Ameet Savant wrote: > It seems like yahoo has a lot more to offer as compared to our > present mailing list.
Eh, not really.. See below: > The features of yahoo groups are: > > 1) Members can receive messages in single email or digest format > 2) Group moderator can strip out attachments to eliminate virus > attacks > 3) Joining of the group may depend on moderator's approval > 4) The first email from a member may also depend on moderator's > approval > 5) You can have more than one moderators > 6) Automatic archiving. > 7) Archives may be open to public (just like we have it now) > 8) Allows members to hide their email addresses from the group. > However, if you hide your email address then you are not allowed to > take part in the polls and you are not allowed to post messages via > email > 9) Allows moderators to individually block members All of those items are available in the Mailman software. But, you can still post messages via email with your address hidden by the list software, should you desire. In addition, the Mailman software offers the ability for the list admin(s) to administer the list entirely via email should they so desire. Or, entirely via the web interface. Other features it offers that Yahoo Groups does not include: * the ability to stand as a list to newsgroup (nntp) gateway. * ability to separate the roles of admin and moderator. * MIME digests (each message in the digest is a separate attachment, allowing you to easily reply to an individual message, several mail readers can use this feature to great advantage) The remainder of the features of Y!G (trimmed to save bandwidth) are redily available through other open-source portal software easily enough. The software, Mailman, is absolutely free. I run a copy on my personal server, and have used its nntp gatewaying feature at a previous job. (I also run a web portal for car enthusiasts).
