You may want to take a look at something like http://callingpost.com/
(My son's football team uses it).

Hope that helps,

David


-----Original Message-----
From: LISTSERV site administrators' forum on behalf of Pete Weiss
Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 3:48 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: List for Search and Rescue callout help
 
At 14:51 9/25/2009 Friday, Danny Morris wrote:

>Is it possible that someone here could host a list for us? It would be 
>between 16-20 members, each with an email address as one for texting their 
>cell. Reliability is key as we can not miss a call for obvious reasons.

<rhetorically>

Define Reliability?  What are its components both technically and organizationally?  Where are the single points of failure?  What is your backup scenario (when technology fails)?

What about the subscribers' email / textings systems?  Why do you think that BIG CELLULAR ISPs are providing you with reliable and fast service?  

/Pete