Dada Mail - Professionally Installed

  • Price: A one-time installation/upgrade of Pro Dada starts at $24.95.
  • Install/Upgrades include the following plugins/extensions/extras:
    Plugins: Change Root Password, Tracker, Log Viewer, Screen Cache Manager, Mailing Monitor, Change Your List Shortname, Default Mass Mailing Messages; Extensions: archive blog-style index, Mutiple List Subscribe; Extras: CKEditor, Tiny MCE, KCFinder; Other Plugins/Extensions/Extras: are available, for an additional charge (see below, for details).
  • No additional purchase of Pro Dada is required!
  • Price includes a one-time install or upgrade of Pro Dada.
  • Direct support, feature creation/custom programming and consultation are available on an hourly basis, but is not included.
  • 14 day, money back guarantee on all install/upgrades.

Please Fill Out the Form Below:

This is an: of Pro Dada

We will do our very best to preserve you current mailing lists, archives, settings, subscribers, etc. If you have any specific customizations you're unsure will transfer over, please just let us know.


(You will be able to change this later)

The Dada Mail Root Password is used to create new lists in Dada Mail.

Basic Information

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Customize Your Installation

(For a larger description on what these customizations give you, click on the, * next to their names and you'll be zipped to the bottom of this page for the info. We highly recommend getting the Bounce Handler plugin installed, as it saves an incredible amount of your time, no matter how large your mailing lsit is, as well as a Subscription to the Dada Mail Manual (either for a year, or Forever), to get the most out of Dada Mail.

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$24.95
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* $25

We will be asking for your hosting account's FTP and web-based login information when we receive your installation request.

Additional Comments/Questions (optional).

If you want to request something that's not listed above, need to let us know something specific about your hosting account, or have any other questions, please let us know here:

to the Dada Mail Announce, so I can be alerted of new releases of Dada Mail! (Requires your confirmation, via email)

(If you have one)

After we receive this information, we will contact you confirming this install, quoting you of the total cost and also to ask for your server's password. No work from us will be done until we get your final confirmation.

Installation FAQ/The Fine Print:

Is There a Demo of Dada Mail Available? I would like to test drive the program out before I commit to a paid installation.

There is, see:

http://demo.dadamailproject.com

I don't know if I meet the requirements for Dada Mail to run on my server account. How would I know?

For us to do an installation, please make sure your account meets the following:

  • The ability to run CGI scripts.
  • Hosted on a Unix-like server. These include: FreeBSD, Linux, MacOSX. This does not include Windows NT, 2000, 2003.
  • At least Perl 5.8.1
  • cronjob/scheduled tasks support. Although not required for the core of the program, we highly recommend it. Cronjobs are required for the Scheduled Mailer (Beatitude) to work.

Complete system requirements are listed here and we do have a list of Dada Mail-friendly hosts if you're having trouble deciding on a new host.

If you are unsure on how to find this information, you may want to email your webhost and see if they have the resources available for Dada Mail. For example:

 
Hello,
  
I am interested installing a custom CGI script on my account. 
It has the following requirements to meet:


* Hosted on a Unix/Linux server (not a Windows-based server)

* The ability to run custom CGI scripts 
* Perl version 5.8.1 or later
* The Berkeley DB File Perl module (DB_File.pm), GDBM_File.pm, MySQL or Postgres
* The ability to send out emails - either using the sendmail command or via an SMTP connection
* The ability to set cronjobs/scheduled tasks


Also, does my account have any restrictions with the number of emails that 
may be sent out in a given time? This application has the ability to throttle 
mail sending to stay within limitations that may be imposed. 


Does my account meet these requirements? If not, is there an
upgrade to a plan that does? 


Thanks!

You may also want to research your webhost's Terms Of Service regarding mailings lists. Some do not allow mailing lists to be set up. Others have limitations to the amount of email that can be sent out at one time. Limitations can be worked around, but it's best not to break the TOS with your webhost.

Please note: it is your responsibility to find this information out: If we receive your installation request, ask for the login details and installation fee, receive the total funds and installation fee, complete the upgrade/installation give you the details of the installation and then you use the program to only then find that there is some limitation in your hosting account that you did not tell us in advance, we will not issue a refund.

What's the Warranty/Support for a Pro Dada Install/Upgrade?

We encourage that all new installations and upgrades be tested by our clients, as soon as an installation/upgrade is ready. If you do find a problem, please! let us know! There is a timeframe of 14 days between when a paid installation/upgrade is complete where we will try to fix any and all issues that you may have, provided that we deem the problems you're experiencing bugs in the program itself.

If we cannot resolve the problems you are having to our own standards, we'll give you the option to ask for a refund. This DOES NOT include a scenario where you attempt to overload Dada Mail with too many susbscribers for which your hosting account is realistically suited for.

Bugs in the program are found and are resolved. We do release versions of Dada Mail that are primarily bug fix releases. As well as the 14 day money back guarantee, we will be happy to upgrade your Pro Dada installation/upgrade with any bug fix release we put out, for a period of 30 days, from your paid installation/upgrade.

 

When Do You Start Working On My Installation/Upgrade?

We will start working on your installation/upgrade as soon as we have received the proper login information to do the job - usually access via FTP/ssh and your hosting control panel login, and when we have been given the go-ahead to start by you, confirming that the price for the installation/upgrade is correct and what you expect.

If we find that we need more information, we'll let you know. We try to be timely on our installations, but if we continue to need further information, we can only estimate the time that we can finish, based upon when we get all the information needed to the installation. This information is usually just your FTP login and web-based control panel login information, but in some cases, could mean more - especially if you host yourself on your own custom environment.

In detail, how will you install Dada Mail (changes to my account, locations of saved files, etc) ?

Our number one concern when installation Dada Mail is security.

Because of this, we take as many precautions as possible. We:

  • Save the directory list information (list settings, subscriptions lists, archives) in a location that's inaccessable to someone using a web browser, and also, by default, hidden to anyone using an FTP client or connected to your site via ssh.
  • Encypt the main, Dada Root Password. This encryption cannot be cracked in any way except brute force - in other words, guessing every single combination.

Our next concern when installing Dada Mail is upgradability

We feel that it's important to keep current with the newest version of Dada Mail as painlessly as possible. To do this, we

  • Set up multiple directories for each kind of list information
  • Save any configuration changes to the program in an outside configuration file - no need to reconfigure the program when a new version comes out.
  • Make sure backup information is being saved. Sometimes, server software upgrades break Dada Mail. We'll make sure that such upgrades that may break Dada Mail can be recovered easily.

When installing Dada Mail, we will be placing one new directory in the cgi-bin of your hosting account. We will be placing one new directory in your hosting account's home directory to save list information. No other changes to your account will be made.

Installations are tested to make sure:

  • List creation is working properly
  • List subscription/unsubscription is working properly
  • All email sending works using the sendmail command (not directly through SMTP) and using the PlainText backend. (If you would like the SQL backend, please just let us know the permissions to your MySQL or, Postgress server)

If you have any other questions/concerns on what the program can do or how it's set up, please let us know beforehand, not during and not after an installation is done. Giving us your account password after we get back to you is your confirmation that the installation/upgrade will commence as outlined.

How can I pay you?

Currently, we can accept PayPal, credit cards via Google Checkout or a check mailed to us. If none of these methods work, please let us know before we start an installation/upgrade. We do prefer PayPal/Google Checkout, for convenience.

When Do You Expect Payment?

Payment is expected after we finalize what you would like installed, right before we start work for all installations. Receiving payment is our signal that you have confirmed that you would like the installation/upgrade.

For all installations and upgrades, if the installation/upgrade is cancelled by the client (you) before we have completed the installation, we will refund no less than half of the payment back, at our discretion.

Once we have completed the installation, there is no continued, direct email or phone support for the installation, unless specified by a separate agreement. If you have a problem, please use the message boards for free, community support, or contact us directly for paid support. We want you to succeed with Dada Mail and the best way to do that is to join the Dada Mail community!

What else do you need from me, before you can get started?

Other than Payment and your correct Login Permissions, you do need to have a working hosting account. For us, this means that you can give us a username/password combo that allows both of us to add/edit/delete files in your public html directory.

We are not going to set up your hosting account for you.

This includes setting up a hosting account on a Virtual Private Server, co-located server, dedicated server or anything like that - we're not going to do it. Before we come in, we need at the very least, a website up and permissions to install the program on. Setting up a hosting account is well beyond the pale of installing Dada Mail.

What is the timeframe from installation request to finished installation?

Depending on how busy we are, this can be anywhere from the same day to about a week, the average being 3 days. When we answer your request for installation, we will give you a fairly accurate timeframe as to when the installaton/upgrade will be completed. We will contact you if we have to make any ammendments to this timeframe. If you need the program installation in a hurry we may be able to accomodate for a slightly higher installation/upgrade price for the "convenience".

 

More Information on Customizations

Upgrades for a Year

Rather than simply a one-time installation/upgrade of Dada Mail, we will upgrade your Dada Mail installation for a full calendar year, whenever there's a new version of Dada Mail available, at your discretion. This option is most useful if you plan on always having the latest version of Dada Mail installed. Direct support, feature creation/custom programming and consultation are available on an hourly basis, but is not included with this option.

Dada Mail Manual Subscription

The Dada Mail Manual is covered on its own page.

In previous years, we've included The Dada Mail Manual as part of our installation/upgrade services. We've decided to have it as an optional add-on now, to help lower the price of our installs/upgrades. We will alway install Pro Dada, no matter if you decide on a one-time, or year of upgrades -or if you decide on an added Dada Mail Manual Subscription.

Bounce Handler

Mystery Girl handles the sometimes tedious and always annoying task of dealing with bounced messages on your list. Instead of receiving bouncing messages yourself, they'll be received by Mystery Girl, who'll then go through them with a sharp eye and try to understand why exactly the messages bounced and do something about it. If the message bounces because the email address doesn't exist, the offending address is removed from your list. Mystery Girl uses a sophisticated points system, giving the problematic email address a bit of leaway when it comes to bouncing - just in case the delivery to that address was simply having some sort of temporary technical difficulties.

Mystery Girl runs in the background and involves no additional work on your part. Highly suggested.

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Beatitude (Mail Scheduler)

Beatitude allows you to write an email message, destined for your list, to be sent whenever you'd like in the future. Your message can be Plain Text, HTML (or both) and can have its contents came from a file on your server or a webpage. It also includes support for attachments.

You can also set the message to be sent on a continuing schedule - say, every day at 9:00am.

Messages can also be dynamic - for example: if you want to send the above schedule to send a webpage - but *only* if the webpage has new content.

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Bridge Plugin

Bridge does two things:

It allows you to send a message from your mail reader (Something like Outlook) to a special email address called the List Address, that 'll then be broadcasted (sent) , on behalf of you, to your list subscribers.

It also allows you to set up a discussion list that works the same way - subscribers to your list will have the oppourtunity to send to a special email address called the List Address, which will then be broadcasted (sent) to your list subscribers.

Discussion Lists work fairly similar to what you may be familiar with, but if you do have any questions about what exactly can be done, let us know.

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Amazon SES Setup

Amazon SES (Simple Email Service) is a third-party email sending service. It's a part of Amazon's Web Service suite. Dada Mail can use Amazon SES to send email messages out, instead of your hosting account's own mail server. This potentially allows you to send out much more email, at a higher rate of sending, than what's available to you, in your own hosting account.

For us to set up Dada Mail to use Amazon SES, you will first have to sign up for a Amazon SES account, and give us your SES credentials, so that we may then plug in the correct information into Dada Mail, and set up the backend configuration. For more information, see the Amazon SES homepasge.

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