Would-be online publishers can now take advantage of a new web-based tool that allows them to design and manage email newsletters without the need for either local or server-based software.

GraphicMail (www.graphicmail.com) is a subscription-based service that operates in a similar way to online email management services such as Hotmail.

Once they are registered, users enter a personalised area of the site where they can upload email lists and use online tools to either design their newsletter from scratch or use pre-formatted templates.

Email addresses are automatically checked for validity and flagged up for deletion if they fail. The system also automatically manages subscriptions and unsubscriptions and generates the necessary code to add a subscription form to your own web site.

Subscriber statistics are logged as are click-throughs on links within newsletters and the percentage of mailings that are opened by their recipients.

Prices start at $9.95 for up to 2,000 emails per month.

See: http://www.graphicmail.com

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