What New Features are Coming?
Mail-merge messages: Lyris will automatically insert the name, email address or other information you specify in your message, specifically for each user's message. For instance, you could start your message with "Dear <name>, do you know about..." and Lyris will automatically put the user's name into the <name> part of your message, and send it out.
Periodic mailing: specify how frequently you want a document mailed to a mailing list, and it will be sent automatically. This is useful for distributing a "frequently asked questions" document.
Usenet Newsgroups: Lyris will also act as a Usenet Server, so that your existing mailing lists can be accessed as Usenet Groups. Postings to the Usenet groups will appear on the mailing list, and vice versa. In this way, your users can choose whether they want to access your mailing list via email, via Usenet, or by using the Lyris Web Interface.
Lyris Direct: a specialized version of Lyris for direct-mail users. This version is optimized for users who want to create one-direction mailing lists, where they send mail to people, but people cannot contribute to a discussion.
Non-English languages: Lyris is being translated into several non-English languages. All features will be available in that native language. We currently plan to support French, German and Spanish.
Live Chats: you will be able to have live discussions with other members of your Lyris mailing list. Both IRC and Web-Based chats will be supported.