Can anyone hook me up with a decent listserv service? I'd prefer
something I can install and maintain on my own website, rather than
using a mass service like YahooGroups or Topica. I just don't want to
be dependent on someone else's system and I don't want my users to have
to put their info into someone else's database.

is there a script or something I can install on my web server, or
something like that? My webhost comes with an email list function, but
it's too basic and there are not settings or controls; I just put in a
list of email addresses and that's it, I have no other control.

I just want something basic. I don't need a web inteface for the
users, but I would like it to have a subscribe and un-subscribe address
and soforth, like most of the listservs I've seen.

any suggestions?

thanks
Gary Beckwith (a.k.a. the solar bus guy)
http://solarbus.org

garybeck@adelphia.net wrote in news:1142536295.824875.220200
@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

I'm partial to Mailman.
http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/index.html



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On 16 Mar 2006 11:11:35 -0800, garybeck@adelphia.net scrawled:

Most hosting companies I've seen include email listservs in their
packages.

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On 16 Mar 2006 11:11:35 -0800
garybeck@adelphia.net opined:

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Displayed Email Address is a SPAM TRAP
Our DNSRBL -
Eliminate Spam: http://www.TQMcube.com
Multi-RBL Check: http://www.TQMcube.com/rblcheck.php
Zombie Graphs: http://www.TQMcube.com/zombies.php

my hosting company (lowesthosting.com) offers a very basic email list
function. it is just a flat list of email addresses that get forwarded
to, if I send to a certain email address. there is no way for users to
sign up (other than sending me an email). there are no headers that go
in the subject line of the messages on the list, and the reply-to goes
to the originator, not the list. So it's a little TOO basic for what I
want.

the only one I've found so far that is free and seems to be in wide use
is Majordomo. I could install this on my website, but I want to see if
anyone has advice about better/other ones first.

thanks

here is the info I get from my webhost (lowesthosting.com)

Our servers are running RedHat Linux OS
perl is version 5.600


thanks

On 16 Mar 2006 11:11:35 -0800, garybeck@adelphia.net posted something
that included:

majordomo. It's a pain to install and configure, and it's no fun to
manage the lists, but it does the job.



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I'm going to have to second Karl's suggestion (wouldn't be the first time).

I've been using mailman for a number of years. It works very well.


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On 16 Mar 2006 12:19:10 -0800
garybeck@adelphia.net opined:
I am rather partial to mailman which is FOSS,.
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Displayed Email Address is a SPAM TRAP
Our DNSRBL -
Eliminate Spam: http://www.TQMcube.com
Multi-RBL Check: http://www.TQMcube.com/rblcheck.php
Zombie Graphs: http://www.TQMcube.com/zombies.php

I told my webhost that I wanted to put Mailman on my account. They said
they would put a different email list program called DADA on my account for
free. Anyone ever use that one?