29-Jan-03 at 09:32, Abbo Peterson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote : > Before I consider Mailman as a newsletter mail list solution, I have a > few questions. I hope you have time to answer them... > > - Does Mailman allow you to create custom headers/footers? That is, > can I write specific text and have it be inserted before and after the > body of each email? You know, "You received this message because... > (header)" and "If you wish to be removed from this list... (footer)"
Yes. > - Does Mailman support attachments, styled text and HTML email formats? > I'm not a technical guy, is this question about multipart or MIME > support? I have multiple people who can send email to the list. > Several use HTML email clients. Does Mailman support that? Does > Mailman support styled text (bold, color, size changes)? Does Mailman > support sending attachments? Yes. However, the bigger the list, the less likely all recipients will appreciate getting HTML mail. However I have a 12,000 subscriber list hosted here which is mainly HTML and works OK in Outlook Express, Yahoo! mail, Hotmail, and several other mail clients. For one-way broadcast mailing (not spam, it's an opt-in new parents group) we send in plain + HTML (mixed) so that it looks OK in plaintext too. > - KEY: Is the header/footer feature supported when using email formats > other than plain text? I currently use SmartList for our mailing list > needs. As soon as the email Content-Type is -not- plain text, the > header/footer is omitted from the email. Grrr. This happens anytime > someone attaches a file, styles text or uses the HTML email format. I > need a mail list solution that supports custom headers/footers -with- > email Content-Types besides plain text. I *think* so, but I'd have to run a test for you. Perhaps someone else can confirm? -- |-Simon White, Internet Services Manager, Certified Check Point CCSA. |-MTDS Internet, Security, Anti-Virus, Linux and Hosting Solutions. |-MTDS 14, rue du 16 novembre, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco. |-MTDS tel +212.3.767.4861 - fax +212.3.767.4863 ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ This message was sent to: [email protected] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
