[Mailman-Users] Need help for small non-profit

[Mark Sapiro]

Marty Beilin wrote:
>
>Is Mailman software we can download and use on our office computer?  Would
>our computer have to be connected to the Web at all times?


In addition to Mailman, you would need a Mail Transport Agent (MTA) and
if you want a web interface for managing your lists, a web server.

All this is not too difficult on a Unix like computer or Mac OS X. It
can be done on Windows, but it requires additional software (Cygwin),
and is not particularly secure.

It is best to have a full time internet connection with a fixed IP
address and a domain name. Otherwise many recipient servers won't
accept your mail.

This is a project that requires a fair degree of computer 'savvy'. It
is not a simple 'run the installer and you're done' installation. It
also opens your computer to various access from the internet which may
be undesirable.


>Is there a better solution available?  Basically we send out 5-10 email
>messages a month to our list subscribers.   Sometimes the email messages
>contain pdf or Word attachments.


See
<http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.017.htp>
for references to lists of organizations that offer Mailman hosting.
There are services that are free or low cost for non-profits.

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