peter_m
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Canada, QC
2 edits |  improvised mailing list
Hello everyone,
I need to setup a simple mailing list that can function in a self-serve manner. People sign-up and cancel subscription on their own... or at least with the minimum amount of intervention on my part. The list will be only used to send out a weekly "news letter" to it's member
Restrictions:
I can't install any software on the web server such as Mailman.
I can't purchase a third-party service (or free). Must be in-house.
We have a PHP capable server.
Questions:
Is it possible?
Peter |
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I'm assuming your "PHP capable server" is your in-house web server, and that you can install a PHP script on that server. Otherwise, it's a bit of a Catch 22, got a server, but can't put content on it.
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peter_m
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join:2005-07-13
Canada, QC | Looks promising, Thank you! All I need is to convince the admin to create a PHP database for our mailing list and it's a go.
Regards,
Peter |
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peter_m
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join:2005-07-13
Canada, QC
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Ok, I've asked around a little at work and we are apparently using Windows server (IIS) with PHP and Microsoft SQL. I've also been told that www.phplist.com requires MySQL and can not work with Microsoft SQL. Is this accurate or is IT giving me the brush off?
They said I was basically restricted to use ASP and .NET for any kind of interaction with Microsoft SQL to do my self-serve mailing list. I've never programmed in either languages but I have done some Pascal, C, assembly and smalltalk way back in university in the early 90s...Am I screwed or is this simple enough that I can manage to do something in ASP or .NET?
For a description of what I want to accomplish see first post.
Peter |
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ReaperOS2
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Check out HotScripts for lots of mailing list managers for ASP.
»www.hotscripts.com/search?q=mail···ield.y=0
That should give you a start. Some are free and some are fee based. Plus there are other categories that may have more. I only did a search for "mailing list" in the ASP section.
HTH.
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