Randy, Many users hate getting extra email. I have two message-based sites each with 1300+ users and only 80 subscribers on one and 200 on the other. The rest prefer to go to the site at their liesure and read all new posts since their last login. I send them a reminder every couple of months to make sure the email address still works, and that they remember they're members.
Website messages can be public, for good SEO value, or private, for other obvious reasons. New members can go back and see what's been discussed. Can't do that with a listserv unless it databases old messages. Even if it does the interface can be clunky. On-site message search is an excellent benefit, for those who prefer to not store hundreds of old messages in their email. My 2c. Mik At 04:39 AM 10/12/2009, Stefan Richter wrote: >A lot of mailservers have list support built in. Users manage the >entire process (subscribe, post, unsubscribe etc) via email. There's >often no web based interface though. > >I'm running my own mailinglist via a hosted service which I can >recommend: >http://www.lsoft.com/ > >Regards, > >Stefan > > > > >On 12 Oct 2009, at 02:35, Randy Zeitman wrote: > >> >> Client has requested listserves be implemented on the CF site I >> created. >> >> 1) Are there off the shelf solutions available? >> 2) Should I steer them toward a message board instead? (more >> powerful? flexible?) >> >> (They would far prefer it be available in the site so a third-site >> site would be out. But then again why not frames? Bad idea?) >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:327110 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
