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List:       majordomo-users
Subject:    Re: Majordomo Configuration/Setup Question
From:       Daniel Liston <dliston () sonny ! org>
Date:       2003-05-27 21:30:45
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It sounds like you want to create a complex chain of mailing lists, or a
pyramid of lists such that, the bottom has to come through each level up
for communication or dispersal of messages.  If the first line of referal
must communicate through it's upline referrer, this is not easily managed
centrally.  Since all username/passwords would be central, I would deduce
email addresses/aliases could be associated with the accounts as well.  I
am of the belief that nothing is impossible, given enough time, money, and
brain/human power, but your wish list sounds like at least a 6 month project.
I do not think the "one giant list" approach will solve the problem.

Dan Liston

Marc S. Fogel wrote:
> I am still debating the "shady" and "deceptive" comments and do appreciate
> them.  Ultimately, it will not be my decision to make.  I will only make a
> recommendation.  My first concern, was a SPAM issue with the referrals, but
> I do not feel this is an issue.  
> 
> The "list" that needs to be setup is not a list like majordom-users or a
> photography list.  It is more of a news letter type list, with certain
> information going out asking for feedback, questions, and support.  We are
> not selling anything either. We want the people who made the refferals to
> manage and deal with the people they referred. All e-mail sent, will be a
> group collaberation from a team of folks who made the referrals.  This is
> not a two way list, only "admins" can post or whatever the equivalent is in
> Majordomo.
> 
> 
> Marc  
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jason Burgess [mailto:jb@fbfguns.com] 
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:41 PM
>> To: GeckoX
>> Cc: majordomo-users@greatcircle.com
>> Subject: Re: Majordomo Configuration/Setup Question
>> 
>> 
>> Marc,
>> 
>> 	You MIGHT want to consider using a cgi script to send 
>> out those emails to refer people to the list, so that it 
>> would appear to be from the referrer, BUT I would definitely 
>> NOT recommend have all emails from the list come from the 
>> referrer.  I personally would feel your were rather shady to 
>> do that on a list I was a member of.
>> 
>> 	Jason
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: GeckoX [mailto:geckox@keller-heikkila.org] 
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:42 AM
>> To: majordomo-users@greatcircle.com
>> Subject: Re: Majordomo Configuration/Setup Question
>> 
>> This sounds like a rather deceptive practice to me. If I 
>> receive an email 
>> from someone I know, I expect that they personally wrote or 
>> sent it. If it 
>> is from a list, the ethical thing to do is to say that it is from the 
>> list. If the recipient actually opted-in by requesting a username and 
>> password, then they should expect to get email from that list. There 
>> should be no reason to deceive them into thinking that their 
>> friend wrote 
>> and sent it.
>> 
>> :brian
>> 
>> -- 
>> --------------------------------
>> Freedom is slavery.
>> Ignorance is strength.
>> War is peace.
>>                 -- George Orwell
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marc S. Fogel [mailto:msf@fogeltech.com] 
>> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 8:43 PM
>> To: Majordomo-users@greatcircle.com
>> Subject: Majordomo Configuration/Setup Question
>> 
>> Is the following scenario possible with mojordomo software.
>> We want to create a referral type mailing list.  We have
>> people join our mailing list.  Once joined they are sent a 
>> username and password.  Then, they go to a section on our 
>> website and solicit their frends to join by typing their 
>> friends name and e-mail addresses, as well as their name in a 
>> form. A message is sent to the friends stating that Joe 
>> Smith, or whoever thought you might be interested in joing 
>> the program (list).  If interested they would reply and they would 
>> belong to the list.  Now the tricky part.  We have one giant 
>> list with many people but who were referred by different 
>> people.  We send out a piece of literature to the entire 
>> list.  We want the "From" field to reflect the name of the 
>> person who referred them.
>>   
>> For example: Marc joins the list.  I get Lisa and Caroline to 
>> join the list
>> 
>> Aexander joins the list.  He gets Steve 
>> a Jennifer to join the list.
>>   
>> Lisa, Caroline, Steve and Jennifer are all on the same list.
>>   
>> The list admin sends out a news annoucement which goes to everyone.
>>   
>> The only difference is the e-mail sent to Lisa and Caroline 
>> says it is from Marc and the e-mail sent to Steve and 
>> Jennifer says it is from Alexander.
>> 
>> Does anyone offer this type od service.
>>   
>> Thanks
>> Marc
>> 
>> 


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