> Are there any freeware mailing list software programs out there I can
> use to clean up and automate my mailing list,
= Majordomo
= Smartlist
= EZMLM
= Listserv (freeware/non-commercial version)
... etc. et. al.
> without going with one of
> the "advertising based" mail list companies. My list is fairly new,
> we're only 50 subscribers, but I expect we'll grow to a couple hundred,
> but right now I'm doing everything manually with Outlook Express.
> Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.
A lot depends on what system software you use. If you use are using
Windows (I'm making an assumption this is the OS you have) then you are
very restricted in what lists you can run on your own computer.
Nevertheless, there are a few. (Consider SLMAIL, IIRC).
A suggestion? Install Linux. Chose the Redhat
Linux package (http://www.redhat.com) or ease of installation. Install
Majordomo. Get it from ftp.greatcircle.com/pub somewhere. Come back
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] list if you have any questions ;-)
Personally, one of my main motivations/incentives for switching to Linux
(http://www.linux.org) was being able to run some decent list software
(aside from the many other benefits) such as Chapman's Majordomo or
Berstein's EZMLM (http://www.ezmlm.org). Linux can co-exist on the same
computer as Windows : you can load one or t'other ... depending on what
you want to do/use. It's not that much of a painful transition.
*honest*
It's worth it. Take the leap now!
--
Darren Rees
