Craig,
The point is that by using the FP database components, in most cases you can avoid learning about
ASP and Access. Basically, you create a form, then under Form properties, select to have the form
submit it results to a database, then FP will create the Access database for you or if you really
don't want to use the FP database component, simply have FP write the form results to comma
separated value (.csv) text file. However using ASP and a database you could allow subscriber to
unsubscribe, update their email address or other info.
You could also consider using one of the following:
http://www.topica.com/solutions/index.html
http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusine...lb/detail.mspx
If you really want to use database driven function but avoid working with ASP and databases, drop me
an email with your phone number.
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"Craig Schiller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thomas -
>
> Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, as I tried to imply, I'm
> unfamiliar with both ASP and Access, and have no pressing interest in
> becoming familiar with either. I don't think the organization currently
> has a website, so providing them with one that's hosted on a Windows IIS
> server shouldn't be a problem.
>
> Your point is taken about sending email only in text format. However,
> that doesn't answer my question about the most efficient way to harvest
> names and addresses and then create a mass mailing list.
>
> Thanks for your help so far.
>
> Craig
>
> "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
> >
> > If your site is hosted on a Windows IIS server and you can use ASP and Access, then this could
be
> > accomplished using the FP database components with no additional cost involved.
> >
> > I would suggest that you only send email in text format with a link to a newsletter on the site
in
> > HTML or PDF format.
> >
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> >
> > "Craig Schiller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi, all -
> > >
> > > I'm probably going to be designing the website for a small regional
> > > government agency. One of the things they're considering is a facility
> > > enabling visitors to the site to submit a form identifying their
> > > interests and/or concerns. These visitors would then be mailed a monthly
> > > newsletter.
> > >
> > > We're assuming a maximum of 50 unique responders per month over a 3 year
> > > period, so a possible max of 1800 responders.
> > >
> > > My questions:
> > >
> > > Would it be most efficient to have a connected database harvest the
> > > email addresses? If so, designing that would be beyond my knowledge and
> > > I'd have to subcontract that portion. What could I expect to pay someone
> > > for that (realizing that the cost of the database software would also
> > > have to be included)?
> > >
> > > Would this number of responders be small enough to simply manually
> > > transfer names and email addresses into a standalone database? If so,
> > > what would then be the best method to do a group emailing? And, would it
> > > be relatively simple to do a group emailing in HTML?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for all of your suggestions.
> > >
> > > Craig
> > >
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