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Hello, folks!
As clients of VolcanoHost.com, you
all have at least one email list available to you. This message is being
sent to you to show you some of the features of the mailing lists.
Q: What is a mailing list?
A: A
mailing list is just that - a list of email addresses that you can communicate
with by sending an email to only one address.
Q:
What is a mailing list good for? Why wouldn't
I just email everyone using my Outlook Express?
A: Mailing lists are a great way to keep in
touch with customers, fans or special-interest group members. There
are several reasons to not to use your email program for this type of
communication. The number one reason is: privacy. If you
email vast numbers of people with your email program, their email addresses
are revealed in the headers. Everyone on the list can see them.
Can you see the potential for abuse? Spammers would love to get their
hands on such a list. One other good reason to use a mailing list is:
manageability. If your list of members grows to hundreds (or thousands),
could you imagine trying to keep up with all those addresses in your address
book?
Q: How
flexible are the mailing lists?
A: Very.
You have lots of options at your disposal. Would you like your list to
be an open discussion where any member can email the entire list? Piece
of cake! You can require all messages to be approved by the list
administrator, or simply let them all go through. Want your list members
to remain hidden? Visible? Do you want archives of all your
messages? All of these options are easy to choose. You can even
edit the html to remove some options, such as instructions on how to post to
the list (to make the list one-way only). You can specify certain
members only to have posting privileges. You are in control. This
is a great marketing tool - take full advantage of it!
Note: We do not tolerate the
use of these services for spamming - any abuses will
result in the suspension of your account.
Q: This
sounds great! How do I go about setting up a mailing list?
A: Simple!
Just logon to your control panel and click on "Mailing Lists" in the
E-Mail management section. Then click "Add List". Once
you have created the list, go back and click "Edit" to go to the
Administrative Interface.
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