[Marcel to zeta:] Re: The List - U Lista

Karo pe; qi es ci a-nu,

Because of the spam and virus attacks in glosalist, I tried to learn more about mailing lists the last days. Here some lines about it:

The EZMLM-program, that runs glosalist@…, (manual: www.ezmlm.org/ezman-0.32/ ) is available in two versions: the simple EZMLM and the more functional EZMLM-IDX, which allows moderating. That would be the easiest solution for us, if the list-owner (Robin) would moderate glosalist or if he would set in a co-moderator. (I just sent this letter also to Robin and to glosalist-owner@… ).

Another thing: I tested 3 mailing-list providers: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/glosalist , glosalist@yahoogroups.com http://uk.domeus.com , “glosa-forum”, glosa-forum@… http://www.kbx7.de , “glosa-forum”, glosa-forum@…

If you feel like it, you can play with them: subscribe, send a test mail, receive it again and unsubscribe. These groups are not moderated yet, but all of them offer the possibility to do so. My impression: yahoo is the best of them (switch the option “Do not convert to HTML”!). Two things I dislike:

• I tried to forward the messages of the old glosalist@… into these new forums, but that does not work. All of them filter the EZMLM-postings out. That is sad, because when we would change over to a new provider, the Glosa community would be splitted. Some will remain in the old system, some will leave Glosa completely.

• The old glosalist@… is advert free - though it is attacked by viruses and spam mails. The companys above allow to moderate and to sort out the bad mails, but they get their money from adverts attached to the mails, what we would have to accept then.

Other possibilities: www.yourmailinglistprovider.com , advert free, but only one mail per day, or more mails per day and then 2.50 EURO/month. www.jpberlin.de , a “political provider”, perhaps not expensive, on vacations at the moment. www.listserv.dfn.de free and no adverts, but only for scientist who are member of DFN. Some universities, … but only when you are student or staff there.

I think, the situation in glosalist@… is not acceptable any longer and we have to act. I would say: change over to yahoo is better than staying here. Please tell me, what your opinion is.

Nuli-tem despera, saluta

Marcel