GroupServer is a computer
software application
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At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
from OnlineGroups.net for managing
electronic mailing lists.
GroupServer is a Web-based mailing list manager designed for large sites. It provides email interaction like a traditional mailing list manager but also supports reading, searching, and posting of messages and files via the Web. Users have forum-style profiles, and can manage their email addresses and other settings using the same Web interface. It supports features such as Atom feeds, a basic
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, statistics, multiple verified addresses per user, and bounce detection, and is able to be heavily customized.
GroupServer is coded primarily in Zope and
Python
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and currently maintained by OnlineGroups.net. GroupServer is
free software
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, distributed under the
GNU General Public License
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.
History
GroupServer was first released in 2005. It was developed by OnlineGroups.net. Initial open source release support came via E-Democracy.org with funding from the UK Local e-Democracy National Project.
Features
GroupServer is free software for managing electronic mail discussion lists with an optimized web interface. It runs on Linux and most Unix-like systems, and requires Python 2.1.3 or newer. GroupServer works with
Unix
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style
mail servers such as
Postfix.
Features include:
* Read and post messages via the web.
* Administer membership and post in one web interface.
* Share uploaded files.
* Search messages and files.
* Multiple email addresses on a profile.
* Multiple groups on a site
* Skinnable and customisable.
See also
*
List of mailing list software
This is a list of notable electronic mailing list software, which facilitate the widespread distribution of email to many Internet users.
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.
References
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Google Groups
Google Groups is a service from Google that provides discussion groups for people sharing common interests. The Groups service also provides a gateway to Usenet newsgroups via a shared user interface.
Google Groups became operational in Febru ...
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Yahoo! Groups
Yahoo! Groups was a free-to-use system of electronic mailing lists offered by Yahoo!.
Prior to February 2020, Yahoo! Groups was one of the world's largest collections of online discussion boards. It allowed members to subscribe to various group ...
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Electronic mailing list
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LISTSERV
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Mailing list
References
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Further reading
Reviews
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External links
GroupServer homepage
Free software programmed in Python
Mailing list software for Linux
Free mailing list software
Free email software
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