Migration Options For Yahoo Groups (Where Do We Go From Here?)
[This not a comprehensive review of all the migration or storage options] [Please refer back to the website version (linked here), as it will be updated with new options as they arise]
If you plan to migrate your mailing list you will need to decide
Can the new home import existing archives of messages and files?
Will the Group/Mailing list platform permit adult material or copyrighted material? “Adult material” can include any depictions of sexual activity, even implied sexual activity and may prohibit text (fanfic). Likewise, most Terms of Service prohibit the inclusion of copyrighted material
The short version: For adult or copyrighted content, your best options are Dreamwidth Communities or Squidge.org Mailing lists as both allow the widest range of adult material and supports transformative use. If your mailing list does not depict any sexual activity or does not involve copyrighted material, you can spend $220 to migrate to Groups.io and then use their free groups. You can also start a new mailing list on Google Groups as long as it does not touch on non-con, incest, underage, or bestiality. Both Dreamwidth and Google Groups will require that you download and store your existing message archives and files/photos elsewhere. Finally, there are chat rooms like Slack or Discord that could be used to start a new fan space, also without any of your Yahoo groups existing messages or files .
Read the full version (linked)
Updated Nov 9, 2019
