I've got a small local business, and twice a month we send out an email to our customers announcing sales, specials, etc. *Just to be clear, this is in no way spam.* It is 100% opt-in, and I make it really easy for people to be removed. The only way people can currently get on the list is to physically write their name and email address on a sheet of paper in the store, or email us from the account they want added. We do not offer anything other than the information contained in the emails in return for the address (we don't offer a discount for "members" or anything like that). We never require an email address (or even ask for one) for any sort of transaction. Right now, I'm managing the list by hand, but the list has grown to around 1000 names, and It's getting laborious.
I'd like something that fits the following criteria: 1. ability to send HTML mail 2. automatically remove addresses that bounce and fit certain criteria - i.e. remove bounced emails because the address is dead, but not if the box is full (if the box is full for 2 months, yes) 3. eventually I'd like to put a form on the website to let people add themselves to the list 4. I can't use listserve software, obviously, because I don't want people being able to email the other members of the list 5. free as in beer (or at least really, really cheap) 6. free as in freedom would be nice, but I'll look at any suggestions 7. link at the bottom of the email for people to remove themselves 8. I just started using google apps (the free version), so if it could work with that it would be great I'm sure I'm forgetting something, so if anyone has any other suggestions or things to look for, please let me know. Michael Dolan
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