[WEB4LIB] RE: commercial list hosters

[Dan Lester]

Friday, October 25, 2002, 8:07:13 AM, you wrote:

CR> After years of using Listserv, I can't recommend it highly enough. The
CR> latest version, 1.8e, (which I have not used) has virus protection and a web
CR> interface for list management. They also offer list hosting for those that
CR> can't host their own lists. The scalability and security are very, very
CR> good. Self-hosting prices can be prohibitive to some depending on your setup
CR> and subscriber volume (several thousand dollars), but I've no idea of the
CR> cost of getting them to host for you. (http://www.lsoft.com/)

LISTSERV Lite running on NT/2K would cost $1500 purchase.  That would
permit unlimited lists of unlimited size.  Lest anyone think you
couldn't do much on that platform, that's what LSoft is using to run
gigantic lists.

Although there are a variety of options that LSoft offers for hosted
lists, none of them would be as inexpensive as the purchase described
above.

dan


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