[LINK] OT: Free or low cost mailing list providers / alternatives

[Peter Batchelor]

Hi Anthony,
I'm in the same boat - many of my clients are teaching associations, and they have been using the ESA (used to be EdNA) mailing lists. I've been using EdNA / ESA lists since around '95 or '96, and it has been an extremely useful service for teaching association. Regrettably, this service is being shut down in December.

The best alternative I've been able to find for discussion lists so far is is http://www.mailmanlist.net/ 
They have two options for lists - Regular (yourlist at mailmanlist.net) or Pro (yourlist at lists.yourdomainname). The pro version costs $1.50 per month more than the regular option. Prices for regular lists vary from $5.00 per month (up to 1,000 subscribers) to $15 per month (up to 10,000 subscribers).

For announce-only lists MailChimp is worth considering - there is a free option for less than 2000 members on a list.

Cheers, Peter

On 10/07/2012, at 10:42 AM, Anthony Hornby wrote:

> Hi,
> A library user group we participate in has lost its mailing list host.
> My institution may be able to fill the gap (we use mailman) - but
> before taking the plunge I thought I'd ask on this list if there are
> good free or low cost solutions hosted in the cloud you have had
> experience with. Recommendations for email list alternatives also
> welcome.
> 
> Needs:
> 1. Disparate user group - need to be able to register users from many
> organisations
> 2. Self registration with moderation preferred.
> 3. Good moderator / management tools
> 4. Email interaction needs to be seamless and intuitive - most users
> familiar with email
> 5. IT literacy of the group variable - users from very wide range of
> backgrounds and in very different roles at their organisations.
> 6. Simple and easy to manage.
> 7. Needs to keep content private.
> 8. Searchable archives a bonus.
> 
> Thanks a lot !
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Anthony
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