GroupServer is a computer
software application
Application software is any computer program that is intended for end-user use not computer operator, operating, system administration, administering or computer programming, programming the computer. An application (app, application program, sof ...
from OnlineGroups.net for managing
electronic mailing list
A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients.
Mailing lists are often rented or sold. If rented, the renter agrees to use the mailing list only at contra ...
s.
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
CMS, statistics, multiple verified addresses per user, and bounce detection, and is able to be heavily customized.
GroupServer is coded primarily in Zope and
Python 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
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Google Groups
Google Groups is a service from Google that provides discussion groups for people sharing common interests. Until February 2024, the Groups service also provided a gateway to Usenet newsgroups, both reading and posting to them, via a shared user ...
*
Yahoo! Groups
Yahoo! Groups was a free-to-use system of Electronic mailing list, 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 s ...
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Electronic mailing list
A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients.
Mailing lists are often rented or sold. If rented, the renter agrees to use the mailing list only at contra ...
*
LISTSERV
The term Listserv (styled by the registered trademark licensee, L-Soft International, Inc., as LISTSERV) has been used to refer to electronic mailing list software applications in general, but is more properly applied to a few early instances of ...
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Mailing list
A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients.
Mailing lists are often rented or sold. If rented, the renter agrees to use the mailing list only at contra ...
References
Further reading
Reviews
Meet Open Source Server Messaging Needs With GroupServerOpen Source Alternative to Mailman and Google Groups Released
External links
* {{usurped,
GroupServer homepage}
Free software programmed in Python
Mailing list software for Linux
Free mailing list software
Free email software
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