I've been using DadaMail for my mailing lists for the last couple of years and am finding it limiting and at times frustrating. I just read about PHPList in the forums and took at look at their site. It looks like it could be an improvement over Dada, but would like some feedback if anyone has already made this switch or has any other experience with PHPList. <br /><br />Thanks in advance,<br />Scott<!--content-->
I switched from DADA to PHPList a couple of months ago and I'm glad I did. It's more robust, with more options for tracking and such things. It manages what lists people are on and only sends them one copy of a message even if they are on multiple lists - things like that.<br /><br />The one annoying thing about it so far is that when you actually send a message (process the queue) you have to keep the browser window open until the queue is all sent. In the case of a long list that can be several hours.<br /><br />Nonetheless, I'm much happier with PHPList.<br /><br />Hope that helps.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=187306:date=Aug 5 2006, 03:05 PM:name=btrfld)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(btrfld @ Aug 5 2006, 03:05 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=187306"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I switched from DADA to PHPList a couple of months ago and I'm glad I did. It's more robust, with more options for tracking and such things. It manages what lists people are on and only sends them one copy of a message even if they are on multiple lists - things like that.<br /><br />The one annoying thing about it so far is that when you actually send a message (process the queue) you have to keep the browser window open until the queue is all sent. In the case of a long list that can be several hours.<br /><br />Nonetheless, I'm much happier with PHPList.<br /><br />Hope that helps.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Thanks for the feedback Jim. The "one annoying thing" you mention does sound a bit annoying. However, I think I saw a choice for this in the settings as I looked throught demo. Something about manual vs cron perhaps? Of course, I'm not sure at this point. That would be a drag however, as I'm used to hitting send and forgetting about it with Dada. As I've looked through the PHPList specs it does seem more robust and I'm curious to check it out. I have a couple of lists which have overlapping subscribers and I'm always appologizing to them for sending the message.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Scott<!--content-->
phpList is almost impossible to deal with, as its documentation is useless and very little forum support is available. I never got anywhere with it, and after I spent some time with it, didn't want to. Your experience may prove otherwise if you're much, much more technically oriented -- and patient!<br /><br />Dada Mail is, on the other hand, beautifully documented and easy to set up.<br /><br />I'm just getting started, but hope Dada functions as smoothly as it installed.<!--content-->
For the most part it functions well, but I find that it's limited in some features that I need. I find myself 'almost' opting for a paid, web-based service like Constant Contact, but just can't justify the cost yet.<!--content-->
I switched from DADA to PHPList a couple of months ago and I'm glad I did. It's more robust, with more options for tracking and such things. It manages what lists people are on and only sends them one copy of a message even if they are on multiple lists - things like that.<br /><br />The one annoying thing about it so far is that when you actually send a message (process the queue) you have to keep the browser window open until the queue is all sent. In the case of a long list that can be several hours.<br /><br />Nonetheless, I'm much happier with PHPList.<br /><br />Hope that helps.<!--content-->
<!--quoteo(post=187306:date=Aug 5 2006, 03:05 PM:name=btrfld)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(btrfld @ Aug 5 2006, 03:05 PM) <a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=187306"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I switched from DADA to PHPList a couple of months ago and I'm glad I did. It's more robust, with more options for tracking and such things. It manages what lists people are on and only sends them one copy of a message even if they are on multiple lists - things like that.<br /><br />The one annoying thing about it so far is that when you actually send a message (process the queue) you have to keep the browser window open until the queue is all sent. In the case of a long list that can be several hours.<br /><br />Nonetheless, I'm much happier with PHPList.<br /><br />Hope that helps.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Thanks for the feedback Jim. The "one annoying thing" you mention does sound a bit annoying. However, I think I saw a choice for this in the settings as I looked throught demo. Something about manual vs cron perhaps? Of course, I'm not sure at this point. That would be a drag however, as I'm used to hitting send and forgetting about it with Dada. As I've looked through the PHPList specs it does seem more robust and I'm curious to check it out. I have a couple of lists which have overlapping subscribers and I'm always appologizing to them for sending the message.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Scott<!--content-->
phpList is almost impossible to deal with, as its documentation is useless and very little forum support is available. I never got anywhere with it, and after I spent some time with it, didn't want to. Your experience may prove otherwise if you're much, much more technically oriented -- and patient!<br /><br />Dada Mail is, on the other hand, beautifully documented and easy to set up.<br /><br />I'm just getting started, but hope Dada functions as smoothly as it installed.<!--content-->
For the most part it functions well, but I find that it's limited in some features that I need. I find myself 'almost' opting for a paid, web-based service like Constant Contact, but just can't justify the cost yet.<!--content-->