Re: [Mailman-Users] Is Mailman right for us?

2010-07-22 Thread Mark Sapiro
Alison Epstein wrote: > >P.S. I normally spell it list-serv, but was feeling lazy yesterday, so >I skipped the hyphen. Just curious: What "generic" name do people on >this list-serv use for "Frisbee"? See the FAQ at for why we care.

Re: [Mailman-Users] Is Mailman right for us?

2010-07-21 Thread Alison Epstein
Wow! Thanks to everyone who wrote back. I found the responses very helpful, and it sounds like it could be workable for our needs. Thanks again everyone, and I'm sure I'll be back with more questions. Alison P.S. I normally spell it list-serv, but was feeling lazy yesterday, so I skipped

Re: [Mailman-Users] Is Mailman right for us?

2010-07-21 Thread Carl Zwanzig
On 7/21/2010 2:12 AM, Alison Epstein wrote: We're considering using Mailman for our organization's listservs. But I'm having trouble finding a demo to try or some screen snapshots so that I can even determine if this is the right software for us. There is no demo, but since it's free, all you h

Re: [Mailman-Users] Is Mailman right for us?

2010-07-21 Thread Brian Carpenter
> -Original Message- > From: mailman-users-bounces+brian=emwd@python.org [mailto:mailman-users- > bounces+brian=emwd@python.org] On Behalf Of Alison Epstein > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 5:12 AM > To: mailman-users@python.org > Subject: [Mailman-Users] Is Ma

Re: [Mailman-Users] Is Mailman right for us?

2010-07-21 Thread Anthony R. Thompson
On 7/21/2010 5:12 AM, Alison Epstein wrote: We're considering using Mailman for our organization's listservs. But I'm having trouble finding a demo to try or some screen snapshots so that I can even determine if this is the right software for us. I need something for our discussion lists. (We

Re: [Mailman-Users] Is Mailman right for us?

2010-07-21 Thread Larry Stone
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010, Alison Epstein wrote: We're considering using Mailman for our organization's listservs. But I'm I'll save Mark the trouble of dealing with this part. Listserv (capital L) is the trademarked name of a "competing" mailing list managment product. It is not a generic term fo

[Mailman-Users] Is Mailman right for us?

2010-07-21 Thread Alison Epstein
Hello, We're considering using Mailman for our organization's listservs. But I'm having trouble finding a demo to try or some screen snapshots so that I can even determine if this is the right software for us. I need something for our discussion lists. (We also have announce-only lists.)