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Old July 2nd 04, 08:23 PM
Jay Honeck
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set up a REAL mailinglist.
-- http://www.freelists.org/


Thanks for the tip.

I just checked it out, and I fail to see how this service provides any
advantage over just creating a mailing list using any common email software.

What am I missing?
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Old July 2nd 04, 09:03 PM
Chris W
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Thanks for the tip.

I just checked it out, and I fail to see how this service provides any
advantage over just creating a mailing list using any common email software.

What am I missing?


For one thing you don't have to maintain the list of email addresses
anymore. If someone wants to get your news letter they go to a website
or send an email to subscribe and it happens automatically. Then if
they decide they don't want the messages anymore they can either go to
the website or send an message with a command to unsubscribe. Many
people like this more than news groups. The other advantage is it sends
out a separate email to everyone on the list instead of one message with
everyones name in the To: header.


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Old July 3rd 04, 03:10 AM
Tom Sixkiller
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:%CiFc.15460$Oq2.2861@attbi_s52...

I tried sending you a couple of video's for your web site that never seemed
to get through.

(F-14 fly by with conical vapor spread when hitting Mach 1.0)



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Old July 3rd 04, 11:20 AM
Cub Driver
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I have a "real" mailing list. Many or most AOL addresses bounce.

The virtue of a mailing list is that there is no limit on how many
addresses you can send to. With my email software, and with my
provider, outgoing messages are refused if there are more than 25? 30?
something like that recipients.

You can also set up the list so that additions and deletions are
handled by the list, which some people prefer (I might not want to
tell you I no longer want to get your newsletter). Personally, I do it
manually, because I get subscribers from a couple of different routes.

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 19:23:39 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

set up a REAL mailinglist.
-- http://www.freelists.org/


Thanks for the tip.

I just checked it out, and I fail to see how this service provides any
advantage over just creating a mailing list using any common email software.

What am I missing?


all the best -- Dan Ford
email: (put Cubdriver in subject line)

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Old July 3rd 04, 11:35 AM
Martin Hotze
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On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 19:23:39 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

set up a REAL mailinglist.
-- http://www.freelists.org/


Thanks for the tip.

I just checked it out, and I fail to see how this service provides any
advantage over just creating a mailing list using any common email software.

What am I missing?


as Chris W already pointed out.

Mailinglists are the preferred method of distributing mails to many
recipients. it has built in features like confirmed (!!) opt-in, password
reminders, web-archives, digest setting, moderation, vacation, me-too,
ACKs, filters, etc. etc.

you might also set up different lists like:
IOW-announce
IOW-discuss

unsubscribing from a list is easy.
unsubscribing from a list maintained in your mailclient is not, you always
rely on the maintainer.


hth, #m

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