This is your first and last reminder to check the player directory to see that your information is correct.
password is ____________
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Google Groups will soon be discontinued and disconnected from our league.
We will be using the names and email addresses information from the player directory for a new mailing service.
You must be in the directory to receive emails from our league, or you will be SOL.
The Details
Murray Taylor and I have been discussing a change for awhile. I have been working on a change from Google Groups to an email delivery application system called Mailerlite. The cost is approximately $15/month. We have the approval of our executive to make this switch. Compared to the dozens of applications that are available (and I have seriously looked at dozens of them), MailerLite is low cost and highly recommended.
Google has quietly stopped supporting Google Groups. There are a growing number of problems with security. SaskTel is also having difficulty supporting email. We then need to move to a more secure method of communicating. We have had email accounts hijacked with spam sent out unknowingly by some members whose accounts were hacked. Mailerlite has a quite rigorous anti-spam policy. Quite often SaskTel subscribers do not receive emails. Some of us have email that ends up in a spam folder. Attachments can hide malicious viruses that can infect your device. Instead of important email from our executive, some members send out me-too congratulations to everyone, filling up an inbox that not everyone wants.
You are now being notified of the pending shutdown of Google groups. Our Player Directory will be used as the source of names and emails. It has been kept current. In about a week we should be able to make the switch. I have a detailed plan for copying the names and email addresses from the player directory to our new mail sending application.
For security reasons, soon you will only be able to reply to the sender. All emails will be sent by our communications, Murray Taylor and/or myself.
For security reasons, no attachments will be sent via email. Rosters and schedules can be downloaded from our website.
Please let Ken know if you have concerns. For technical questions email me.
Phil MacIntyre
Website
Assistant Communications