Dada Mail
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Original author(s) | Justin Simoni |
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Initial release | January 2000 |
Stable release | |
Repository | |
Written in | Mailing list management (MLM) software |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website | www |
Dada Mail is a web-based
Dada Mail is written in Perl.
Features
Dada Mail handles Closed-Loop Opt-in subscriptions and Closed-Loop Opt-out unsubscriptions, sending complex announce-only and/or discussion mailing list messages, archiving/viewing/searching/resending/syndicating (rss, atom) sent messages.
Unlike more traditional electronic mailing list software, like Majordomo, there is no email interface to send commands to Dada Mail. Rather, almost all administration of the mailing list is done using a web-based control panel. Closed-Loop Opt-in subscriptions are done by sending a confirmation email message, but the actual mechanism is simply a unique confirmation URL.
History
Dada Mail was initially written in December 1999 and released as version 1.0 in January 2000, between Justin's first and second semester at the
The name of this specific program was changed on December 1, 2003, after Justin Simoni received a letter from a lawyer representing Mediaplex Inc. that the name was in violation of their trademark. The name was changed to, Dada Mail. Dada is a direct reference to the early 20th century cultural movement. Justin considers Dada Mail a conceptual work of art. [1]
See also
- List of mailing list software
- Electronic mailing list
References
- ^ "Dada Mail 11.22.0 Released!". dadamailproject.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
External links
- Dada Mail homepage
- Dada Mail at GitHub
- Justin Simoni. "Justin Simoni Announces New Name For Mailing List Manager, Turns Programming Project into Art". mojo.skazat.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2004.