Re: Listserv's

[Joe Vieira <jvieira () CLARKU EDU>]

Sorry forgot to meantion, Sympa is open source.

Joe

Adam Nave wrote:
> We're using Mailman. It handles some things nicely and has a lot of 
> options, but our users (and most of our technicians) find some of the 
> conventions of the system difficult to deal with, such as the fact 
> that list admins are not necessarily part of the list itself. There 
> are also constant issues with passwords. On the other hand, it is 
> highly customizable and free. I have not evaluated any other systems 
> so I can't say how it compares.
>
> --Adam
>
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Wayne Samardzich 
> <Samardzi () calumet purdue edu <mailto:Samardzi () calumet purdue edu>> wrote:
>
>     A bit of an off topic question; what listserv software do you all
>     use?  Is it easy for people to join, unsub and manage? As always,
>     if it is easy for the user, it's a bit more complicated for us on
>     the tech end. We are considering using a listserv to replace the
>     multitude of email distribution lists.
>
>     Also, was it free? (Now a days, that is a major concern in this
>     economy!)
>
>     Wayne
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>     Wayne Samardzich
>     Operations Supervisor
>     Information Services
>     Purdue Calumet
>     219 989  2307
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> Adam Nave, CISSP
> Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
> Macalester College