[Discuss] Help with mailing list

[Ben Kallus]

I guess I'm looking for both. I've never run a mailing list myself,
and am curious about what everyone here would use. At the same time,
Stan put out a call for people to help him out, and I figured I'd
forward it to the mailing list because I figured someone here could
help him out.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Ben

On 1/15/23, Mike Diehn <mike at diehn.net> wrote:
> Ben, we're you looking for someone to do the setup for them rather than
> just advice about what to use? I can help with that if he wants.
>
>
> Thanks!
> Mike
> --
> Mike Diehn (he/him)
> Enfield, NH
>
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 9:11 PM Roger Trussell <
> dlslug-discuss at lists.dlslug.org> wrote:
>
>> Steve Furbish and I used custom PHP code with either MySQL databases or
>> text files to manage end-user email lists for some of our client
>> businesses.
>> If the underlying server gives PHP scripts permission to send out email
>> messages, then I could write up something to manage the email addresses.
>> I remember a long time ago, writing PHP scripts that used this library
>> <https://docs.laminas.dev/laminas-mime/> to send email messages.
>> I had to write a loop that would attempt to send the same message
>> separately to each recipient.
>>
>> TBH, I tend to think solutions such as Constant Contact might be a little
>> more professional.
>>
>> WordPress isn't exactly my forte, but I have configured some plugins and
>> automatic updates on WordPress.
>> I'd be willing to take a look at any plugin on WordPress and put myself
>> on
>> a test email list.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 4:54 PM Ben Kallus <
>> dlslug-discuss at lists.dlslug.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone help out Prof. Wagon with his mathematical mailing list?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Ben
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: *Stan Wagon* <wagon at macalester.edu>
>>> Date: Friday, January 13, 2023
>>> Subject: Problem 1355 Solution
>>> To: Stan Wagon <wagon at macalester.edu>
>>>
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> HELP:  It appears that my administrator has run out of ideas on how to
>>> get ACY mailing to work. We need another program that can handle a
>>> mailing
>>> list (about 1000 addresses), add and subtract subscribers, and send out
>>> and
>>> archive message which might include graphics. Do any of you have any
>>> ideas
>>> on this? Might any of you be willing to handle the setup of such a thing
>>> (for a fee)? If I cannot find such a solution, I will resort to just
>>> posting the problems and solutions at stanwagon.com, and you will have
>>> to check the appropriate spot there from time to time. I do find it more
>>> convenient to send these out by mail, and there must be a reasonable way
>>> to
>>> handle such a mailing list.
>>>
>>> Stan Wagon
>>>
>>
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