Simple listserv tools?

[Jarvis, Hugh]

We still use Listserv on our campus for a lot of lists (topical and business).    It can do all you want, but requires setting up a listserver.

I've run lists here since the mid 80's.

Hugh

Hugh Jarvis (PhD, MLS)
University Communications Cybrarian
330 Crofts Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-7015
Ph: 716-645-4604
E-mail: hjarvis at buffalo.edu (preferred)




From: Richard Wiggins [mailto:richard.wiggins at GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: Simple listserv tools?

Try Constant Contact.  Free 60 day trial, $15 a month afterwards.  Also I have no experience with them, but check out listserv.org<http://listserv.org>.

By the way, the term "listserv" is now about like Kleenex as a brand gone generic, but, FYI, the original LISTSERV is the grand daddy of all such tools.  It originated before the Internet became popular on Bitnet, then evolved into Eric  Thomas' Revised LISTSERV.  His commercial product lives on:   http://www.lsoft.com/products/listserv_license.asp

/rich
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Sherry A. Mandelco <smandelco at lw210.org<mailto:smandelco at lw210.org>> wrote:
Wilhelmina,

This site may offer what you are looking for.

http://www.freelists.org/


From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU>] On Behalf Of Ross Singer
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 8:41 AM
To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Simple listserv tools?


On Apr 20, 2012, at 8:32 AM, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote:

OK, gonna send this out again...

What are simple hosted tools for running a listserv?

I want something like what Google Groups used to be:  I log in to something someone else set up, I create a mailing list, that mailing list has an email address, I add people to the mailing list (this is what I can't do with Google Groups anymore), and then each person on the mailing list both gets all email sent to it and can send email to it.

I'm not sure why Google Groups' 'invite members' is not adequate.  Yes, they need to confirm their membership, but this doesn't seem an incredible burden (and it does provide a sense of opt-in for your group members).

-Ross.


-Wilhelmina
On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 8:12 PM, R. Wood <rw at ncf.ca<mailto:rw at ncf.ca>> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 03:57:29PM -0500, Wilhelmina Randtke stated:
> All,
>
> I want to set up a mailing list where all subscribers on the list can also
> post to it.
>
> I went to make a mailing list, and - wow - Google Groups which I've used
> for lists before now requires an admin to send invites to members, and then
> members opt in.  From experience, I need to be able to subscribe people
> without them clicking a link, because if I send them a link to subscribe,
> most won't click it and then will ask why they were never added.
>
> What simple hosted tools do you use for setting up listservs?
>
> -Wilhelmina Randtke
Mailman is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) mailing list
application that is worth a look.

Have Fun with GNU/Linux,
R.

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