[grc] What's a good app for email lists?

[David Klann]

Hey Frieda,

On 7/26/20 12:37 AM, Frieda Werden you wrote:
> This is what they are saying I should do to find out who complained and
> blocked my emails, but I don't know what is meant by "Senders who want to
> sign up for the CFL program are required to sign their outbound email with
> DKIM <http://www.dkim.org/>, which is used by Yahoo Mail to determine the
> actual sender of an email."
> 

DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail) is a silly tool invented by the Big 
Email companies to "verify" that the sender of an email is actually who 
they say they are. It's annoying to set up, but it results in the Big 
Players (yahoo, google, microsoft, etc.) accepting email from your 
server. I could help you set it up if you'd like.

But first some questions:

Are you running a listserv (like this here GRC list)?

Or are you creating emails to send to a list of people?

Or something else?

If running a listserv, I'm not sure what to suggest. I'm sure there are 
lots of email listserv tools out there.

If creating email to send to lists of people, I can heartily recommend 
using Proton Mail (protonmail.com), and Hey (hey.com). Proton Mail is 
based in Switzerland and is a highly secure and widely recognized email 
provider. Proton Mail has a free tier, but I recommend paying the €48 
per year for the "Plus" tier. Proton Mail also lets you bring your own 
domain (like "wings.org") to their service. I have done that with my 
business email (dklann at broadcastool.com); that feature is available at 
the "Professional" tier. More pricing and descriptions at 
https://protonmail.com/pricing

"Hey" is a new email service started by some folks from Chicago who are 
ultra sensitive to peoples' privacy and security concerns. It's the same 
group who started the online collaboration service Basecamp. Hey does 
not have a free tier, but their paid service costs $99 per year. One of 
the things that's intriguing about Hey to me is that they turn the idea 
of email organization on its head and give users more control over how 
your email is presented to you. More details at 
https://hey.com/how-it-works/

I've only recently heard about Hey (and I just signed up for the 14-day 
trial to see how well it works), and I'm a happy and satisfied Proton 
Mail user.

I have no connection to either of these organizations other than, as I 
mentioned, I'm a satisfied Proton Mail user.

Does this help?

   ~David