Re: FN-FORUM Bulk Mailling ... whats the right way?

date posted 1st February 2003 11:57

I have qmail setup here with ezmlm and a very nice web front called
qmailadmin by inter7.com. I can setup pop accounts, do forwarding,
mailing lists and all sorts via the web. Very nice. Mailing lists can
even be setup to use mysql databases.

as jan says ezmlm does lots of cool stuff for you... I like it.

As for the original question I would always suggest either a simple
plain text message with a link to a pretty web page version or a longer
non-graphical text only version. HTML email only causes problems,
guaranteed.

Cheers

George

Jan Bruvoll wrote:
> Hi Matt,
>
> Ezmlm (an addition to Qmail) is rather nice - automatic bounce handling,
> automatic subscription/unsubscription if you want that, moderation,
> archiving, etc. However, you need a mail server ;-) I'm currently
> searching for similar software designed for use with Exim, maybe it's
> possible to plug Ezmlm in there as well - have yet to find out.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> (If you need hosting we can discuss that :-) )
>
> Regards
> Jan
>
> On Sat, 2003-02-01 at 02:31, Matt Thomas wrote:
>
>>I have an e-mail database of about 12,000. These have been collected
>>(painstakingly) over a period of 2 years. E-mails were collected at
>>various functions and events.
>>
>>What is the correct way of doing a newsletter, once every 2 months? What
>>do I need to know? What is the best software for this type of job?
>>
>>Matt Thomas
>>www.mushroomdesign.com
>
>
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