Looking for a listserv program that authenticates ...

[Cheryl]

I have been given full ownership of an elist that I have been running. The trick to this is I needed to set up a new email address for it as the domain will be sold and I will no longer be able to use it.

I set up a .mac account for the list but they require authentication with password to send out emails via the smtp.

Do you know of a program that can work the list and authenticate in order for the list to go out?

LetterRip and Macjordomo do not authenticate.

Or better yet, would some one happen to have a mail server that I can use that does not require authentication. It is just a list of 130 subscribers.

I would appreciate any help.

 

[lurk]

What about making it a private yahoo group?

 

[Cheryl]

Hmmmm. I never thought of that.

But in checking it out, I am wondering how many ISP's have blocked the yahoo group email address?

I will try a test group to see what happens. In the meantime, does any one else have any ideas?

 

[lurk]

Why would it be blocked? I am on a couple of lists there and never heard of anyone blocking them. My wife also runs one for a class she teaches and hasn't had any problems. But then again if the ISP is blocking the complaints????

 

[Cheryl]

I am giving it a try. One thing I noticed is that I have to send an invite to get the subscribers in. I can't just add them. I do understand the security issue with that.

In the meantime, I am still in search of a program that can run the list without much of a hassle. I loved LetterRip. I have sent an email to the programer asking that he code in authentication. I hope he does this soon.