Port 25 and Static/Dynamic IP for Listserve SW .... Problem Solved?

[Aart Koelewijn]

On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:08:02 -0700, Piper wrote:
> 
> If I present this to the puter shop which has my Linux machine, should
> they use Mailman or Majordomo?
> It sounds so far like either will do the job.
> 
> I have zero familiarity with Mailman and a small amount with Majordomo.
> I know I could put 50 email addresses of the ABC list from Express in
> Majordomo under a list created as ABC and that would allow automatic
> sub-unsub as well as automatic sending to all those on ABC from anyone
> else on ABC. No spamming at all or any other ethical violations and
> those 2 criteria are met for the kind of email SW I want.
> 
> Problem solved? Shaw ISP has no reason to complain. I am doing the same
> things with ABC in Majordomo as ABC in Express but I have better SW.
> 
> "Problem solved" at my end of this is a matter of expressing clearly to
> a puter shop the work I need to have done.
> 
> I do not see how it is "not do-able" or unreasonable in any way and
> nobody has yet argued effectively to that effect. If they do, I am
> willing to abandon the project. I will just say I made a mistake. Anyone
> want to buy a brand new Linux machine? No sense in throwing good money
> after bad.
>

How you can do that depends on your situation, mean questions are: Do you 
have a static or dynamic ip and does your ISP block port 25 or not. If 
you have a static ip and if your ISP does not block port 25, the easiest 
way might be to get your own domain, install your own MTA and your own 
mailinglist software, whatever you like. If port 25 is blocked and/or you 
have a dynamic ip this route will not work. What will work depends on 
your personal situation and no computer shop or mailinglist can give you 
that information. You will have to do some research yourself and I think 
this list has given you a lot of information about what you will have to 
look for.

Running a full blown mailinglist is rather specialised work, and you will 
need some specialised knowledge to make it work. Linux has all the tools 
you need, but you must learn how to use them.

Aart