I administer several Google Groups and this is incorrect - you absolutely need a Google Account in order to subscribe to *and participate in* any Google Group. Google's Support page confirms: https://support.google.com/groups/answer/1067205
Note that this doesn't mean you need a Google *email address*. You can register any email address with Google and create a Google account - it does not need to be a Gmail. You can use your institutional address to create an account with Google and subscribe to lists (and I know many people who do just that). But you do need to create an account with Google, and that's going to be a barrier for some people. Up to you to decide if it's an insurmountable one or not. Thanks, -Shanna === Shanna Hollich, MLIS sholl...@gmail.com Twitter: @srhlib Pronouns: they/them or she/her On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 9:51 AM Chanel Wheeler <chanel.whee...@yavapaiaz.gov> wrote: > You would need a Google account to set up your Google Groups but your > participants don't need to have Google accounts. I administer several > Google Group lists and 99.8% of the addresses are non-Google. > > Another hosted solution to consider is FreeLists ( > https://www.freelists.org/). I haven't used them but I've researched them > for a list I'm considering creating. > > chanel > -- > Chanel Wheeler > COSUGI 2023 Conference Chair (April 25-27) > Systems Librarian > Yavapai Library Network > 1971 Commerce Center Circle, > Suite A > Prescott, AZ 86301 > > Phone: (928) 442-5741 > chanel.whee...@yavapaiaz.gov > Open a help desk ticket > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> On Behalf Of Sara Amato > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 7:52 PM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Hosted MailMan Listserv? > > [You don't often get email from sam...@blc.org. Learn why this is > important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] > > Hello All - > We are looking for a hosted listserv option for a few small lists. We > don't think google groups will work as it is our understanding that users > need to have a google affiliated account in order to post to groups (and if > we are wrong about that I'd love to know it!) > > Does anyone have any recommendations? We have no infrastructure so this > needs to be a fully hosted service (i.e. we can't run mailman ourselves). > This looked like a potential option - > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mailmanhost.com%2f&c=E,1,ht5f5-j8L-n7TzxX4OWzsYupCTXNNt9rPe_uAasHGk9d39ZxfbKsWAE7gADqSCoVhtD6kI6S8rKaFj67Qqi_83KzB0-rFXUqObQSuRrDafOIYDMHQA,,&typo=0 > - but would prefer to talk to someone who uses it or something similar. Any > suggestions welcome. > > Thanks! >
