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	eGroups	OneList	Topica	ListBot	CoolList
List Types
Announcement, moderated, or open discussion lists	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Subscriber's Choice of Normal or Digest	Yes	Yes	Yes. Owner selects digest daily or every 10 messages.	No	No
Online message archive, either public or private viewing. E-mail addresses truncated	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Free, supported by e-mail ads. Also banner ads	Yes, 3-line maximum	Yes, 3-line maximum	Not yet implemented	Yes, 1-line ad	Yes, 3-line maximum
Charge for ad-free list	$4.95/mo payable as a annual non-refundable set-up fee	$4.95/mo payable annually	No charge to opt-out	$99 annually for ListBot Gold, up to 5000 messages/month	None offered
List size	No restrictions	No restrictions	No restrictions	Unlimited
Maximum message size	500K	500K	No maximum size	100K for free, 250K for Gold	-
Friendly for Lynx, WebTV, etc.	Yes	Yes	Uses frames	Yes	Yes
User selects ASCII or HTML e-mail	Yes	No	No	No	No
Subscribing	eGroups	OneList	Topica	ListBot	CoolList
Sign-up form available for your website	Yes, then takes you to further forms on eGroups site.	No, but custom sign-up URL	Yes.	Yes	Yes
Verifies e-mail address for new subscribers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
E-mail notification to owner of subs and unsubs open lists.	Only by checking log.	Yes, optional	No.	Summary reports e-mailed to owner daily or weekly
Asks demographic questions	ZIP code only, other optional	No, other info is optional	Yes, ZIP, birthdate, gender	Yes, optionally in some detail.*	No
Restricted sign-up available, requiring moderator approval	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Unlisted list available, list info not available to the public	Yes, optional	Yes, optional	Yes, optional	Yes	No
Import existing lists	Yes, paste in 1000+ at a time. Up to 24 yours, checked for spamming. Or send text list for upload	Yes, paste in 250 at one time	Yes, upload up to 500. More with permission.	Only with ListBot Gold	Only by typing in one at a time
Member Center for each member	Yes, called "My Space"	Yes, called "Member Center"	Yes, called "My Lists"	Yes	No
List Management	eGroups	OneList	Topica	ListBot	CoolList
Online List Center for each list	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Manage several groups with one home page and group center	Yes, allows "group sets"	No	No	No	No
Multiple moderators/managers allowed	Yes. Level of manager privileges may be set separately	Yes. Can set separate privileges for each moderator	Yes. Multiple owners possible, but all privileges are equal	No	No
Modify message subject line for easy filtering	Uses list name	Uses list name	Modifiable	No	No
Custom trailer at bottom of every message	Up to 6 lines	Up to two lines	Also optional custom header. No line limit.	No	No
Automated bimonthly or monthly mailings by owner	No	Yes	No	No	No
Customizable welcome and goodbye messages	Only welcome	Yes	Yes	Yes. Also for list page
Spam protection restricts posts to members	Optionally, also offers a second alias.	Yes, but users may have a second alias so they can post from another e-mail address	No open posting, must be a member.
Subscriber list may be downloaded by owner	Yes, prints list to screen. By request from customer service.	Yes	Yes	Prints list to screen	Prints list to screen
Invite potential members automatically by pasting in e-mail address.	Yes	Yes	Yes. Tracks who has responded	Yes	No
E-Mail Bounce Handling	Stops sending e-mail to bounces after 3 weeks		Can set to disable hard or soft bounces immediately or after a period of time.	Automatically removes certain kinds of bounces. Some must be manually removed
Temporary no mail for members on vacation without unsubscribing	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Can withdraw posting permission from selected members	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Banned members cannot resubscribe	-	Yes	Yes. Settings for banned e-mail addresses or domains	-	-
Other Tools	eGroups	OneList	Topica	ListBot	CoolList
Survey feature to determine best times for chats, etc.	Yes. Text report.	Yes. Shows graph and text	No	No	No
Calendar	Yes. Cannot be restricted to moderators	Yes. Can be restricted to moderators	No	No	No
Customizable database for contact lists, homework assignments, etc.	Yes	No	No	No	No
Chat Room for individuals or group	Yes. Usable across firewalls.	No	No	No	No
Shared file area for Web pages, documents, photos, etc.	20 MB per list. Not currently restrictable	5 MB per list. Can be restricted to moderators	No	No	No
Headquarters Location	San Francisco, California	San Mateo, California	San Francisco, California	Bedford, Mass.	Melbourne, Australia
Size of operation	200,000 lists. 5.5 million users	165,000 lists, highest Web traffic	Not disclosed		46,000+ lists

*ListBot had no privacy statement. Allows you to ask any of these demographic questions:
contact info plus Age, Gender, Occupation, Income, Company Name, Organization Type, Company Size, Web Site Type, Primary Net Connection, Home Ownership, Internet Experience, Education, Marital Status, and Children in Household.