Actually, you can send it out as regular emails, but it's more effective and easier to control through an emailer website. Becky could probably be the best person to know about the emailers. But I just really like the reports afterwards, telling you how many "got there" how many bounced and the reason for bouncing, how many OPENED the email. And of course, the fun of composing the email as a newsletter:-) (I sent out about 3000 through my aol account some months ago. 500 at a time. it was a mess with the bounces coming back through my account) Another service that I'll be ramping up soon again is the on line fax service. You don't have to have a telephone, it goes email to a server, then transferred automatically to another server close to the phone # to which you are sending the fax. THEN transfers to a regular phone line (local) and there you go. FAXED. S On Feb 22, 2009, at 3:16:18 PM, TISHW@xxxxxxx wrote: Well, I'm probably not the best person to answer this but I'll tell you what I know (or what I think). A couple years ago when I was running for VP and all candidates were sending out messages I sent out one too via Constant Contact. It was a lot cheaper than sending something via the US mail service. The cost comes, I believe, because you are sending so many. If I were to take the GSDCA email list and send out messages to all from my computer I believe I would be considered as spamming people. Constant Contact lets you send messages out with a disclaimer that people can notify you if they don't want to receive the messages. Now, someone who is an authority on how this stuff works can really explain it - please. Tish -- Stormy Hope carpoc.org GSDCA Member And more clubs ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================