At 04:55 PM 9/30/98 -0700, Bill Houle so eloquently stated:
>Rainmaker said:
>>
>> Anybody have experience setting up majordomo? Is there a
>> "Dummies" book available? I have the resources on the Net, and
>> we are looking at implementing it now.
>
>O'Reilly's "Managing Mailing Lists" is highly recommended.
>O'Reilly's "Managing Internet Information Services" touches on
>Majordomo briefly, but thankfully the chapter is excerpted and
>included in the Majordomo source tree, so you don't need the book
>unless you also want a reference on FTP, Web, and other Internet
>services.
>
>If installing on Linux or FreeBSD, check the ports archive from your
>vendor. FreeBSD and Debian offer pre-made Majordomo/MajorCool
>packages, and there is a (slightly broken) RPM for RedHat.
>
>My best advice to you:
>
>Read the docs and FAQ twice and three times before giving up on the
>install. The answer is in there, just not organized well. The FAQ
>especially. Read it cover to cover. It is unlike most other FAQs in
>that it is not very recipe oriented. You might scan the Q section
>and not see yours, when in fact your question and its answer are
>buried within a long diatribe about another less obvious topic.
>
OK, and update on my research. yesterday I bought "Managing
Mailing Lists" and read it cover-to-cover (261 pages, well done).
Now I'm not sure what to do. they identify four list servers --
Majordomo, Listproc, Listserv Lite and SmartList -- all free.
Each has its plusses and minuses. Each seems overwhelming to do,
except for SmartList (using Procmail). they will set up the list
for you and you host it on your site. You send them the full
path to your server and the server you are on and they send you
the configured file. My type of service.
Maybe if I tell you what I need, and experience level, it may
help. I am trying to put E-Tailer's Digest on a new list server
that we can control. The digest is sent to retailers every M-W-F
in a digest format and there are approx 1,400 subscribers. List
members post to the list, which are compiled and digested and
sent out. We will probably add a second list shortly thereafter.
Technical experience is minus none. Understanding of the list
serve process is excellent.
What would be nice is if something were available like SmartList
where you fill out a form, and the configured file is returned to
you to be ftp'd to the site and ready to run. No compiling, no configuring.
So, does anybody have any suggestions?
TIA
George
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