On 10/4/07, Frank Rettig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am familiar with SharePoint and have worked a bit with it. I am curious > if this sites Listserver is actually SharePoint itself? I have read some > articles on how to make DL's email enabled, but want to know if it can be > done to replace an actual Listserve? I know someone that wants to replace > their Lyris Listserve and was thinking that SharePoint/MOSS could fit the > bill. As with most Listservers and this site, if SharePoint could allow > internal and external users to subscribe, I would appreciate being directed > if SharePoint can be used also to replace a ListServe.
To be Frank with you, Sharepoint would make a VERY poor listserver. This listserver is "powered by http://mailenable.com/";, which from reading seems to be an entire email server solution. You COULD set up a listserver in Sharepoint by: -email enabling a document library -writing your own event handler that either reads users from a sharepoint group, or from a list, and copies anything sent to all those users -has a custom workflow to allow for "verified" list signups but you're REALLY reaching there. Sharepoint would make an alright ARCHIVE (manually subscribe a document library email address to the list so that it gets a copy of all messages), but even then it's a bit of a shoehorn. Depending on your needs, if non-professionally related (a user/interest group) I reccomend google groups. You may also want to look into community server. It's like a "sharepoint lite" (focused on communities, blogs, etc) and has an email server module you can purchase quite cheaply. --Bill Williamson ------------------------------------------------------------------- OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Powered by mailenable.com - List managed by www.readify.net
