Bring your List server in-house

List servers are a great tool for anybody who wants to stay in the loop. Can you imagine yourself without email? Most of us can't. How did we ever function without it? That's how people feel after they use a list server for awhile. The applications of list servers are endless.

LIST SERVER BASICS:If you are new to list servers, they receive messages and distribute them to all members of the member list. You as a member get an email let say once a day containing all emails sent by group members to the list server. Of course, schedules are adjustable.

REPLACE MEETINGS: A list server can be the daily meeting. You don't have daily meetings? Why? To complicated to get the people in one room? Is Fred on the road again? The early shift went home an hour ago.? These are meeting buster situations but no issue to a list server. Just like Email you send the massage when you have the idea and the others read and reply when they have time.

BOARD of DIRECTORS: The list server is the perfect tool for board members to stay in the loop between board meetings. The members attend the meetings more informed and can devote the meeting time to discuss solutions. The list server is far superior to just sending email to the group. It allows a structured flow of information.

HOBBY CLUBS: Start a list about your favorite hobby. You'll "meet" others interested in the hobby and you will have the opportunity to share your knowledge of the subject. I have subscribed to the T-bird list for years. I keep all the messages and if I need an answer I search through them.

YOU'RE IN CONTROL: Arrow makes it easy to create and maintain interactive or read-only mailing lists. Arrow is powerful, yet easy to use. Arrow allows you to run a "moderated" list where you review messages before posting them to the mailing list. Arrow can also run unattended to automatically process list messages.

EASY TO SETUP: Arrow features an Explorer-like interface for browsing lists, folders, and messages. You can even create your own folders for storing and organizing messages. Arrow's New List Wizard guides you through the process of creating a mailing list. You can customize (and even add) commands to those recognized by Arrow. Filters allow you to customize how Arrow processes incoming messages.

FLEXIBILITY: Subscribers can choose to receive individual messages or digests. Digests are single messages containing a collection of all the messages posted to the list during the desired "digest period" specified by the subscriber. Tag lines, headers, and/or footers can be added to posted messages. "Dated" tag lines can be specified which are used on specific days of the year. Although Arrow is designed primarily for interactive mailing lists, you may create "Read-Only" or "Announcement" lists.

SEND & RECEIVE: Some ISPs require that you check for new e-mail before you can send messages through their SMTP server. Therefore, Arrow will (optionally) check a specified POP3 account before trying to send mail. ArrowMailer allows Arrow to send messages directly to each recipient's SMTP server - taking much of the burden off your ISP's mail server. Arrow allows multiple lists to use a single POP3 server. If you can forward messages to the POP3 server, Arrow will use the "to" address to route the incoming messages to the proper list. Arrow uses a standard Internet mail protocols to read messages from your POP3 and to send them to your SMTP server.

SPAM CONTROL: Arrow includes security features to help control problem subscribers. A Subscriber can be marked as a "Twit" - messages from "twits" are immediately reflected back to the "twit" as if they were posted. Only after being reviewed by the list moderator, can the message be posted to the rest of the list subscribers. Subscribers can be marked as "Banned" - messages from banned subscribers (including command messages) are ignored.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Arrow requires Windows (98, NT, 2000, or XP), at least 64M of memory, and about 10M of disk space (disk space will vary depending on the size and number of messages you leave in Arrow's folders). You also must have an Internet connection and access to a POP3 account and SMTP server for Arrow's use.

TEST IT FOR FREE: You can download and try the unregistered version of Arrow. The unregistered version allows you to create one mailing list with up to 50 subscribers. If you like what you see you can upgrade to the registered version which does not have this limitation.

VERY AFFORDABLE: If you find Arrow useful and need to overcome the limits of the unregistered version, you can purchase a license to use the full version of Arrow for $50.00 (US). You will receive a license key by e-mail that enables the features of the full version. The key you receive will work with the current release and beta (test) versions of Arrow and all future versions of Arrow.