This is a follow-on to my earlier enquiry about comms tools, e.g. for: - prof'l associations like ACS - NGOs like APF - archives like apf-media-archive - clubs like my wife's large, many-committee'd Dog Agility Club - communities like link
This presents as a less-basic, email-based (or email-compatible?) group communication tool: https://groups.io Can anyone offer comments based on experience of it as an alternative to mailman and its ilk? Thanks! ... Roger ___________________ https://groups.io/static/features - topics and hashtags - 'mute' (=unsubscribe?) based on toipic or tag - management tools (At least 1 tag is mandatory; but maybe that's like Subject:) > Groups.io replaces a bunch of apps, including: > Mailman / Discourse / Aurea (previously Lyris) > Premium and Enterprise (not Freemium) replaces: > Slack > Dropbox for teams > G Suite: Docs, Calendar > Doodle > SignUpGenius > SurveyMonkey / Typeform / Google Forms [ Does 'G Suite Docs' = file-storage, or online word-processing? ] An over-glowing backgrounder: https://lifehacker.com/drop-google-and-facebook-groups-and-use-this-instead-1823994067 _____ https://groups.io/static/pricing https://groups.io/static/compare Freemium Basic capabilies and 1GB of storage Messages themselves are not counted towards the storage limits, only any attachments. You can configure your group to either bounce messages when you've reached your storage limit, or to automatically delete old attachments to keep you under the storage limit. Photos and files are never automatically deleted. Premium USD 20 pmo +20GB, unlimited subgroups, collaboration suite, donations (AUD 325 p.a.) Worrisome: Direct add members You have complete control over your member list. [So what facility is there in the Freemium??] And this: Premium [only?] groups support this integration: Email - Create a receive-only email address that posts to your group. [Means what?] Enterprise USD 200 pmo More space and features, own domain-name/branding/home-page "If you are legally recognized as a non-profit organization, we offer a 50% discount on our Enterprise plan" [but *not* on the Premium plan] _____ Roger Clarke mailto:[email protected] T: +61 2 6288 6916 http://www.xamax.com.au http://www.rogerclarke.com Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
