It might help. If you ever get it packaged up :) That would allow people to select what they want more easily.
But problem with spam is that on a "free" email type site, there are no controls, and the worst you can do is shut down the account after the fact. I would have to think about lists really, really carefully, and perhaps limit them to 25 addresses. It's more a human nature problem than a technical one.
People start to abuse anything that is "free".
I've thought about "message units" and limits per day, or week or month, but any reasonable monthly limit would still constitute a spam if done on one day. Then, there are reasonable reasons why someone would send out a large number of messages on one day, that wouldn't be spam, such as a party invitation.
This isn't an easy issue. The convenience of small lists for 90% of users will probably outweigh the risks, but the lists have to be limited.
I really think if you want to run mailing lists, and email services you need to set up for that specifically. You need to know what you are getting into, and all the risks/abuses people can do to your system.
The postcards script is so great in that it is a "fun" script, without much system risk or overhead. It's not a mailer, and not intended to be, but I am hoping to eventually tie in Gossamer Mail with Links and this script
PUGDOGŪ
PUGDOGŪ Enterprises, Inc.
FAQ: http://postcards.com/FAQ
But problem with spam is that on a "free" email type site, there are no controls, and the worst you can do is shut down the account after the fact. I would have to think about lists really, really carefully, and perhaps limit them to 25 addresses. It's more a human nature problem than a technical one.
People start to abuse anything that is "free".
I've thought about "message units" and limits per day, or week or month, but any reasonable monthly limit would still constitute a spam if done on one day. Then, there are reasonable reasons why someone would send out a large number of messages on one day, that wouldn't be spam, such as a party invitation.
This isn't an easy issue. The convenience of small lists for 90% of users will probably outweigh the risks, but the lists have to be limited.
I really think if you want to run mailing lists, and email services you need to set up for that specifically. You need to know what you are getting into, and all the risks/abuses people can do to your system.
The postcards script is so great in that it is a "fun" script, without much system risk or overhead. It's not a mailer, and not intended to be, but I am hoping to eventually tie in Gossamer Mail with Links and this script
PUGDOGŪ
PUGDOGŪ Enterprises, Inc.
FAQ: http://postcards.com/FAQ
