Re: [Mailman-Users] Re: RFE
On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 10:54 AM, Larry Rosenman wrote: The import facility is critical to delivering targeted content within the message distribution. But that is not, IMHO, what Mailman is designed to do. What you are talking about is a bulk mailer ... not a mailing list system. THANK YOU. They're correct. Don't use a hammer to fasten screws. We run one of the larger mailman installs out there (behind sourceforge, but I'm not sure there are many others larger). I also run a hunk o' my company's e-marketing operations. When we needed systems for that, which require a much different user interface than discussion lists do, I wrote custom systems. Mailman really isn't something yous hould try to wedge into that round hole, and I don't think it makes sense to try to use it as the backend... -- Chuq Von Rospach, Architech [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.plaidworks.com/chuqui/blog/ Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject. -- Chuq Von Rospach, Architech [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.plaidworks.com/chuqui/blog/ But when that last guitar's been packed away You know that I still want to play So just make sure you got it all set to go Before you come for my piano -- 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: archive@jab.org Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Mailman-Users] Re: RFE
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Larry Rosenman wrote: > > What you are talking about is a bulk mailer ... not a mailing list system. > > > > Again, my opinion ... but Mailman is designed to facilitate email based > > discussion forums ... not blasting email to a huge number of people at > > once. > THANK YOU. My pink detector went off REAL BAD on this one. It sounds SO > SIMILAR > to what a certain person asked of me to install Mailman. ditto. I like to think of mailman in terms of Russ Allbery's famous Usenet rant -- Mailman is there for discussions between human beings, not as an engine for automated systems to spew their database. -roy -- 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: archive@jab.org Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Mailman-Users] Re: RFE
--On Wednesday, January 08, 2003 12:25:48 -0600 David Gibbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... The import facility is critical to delivering targeted content within the message distribution. Being able to import the results of a -HTTP GET- to a URL goes a long way towards that, especially if it will allow you to pass parameters on the URL. Also, make the return an "object" so you can perform operations on the object like sub-strings so you could use other functionality like "skip" this user or add some other content block based on something in the return. But that is not, IMHO, what Mailman is designed to do. What you are talking about is a bulk mailer ... not a mailing list system. Again, my opinion ... but Mailman is designed to facilitate email based discussion forums ... not blasting email to a huge number of people at once. THANK YOU. My pink detector went off REAL BAD on this one. It sounds SO SIMILAR to what a certain person asked of me to install Mailman. -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 -- 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: archive@jab.org Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
[Mailman-Users] Re: RFE
"Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > The import facility is critical to delivering targeted content within the > message distribution. Being able to import the results of a -HTTP GET- to > a URL goes a long way towards that, especially if it will allow you to pass > parameters on the URL. Also, make the return an "object" so you can > perform operations on the object like sub-strings so you could use other > functionality like "skip" this user or add some other content block based > on something in the return. But that is not, IMHO, what Mailman is designed to do. What you are talking about is a bulk mailer ... not a mailing list system. Again, my opinion ... but Mailman is designed to facilitate email based discussion forums ... not blasting email to a huge number of people at once. david -- 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: archive@jab.org Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
