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lopes_andre
October 3rd, 2008, 03:54 PM
Hi,

I need to setup a E-Mail List(newsletter) System using my Ubuntu server.

Wich is the best option for large lists?


Best Regards, Andre.

Dr Small
October 3rd, 2008, 09:26 PM
Have you looked at mailman?

lopes_andre
October 4th, 2008, 04:54 AM
Hi,

The Subscribers List in Mailman is inside database(Mysql)?

I need a system that uses a database to support the Subscribers List.


Best Regards, Andre.

schettj
October 4th, 2008, 10:54 AM
Why?

Anyway, another vote for mailman... once you get it set up (somewhat non-trivial, as you need to muck about with alias in your email server) it's very feature rich, and sorta "the standard" for these things.

If you want to "import" emails from a database into mailman, that's relatively simple once the list is set up (mass subscription, from a file... so you export your email list from your database to a text file, then use that mass-subscribe function in mailman.)

Dr Small
October 4th, 2008, 12:21 PM
Why?

Anyway, another vote for mailman... once you get it set up (somewhat non-trivial, as you need to muck about with alias in your email server) it's very feature rich, and sorta "the standard" for these things.

If you want to "import" emails from a database into mailman, that's relatively simple once the list is set up (mass subscription, from a file... so you export your email list from your database to a text file, then use that mass-subscribe function in mailman.)
Why does your mailing list need to use a database (mysql)?
Mailman is simple to use, and I have seen some fairly large mailing lists out there.