Re: [expert] mailing list software?

[Derek Simkowiak]

> Can someone recommend a good, easy to use (preferably
> perl-based) mailing list package for RedHat/Mandrake? My
> boss gave me the job of coming up with a package to do
> that.
> Also keep in mind that it will probably be remotely
> installed, configured and managed via ssh, so the easier
> the better! :-)

        There is an O'Reilly book you'll want to buy, titled "Managing
Mailing Lists".  It's required reading, if you ask me.

        Majordomo is perl based and very powerful.  It's also one of the
easier ones to configure.

        When I first set up a mailing list, I thought it would be very
easy.  It turns out there are a lot of files you need to edit (and it's
all rather non-intuitive), because you need to configure Sendmail aliases
and config files and executables with appropriate permissions, yada yada.
At least that O'Reilly book will take you through it step by step.


--Derek