RE: List Management

Oh Lisa, what kind of computer is this for?

One other concern, a list of names, to a list of people that did not
specifically sign up with your list server is commonly known and hated as
SPAM.  Marketing lists are still SPAM.  A list of current customers that
gave you permission to e-mail them with an update is not.

As the words of Brett Errington fell from above I was tickled at 10:28 PM
+0800 on 7/18/02:

>Well I don't know how good other email programs contact lists are (I do
>know that Eudora's isn't that great) but Outlook has a very powerful
>contact list that can be further customized. People will say don't use
>it, it's too risky but if you use it right you shouldn't have a problem.
>If you are really concerned then you could just use it to send email and
>never actually receive email with it. Either way you get access to a
>great contact list (with v-card ability as well).
>
>As an alternative for someone who has 1200 contacts you should consider
>using a properly organized database and either build an email
>application to work with it (or find one that already does which I'm
>sure there are tonnes available) or build a server-side-script based web
>site that you can use to manage it all with. This is probably the best
>alternative because it allows complete customization... however it is
>the hardest solution (or at least most time consuming). Hope this helps.
>
>Regards,
>Brett Errington (Senior User Interface Designer)
>brett(at)opensearch.com
>Phone : +61 8 9300 9837
>Fax : +61 8 9300 9802
>
>http://www.opensearch.com
>... leading edge E-business solutions
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org]
>On Behalf Of Lisa McSparrin
>Sent: Thursday, 18 July 2002 9:18 PM
>To: Hwg-Techniques
>Subject: List Management
>
>Hello All,
>
>I sort of new to this list. What is the best way to manage a mail list?
>
>I have a small list of about 1200 email address most have names,
>addresses
>and phone numbers. Currently it is housed in excel.
>
>Thanks in advance for suggestions.
>
>Regards,
>Lisa McSparrin

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