Publisher review:mailall.cgi - Organizations often need to communicate with large numbers of users by email. Organizations often need to communicate with large numbers of users by email. Mailing list software, such as GNU Mailman, is most helpful when readers are expected to manage their own subscription and receive messages on a frequent basis.
Recently, however, a nonprofit organization asked us for an efficient way to send a one-time mailing to several thousand members. They didn't need a solution for managing the list; they already have a member database. All they needed was the last step. This was the inspiration for mailall.cgi, a simple bulk email solution.
mailall.cgi is perfectly suited for installation by any organization's web designer, and can then be operated by anyone with minimal experience. Installation requires a Linux-based web hosting account with CGI, Perl and outgoing mail privileges. mailall.cgi versus other softwareOther commercial programs exist to send email to large numbers of people; most of these are Windows applications that send messages directly, and many of them are frequently used to deliver spam -- unsolicited commercial email. Many mail servers automatically delete mail that arrives directly from addresses that are used for dialup, DSL and cable modem service. The HTML-heavy style of the messages delivered by many competing programs is instantly recognized by most users as garbage, and as quickly deleted. For these reasons, most bulk email programs are a poor solution for delivering legitimate email to users who have in fact chosen to receive it.
Features of mailall.cgi
mailall.cgi offers:
- Password-protected: the outside world can't send spam through your copy.
- Well-formatted From: and To: headers, including the full name of the recipient (when provided by the sender), are friendly to mail filters.
- Recipients list can be entered on a web page OR uploaded from a text file -- no more copying and pasting!
- Message body can also be uploaded from a text file OR entered on a web page.
- Attractive, informative progress display.
- Linux-based CGI program -- the most reliable option.
- Perl source code included with purchase.
mailall.cgi is a Perl script for Utilities scripts design by Boutell.
It runs on following operating system: Windows / Linux / BSD / Solaris.
Operating system:Windows / Linux / BSD / Solaris
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