[SAC] [OSGeo] #1547: Move mails to Gmail

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#1547: Move mails to Gmail
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 Reporter:  jachym         |       Owner:  sac@…
     Type:  task           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:
Component:  Systems Admin  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by astrodog):

 Unfortunately, there's no particularly clean way to make this kind of
 split. The MX record for osgeo.org has to point to a specific set of
 infrastructure. This means that the only three options are:

 * Keep the MX record pointed at OSGeo, and set up aliases there to forward
 things for specific addresses to third-party services. (As I understand
 things, this is how it works now)

 * Point the MX record at Google, and set up forwarding or mailbox
 collection there to deliver some subset of the addresses running to OSGeo.
 This is probably the most technically fragile option.

 * Point the MX record for "osgeo.org" to Google, and the MX record for
 "lists.osgeo.org" to OSGeo's infrastructure. This takes care of the
 mailing lists, but means all osgeo.org addresses are hosted at google.

 There isn't a way, technically, to have mail for a single host effectively
 split between two providers. In the end, it has to be forwarded from one
 side to the other. That isn't too terrible to accomplish, but it means
 properly functioning infrastructure depends on *both* sets being up, which
 may not be what people are intending here.

 From a time management perspective, it's also worth keeping in mind that
 all of these options also require manual intervention from SAC to handle
 new addresses, lists, etc.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1547#comment:7>
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