PacMail is an easy to use mailing list administrator.
Uses asp and access. Get repeat traffic by having your visitors
to sign up for your mailing list.
Mailing List
Having an opt-in mailing list can improve customer loyalty and
increase traffic by keeping your users informed.
PacMail is an easy to use mailing list administrator. Uses asp and access.
Get repeat traffic by having your visitors to sign up for your mailing list.
PacMail takes all the work out of this for you. Subscription registration is
automated. Make a few changes and in less than 10 minutes you have a fully
functional mailing list utility. You can then send mail to the list at any
interval you like!
Installation of PacMail is simple.
First, if you open the database don't delete any tables. you may notice by extensive examination of the code there are 2 extra tables. These are in place so that when V 2 is released you won't need to change the database at all. Thus you can keep your existing list in tact. V 2 will allow for multiple mailing lists.
Now, there are two files that are of importance.
Conn.asp
and
accessDriverConn.asp
Conn.asp uses Jet 4.0 to connect.
accessDriverConn.asp uses the msaccess driver to connect to the database.
If you want to use the access driver then rename accessDriverConn.asp to Conn.asp
If you are unsure if your server has Jet 4.0 contact your support. I recommend using Jet...
Drop the mail list into the web. I recommend for security reasons you immediately
change the email and password. This is done by pointing the browser to:
http://www.yoursite.com/maillist/login.htm
The initial email is me@me.com This is your log in name. The default password is 123456
Log in and then click on Edit Admin Defaults.
The first text box is where you will change the password. The second is for changing your email.
The 3rd box is your default signature. This will be attached to ALL emails sent to your mailing list.
Now then, if you have email ads you want to include in each mailing, the next 4 boxes is where you add these. You can add none, any, or all, it's up to you. If you want NO ADS delete
what's in these boxes.
The last box is kind of a normal thing in reputable email lists. It tells the person how to unsubscribe or be removed from the list. This will have to be done manually at this time. In the future this will be automated.
That's it for the defaults.
If you want to ADD EDIT or DELETE people, from the main page click on Add Or Edit Users
To edit or delete enter the email you are wanting to see. Then click submit. You will then be given the info for that email address to either edit or delete.
To add a user, enter the email, first and last names and click Add.
That's all for administering the subscribers.
Now to send your mail. From the main page click on Send Mail
Simply fill out the subject and enter your message and click Preview Now. This will allow you to see the mail before you send it. This way you have a chance to correct any mistakes.
Of course people need to know you HAVE a mailing list to join. Here's how to do it:
Place this in-between the <HEAD> tags on the page you want a link for visitors to join the mailing list.
<script>
function openit(){
var which="/maillist/join.htm"
whichit=window.open(which,"","width=400,height=255")
}
</script>
Place the link anywhere in the body where you want it to show up.
<a href="javascript:openit()">Join Our Mailing List!</a>
This will open a small window to subscribe. After the fill out their name and email it will automatically add them to the database so they will get an email each time you send one.
