Dada Mail
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Dada Mail is a web-based electronic mailing list
management system that can be used for announcement lists. It can also be used to create and manage discussion lists, if you activate and configure an included plug-in called Dada Bridge, for which you will need to set a cron task.
Dada Mail is free software
distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License
and written in Perl
.
Unlike more traditional electronic mailing list software, like Majordomo
there is no email interface to send commands to Dada Mail. Rather, most all administration of the mailing list is done using a web-based control panel. Closed-Loop Opt-in subscriptions are done via sending a confirmation email message, but the actual mechanism is simply a unique confirmation URL.
. Its original name was Mojo Mail, a name that came to Justin after having a dream about making a successor to the Majordomo
program, after struggling with that program's email-based interface for a non-profit client.
"Mojo" itself is a reference to The Doors
' song, L.A. Woman
and the specific stanza from the lyrics,
Which is an Anagram
of Jim Morrison
.
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. http://mojo.skazat.com/project/press_release_12_01_03.html
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Electronic mailing list
An electronic mailing list is a special usage of email that allows for widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. It is similar to a traditional mailing list — a list of names and addresses — as might be kept by an organization for sending publications to...
management system that can be used for announcement lists. It can also be used to create and manage discussion lists, if you activate and configure an included plug-in called Dada Bridge, for which you will need to set a cron task.
Dada Mail is free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License
GNU Project
The GNU Project is a free software, mass collaboration project, announced on September 27, 1983, by Richard Stallman at MIT. It initiated GNU operating system development in January, 1984...
and written in Perl
Perl
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall in 1987 as a general-purpose Unix scripting language to make report processing easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions and become widely popular...
.
Features
Dada Mail handles Closed-Loop Opt-in subscriptions and Close-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
Majordomo (software)
Majordomo is a mailing list manager developed by Brent Chapman of Great Circle Associates. It is written in Perl and works in conjunction with sendmail on UNIX and related operating systems...
there is no email interface to send commands to Dada Mail. Rather, most all administration of the mailing list is done using a web-based control panel. Closed-Loop Opt-in subscriptions are done via 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 University of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
. Its original name was Mojo Mail, a name that came to Justin after having a dream about making a successor to the Majordomo
Majordomo (software)
Majordomo is a mailing list manager developed by Brent Chapman of Great Circle Associates. It is written in Perl and works in conjunction with sendmail on UNIX and related operating systems...
program, after struggling with that program's email-based interface for a non-profit client.
"Mojo" itself is a reference to The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
' song, L.A. Woman
L.A. Woman
The band embarked on a tour to promote the album, although it would only comprise two dates. The first was held in Dallas, Texas on December 11 and reportedly went well. The second performance took place at The Warehouse in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 12, 1970, where Morrison apparently had...
and the specific stanza from the lyrics,
Mr. Mojo Risin'
Which is an Anagram
Anagram
An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once; e.g., orchestra = carthorse, A decimal point = I'm a dot in place, Tom Marvolo Riddle = I am Lord Voldemort. Someone who...
of Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
.
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
Dada
Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
is a direct reference to the early 20th century cultural movement. Justin considers Dada Mail a conceptual work of art. http://mojo.skazat.com/project/press_release_12_01_03.html
See also
- Electronic mailing listElectronic mailing listAn electronic mailing list is a special usage of email that allows for widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. It is similar to a traditional mailing list — a list of names and addresses — as might be kept by an organization for sending publications to...
- Majordomo (software)Majordomo (software)Majordomo is a mailing list manager developed by Brent Chapman of Great Circle Associates. It is written in Perl and works in conjunction with sendmail on UNIX and related operating systems...
- GNU MailmanGNU MailmanGNU Mailman is a computer software application from the GNU project for managing electronic mailing lists.Mailman is coded primarily in Python and currently maintained by Barry Warsaw...
- ezmlmEzmlmezmlm is a software package for managing electronic mailing lists by Daniel J. Bernstein. It is similar to GNU Mailman and Majordomo but only works with the qmail mail transfer agent. It is released into the public domain....
- SympaSympaSympa is an open source mailing list management software. Its name, which is an acronym for Systeme de Multi-Postage Automatique Sympa is an open source (GNU GPL) mailing list management (MLM) software. Its name, which is an acronym for Systeme de Multi-Postage Automatique Sympa is an open source...
- LISTSERVLISTSERVLISTSERV was the first electronic mailing list software application, consisting of a set of email addresses for a group in which the sender can send one email and it will reach a variety of people...
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