[jaws-uk] Re: Urget question re- mailing lists; please help
- From: "Amie Slavin" <amie.slavin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:22:31 +0100
Hi Barry
I think it's intimidating for people to join a group. Most people are too
busy for heavy traffic, and groups are linked with that for lots of people.
I do run a group, for one particular project, and had to persuade some
members to join with repeated promises that it's very low traffic.
I don't think it's spam as I don't add people I haven't had personal contact
with. Everyone who receives mailings will recognise my name, and will had
had dealings with me. Stil, while they're evidently happy to receive
mailings, quite a lot of them wouldn't have responded to an invitation to
join a list.
It may, technically, be spam, (not sure, and welcome discussion on this
point), but it's standard practice for my sector. I receive several
mailings on the same basis. You kind of know that if you give your email
address to a creative freelance then they'll put you on their mailings.
I think a few list members are on my list, so they can tell me if this
analysis is wrong. :o)
I'm really surprised that this doesn't seem to be a topic bothering more
JAWS users. I wonder how modern VI musicians promote their gigs, just for
instance...?
If I find a package that works I'll let the list know.
Thanks again, Barry, for your thoughts and replies. Very genuinely
appreciated.
A
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Barry Toner
Sent: 27 July 2011 16:01
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Urget question re- mailing lists; please help
Hi,
Well what you can do is invite them to the group. There'll be an edit box
where you can separate each email address by commas, EG.
someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, joblogs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, hStern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Copy and paste their emails address in or you may even be able to give it
access to your address book.
Naw, if it's marketing it's SPAM to just add people without asking them.
Regards,
Barry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amie Slavin
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 3:38 PM
> To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Urget question re- mailing lists; please help
>
> Hi Barry
> Now that's a very interesting suggestion. Could be the answer...
> Is it ethical, do you think, to join people to a group without
> specifically
> getting their permission? I always give people the option to stop
> getting
> mail from me, and haven't had anyone ask to be removed. Still, I
> sometimes
> add people without asking them. Do you think it's ok to add people to
> a
> googlegroup on their behalf? I have too many recipients to ask each
> one,
> individually, if they'd like to join a group, and of course I can't ask
> them
> en masse at the moment as my mailing list isn't working :o)
> Thanks again for the suggestion. I'll think it over.
> Amie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Barry Toner
> Sent: 27 July 2011 15:02
> To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Urget question re- mailing lists; please help
>
> Hi Amie,
>
> Why not use something like google groups, you can manually subscribe
> people
> to it or have them subscribe themselves. Make it an announce only
> list, so
> only you as the admin can post to it. Also once everyone son-board,
> close
> the membership so only those who are invited can join.
>
> Regards,
> Barry.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amie Slavin
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:41 PM
> > To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [jaws-uk] Urget question re- mailing lists; please help
> >
> > Hi list
> > I need to urgently find a package, or something, to do bulk mailings
> > with.
> > My mailing list is well over 200 recipients which means that Outlook
> > can't
> > cope with the numbers. I've tried a couple of other free options but
> > the
> > numbers crash things.
> >
> > I have serious and urgent need to contact my mailing list, and need
> to
> > sort
> > this issue out as a matter of urgency.
> >
> > Please, what works with JAWS, handling large numbers of recipients
> > easily,
> > reliably and accessibly?
> >
> > All help most welcome.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Amie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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