On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Jacob Marble <jacobmar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> a) has experience hosting, and so can filter spam without hassle >>> b) lets us use open-mesh.net instead of super-duper-mailing-host.com >>> c) hosts open source gratis >> >> a and b are must have, c would be nice. > > EMWD (http://www.emwd.com/mailman.html) looks like a regular webhost > with better-than-average mailing list support. They claim to have > spam filters in place, and they charge US$4/month. I emailed them > regarding hosting with open-mesh.net >
I got an email this morning from Brian Carpenter at EMWD: <quote> Hi Jacob: Thank you for your interest in our services. > a) filters spam very well > b) allows the list to be hosted using our domain name, not yours We meet both of those requirement. Just keep in mind that since you cannot have a domain point to two servers (Mailman requires a web server), you will need to use a domain name that is not in current use or you can use a sub-domain off of your main domain such as list.open-mesh.net. > We currently have about 100 message/month in traffic. Does this > describe your $4/month service? How many members will be subscribed to your list? </quote> This is the best alternative that I have found. They charge $4/month for up to 1000 subscribers and 1-8 posts/day. Looking at the archives, I don't think this will be a problem for us. We can pay more for up to 20,000 subscribers with this service. If you guys are comfortable with this, then I need to work out details with Brian (how many subscribers, how to pay, can we import the existing archive, DNS records). IMHO, I feel that better alternatives exist if we drop requirement "b", but I'm happy to be sysadmin for the list, wherever we host it. Jake
