On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Andrew Lunn andrew@lunn.ch wrote:
a) filters spam very well b) allows the list to be hosted using our domain name, not yours
We meet both of those requirement. Just keep in mind that since you cannot have a domain point to two servers (Mailman requires a web server), you will need to use a domain name that is not in current use or you can use a sub-domain off of your main domain such as list.open-mesh.net.
We currently have about 100 message/month in traffic. Does this describe your $4/month service?
How many members will be subscribed to your list?
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This is the best alternative that I have found. They charge $4/month for up to 1000 subscribers and 1-8 posts/day.
I would read the small print. We currently have 100 messages/month to a closed list. Once it is an open list, and well publicised, the amount of spam will increase dramatically. I personally get 100-200 spams per day. Does this 1-8 posts per day include or exclude spam?
More from Brian at EMWD:
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We currently have far fewer than 1000 subscribers, but we need a public list, and we currently have a private list. That's why spam filtering is important. Once we switch to public, we expect to see more spam and more new ham as well. Let's assume that we get 4 times as much hammy traffic (400 message/month = 12/day) as we currently do (less than 100/month = 3/day).
How much would EMWD charge? Do you count dropped spam towards our charged traffic?
Thanks,
Jake
We would start you at $4 per month for the list. After 2-3 months and we will take a look at your list traffic and make any pricing adjustments if necessary. A 1000 member mailing list that has 12 messages posted to it per day would be $8 per month. Spam does not count as traffic as long as it doesn't get broadcast to your list. It shouldn't if you have your list configuration settings setup correctly. </quote>
They are concerned with messages that get broadcast to the list, not with blocked spam. Also, I would say that their pricing is very reasonable.