Hello,

I am part of a small non-profit based on Washington, D.C. that is starting to be known in many parts of the U.S. and we are very interested in creating a mailing list.  I am aware of Majordomo and LISTSERV, and know that the mailing list runs through them, but not sure how it works.  Several questions:

1) Are Majordomo and LISTSERV software packages?
2) I believe they are software, but where and how do they run?  We do not have a server in our office and depend on an Internet Provider (E-Link), how will that work?  Does it run from one of the computers in our office?
3) How much work is involved in running a mailing list?  Do you need somebody monitoring everything, specially the subscribing and unsubscribing of members?
4) At this moment, we will probably start with a mailing list of about 300 people but expected to double easily, would that be a problem?  Are there limits to the number of people that can be subscribed?

I hope I am not sounding too ignorant but although I belong to several mailing lists, I have never ran one.  Your help will be appreciated.
Thank you very much,

Juan Carlos Vega
Information Resources Manager
National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco
Prevention (LCAT)
1875 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 732
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 265-8054 ext. 16
Fax: (202) 265-8056
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http://www.nlcatp.org/