Email List - Revision history

Marcin: /* Update 2025 - All Hands on Deck, Long Haul */

2025-07-25T03:00:02Z

Update 2025 - All Hands on Deck, Long Haul

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	*Ease of embeddability via widgets		*Ease of embeddability via widgets
	*Ease of setting up new lists for events or new Dev Lists		*Ease of setting up new lists for events or new Dev Lists
	*No specific case yet for A/B testing [https://chatgpt.com/share/6882ee9c-4cf8-8010-808f-6949b560b76f]		*No specific case yet for A/B testing [https://chatgpt.com/share/6882ee9c-4cf8-8010-808f-6949b560b76f] - but check out [[A/B Testing]] - sure it would be useful if you get more eyes.

	==Original==		==Original==

Marcin: /* Update 2025 - All Hands on Deck, Long Haul */

2025-07-25T02:41:25Z

Update 2025 - All Hands on Deck, Long Haul

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	*Ease of embeddability via widgets		*Ease of embeddability via widgets
	*Ease of setting up new lists for events or new Dev Lists		*Ease of setting up new lists for events or new Dev Lists
			*No specific case yet for A/B testing [https://chatgpt.com/share/6882ee9c-4cf8-8010-808f-6949b560b76f]

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Marcin: /* Update 2025 */

2025-07-25T02:39:14Z

Update 2025

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	=Email List Software Requirements=		=Email List Software Requirements=
	==Update 2025==		==Update 2025 - All Hands on Deck, Long Haul==
	*Long term support		*Long term support
	*Ease of installation and maintenance on self-hosted, unmanaged server		*Ease of installation and maintenance on self-hosted, unmanaged server
	*Ease of embeddability via widgets		*Ease of embeddability via widgets
	*Ease of setting up new lists for events or new Dev Lists		*Ease of setting up new lists for events or new Dev Lists

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	*Group customized emails with several custom fields and different emails - such as for reaching out to recruiters		*Group customized emails with several custom fields and different emails - such as for reaching out to recruiters

Marcin: /* Email List Software Requirements */

2025-07-25T02:38:35Z

Email List Software Requirements

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	=Email List Software Requirements=		=Email List Software Requirements=
			==Update 2025==
			*Long term support
			*Ease of installation and maintenance on self-hosted, unmanaged server
			*Ease of embeddability via widgets
			*Ease of setting up new lists for events or new Dev Lists
			==Original==
	*Group customized emails with several custom fields and different emails - such as for reaching out to recruiters		*Group customized emails with several custom fields and different emails - such as for reaching out to recruiters
	*Mass emailing, with checkable boxes for sub-email groups. Allows signup to multiple groups, and any of the groups can be selected for emails		*Mass emailing, with checkable boxes for sub-email groups. Allows signup to multiple groups, and any of the groups can be selected for emails

Marcin: /* Email List Software Requirements */

2025-07-25T02:34:47Z

Email List Software Requirements

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	*Group customized emails with several custom fields and different emails - such as for reaching out to recruiters		*Group customized emails with several custom fields and different emails - such as for reaching out to recruiters
	*Mass emailing, with checkable boxes for sub-email groups. Allows signup to multiple groups, and any of the groups can be selected for emails		*Mass emailing, with checkable boxes for sub-email groups. Allows signup to multiple groups, and any of the groups can be selected for emails

Maltfield: /* 2018 Revisit */

2018-10-02T23:36:56Z

2018 Revisit

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	# Mautic https://www.mautic.org/		# Mautic https://www.mautic.org/
	# Mailtrain https://mailtrain.org/		# Mailtrain https://mailtrain.org/
			## - Node.js <ref>https://github.com/Mailtrain-org/mailtrain/tree/master/docs#mailtrain</ref>
			## - Calls itself "Beta-grade software" <ref>https://github.com/Mailtrain-org/mailtrain/tree/master/docs#cons</ref>
	# Mail for Good https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/mail-for-good		# Mail for Good https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/mail-for-good
	## - currently beta		## - currently beta

Maltfield: /* 2018 Revisit */

2018-10-02T23:32:08Z

2018 Revisit

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	# Mailtrain https://mailtrain.org/		# Mailtrain https://mailtrain.org/
	# Mail for Good https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/mail-for-good		# Mail for Good https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/mail-for-good
			## - currently beta

	It looks like phplist by far is the best option, and it includes a/b testing as well as analytics. None of the other opensource projects had these features that I saw. For more info about phplist, see [[phplist]]		It looks like phplist by far is the best option, and it includes a/b testing as well as analytics. None of the other opensource projects had these features that I saw. For more info about phplist, see [[phplist]]

Maltfield: /* 2018 Revisit */

2018-10-02T23:31:52Z

2018 Revisit

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	I began researching our options. Many non-profits, even with very small budgets, choose to use mailchimp. I asked around, and it seems that the analytics and a/b testing is the big benefit. I looked into opensource alternatives to phplist using the list at https://alternativeto.net/software/phplist/?license=opensource		I began researching our options. Many non-profits, even with very small budgets, choose to use mailchimp. I asked around, and it seems that the analytics and a/b testing is the big benefit. I looked into opensource alternatives to phplist using the list at https://alternativeto.net/software/phplist/?license=opensource

	## Mailman https://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/index.html		# Mailman https://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/index.html
	## Sympa https://alternativeto.net/software/sympa/		# Sympa https://alternativeto.net/software/sympa/
	## OpenEMM https://www.openemm.org/		# OpenEMM https://www.openemm.org/
	### + appears to have lots of good features		## + appears to have lots of good features
	## mlmmj http://mlmmj.org/		# mlmmj http://mlmmj.org/
	## MailCtlr http://www.ctlr.it/		# MailCtlr http://www.ctlr.it/
	### - appears to have only 1 dev without a web interface		## - appears to have only 1 dev without a web interface
	## Gutama http://gutuma.com/		# Gutama http://gutuma.com/
	### - website is broken & project is discontinued		## - website is broken & project is discontinued
	## ~~iReach~~		# iReach
			# Mautic https://www.mautic.org/
			# Mailtrain https://mailtrain.org/
			# Mail for Good https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/mail-for-good

	It looks like phplist by far is the best option, and it includes a/b testing as well as analytics. None of the other opensource projects had these features that I saw. For more info about phplist, see [[phplist]]		It looks like phplist by far is the best option, and it includes a/b testing as well as analytics. None of the other opensource projects had these features that I saw. For more info about phplist, see [[phplist]]

Maltfield: /* See Also */

2018-09-05T21:35:27Z

Maltfield at 21:35, 5 September 2018

2018-09-05T21:35:14Z

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	* [[OSEmail]]		* [[OSEmail]]
	* [[Phplist]]		* [[Phplist]]
			* [[Campaign Monitor]

	[[Category: Communications]]		[[Category: Communications]]