[Mailman-Users] Questions regarding Listserv service

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Emily Bohigian" <ebohigian at infocomm.org>
To: <mailman-users at python.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 3:22 PM
Subject: [Mailman-Users] Questions regarding Listserv service


I am on the market for a new listserv service and I had a few questions I
could not find answers to in the website:

Is Mailman accessible from email? 
            What do you mean "accessible"? 
            Mailman is a mailing list software which when properly installed on your server,
             delivers messages to subscribers VIA email. 

            Do you mean, can subscribers send commands to the robot via email?
                            YES... 
                            mailto:mailman-users-request at python.org?subect=help 

            Do you mean, can the administrator manage the list via email? 
                            NO, administration is via the web interface: or ssh 
                            http://mail.python.org/mailman/admin/mailman-users

How does a user unsubscribe from email? 
            Access your list web page: 
            http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/cprg--at--cprg.net 
            or by sending email from the account you wish to unsubscribe 
            mailto:mailman-users-request at python.org?subect=unsubscribe 

Can the administrator bulk upload email addresses to the list?
                YES, via the web interface.  

Can a user reply both publicly and privately?
                YES, list administrator has the option of setting where replies go to,
                if "to sender" replyer needs to "Reply to All" to send public reply, if 
                "to list" replyer needs to paste the address of "sender" in the "To:"
                box in place of the "List Address" of the reply. 

Is there digest and index capability?
                YES (Pipermail) 

Are there ads on Mailman?  If so, are we paid for these ads? 
                NO ads are included, but list owner may put own ads in the list header, 
                footer, or listinfo page, and elsewhere.
Thanks for your help, 
        WAIT! Here's your bonus help: 

                Mailman quick reference guide: 
                http://www.imsa.edu/~ckolar/mailman/mailman-admin-quickref-0.2.html 

                List manager's guide: 
                 http://www.imsa.edu/~ckolar/mailman/mailman-administration-v2.html 

                Server administrator guide:
                 http://www.list.org/admins.html 

                User's (subscriber's) guide:
                 http://www.imsa.edu/~ckolar/mailman/mailman-userguide-0.1.pdf 

                More than you ever wanted to know about Mailman:   :-) 
                  http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/index.html 


Emily

OK. Bye.. 
SD