The Mailing List Management Software FAQ

Edition 1.2, last updated October 28, 1995

• Copyright
• Introduction
• Do you really need an MLM?
  • Running your list without an MLM
  • Alias lists
  • Using someone else's MLM
• Things to think about when choosing an MLM
  • What's your preferred software-design philosophy?
  • How much money, time, and expertise do you have?
  • Are you tied to a particular operating system?
  • Do you need to modify the MLM's source code?
  • Performance and system-load issues related to server activity
  • Performance and system-load issues related to mail delivery
  • Features and usability for administrators
  • Features and usability for users
    • mailing methods other than separated messages (digest, index, no-mail).
    • archive delivery and search features (GET, etc.).
    • access through methods other than e-mail.
  • Loop detection and elimination
• Specifics by MLM
  • MLM's in general
  • Almanac 1.5.1b
  • Autoshare
  • BMW 5.0
  • IDG
  • LISTSERV 1.8b
  • ListProc (free) 6.0c
  • ListProc by CREN 7.2
  • ListStar
  • MLP
  • MLS
  • MReply 1.71
  • MXSERV (MX/MLF) 4.1
  • Macjordomo
  • Mailbase
  • Majordomo 1.93
  • Mercury MAISER 1.20
  • PMDF Mailserv
  • SmartList 3.10
  • Smof Listserver 0.5l
  • TULP 4.0.0
  • Tristero
  • UCSD listserv
  • V-Mailserver
• About this FAQ
  • Where to get the current version of this FAQ
  • Changes in this version
  • Acknowledgements
  • Acronyms explained (FAQ, MLM, MTA, MUA)
  • URL's--how to read them and use them

This document was generated on 25 October 1995 using the texi2html translator version 1.39.