Mailing List

Creator: H.Merz, S.Hoffmann; 2007/02/27 , Version: 0.3

Download-File:
MailingList.zip (165KB)

Installation: a) import the special object Mailing List under "Configuration" -> "Special Objects"
b) install the product Mailboxer in the product folder of the respective ZOPE instance
c) install the product MailBoxerExt as described in the enclosed readme file; this product makes it possible to setup an e-mail address for the list (list name)
Note: The server administrator must do adjustments at the Operating System level before the first deployment of the special object Mailing List.

A moderator configures and administers the list member through the ZMS interface.

Exemplary view of the administration screen for moderators

A moderator can directly define a mailing list address. It contains the domain name of the respective ZMS instance (e.g. course1@university_abc.edu). Members can cancel their membership by themselves via e-mail. The administration and technical workload for moderators is low.
Messages sent to the list are distributed automatically to all members and, in addition, are displayed on a website according to the website design and layout (see following example).

Messages displayed on a website, embedded in a ZMS template

The special object Mailing List is comparable to e.g. yahoogroups. It is especially helpful if you need a list name with your own domain name and you would like the community messages to be displayed on your website.

The system administrator manages the ZOPE product Mailing List through the ZMS system interface (see following figure).

ZOPE system view of the Mailboxer product with detailed configuration options