Mailing Lists And Forums
Kyle Waters
UGOTTA
The Internet
- Servers-Clients
- Web/Desktop
- DNS
- SMTP
- IMAP/POP
Servers are typically designed to run 24/7
There are "secure" versions of these protocols smtps,imaps,pops
pop has many diffent versions with pop3 being the most common currently
Mail Lists
- Client Side
- Mail List Manager
- Alias
Email Header
- To
- From
- Reply-To
- CC
- BCC
- Envelope-To
On a desktop client you can usually choose to view the full header under the view menu
Client Side
- One person sending mail to lots
- Use BCC for privacy
- Webmail restrictions
- Backups
- Manual Subscribe/Unsubscribe
Simple easy to do costs you nothing and keeps everything under your control
Pain to keep updated, have to type everything in your self
Only on one computer
Mail List Manager AKA List Serv
- Must be hosted on server
- People can subscribe unsubscribe themselves
- Can be set up to allow anyone to email the list
- Each email sent out individually(no massive TO: field)
- Multiple people can manage list
- Archives
There are free list serv services
Your hosting provider is likely to provide listing services(mailman,ecartis)
Forums
- Web Only
- Everyone can read
- Don't need to require people to sign up
- Common for hobby/interest groups
- Advertising
phpbb is software commonly used for forums