Grand Central Station's Mail List Server Information

Grand Central Station now offers Mail List Hosting

So what does that do? - Glad you asked! A mail list server provides one specific address for you to send mail to. It then turns around an sends a copy to everyone who is subscribed to the list. List are "topic" oriented so usually all mail send to a mail list address a specific topic. A mail list also makes archives the mail so late commers can go and access history of the group so the same comments to not have to be discussed again over and over. Our policy is to keep these on file for at least 90 days.
Subscribing and Unsubscribing are automated so it is kind of self running with a few options of the owner of the list.

You say you have heard of digest lists? - Interesting you should mention that. All list have the option to have an optional digest list. With a list the mail accumulates to a specified size. Once that size is reached it can be put into one file, stripped of alot of the mail "header" information and sent out to people who subscribe to the digest. The advantage is one file, and smaller space needed to store it one your computer. Disadvantage is you don't send email to a digest list and usually if you have $.02 to say you have to mail it to the main list, not the digest list.

Features available to the List owner are

Main List only
Main List and Digest List
Moderated Mail List
Open or Closd Main List
Open or Closed Digest List
Man List and Main List with Digest is fairly straight forward, however I will give a short explaination of the other options.
Moderated List is only available for main lists and not digest since you do not send email to a digest list. It means when anyone sends a message to the list, the message is routed to the list owner, the list owner can then forward it to the group or decide not to allow it. This happens with each and every message and so gives the owner absolute control of what the list receives.
Open or Closed ListThis option is available for both types of lists. With open lists, a user would send a "subscribe" notice and they would be automatically subscribed and sent a short instruction of how to use the list as well as a welcome letter written by the list owner. With a closed list all requests to subscribe are sent to the list owner. The list owner can then allow or dissallow the request for subscription. While waiting the requesting party is automatically sent a notice that the resquest to subscribe has been sent to the owner. If and when the owner allows the subscription, the requesting party will receive the same instructions and welcome letter.

Need questions answered , send them to me here. =>[webmaster@gcstation.net]

Want to start a list of your own ?

We usually can get a list up in less that 48 hours.
Costs are:

Billing is done on a quarterly basis

$15.00 one time charge per list for setup.
$5.00 per 500 subscribers per month per list.

First payment will be due within 15 days of start of list.

What we will need from you is:

Your name, address, city, state,zip, daytime phone number and a password.
The e mail name you want to call your group.
Then we will need to know if you want just the main list or main list with digest list
The "Welcome Letter" you want to send new subscribers.
Do you want the list "Moderated"?
Do you want the list "open" or "closed"

If you have decided you would like to own your own list fill out [THIS FORM]. I will mail you directly to verify the info and that it is you! Simple and easy!

Allow me to also take this time to offer our new service of Web Page Hosting at your own vertual domain....That means www.yourname.com. We're one of the most reasonably priced servers around! Drop me a line and let me know how we can help.[webmaster@gcstation.net]