From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 22 10:47:57 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5115537B401 for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:47:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sage-one.net (adsl-65-71-135-137.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.71.135.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E627743E7B for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:47:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Received: from sagea (sagea [192.168.0.3]) by sage-one.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g9MHj6C76153; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:45:21 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20021022124505.014efb90@mail.sage-one.net> X-Sender: jackstone@mail.sage-one.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:45:05 -0500 To: , From: "Jack L. Stone" Subject: Re: mailing list software In-Reply-To: <200210221307.AA517865506@mail.aplusdata.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 01:07 PM 10.22.2002 -0400, Anthony Abby wrote: >>But does a list subscriber need to find/remember and use his list password >>to unsubscribe? >> >>That stupid requirement pretty much kills mailman for the non-geek, >>mass-market crowd. >> >>Len >> > >Yes they do, and not to mention that, but most people will subscribe/unsubscribe from the graphical interface anyway, and I think most people who are familiar with mailing lists will attest, it's HORROR trying to admin a list hosted by Mailman. Until the developers make the unsubscribe "feauture" more pronounced in Mailman, you're always going to have lord knows how many screaming people on your list who don't know how to unsubscribe. It's terrible.... check out the Redhat mailing lists sometime! > >Anthony > In fact, mailing lists are the best place to find out about programs. Just watch and read for a few weeks and you'll have a very good idea about what to expect. Also, look at their archives. I was considering mailman and tracked the mailing list, plus have been subscribed to lists using MM and decided it was not ready for prime time yet. I use majordomo which does the job well... (of course I will tout what I use!) it's easy to operate and has a solid performance record. Plus, it's free too if the is part of the criteria. Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message