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From: Justin C on 19 Jul 2010 17:54 In article <1972730571301243116.111600me18-privacy.net(a)news.individual.net>, zoara wrote: > Dr Geoff Hone <gnhone(a)globalnet.co.uk> wrote: >> On 17 Jul 2010 16:47:25 GMT, zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> >>> I've been asked to set up a mailing list (where all recipients can >> > post) >>> for a dozen non-techies. I'm after something that is easy to >> > subscribe >>> and unsubscribe to, and doesn't require setting up new email >> > addresses >>> or accounts. >>> >>> Is the current consensus Google Groups, Yahoo Groups, or something >> > else? >> >> Take a look at the Australian (I think) Groupbox site. >> Easy to use, seems pretty good. > > Thanks. > > This, as well as Yahoo Groups and Google Groups, requires you to create > an account. That's going to put off a few people who will be using the > list. > > Plus I can't actually get GroupBox to allow any of my other email > addresses to sign up to a group I created. I think it might be broken... > > Is there anything that simply lets me set something up so people can > just email the list address and it sends me a request to authorise them, > then they can start posting? Isn't there some standard mailing list > software that's been going since forever? I know I've signed up for > these sorts of lists but can't remember what or how. > > Even the relatively simple signup of groupbox (assuming I can get it to > work) will mean some of these people will struggle. Got a fixed IP? Can you open ports on your router? Stick in an old PC (386 would probably be fine), put Linux on it and install Mailman. Justin. -- Justin C, by the sea.
From: Geoff Berrow on 21 Jul 2010 03:59 On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:54:34 +0100, Justin C <justin.1007(a)purestblue.com> wrote: >Got a fixed IP? Can you open ports on your router? Stick in an old PC >(386 would probably be fine), put Linux on it and install Mailman. Hmm, non-techies remember. Many hosting packages come with the facility to set up mailing lists (often Mailman, though it has as clunky interface). So ask if anyone has a hosted domain. -- Geoff Berrow (Put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs www.4theweb.co.uk/rfdmaker
From: zoara on 23 Jul 2010 06:15 Geoff Berrow <blthecat(a)ckdog.co.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:54:34 +0100, Justin C > <justin.1007(a)purestblue.com> wrote: > >> Got a fixed IP? Can you open ports on your router? Stick in an old PC >> (386 would probably be fine), put Linux on it and install Mailman. > > Hmm, non-techies remember. I'll be the one setting it up; the non-techy bit is for subscribing and unsubscribing. I may be techy, but for a casual group of a dozen people, I'm also lazy, and cheap. If it's too much hassle or cost I'll just explain how the Reply-All button works and hope they use it. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: zoara on 23 Jul 2010 06:15 Andrew Kemp <usenet(a)pell.uklinux.net> wrote: > zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> writes: > >> Is there anything that simply lets me set something up so people can >> just email the list address and it sends me a request to authorise > > them, >> then they can start posting? Isn't there some standard mailing list >> software that's been going since forever? I know I've signed up for >> these sorts of lists but can't remember what or how. > > Most (possibly all) of the lists that I subscribe to use Mailman: > > <http://www.list.org/> > > Users can subscribe to lists using either a web interface, or by > sending > an e-mail message: > > <http://www.list.org/mailman-member/node13.html> > > There's a list of hosting services here, if you don't want to run the > software yourself: > > <http://wiki.list.org/display/COM/Mailman+hosting+services> Thanks! As I mentioned elsethread, it seems like Google Groups is doing okay-ish, but I'll bear these in mind if it doesn't work out. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: zoara on 23 Jul 2010 06:15
Jack Campin - bogus address <bogus(a)purr.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> Is there anything that simply lets me set something up so people can >> just email the list address and it sends me a request to authorise > > them, >> then they can start posting? Isn't there some standard mailing list >> software that's been going since forever? I know I've signed up for >> these sorts of lists but can't remember what or how. > > Majordomo? That's the one I was thinking of! However, Google Groups seems to be (kind of) fitting the bill, now Steve has pointed out it can be done by email... I'll keep it in mind if things remain flakey though. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm |