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(Apologies for resurrecting a very old thread - catching up on very old mail!) Hi Simon, On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 11:25:06PM +0100, Simon Williams wrote: > I would definitely be using mailman or similar (originally it would have > been majordomo, but then I discovered that mailman is a much more modern > alternative). Yes. It also has some utilities to add and remove subscribers from the command line, and to examine list configuration, so you should be able to script your time-based subscriptions. > The website hosting is a very old package and needs changing anyway, so a > VPS could be a good option. However, wouldn't a VPS provider be another > potential block on sending the mailing list? In terms of network performance and IP reputation it's similar to dedicated servers, so typically not a problem. Of course every provider is different. > Or are they likely to be better than a residential connection? Yes, there isn't really any comparison. Cheers, Andy -- http://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting You dont have to be illiterate to use the Internet, but it help's. -- Mike Bristow
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