Ok this is not Linux its Haiku based but I wrote an open source mailing list system called MailMistress which is on Github for situations where you need to run a list on a machine without a public IP or where you want to interface the database of subscribers to an existing system. In our case we have a MySQL database of society members and MailMistress connects to that - you just write a connector script/program.
On 10/24/18 6:45 AM, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:32:15 AM Miles Fidelman wrote:
> Yes, but you really need a PUBLIC static IP address, or things tend to
> get hairy.� Dynamic DNS will help, but only to a point.� And, a lot of
> ISPs really don't like it if you run servers at the edge.�
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We are currently such a small group, I don't think it will be an issue -- if that changes, we can change.
Which - DynDNS or ISP objections?
The thing about dynamic DNS is that people cache DNS records -
mail sent to the list WILL go to the wrong place on occasion.
Re. ISP objections - those objections sometimes take the form of
active measures that block various kinds of traffic.
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> Bummer.� But maybe another, larger, Linux user group might help you
> out?� I expect there might be somebody on this list who might volunteer
> (hint, hint).� Maybe somebody at a nearby university - I believe you
> have a few of those in the Lehigh Valley :-)
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We've had somebody make such an offer, and we'll probably take them up on it -- I sort of wanted to try to set up a small mail list on one of my computers, as long as I didn't have to run a web server or a *nix style MTA
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Now that is kind of hard to do.� All the mailing list servers that
I've worked with require a rather intimate interconnection with
the MTA that processes mail.� And that's before you "wire in"
anti-spam and anti-virus filters.� And, you'll need a webserver
for access to various administrative functions, and archive
access.� Depending on the list server, you might also require a
dbms.� Setting up list services can be an entertaining and
educational exercise (also frustrating), but it's not simple.�
(Actually, the simplest approach is using an MTA and managing
lists in the alias file.)
Miles Fidelman
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