Use a List-server to Distribute Your Newsletter
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List-server to Distribute Your Newsletter
By Stephen Bucaro
If you publish an e-newsletter or e-zine, you know that
administering your subscriber list is a big chore. To maintain
the list, you may be using an email program on your computer or
a CGI program on your server. One advantage to maintaining the
list yourself is that you know it is not being shared by anyone
else.
However, there are four good reasons why you should host your
list on a list-server.
1. People can subscribe or unsubscribe from your list
automatically with absolutely no work by you.
2. People often subscribe with an email alias or forwarded email
account. You send your newsletter to one address, then receive a
delivery failure or unsubscribe from an address not on your
list. You can