Need help setting up a client email database/mailing list on my website

[JSGTPD]

Hey all

OK here is what I need to do. I need to make a page on my site where customers can sign up for my newsletter. I need it to send them a confirmation email, so they dont use fake email address, and they must confirm they signed up for it. I need it to hold their first name, last name, email address, and what store of ours they shop at. Now only certain stores are participating in this promotion so I also need to be able to send them an email and tell them their current store dosent participate (if its one of the stores that doesnt).

So ya thats not too tough right?? Is there software I need for this?

Thanks!

Jeff

[Gamini]

That's not tough at all. You need some kind of serverside language installed on your server e.g PHP, ASP.

If so there are plenty of newsletter scripts, check out http://www.hotscripts.com
If you can't find anything suitable you can easily write the script yourself, or a member on htmlforums could help you out.

[JSGTPD]

Ok thats cool. I want to send out the newsletter in HTML does that make a difference?

[JSGTPD]

Oh and I also need a free one!

[Gamini]

Hehe, you can easily find a free newsletter script if you google around. Otherwise you could write it yourself, or someone on htmlforums will probably be able to write it for you.

If the former two fail please post.

[JSGTPD]

Ok so I downloaded a script called Chipmunk Newsletter script and got it all installed. Easy enough to use except that I cannot send my newsletter in HTML and plain text like I want too. How can I change it to send it HTML?? Also I need to be able to set it up in a way that I approve the validation email, not have it auto sent.

Would it be easier just to have someone in these forums right me a custom script? Or just tweak this one?