Hi Folks,
The software the powers OnlineGroups.Net sites and groups has been
released as open source. It's called GroupServer.
http://groupserver.org
The service we provide here at OnlineGroups.Net makes it easy to take
advantage of sites and groups powered by GroupServer, because we do all
the administration. If you'd prefer to host your own GroupServer
installation, you can download and install it yourself. Furthermore, for
the technically inclined, access to the source code enables you to see
exactly how our system is handling your data.
OnlineGroups.Net Technical Lead Richard Waid has just posted about this
on our blog.
http://blog.onlinegroups.net/2008/06/17/groupserver-the-open-source-software-behind-onlinegroupsnet/
One of the advantages that we believe that OnlineGroups.Net has over other
email list services on the web, is that it is based on open source software.
This means that if you prefer not to use our hosted service, you can download,
install and run the software yourself.
Today, we announced the release of version 1.0 beta of GroupServer, the
software that powers OnlineGroups.Net. You can download GroupServer for free.
http://groupserver.org/downloads
Details of what is new in the latest version are in this announcement.
http://groupserver.org/r/post/1aaZsi2KWu7Zy6mkHxLU7r
We have also posted a comprehensive summary of the features of GroupServer, and
how these compare with two other popular email list systems, Mailman and Google
Groups. All of the web and email list features listed here
http://groupserver.org/groupserver/features/
are provided on OnlineGroups.Net. Administrative Freedom is the advantage that
you'd gain by running your own GroupServer installation.
with regards,