[INDOLOGY] Anniversary of INDOLOGY

[Harry Spier]

Thank you to Dominik for the restraint and good judgement that allowed the
Indology list to survive and stay focused on Indology.  And thank you to
the members for their expertise and generosity.
Harry Spier


On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 5:58 AM Robert Zydenbos via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> I second that!
>
> RZ
>
>
> On 2020-11-25 10:27, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY wrote:
>
> > Dear Dominik,
> >
> > Thank you indeed for keeping it unfussy and low-tech. We have plenty of
> > bells and whistles distracting us as is.
> >
> > all best,
> > Matthew
> >
> > Matthew Kapstein
>
>
> > From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of
> > Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 9:03 PM
> > To: Indology <indology at list.indology.info>
> > Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Anniversary of INDOLOGY
> >
> > I've had my champagne :-)   A very nice, dry Italian prosecco.
> >
> > Reflecting on INDOLOGY, one remarkable feature of the list is that it's
> > still using pretty old-fashioned software.  The forum started with Éric
> > Thomas's LISTSERV, released in 1986 and run for us by Liverpool
> > University.  But we now use Mailman, which was written by John Viega
> > and others and released in 1999, and currently maintained by Abhilash
> > Raj.  As we all know, it's just email bouncing about.  There are more
> > sophisticated systems available: bulletin boards, Google groups, etc.
> > But last time we asked the INDOLOGY membership if they would like one
> > of these new systems, there was an overwhelming opinion against change.
> >  And for me, part of the charm of INDOLOGY is this unfussy, low-tech
> > aspect.  It leaves us free to think about Indology.
> >
> > Best,
> > Dominik
>
>
> --
> Prof. Dr. Robert J. Zydenbos / ಪ್ರೊ. ಡಾ. ರೊಬೆರ್ತ್ ಜೆಯ್ದೆನ್ಬೊಸ್
> Institute of Indology and Tibetology
> Department of Asian Studies
> Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (University of Munich – LMU)
> Germany
>
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