We presently host the primary webserver, forums, and wiki on dreamhost, and anticipate using this for mailing list and bug tracker hosting.
Yesterday I took the time to investigate dreamhost's discussion list offerings more closely. I learned that: * There is a "mass subscribe" function, so that we should be able to transfer the current subscriber lists with relatively little trouble. * The turnaround was very fast: 3 seconds from the message entering my local smtp server to the list message arriving in my mailbox. Of course, this is for a test list with 1 subscriber, not the hundreds(?) of subscribers on this list. * The provision for spam filtering on the server is limited; it may be possible to enable RBL-based blacklisting and/or keyword-based blacklisting. There does not appear to be a provision of spamassassin-type filtering with rule-based and bayesian filters. This is contrast to sourceforge, where spamassassin is used to filter mail to lists before it is sent to subscribers. In my experience, RBL-based filtering is a partial solution, and keyword-based filtering is useless. However, we have a number of other options that we can employ to limit spam: Out of the box, we would require confirming each new subscription and hold or reject postings from non-members. If it proves necessary, we will additionally set new list members to "moderated", so that approval of a user's initial post will be required. As a result, it is likely that spam filtering may be somewhat less good with a dreamhost-based list. However, I think the range of options available to us will allow us to do pretty good spam prevention. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
