Newsletters

[redice]

Hi All,

I would like to add a newsletter feature on one of my websites.
I dont really know how the concept works, all I do know is that one should
be able to subscribe and unsubscribe using their email address.

Could someone kindly explain to me how the concept works and what is
required to get it working.

Redice

[redice]

Anyone??

[jscheuer1]

You should use some type of server side package designed for that. Find out what server side languages your host supports and if they already have a newsletter package available for you. If you have support for one or more server side languages but no package available, find one (Google) that uses one of your available languages. There are also remotely hosted newsletter services that do not require much installation on your part and none on your host's. These can be found via Google as well.

Now as to the concept - folks sign up by submitting their email address, this goes into a database maintained on either your server (or in the case of remote hosting, on the remote host's server). Every so often (as you configure it) or at certain times of your choosing the system sends out the newsletter which you must provide (on a timely basis if it is at a set interval). Folks can usually choose to leave the list simply by selecting an option on each newsletter, the database of active users is updated on the server.

You could choose to maintain all this simply by having folks email you personally and then putting them on a mailing list in your email program or web email interface and then periodically sending everyone on the list a newsletter email. This is more work and resource intensive for your email server/program hard disk, etc.

[redice]

Any suggestions on some of these software, mostly in php or any other that can work on a linux based server?
If you dont want to type them here you may PM me

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[Twey]

It's called a mailing list. A popular mailing list package is Mailman.

[redice]

Hi,

Not the mail list but the newsletter software as it will be easier to use.
Would'nt it?

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[Twey]

From the description of Mailman:

Mailman is free software for managing electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists.

[redice]

Yes I had a glimpse of that,

But I could find a feature in mailman where by i have a field in my
webpage saying subscribe to newsletter.

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[Twey]

If you were to google a bit, you'd find this.

[redice]

Thanks