17 Sep
2026
17 Sep
'26
3:45 a.m.
Hi Guys,
As Jeremy likes it, let me share some work I did (when repairing the Mailman server earlier this year): An *alternate "**Xymon Mailing List Archive"* Server
https://xymon-monitoring.github.io/xymon-discussion-public/ <https://xymon-monitoring.github.io/xymon-discussion-public/>
Why I didn't share it earlier:
- This does not bring anything the current mailing list does not already provide.
What is nice:
- Searchable as a first-class feature.
- Simple UI, following Xymon's one-click philosophy.
- Folded past conversations for easy reading.
- Anonymized.
- Raw archive of the current mailing list on GitHub.
- Hosted entirely on GitHub.
What is not nice:
- Custom-made: it probably needs more maintenance than Mailman.
- It cannot work standalone without Mailman, this cannot replace it (we still need a mailing list server).
- 1-day sync (automatic) due to GitHub cron policy (so some latency, acceptable for an archive).
Things to do:
- Import the SourceForge conversations.
There is no plan to push it further for now or to replace the current one. (Let me know if you would like to!)
*And also some other information about repository privacy:*
Two private repositories are available to Xymon Monitoring members:
- |Private|(general information)
- |Discussion private|(raw export of Mailman, with private information) → |Discussion public|: generation of the public website
Bruno
On Thu, 17 Sept 2026 at 12:59, Jeremy Laidman wrote:
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That's brilliant, Bruno! Searchable, and goes all the way back to
2005, in the "Hobbit" days. Nice one!
J