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# Welcome to Widerhall!
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## What is Widerhall?
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_Widerhall_ is the german word for reverberation.
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This is a software dedicated to the creation of mailing lists without knowhow regarding _mailservers_.
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All you need to create a mailing list with _Widerhall_ is this software and an IMAP-enabled email address.
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## How does it work?
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After you started the software, you go to it's front page, set up an admin account.
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Then, as admin, you can create mailing lists by just entering the respective login credentials into this software.
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When enabling a list, this software connects to the respective mailbox and waits for incoming messages. Everytime a message is received, the software forwards it to any subscriber of that list.
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## How does subscription work?
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You can make public every mailing list you create.
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All public mailing lists are presented on _Widerhall_`s front page. Visitors may join each of the public mailing lists by hitting the _subscribe_ button. The need to enter their name and email address. After that, they receive a confirmation email with a link, that completes their subscription.
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## Is it free?
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Yes. _Widerhall_ is FOSS, which stands for Free Open Source Software.
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That means every on can obtain a free copy of the source code and use it on it`s own behalf.
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## Instructions
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Refer to [Instructions] for hints on setup and maintenance.
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## Current state
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This software is brand new and may contain bugs. Regard it as alpha state, do not use in production environments!
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[Instructions]: doc/instructions.md
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