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i need a simple email entry field on the web site that people can use to sign up for a newsletter. i think the mailing list basically needs a way to subscribe and unsubscribe and thats it.
im looking through choices now but im kinda confused. i assume the mailing list is a separate module from the actual sending out of the newsletter. do i need to pick a combination that work together? any newsletter module that allows me to send HTML email to all subscribed members of the mailing list is fine.
if you ever did something like this successfully, please recommend a module or combination. any tips appreciated!
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We tried several modules, notably simplenews, but the output formatting was so dreadful we finally opted for using PHPList (http://www.phplist.com/) as a standalone system using the phplist module (http://drupal.org/project/phplist) for integration.
We're more than happy with the result, as we can maintain a number of mailing lists and HTML templates for our newsletters.
Pete.
what am i missing?
thanks for the suggestion. ive managed to install phplist, it seems to work and its very cool. but im still failing to understand what exactly the phplist module does... or how to use it. i see a little list of features here (http://drupal.org/project/phplist) but when i try to administer the phplist module i cant make sense of what it does really.
i tried clicking "Synchronise users to phpList".. in addition to copying (or linking) my drupal users to phplist (which it did), i would have expected it to create a new page on the user account side that allows subscribe / unsubscribe options. it doesnt do anything like that i have noticed. also tried enabling "manage subscriptions" in permissions>phplist. i dont see anything different.
i could probably just look at the pages in the phplist application for subscribing/unsubscribing and steal the php to use within drupal. but i cant really tell what the module is supposed to do, or how to use it... besides copying users to phplist. can you clue me in, or point me to a resource?
thanks!
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The module simply allows you to sync your Drupal users with PHPList; Subscribe/unsubscribe options are handled by PHPList and are appended as links to each mailout.
Pete.