Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 15:51:48 +0200 From: Johann Visagie <johann@egenetics.com> To: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mailing list comparisons? Message-ID: <20020417135148.GC65093@fling.sanbi.ac.za> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0204100932290.14412-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net> References: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0204100932290.14412-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>
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Jeremy C. Reed on 2002-04-10 (Wed) at 09:44:22 -0700: > > Does anyone know of a good webpage that summarizes the features, > strengths and weaknesses of several mailing lists managers? Nothing current. > (I did find a few reviews and a useful, but old, Mailing list management > software FAQ.) I think I know the one you're talking about. > I am looking for a mailing list: Let me see if I can fill out your matrix for Mailman (http://www.list.org/). > - manage via email (web-based management not required) Check. (Also web-based and command line.) > - users aren't forced to use a password to unsubscribe Sorry, no. > - detect hard bounces and unsubscribe as needed Check. (May be configured.) > - has a reasonable good track record of non-security issues. Check, I think. Updates to the stable version are few and far between, though the development version is under constant development. > - lightweight, but perl is okay (that doesn't make sense :) Check, IMHO. It's written in Python, and quite simple to script / extend if you're fluent in Python. For better or worse, Mailman has been adopted as the official GNU MLM, which may be one reason for its current popularity. The web interface being another. In my experience, the current stable Mailman series (2.0.x) fares poorly with large lists (roughly > 20000 subscribers). The 2.1.x series seems to address the problem, but I've not used it in a large production environment. > If I can't find a good one webpage that summarizes several open source > mailing list managers, then I'll make one. I'd like to see the end result. -- V To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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