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Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage

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On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:52:44 -0400, Graham Hobbs <ghobbs@cdpwise.net>
wrote:

>On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:49:34 +0200, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
><PointedEars@web.de> wrote:
>
>>Graham Hobbs wrote:
>>
>>> I am at PHP 101 level.
>>
>>Pardon my saying so, but you are at *Internet* 101 level.
>Why? Can't you use PHP to program non-internet tasks?

You can but you have to have a server with a php interpreter installed
on your computer. 

>>> I have a webpage that asks a user to enter their name in one box, email
>>> address in another and click send. That's works OK (almost):-).
>>> 
>>> I also have created an empty Mailing list 'List-B' in my Mozilla
>>> Thunderbird to which I want to automatically add the email addresses
>>> sent from the webpage.
>>
>>Not reasonably possible.  *Such* a "Mailing list" is maintained client-side.  
>>The Web application processing the user input runs server-side.  Also be 
>>sure that you have users confirm from their e-mail accounts that they really 
>>want to subscribe (opt-in).
>> 
>>You appear to have a misconception of the term “mailing list” and its 
>>implementation.  What you can maintain in e-mail clients is a distribution 
>>list which is something else.  Look up those terms.
>>
>You're right, Wikipedia tells me 'disribution list' is what I'm after.
>Thanks!
>
>>> When the page gets back to my PHP pgm, can it add the email address to
>>
>>pgm?
>
>If it's not a pgm, what is it? 

I think he did not know that you meant "pgm" as shorthand for
"program."

>>> my mailing list without manual intervention?
>>
>>Only if you are maintaining the mailing list or distribution list server-
>>side.
>>
>>> Am not fond of mixing languages, etc so a pure PHP solution would be
>>> appreciated unless design wise not clever.
>>
>>AFAIK the most common mailing list management software, Majordomo, is 
>>written in Perl.
>>  
>>> Have googled, not found anything closely relevant.
>>
>>“PHP mailing list” yields a lot of relevant results among the 161'000'000 
>>hits.  Indeed, the first hit, ListMessenger, is relevant already.
>>
>>
>>PointedEars
>--- ---
>cheers
>Graham

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Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Graham Hobbs <ghobbs@cdpwise.net> - 2014-04-16 23:26 -0400
  Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-04-16 23:42 -0400
  Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2014-04-17 09:34 +0200
    Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-04-17 10:49 +0000
      Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-17 13:56 +0100
      Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Graham Hobbs <ghobbs@cdpwise.net> - 2014-04-17 11:15 -0400
        Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-04-17 22:00 +0200
  Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-04-17 16:49 +0200
    Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2014-04-18 08:10 +0200
    Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Graham Hobbs <ghobbs@cdpwise.net> - 2014-04-18 21:52 -0400
      Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2014-04-19 11:26 -0700
        Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-04-19 15:15 -0400
          Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-04-21 21:29 +0200
        Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-04-19 20:58 +0000
        Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-04-19 20:58 +0000
        Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Graham Hobbs <ghobbs@cdpwise.net> - 2014-04-19 21:26 -0400
          Re: Use PHP to populate a Mailing list from a webpage Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-04-19 21:38 -0400

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