All right, it seems like mailman is the way to go!  It's funny, because
mailman was the only option I had heard of or looked at when I started
thinking about this.
Thanks for all of the responses.
Michael

On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 10:58 AM, -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> I'll second mailman.  It'll do everything on your list.  Sending html mail
> is probably a function of your MUA though.  We converted all our majordomo
> lists to mailman a few years ago.  Mailman seemed to be better supported
> and had more features... included an integrated web interface.  Majordomo
> makes you install an add-on package, Majorcool to get a web interface.
>
> Haha... you can download majordomo as a compressed uuencoded file on their
> site!  I'd stick with mailman for a new install.
> http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/
>
> ray
>
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, michael dolan wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
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