<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">+1 for Google Groups. My shared office space uses it. We only have a few emails a month, so I don't know how it compares to more bespoke platforms for larger volumes of activity, but it is free and easy to use. 10 or 15 years ago I went to pains (emphasis on pain) to setup a LISTSERV alternative. Don't remember now if it was open source, free, or just cheaper. It was a headache. They never even launched it, but it certainly would have required regular or occasional admin work. My recommendation is to use a prebaked solution. Depending on what your reasons are for fleeing Facebook, it's worth noting that Google is not really any better from a social responsibility angle. My ¢¢<div><br></div><div>Greg</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jan 24, 2025, at 12:04 PM, Rich@tnr via Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>
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<div><p>Hi <font face="arial, sans-serif">Lindsey,<br>
comments at 2 levels;<br>
1st off, this is not a list-serv, which is a specific service,
which this is not, although<br>
that term has become like xerox, a general term. <br>
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This list runs on Mailman, on a Amazon server that I support <br>
(donations welcome, which I normally remain all at the beginning
of the year,<br>
which I didn't get to yet - will do that this week)<br>
I've considered but unlikely will offer for other local groups.<br>
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2) That you want is called a discussion group - as opposed to a
marketing mailing list<br>
like Mailchimp or Constant Contact - or many others.<br>
Quite a bit here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailing_list">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailing_list</a></font></p><p><font face="arial, sans-serif">I recently had a need for a list I
wasn't primary for and picked a google group,<br>
you can see more about that at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://groups.google.com/">https://groups.google.com/</a><br>
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You have a gmail account so you can go and create your own
group.<br>
The only down side of this is any non-google email must be
invited it,<br>
which is proper protocol anyway, but does often get one caught
up in reminding<br>
people to check their spam folders (darn things).</font></p><p><font face="arial, sans-serif">Email me directly if you can use
more help.<br>
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Good luck<br>
Rich - listmaster HT<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/24/2025 10:38 AM, Lindsey Topham
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<div><p><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hello Hidden Tech Community,</font></p><p><font face="arial, sans-serif">I’m reaching out here since
this is the only list-serv I currently belong to, and I’m
hoping someone, maybe even the creator of this group,
could share some insights on how to set up one of my own.</font></p><p><font face="arial, sans-serif">I’m working on creating a
list-serv for wedding vendors in the Northeast. Right now,
most of our networking, referrals, and community support
happen on Facebook, but we’re eager to establish a
platform outside of that network.</font></p><p><font face="arial, sans-serif">If anyone has advice or tips
on getting started, I’d appreciate your guidance.</font></p><p><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thank you so much.</font></p><p><font face="arial, sans-serif">Lindsey</font></p>
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