Communications: Email List Software
This sub group's goal is to build a more robust email list serving software for the SF Green Party. The party currently uses a proprietary system called ESM that exists on a hosted server (the same hosted server where the web site is). People add their email to the list by submitting a form to a PERL CGI script, which adds the email to a file on the file system. Mail administrators are provided a rudimentary web interface to create, alter, and manage these files, and to send messages to the subscribed users.
Our hope is to create a system where people can sign up for email lists and manage their subscription preferences themselves, without the need for administrator contact. The system should not rely on proprietary technology if possible, and should be able to run on multiple platforms. We may replicate whatever system is built in a hosted environment, so portability is a primary concern. Ease of administration is also a major concern, as we're all short on time these days.
John-Marc Chandonia has volunteered to lead this effort. Other people who have expressed interest are:
Marc Powell
Paul Platt
Rob Arnow
Please indicate your interest by replying to this post.
This sub group's goal is to build a more robust email list serving software for the SF Green Party. The party currently uses a proprietary system called ESM that exists on a hosted server (the same hosted server where the web site is). People add their email to the list by submitting a form to a PERL CGI script, which adds the email to a file on the file system. Mail administrators are provided a rudimentary web interface to create, alter, and manage these files, and to send messages to the subscribed users.
Our hope is to create a system where people can sign up for email lists and manage their subscription preferences themselves, without the need for administrator contact. The system should not rely on proprietary technology if possible, and should be able to run on multiple platforms. We may replicate whatever system is built in a hosted environment, so portability is a primary concern. Ease of administration is also a major concern, as we're all short on time these days.
John-Marc Chandonia has volunteered to lead this effort. Other people who have expressed interest are:
Marc Powell
Paul Platt
Rob Arnow
Please indicate your interest by replying to this post.
