[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:30pm
<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2019-09/> # Fear and Loathing and Mailing Lists with Evan Leibovitch In today's environment of spambots, blacklists, European privacy laws and Canadian anti-spam regulations, sending out bulk email these days is not for the timid. This presentation will describe one organization's search for the best way to do this. In the process it will identify some of the tools available - both open source and cloud based - and offer advice and warnings to others looking to use this method of communications. ## Location George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street, Room 203 Ryerson University <https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525> ## Schedule * 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk@gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner. * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. * 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising. # Code of Conduct We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or offline. We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open. Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: <https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board@gtalug.org>. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
On 2019-08-28 10:59 a.m., hi--- via talk wrote:
In today's environment of spambots, blacklists, European privacy laws and Canadian anti-spam regulations, sending out bulk email these days is not for the timid.
This presentation will describe one organization's search for the best way to do this.
The best ways to handle dealing with bulk mail include not buying lists of email addresses from any company that says they can provide a list of people who opted in. Most of them lie about that and include email addresses harvested off websites and other sources. Only send email to people who opted in to your mailing list via your website. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick
Hello Kevin, As far as I'm aware of the presentation, bulk list management, in this case -- are people signed up to receive a newsletter. The presentation is on different approaches on how to send out email messages while dealing with the issues mentioned. Perhaps we should update talk description. Alex. On 2019-08-28 5:13 p.m., Kevin Cozens via talk wrote:
On 2019-08-28 10:59 a.m., hi--- via talk wrote:
In today's environment of spambots, blacklists, European privacy laws and Canadian anti-spam regulations, sending out bulk email these days is not for the timid.
This presentation will describe one organization's search for the best way to do this.
The best ways to handle dealing with bulk mail include not buying lists of email addresses from any company that says they can provide a list of people who opted in. Most of them lie about that and include email addresses harvested off websites and other sources.
Only send email to people who opted in to your mailing list via your website.
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Alex Volkov -
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Kevin Cozens