On Fri, 3 Apr 1998, KHC wrote:
> I am trying to establish a new mailing list. My service provider,
> PacBell, does not offer this service.
>
> Does anybody know where I can start one?
This is an outline of procedures for starting a new list from
scratch... Some day I hope to flesh this out a bit. Suggestions
for additions to this beginners guide are welcome.
First, you need to decide what sort of list you expect to run:
Announcement or discussion?
Moderated or not?
Private or public?
Access restrictions?
How many subscribers do you anticipate?
Have you written a charter and policy?
If you know nothing about the various mailing list software packages,
start with these links:
http://www.catalog.com/vivian/mailing-list-software.html
ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/mail/archive-servers/faq
ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/mail/list-admin/software-faq
http://library.ummed.edu/~naleks/mlmfaq/mlmfaq_toc.html
Each software package has a support mailing list which deals with
setup issues for that particular software.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] is NOT a software support mailing list.
For many people, the best option is to use someone else's server which
is already setup and is always online. A gent named Brian Edmonds
maintains a list of mailing list service providers. Some of these
providers do not charge. Some charge very modest fees.
- http://www.cs.ubc.ca/spider/edmonds/usenet/ml-providers.txt
- send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following
line in the body of the message: get faq ml-providers.txt
If you provide mailing list host services and would like to be listed,
contact Brian Edmonds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
- murr -
