On 20 Dec 2003 at 7:26, PeterO wrote: > Michael has got me hooked on the idea of using a subscription list > rather than an address list for informal group trips. Peter, I ended up going with a product called "Arrow" (http://www.jadebox.com/arrow/) for the time being. It's shareware and only US$50 to register. The advantage of this product is that it runs on a workstation rather than a server and to the ISP, it looks like an e-mail program rather than a mail server. In other words, it looks like, say, MS Outlook rather than MS Exchange (or whatever the mail server is currently called). If the ISP does a port scan, they'll see nothing unusual - everything is through POP3 and SMTP servers just like regular e-mail. It also supports paced sending, so I can set it to send only five or ten messages at a time rather than the whole lot and won't end up looking like a spammer to the ISP. So I shouldn't have to worry about the ISP hassling me. Arrow is a Windows program, but there are similar products for Apple and Unix machines. I found this and the others through a google search. I've currently implemented it for the board of directors of the club (only about 6 plus other key members like our newsletter editor). It runs when my computer's on (12-16 hours/day) and processes mail once every hour. I'm using the beta version, since I need one feature that's new - SMTP Authentification (the SMTP server needs a login). Other that this hiccup, the product is very easy to set up and use. The only time I know it's running is when my virus/firewall program indicates it's scanning incoming/outgoing mail. If our extensive test with the board of directors is successful, we'll get it running with a second maillist for the general membership. I'd like that one on a computer that runs 24/7 and processes more frequently. Since this isn't a processing-intensive product, I'm hoping we can find another club member with the appropriate hardware/ISP setup. It may not be perfect, but it's a good solution for small clubs and such. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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