[RTC List] Question for the list

[Mike]

Julie Clare wrote:
> I am the email adminstrator for a nonprofit. I've been growing the 
> email list for six years and it's now at over 1700 addresses. These 
> are all in my Outlook Express Address book grouped by state and 
> subgrouped to a maximum of 50 per group. This is because I'm unable to 
> send more than 50 names at a time and only 500 a day. If I try to go 
> over that I get an "over the limit" message. There's got to be a more 
> efficient way of doing this.
>  


Hi Julie,

    What you want to be doing, is to use an actual listserver, which is 
a special email server arrangement that puts your addresses under the 
control of a dedicated system that handles the deliveries of messages 
for you. This takes the burden off your personal pc, and as well as 
eliminates the limitations you are experiencing (which are in place to 
prevent spam and general email abuse by unsuspecting end users who have 
become spam sending zombies). Most listserve's have many features that 
ease the administration of the list, including automating list 
subscriptions/deletions, archivings, and more. Also most listserve's are 
hosted on server computers that have the resources to deal with 
thousands and tens of thousands of mail messages and so forth.

    I would ask your ISP if they support listservs and take advantage of 
it if so.