Re: [Mailman-Users] Help with setting up listserve?
Dawn, C M Lybrand Co. wrote: I have extensive experience using a listserve, but I've never been involved in the technical aspects of setting one up. I have now been volunteered for this task in a non-profit community organization and I am the only one who has ever even heard of a listserve there, so I got elected to figure out how to set one up. I assume that I would need some server space somewhere to do this, but beyond that I get a bit lost. Could you please point me in the right direction? I'm not a techie, but I would really like to learn how to do this. Are there free hosts out there for non-profit community organizations? Is there anyone who might be willing to help me get started? Our organization is called Canal Street Historic District -- we are trying to revitalize the downtown of our small, Florida city. This is no easy task when it's much easier for developers to simply move west of town and plop down a big box store! First off, listserv is a registered trademark for another product. Mailman is not listserv. If you're looking for someone else to do the mailman hosting for you, there's a list of Mailman hosting services here: http://wiki.list.org/x/Hg But if you're willing to host it yourself, you definitely can learn how to do it. You'll need access to a server where you can set up the software, and you should be able to just follow the instructions in the installation manual: http://list.org/mailman-install/index.html -- Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Mailman-Users] Help with setting up listserve?
Terri Oda writes: If you're looking for someone else to do the mailman hosting for you, there's a list of Mailman hosting services here: http://wiki.list.org/x/Hg Other things being equal, this is probably the route you should go if you only want a mailing list. I know that to a nonprofit even $10 a month adds up, but it's worth far more than that in time and reliability if you get real support. One hint is to get the names of some of the tech support people, and then check to see if they participate in this list (mailman-users) or (even better?) the developers' list (mailman-devel). (IIRC, EMWD -- on the list above -- is one such; there may be others. This is not an endorsement of EMWD, just the facts, ma'am. ;-) But if you're willing to host it yourself, you definitely can learn how to do it. You'll need access to a server where you can set up the software, and you should be able to just follow the instructions in the installation manual: http://list.org/mailman-install/index.html This is not hard, as Terri says. But there are a lot of issues that come with running your own lists. It can be a time sink; on the other hand, it can also provide some basic experience that will serve you very well when you decide to expand your web presence, even if you do go with a hosting service. -- Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
