On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 07:17:18PM +0100, Christian Huldt wrote: > Who are mailchimps.com and why should I trust them?
Spammers for hire, and no, you shouldn't -- doubly so since (like many such operations) they embed unique-per-recipient tracking links in every message they send. Last time I checked they were operating over 300 domains -- e.g., mcsv94.net, mcsv95.net, mcsv96.net. This is a tactic used exclusively by spammers who are attempt to evade domain-based blacklisting: there is absolutely no legitimate purpose for it. The best way for GovLab to avoid all of this is to set up a Mailman instance in-house. As Ken over at the PopeHat blog has astutely observed, when you outsource your email, you outsource your reputation. And I'll add to that that you also surrender the privacy of your readers to third parties unknown to you. That's also the best way for everyone else. If you're trying to do something with a mailing list that Mailman doesn't do, there's a very good chance that what you're trying to do is wrong, stupid, silly or abusive. (Yes, Mailman is *that* good. And it's very well supported by an active community. I could use anything I want -- or write my own -- but I use it because I think I think it's the best available by a wide margin.) ---rsk -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
