Ok this is not Linux its Haiku based but I wrote an open source mailing
list system called MailMistress which is on Github for situations where
you need to run a list on a machine without a public IP or where you
want to interface the database of subscribers to an existing system. In
our case we have a MySQL database of society members and MailMistress
connects to that - you just write a connector script/program.
If its of interest I can provide further details.
On 24/10/2018 17:47, Miles Fidelman wrote:
On 10/24/18 6:45 AM, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:32:15 AM Miles Fidelman wrote:
> Yes, but you really need a PUBLIC static IP address, or things tend to
> get hairy.� Dynamic DNS will help, but only to a point.� And, a lot of
> ISPs really don't like it if you run servers at the edge.
We are currently such a small group, I don't think it will be an
issue -- if that changes, we can change.
Which - DynDNS or ISP objections?
The thing about dynamic DNS is that people cache DNS records - mail
sent to the list WILL go to the wrong place on occasion.
Re. ISP objections - those objections sometimes take the form of
active measures that block various kinds of traffic.
> Bummer.� But maybe another, larger, Linux user group might help you
> out?� I expect there might be somebody on this list who might volunteer
> (hint, hint).� Maybe somebody at a nearby university - I believe you
> have a few of those in the Lehigh Valley :-)
We've had somebody make such an offer, and we'll probably take them
up on it -- I sort of wanted to try to set up a small mail list on
one of my computers, as long as I didn't have to run a web server or
a *nix style MTA
Now that is kind of hard to do.� All the mailing list servers that
I've worked with require a rather intimate interconnection with the
MTA that processes mail.� And that's before you "wire in" anti-spam
and anti-virus filters.� And, you'll need a webserver for access to
various administrative functions, and archive access.� Depending on
the list server, you might also require a dbms.� Setting up list
services can be an entertaining and educational exercise (also
frustrating), but it's not simple. (Actually, the simplest approach is
using an MTA and managing lists in the alias file.)
Miles Fidelman
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