SUMMARY: Free Mailing List Software for DU

From: Annette Hearn <HEARN_A_at_hccs.cc.tx.us>
Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 13:18:00 -0500

Once again, this list came through quickly for me.

My original question:
"Any recommendations for free Mailing List software for
DigitalUnix?"

I received 14 replies (my apologies for those that I might
have received after I sent this message). The majority
said Majordomo and gave me the URL. There were a couple
of other suggestions, as well as some suggesting reading
material.

My many thanks to all of you!
annette

Brian Hostetter <brianh_at_netins.net>
Majordomo is the standard mailing list software. It is a
bit tricky to get going the first time, but well documented.
I think it comes with sendmail so you should already probably
have it.

"Richard Eisenman" <eisenman_at_tricity.wsu.edu>
Majordomo.

Chad Price <cprice_at_biocomp.unl.edu>
majordomo . Get the latest and subscribe to the mailing list
(majordomo_at_greatcircle.com)
It's perl based and works fine. I've used it for 2-3 years now.

Mitko Stoyanov <mstoyan_at_newscorp.com.au>
I use majordomo 1.94.4 + bulk_mailer for distribution list of
approx 17000 subscribers.
You may wish to have a look also at qmail - it is faster,
although requires MTA replacement. Red Hat Linux uses it on
Intel Box for nearly 100K messages per day (maybe more
already :) ). For more specialised lists (for example,
mailing different type of content, such as html and text),
I use in-house developed database driven (Sybase) list software.

"Robert A. Hayden" <rhayden_at_means.net>
I use majordomo.
http://www.greatcircle.com./majordomo/
It can be a little confusing to set up, but after that it's
relatively painless to maintain.

Matt White <whitem_at_bofh.usask.ca>
I use Majordomo (on DU, Linux, Ultrix, and OpenBSD - it's
pretty portable). Details at: http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/

Tim Winders <twinders_at_SPC.cc.tx.us>
I use majordomo which works just great.

Michael Galloway <mgx_at_spruce.lsd.ornl.gov>
majordomo or qmail/ezmlm if you want to be done with sendmail.

"Allen, Mark R (PBD)" <Mark.Allen_at_pbdir.com>
You'll want majordomo software. You can find it at:
ftp://ftp.greatcircle.com/pub/majordomo
You'll need to have perl5 installed on your box. You can get
perl5 from ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu
And I highly recommend, if you're going to be doing a lot of
bulk e-mailing you download, build and install the latest
sendmail: ftp://ftp.sendmail.org
Both packages build very nicely on DEC UNIX.

"Dave K>" <dkaplo01_at_tufts.edu>
SmartList, the Procmail addon.
It works great!

"Parris B. Wood" <pwood_at_widomaker.com>
I know of two. Majordomo and listproc.
You can find the two programs at:
Majordomo:
ftp://honor.greatcircle.com./pub/majordomo
You will want to snag version 1.94.4
Listserv:
ftp://uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu./pub/packages/mail/listproc/
listproc6.0c.940712.0.sh.Z
Hope this helps.

Michele Tomkin <michele_at_uclink4.berkeley.edu>
We use Majordomo. This public domain software is available at:
        http://www.greatcircle.com/
This same site includes a mailing list:
         majordomo-users_at_GreatCircle.COM
as well as documentation.
You may also wish to take a look at "Managing Mailing Lists"
by Alan Schwartz (1998 published by O'Reilly). It discusses
free mailing list software: Majordomo, LISTSERV, ListProc
and SmartList.

Paul Crittenden <crittend_at_storm.simpson.edu>
We use majordomo. It works great.

Jim Williams <jim.williams_at_alaska.edu>
I use Majordomo. You can get it from
ftp://ftp.greatcircle.com/pub/majordomo/1.94.4/

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Annette Hearn * "Happiness doesn't come
hearn_a_at_hccs.cc.tx.us * from doing what we like
Lead System Administrator * to do but from liking
Houston Community College System* what we have to do."
                                * --Wilfred A. Peterson
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