have created a page where you can find the RML archive:
https://www.janko.at/Retros/Mailing-List.htm

This archive is incomplete yet, but will be complemented in the near future.
Hopefully.

Best Regards,

-- Otto Janko [mailto:otto at janko.at] [https://www.janko.at]
-- They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
-- safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. [Benjamin Franklin]




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Retros [mailto:retros-bounces at janko.at] On Behalf Of Otto Janko
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2025 4:36 PM
> To: 'The Retrograde Analysis Mailing List'
> Subject: [Retros] FW: Announcing RML End-of-Life Date
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Bad news: The Retro Meiling List service provider will shut 
> down the RML on
> January 1st, 2026.
> 
> ---
> 
> Over time, the free PairList mailing list program (based on 
> GNU Mailman) has
> become unreliable as most mail hosts now require strict email 
> validation
> standards (SPF, DKIM, DMARC). PairList cannot support these features,
> causing messages to be delayed, marked as spam, or rejected. 
> Because of this
> declining reliability, we believe the service no longer meets 
> our standards
> and will be discontinued.
> 
> PairList has served our users well for many years. While we are sad to
> retire it, we are exploring a more reliable replacement 
> service for the
> future.
> 
> ---
> 
> There is no "replacement service" operated by pair yet.
> 
> What to do now? Firstly, is the RML still needed? There has 
> been very little
> traffic in recent years. Please let me know what you think. 
> If there is
> significant positive feedback, I will consider alternatives 
> to the current
> RML.
> 
> However, I'll try to save all the current content of the RML 
> and provide it
> in a ZIP file for download.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> -- Otto Janko [mailto:otto at janko.at] [https://www.janko.at]
> -- They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little 
> temporary 
> -- safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. [Benjamin Franklin]
> 
> 
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