> We asked a network provider and were quoted a price of
> $750/listserv/year.  We asked a contractor and were quoted a price of
> $10000 to purchase, install and setup a listserver on-site (with a
> newserver thrown in) plus $70/hour to troubleshoot.  THe software they
> suggested, though, is NOT free and has an annual fee based on the number
> of lists you use.
>
> I'd like to know if anyone can suggest less expensive options.  We're an
> educational organization so can't just throw money at the problem.  I'd
> also like to know if we're taking the right approach?
>
 
We manage 8 lists, total 6000 members. We using PcBoard ($95), a 386 computer
with 4 megs memory and netxpress ($175) Holonet is our provider which runs
 $300 a month which also feed 52 newsgroups and thousands of messages a day
 
It works
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