Mailing List Requirements
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Required
- Embeddable Signup box that can be embedded in any site via HTML - so that capture of emails is very easy
- Allows users to unsubscribe themselves, via a link at the end of an email.
- Infinitely scalable, and immediately usable with 100,000 users
- Well documented and well-supported software, with good potential of long life (decades into the future)
- An OSE-specific instructional is available for managing the list
- Allows unlimited sending of messages
- Once a person signs up themselves, email spam filters do not catch emails
- Allows a backup dump of all subscribers
- Allows plain text
- One way list
Optional
- Easy interface for managing message composition, preferably with a standard template for emails
- Allows HTML embed in email
For Discussion
- Removes users automatically if mail address fails permanently (no longer a valid email)