Re: [epub] Switching a subscriber list to a free service

["Geof F. Morris, Chief Editor, TOTK.com Sports" <gmorris@xxxxxxxx>]

At 02:52 PM 11/17/00, you wrote:
 >I really need the advice of you wise ones.

	We try.  =)

 >But if I now import my subscriber list to a list at one of the free
 >services, all the subscribers are going to get a notification from that
 >service asking them to confirm their subscriptions yet again, right?

	It depends on the service.

	But if you've gone this far, I'd suggest going whole hog and picking up 
some more powerful email hosting software.  You can brand your domain with 
it--rather than having yourezine@freelistserver.com, you can have 
yourezine@yourdomain.com.  Getting email from a specific domain brands the 
ezine as specific to that domain.  I know it looks better now that we're 
moving to majordomo--but you don't have to go that far.  There are other 
solutions [Aureate Group Mail among them, though I've not used it] out 
there for the asking.

	In that vein, I'm *really* surprised that ePub has remained on a free list server, and I'd like to know why.  Todd?  Brian?

	I look at it this way: if you're not willing to spend a little coin on the 
ezine to start with, why should I pay attention to you over anyone 
else?  Anyone can start a list on [insert free server here], but it takes 
someone with some chutzpah to toss down the coin to do it "right".  It 
makes you more authoritative in my mind, and you'll find that a successful 
ezine will have to make the shift to a self-hosted or paid-hosting solution 
at some point.  Might as well be successful from the start!

	GFM

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