On the NorthClick blog today, there's a quick little set of hints talking about the creation of a simple ("but solid") newsletter system for your website.

He breaks it down into the individual steps you'll need to follow:

• Use a Framwork
• Queue in the database
• Use SMTP
• Check Headers
• Test it

In the step involving the database, he gives the create script you'll need to get the table set up and working. It's not so much a step-by-step tutorial with all of the needed code as it is a general look at what steps to follow when rolling your own newsletter setup.