mailing list / newsletter programs

[Amen-Ra]

I have a site I want to get people to sign up for a newsletter, are their any good programs that make this easy for me, it would be nice if they just filled in a form, emails got collected, I make a newsletter and it easily gets mailed to all on the list, plus people can unsubscribe.

I'm sure there must be a load of good programs that help with this, wouldn't surprise me if they even had a program attached to it that you can actually make the newsletter in as well with it, like the whole thing is all in one.

I saw something like that ages ago, cant remember its name, I'm sure the people here are well informed of all the programs and latest methods that make things like this a breeze, any suggestions on programs to help make it happen.

[DeMerchant]

aWeber is pretty good... little bit of a pain to set up... it's what Court recommended when I asked.

[Tel]

ConstantContact.com is what you are thinking of - they give you a newsletter template and you just write the text and add pictures and they do the rest including email shots, although I believe you have to have an email list already set up otherwise its considered spam.

[Amen-Ra]

Are there any at dirt cheap or free price, its for a free product that comes from me that makes money from donations.
Also I want the names and details on my computer, not on someones server or data bank, I dont want snoopers, my customers come to me in good faith.