[linux] Best mail list server hosting
This is not directly Linux related, but in our current incarnation we run mailman on an Ubuntu server on Amazon in I believe an EC2 instance It is a pretty active mailing list. Far more active than this one for the local beer and brewing community.. Currently costing about $37 a month and we are looking for a way to reduce that. Maybe with fully hosted service where we do not have back end control or something like that. Just a GUI to manage. Not finding much in Google in terms of options. Most things that come up appear to be geared towards blasting out emails in marketing campaigns. -- "You should sit in nature for 20 minutes a day. Unless you are busy, then you should sit for an hour" - Zen Proverb
Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting
I guess my only issue here is not so the fact that we pay in US. \but the fact that for such service, the emails will run around the globe for something rather local. JFM On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM Dianne Skoll via linux < linux@linux-ottawa.org> wrote: > On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 12:37:41 -0400 > Jean-Francois Messier via linux wrote: > > > Yes, but for now, we want to avoid US, right ? > > Yes? So isn't buying services from an Australia-based company and > getting your services hosted in Europe avoiding the US? > > Am I misunderstanding something here? The fact that they > bill in USD is not relevant; when I ran Roaring Penguin we did most of > our billing in USD but we were still a Canadian company. > > Regards, > > Dianne. > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org > To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org > >
Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting
On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 15:40:28 -0400 Jean-Francois Messier via linux wrote: > I guess my only issue here is not so the fact that we pay in US. \but > the fact that for such service, the emails will run around the globe > for something rather local. It's a mailing list. The members themselves might be located anywhere in the world. Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting
Yes, but for now, we want to avoid US, right ? On 2025-04-09 11:19, Dianne Skoll via linux wrote: On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 10:42:15 -0400 Jean-Francois Messier via linux wrote: However, if you want hosting outside of USA, you have to go on the other side of Atlantic. No; mailmanlists.net is based in Australia and has servers in Australia, the EU, the UK and the USA. Presumably you can pick which location you want for your list. Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting
However, if you want hosting outside of USA, you have to go on the other side of Atlantic. On 2025-04-09 10:37, Dianne Skoll via linux wrote: On Tue, 8 Apr 2025 22:39:27 -0400 Alan McKay via linux wrote: Currently costing about $37 a month and we are looking for a way to reduce that. Maybe with fully hosted service where we do not have back end control or something like that. Just a GUI to manage. Those are hard to find, but you can get a KVM instance powerful enough to run a mailman list from LunaNode for probably around $5-$10/month or OVH for around $10-$15/month. I did find this: https://www.mailmanlists.net/ which claims they'll host your Mailman lists for "From $3.45 USD / month" and they give you a choice of Mailman 2 or Mailman 3 Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting
At Linux-Gatineau, we are using Sympa. This is a software that, I think, originates from France. It seems to work fine, although we had some issues with the proper header of the email. I did not do the setup of the software, but helped a little bit. On 2025-04-08 22:39, Alan McKay via linux wrote: This is not directly Linux related, but in our current incarnation we run mailman on an Ubuntu server on Amazon in I believe an EC2 instance It is a pretty active mailing list. Far more active than this one for the local beer and brewing community.. Currently costing about $37 a month and we are looking for a way to reduce that. Maybe with fully hosted service where we do not have back end control or something like that. Just a GUI to manage. Not finding much in Google in terms of options. Most things that come up appear to be geared towards blasting out emails in marketing campaigns. -- "You should sit in nature for 20 minutes a day. Unless you are busy, then you should sit for an hour" - Zen Proverb To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting
On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 10:42:15 -0400 Jean-Francois Messier via linux wrote: > However, if you want hosting outside of USA, you have to go on the > other side of Atlantic. No; mailmanlists.net is based in Australia and has servers in Australia, the EU, the UK and the USA. Presumably you can pick which location you want for your list. Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting
On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 12:37:41 -0400 Jean-Francois Messier via linux wrote: > Yes, but for now, we want to avoid US, right ? Yes? So isn't buying services from an Australia-based company and getting your services hosted in Europe avoiding the US? Am I misunderstanding something here? The fact that they bill in USD is not relevant; when I ran Roaring Penguin we did most of our billing in USD but we were still a Canadian company. Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting
Alan McKay via linux wrote on 2025-04-08 19:39: This is not directly Linux related, but in our current incarnation we run mailman on an Ubuntu server on Amazon in I believe an EC2 instance It is a pretty active mailing list. Far more active than this one for the local beer and brewing community.. Currently costing about $37 a month and we are looking for a way to reduce that. Maybe with fully hosted service where we do not have back end control or something like that. Just a GUI to manage. Not finding much in Google in terms of options. Most things that come up appear to be geared towards blasting out emails in marketing campaigns. I have some experience with mailing list software and can help you with this. Are you currently running Mailman2 (deprecated) or Mailman3? Do you have access to the Ubuntu system to retrieve necessary resources for a migration? i.e. mbox and "pickle" file for MM2 lists, pg_dump for MM3 If you prefer to discuss off-list, I'm at r...@bclug.ca To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
