EDL OR Mailman

EDL OR Mailman

Electronic Distribution Lists (EDL)

Mailman (Listserv Distribution Lists)

EDL OR Mailman - Choosing the Solution That's Best For You

UTS offers two electronic mailing list solutions to McMaster staff and MSU clubs: EDL and Mailman. EDL offers a simple interface to basic mailing list functions, however, it does not provide some of the more sophisticated features of Mailman. If you are not sure which application is best for your needs, please fill out and submit the questionnaire below and you will be directed towards the solution which is best for you.

	Yes	No
Do you need to able to have discussions with all members of the list?
Do you want to be able to approve messages before they are posted?
Do you want to be able to restrict the size of messages posted to the list?
Do you want to allow people to self-subscribe to the list?
Do you wish to be able to archive messages?

Which system is best for my needs?