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Open Source Email Marketing Tool?

By Harden Xing - Jul. 22, 2008

We're looking to do a newsletter and email campaigns to a list and are looking for a free tool that we can host to get this going. There are several paid tools like iContact, Campiagn Monitor, etc that are great but the cost quickly adds up. I am specifically looking for the following features:

1. Upload user data in flat files (csvs)
2. Create plain text/HTML/both templates on the fly
3. Import existing HTML mail, newsletter templates
4. Create custom fields
5. Schedule mailers
6. User Lists & User Management
7. Opt. in/Unsubscribe Functionality.

Appreciate your help in advance!

Cheers.


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  1. By Joe Passavanti on Jul. 25, 2008

    There's always the faithful and powerful GNU Mailman (http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/index.html)


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  2. By an anonymous user on Aug. 17, 2008

    1. DadaMail - http://mojo.skazat.com/


    Dada Mail has been around for awhile. Its written in Perl and can be set to use a flat file or a database like MySQL or PostgreSQL. The installation can be a bit daunting, but worth the effort. Once installed you can use it to generate your subscription form and cut and paste that into your website easily. Read our Dada Mail review here.


    2. PhpList - http://www.tincan.co.uk/phplist


    The description on their website reads: "PHPlist is a double opt-in newsletter manager. It is written in PHP and uses an SQL database for storing the information. PHPlist is software that runs on a server." The install is also quite simple but I found the interface less friendly than Dada Mail's. However it has some nice prebuilt features like Open and Click Tracking, plus a nice ability to pickup from the last email in case the sending fails midway.


    3. Infinite Responder - http://infinite.ibasics.biz/


    Unlike the 2 above, this is an Sequential Autoresponder developed with PHP that allows you to time your messages. It has an opt-in feature plus allows for Unlimited Autoresponders. A nice piece of software with an active forum to ask for help when you need it.


    From: http://ezinearticles.com/?Open-Source-Email-Marketing-Tools&id=245835


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  3. By an anonymous user on Aug. 24, 2008

    http://www.openemm.org/


    INSTALL A LITTLE TECH. BUT

    TOTALLY FREE

    TOTALLY POWERFUL

    LOVE IT


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  4. By kan guo on Aug. 28, 2008

    Qmail is the best!


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  5. By kan guo on Aug. 28, 2008

    postfix is not bad too.


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  6. By molin show on Aug. 28, 2008

    he description on their website reads: "PHPlist is a double opt-in newsletter manager. It is written in PHP and uses an SQL database for storing the information. PHPlist is software that runs on a serv


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  7. By Rodelio Ramos on Aug. 29, 2008

    Try this -> http://www.listpilot.com/


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  8. By an anonymous user on Nov. 26, 2008

    www.sympa.org very powerful

    Perl+sql


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  9. By Mislav Bajic on Sep. 11, 2009

    I dont think that this all are free open source. But send blaster is also good, you can use free version.


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