newsletter APP NOT listserve
Can anyone recommend a newsletter application , preferably where I can just have an ordinary user login via a webpage , upload a file/message/ and click send? I was playing with mailman , but that seems to be a list serve app. tia ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: newsletter APP NOT listserve
On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 09:31:56AM -0500, Jean-Paul Natola wrote: Can anyone recommend a newsletter application , preferably where I can just have an ordinary user login via a webpage , upload a file/message/ and click send? I was playing with mailman , but that seems to be a list serve app. I've been using phplist for a couple of years on a client's site. It has click stats, a decent web interface, relatively easy to get up and running, and the performance is pretty good. It is a little top-heavy, though, since it requires apache/php/mysql. However, after enabling mysql query caching and adding eaccelerator into the mix, it runs fairly well. My last send clocked in at 47k messages per hour on a 2.8GHz dual-core Pentium-D, using postfix as the local MTA. I like the fact that it will automatically prune the list membership after a user-configurable number of bounces. Filter the bounce catcher account, though, as spam will make your DB grow to insane sizes and bog it down. It's not the best package in the world, but it's the only comperable open source package that I know of. I hope to hear of alternatives in this thread. -- Geoff ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
RE: newsletter APP NOT listserve
-Original Message- From: Geoff Fritz [mailto:gfr...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:26 AM To: Jean-Paul Natola Cc: questi...@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newsletter APP NOT listserve On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 09:31:56AM -0500, Jean-Paul Natola wrote: Can anyone recommend a newsletter application , preferably where I can just have an ordinary user login via a webpage , upload a file/message/ and click send? I was playing with mailman , but that seems to be a list serve app. I've been using phplist for a couple of years on a client's site. It has click stats, a decent web interface, relatively easy to get up and running, and the performance is pretty good. It is a little top-heavy, though, since it requires apache/php/mysql. However, after enabling mysql query caching and adding eaccelerator into the mix, it runs fairly well. My last send clocked in at 47k messages per hour on a 2.8GHz dual-core Pentium-D, using postfix as the local MTA. I like the fact that it will automatically prune the list membership after a user-configurable number of bounces. Filter the bounce catcher account, though, as spam will make your DB grow to insane sizes and bog it down. It's not the best package in the world, but it's the only comperable open source package that I know of. I hope to hear of alternatives in this thread. _- Well the server I plan to run it a VPS server, so I REALLY DON'T know what the specs are on the box- and since it's not dedicated I have no clue what else or what other sites are on it- I do know it has exim installed which I am very familiar with and actually use- I know it has MySql on it as well it a red hat 9 os if im not mistaken and I've never used apache or php, what's the learning curve like to get that running? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: newsletter APP NOT listserve
On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 03:55:17PM -0500, Jean-Paul Natola wrote: _- Well the server I plan to run it a VPS server, so I REALLY DON'T know what the specs are on the box- and since it's not dedicated I have no clue what else or what other sites are on it- I do know it has exim installed which I am very familiar with and actually use- I know it has MySql on it as well it a red hat 9 os if im not mistaken and I've never used apache or php, what's the learning curve like to get that running? The learning curve? That entirely depends on how comfortble you are with configuring applications on Unix/Linux servers in general. If you've never set up a web server, then it will take you some time to get things nailed down correctly. If you merely have not installed Apache before, as opposed to another web server, then it should not be difficult. All I can say is start from the bottom, and work your way up. Learn to configure mysql, next install and set up Apache, then get PHP installed. Last, read up on the rquirements for phplist, install the required PHP modules, and then finally phplist itself. The first time I set up phplist, I had a working setup in a couple of hours, which I then took a few days to test thoroughly. However, I did have several years of of apache/mysql/php setup and usage experience before that. All I can suggest is to jump in and start learning. All of these open source packages have great online docs, tutorials, and support communities to get you going. Good luck with whatever you end up using. -- Geoff ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
RE: newsletter APP NOT listserve
The learning curve? That entirely depends on how comfortble you are with configuring applications on Unix/Linux servers in general. If you've never set up a web server, then it will take you some time to get things nailed down correctly. If you merely have not installed Apache before, as opposed to another web server, then it should not be difficult. All I can say is start from the bottom, and work your way up. Learn to configure mysql, next install and set up Apache, then get PHP installed. Last, read up on the rquirements for phplist, install the required PHP modules, and then finally phplist itself. The first time I set up phplist, I had a working setup in a couple of hours, which I then took a few days to test thoroughly. However, I did have several years of of apache/mysql/php setup and usage experience before that. All I can suggest is to jump in and start learning. All of these open source packages have great online docs, tutorials, and support communities to get you going. -- Geoff since this hosted server holds our website and database, my main concern is that i do not affect those existing configurations- a web developer created our site/shopping cart and cms and loaded it all on this VPS - i just don't want to someone to come to me and say hey our website is down or something to that affect ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
RE: newsletter APP NOT listserve
Ideally, stats, subscribe, unsubscribe, and let the person in charge have the ability to be able to select the recipients for a particular letter based on a field or combination of two fields. i.e. send to all contacts that are doctors or send to all contacts that are doctors and are in the HIV prevention program- upload lists can be csv txt excel doesnt really matter- GUI would be great for managing contacts because if the the contacts address changes i want the user to be able to login and change his address or phone etc... Jean-Paul Natola Network Administrator Information Technology Family Care International 588 Broadway Suite 503 New York, NY 10012 Phone:212-941-5300 xt 36 Fax: 212-941-5563 Mailto: jnat...@familycareintl.org -Original Message- From: Vince Sabio [mailto:tastel...@mac.com] Sent: Thu 2/5/2009 20:20 To: Jean-Paul Natola Subject: Re: newsletter APP NOT listserve ** At 09:31 -0500 on 02/05/2009, Jean-Paul Natola wrote: Can anyone recommend a newsletter application , preferably where I can just have an ordinary user login via a webpage , upload a file/message/ and click send? What are the requirements/characteristics of the newsletter app you're looking for? Does it need to have stats/campaign tracking? Is a web interface required, or can the user simply format and send his e-mail message via e-mail to the server? Does it need to provide the ability for users to subscribe and unsubscribe themselves? How will the newsletter owner upload his list? What format will (should?) the list be in when he uploads it? How large will the lists be? If they are small enough, then most mail clients should be able to provide the basic functionality of sending a newsletter to a list. I was playing with mailman , but that seems to be a list serve app. The proper term is list server, so as not to confuse with Listserv, which is a copyrighted product (developed by Eric Thomas and L-Soft). Vince SabioDon't blame me; I voted for Matthew.tastel...@mac.com Socialism: Government of the inept, by the inept, for the inept. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
