Something you might want to take a look at is Citadel... It's a BBS/ Groupware package that dates back many many years, and offers a variety of options for calendaring and mailing lists. It's GPL now, very easy to setup, and fairly easy to secure and maintain. citadel.org -- Kristopher Browne kris dot browne at gmail dot com 612-353-6969 home 612-408-4431 cell -- - - QOTD: If you're looking for trouble, I can offer you a wide selection. On Mar 31, 2009, at 19:31:03, Jeff Nelson wrote: > I'm looking for alternatives to Yahoo Groups. I like the Yahoo Groups > features of archiving messages, having a place to archive files, and > being able to schedule events (with automatic reminders) on a > calendar. > Ranked features from most to least important are: > > 1. One email address which reflects to everyone on the list. > 2. Closed list (only members can send email, joining list must be > approved) > 3. Calendar reminders > > Nice, but not necessary: > 4. File archives > 5. Message archives > > There are a few drawbacks of Yahoo Groups. First, I want to add/remove > people to the list without the list member having to do anything > special. Some of the members of my lists have email but are > computer-challenged. Second, Yahoo Groups sometimes gets bogged down > and > timely messages (like calendar reminders) don't go out when scheduled. > > My group of volunteers has no funding, so very cheap, preferably > open-source suggestions are most appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20090331/eb8081c5/attachment.htm