From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 22 12:45:16 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 8994437B413 for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:45:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from truman.datasphereweb.com (12-231-81-122.client.attbi.com [12.231.81.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B77F943E6E for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:45:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ryallsd@datasphereweb.com) Received: (qmail 71831 invoked from network); 22 Oct 2002 19:48:17 -0000 Received: from 12-229-238-38.client.attbi.com (HELO bartxp) (12.229.238.38) by 12-231-81-122.client.attbi.com with SMTP; 22 Oct 2002 19:48:17 -0000 From: "Derrick Ryalls" To: Subject: RE: mailing list software Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:45:02 -0700 Message-ID: <001001c27a03$834b35b0$0200a8c0@bartxp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4024 In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20021022124505.014efb90@mail.sage-one.net> X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal 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 > Subject: Re: mailing list software >=20 >=20 > At 01:07 PM 10.22.2002 -0400, Anthony Abby wrote: > >>But does a list subscriber need to find/remember and use his list=20 > >>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,=20 > and I think most people who are familiar with mailing lists=20 > will attest, it's HORROR trying to admin a list hosted by=20 > Mailman. Until the developers make the unsubscribe=20 > "feauture" more pronounced in Mailman, you're always going to=20 > have lord knows how many screaming people on your list who=20 > don't know how to unsubscribe. It's terrible.... check out=20 > the Redhat mailing lists sometime! > > > >Anthony > > >=20 > In fact, mailing lists are the best place to find out about=20 > programs. Just watch and read for a few weeks and you'll have=20 > a very good idea about what to expect. Also, look at their archives. >=20 > I was considering mailman and tracked the mailing list, plus=20 > have been subscribed to lists using MM and decided it was not=20 > ready for prime time yet. >=20 > I use majordomo which does the job well... (of course I will=20 > tout what I > use!) it's easy to operate and has a solid performance=20 > record. Plus, it's free too if the is part of the criteria. >=20 > Best regards, > Jack L. Stone, > Administrator >=20 > SageOne Net > http://www.sage-one.net > jackstone@sage-one.net >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >=20 I too use majordomo, originally I had it working with sendmail, then I upgraded to qmail. I maintain 2 lists with little effort. Besides, if it is good enough for the questions@fresbsd.org list, it is good enough for me. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message