[H-GEN] Mailing list software

[James Mills]

Two things come to mind:

mailman (the software which this list itself uses)

or

mailchimp -- a Software as a Service with god API(s).

cheers
James


James Mills / prologic

E: prologic at shortcircuit.net.au
W: prologic.shortcircuit.net.au

On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Peter Hall <hall.peter.john at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> Can anyone give me a recommendation on software for running a mailing list?
>
> I can do the initial setup, but the list administrator isn't quite as
> technical as me
> The list has ~150 current members and is likely to grow to several hundred
> The list is announce only, i.e. only the list administrator is able to
> send messages
> Membership is moderated, i.e. subscribers require list administrator
> approval to join the list
>
> The list is currently run using outlook distribution lists, but this
> solution barely works any more as the server doesn't like messages with
> >100 recipients so the mailing list has to be split between several
> distribution lists.
>
> Mailman seems to be the most common option but I haven't run it myself
> before. The configuration guide shows that multiple MTAs and web servers
> are supported, is there a recommended option for these?
>
> Any general advice about running a mailing list would also be appreciated.
> This is new territory for me.
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
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