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==History==
==History==
Sympa development started in 1995 and was first released in 1997. It's initial goal was to ensure continuity with the TULP list manager, produced partly by the initial author of Sympa: Christophe Wolfhugel. The initial version of Sympa included authentication, flexible command management, high performances in internal data access, and object oriented code for easy code maintenance.<ref name="Sympa_1">{{cite web | author=Sympa Website | title=History | url=http://www.sympa.org/manual/presentation#history | publisher= | date=15 August 2008 | accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref>
Sympa development started in 1995 and was first released in 1997. Its initial goal was to ensure continuity with the TULP list manager, produced partly by the initial author of Sympa: Christophe Wolfhugel. The initial version of Sympa included authentication, flexible command management, high performances in internal data access, and object oriented code for easy code maintenance.<ref name="Sympa_1">{{cite web | author=Sympa Website | title=History | url=http://www.sympa.org/manual/presentation#history | publisher= | date=15 August 2008 | accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref>


As new features were required, Sympa code base gradually evolved in a full fledge mailing list manager.
As new features were required, Sympa code base gradually evolved in a full fledge mailing list manager.

Revision as of 14:26, 27 February 2009

Sympa
Developer(s)Christophe Wolfhugel, Serge Aumont, Olivier Salaün, David Verdin
Initial release1997
Stable release
5.4.5 / January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20)
Repository
Written inPerl
Operating systemCross platform
Available in20+ languages
TypeElectronic mailing lists
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitehttp://www.sympa.org/

Sympa is an open source (GNU GPL) mailing list software. Its name is an acronym for Systeme de Multi-Postage Automatique (i.e. Automatic Mailing System in French language, and also means "nice" in french).

Features

Sympa's features include bulk mailing, service messages and web pages defined by templates, subscriber information stored in a RDBMS, and an external antivirus plugin.

Data is stored in a relational database such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle.

This can be highly configurable with multiple list single subscription and mail-to-list.

History

Sympa development started in 1995 and was first released in 1997. Its initial goal was to ensure continuity with the TULP list manager, produced partly by the initial author of Sympa: Christophe Wolfhugel. The initial version of Sympa included authentication, flexible command management, high performances in internal data access, and object oriented code for easy code maintenance.[1]

As new features were required, Sympa code base gradually evolved in a full fledge mailing list manager.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sympa Website (15 August 2008). "History". Retrieved 2008-09-15.