[Discuss] Help with mailing list

[Jerry Feldman]

I think the object of the list may determine how you want to use it. At BLU
we have used mailman (https://list.org/) for a long time. It is fairly easy
to set up and users can manage their own profile. It is written in python
and admins can add their own code.

On Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 3:36 PM Ben Kallus <benjamin.p.kallus.gr at dartmouth.edu>
wrote:

> 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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