Mailing List
Mailing List - A list of names and e-mail addresses for a group of people who share a common interest in a subject or topic and exchange information by subscribing to the list. A popular way of sharing information is to join, or subscribe to, a mailing list. Information is sent to the mailing list through e-mail by posting a message to the list.
Different types of e-mail software – LISTSERV, ListProc, and Majordomo. A list server runs the e-mail list software. In commercial mailing lists, advertisers send promotional materials for specific products to customers based on their expressed preferences.
A list moderator moderates a mailing list to ensure that the list always receives and sends appropriate and relevant information to its members. When an individual does not moderate the list and postings are sent to list members automatically, the list is an unmoderated list.
A closed list is one in which membership is not automatic.
A list administrator oversees one or more mailing lists and can either reject or accept a request to become a list member.
• Usenet (User’s News Network) is an information network to which people can post and read messages and opinions.
• Message digests are several postings grouped in a single e-mail message to help reduce the number of messages received. Messages are e-mail messages that express ideas or ask questions that each member of the mailing list receives. Commands request the list server to take a prescribed action. Commands are not forwarded to other list members.
• Potential problems of mailing lists: Mail volume may be more than you can read, Repetition of questions that have been previously posted on the mailing list.
Different types of e-mail software – LISTSERV, ListProc, and Majordomo. A list server runs the e-mail list software. In commercial mailing lists, advertisers send promotional materials for specific products to customers based on their expressed preferences.
A list moderator moderates a mailing list to ensure that the list always receives and sends appropriate and relevant information to its members. When an individual does not moderate the list and postings are sent to list members automatically, the list is an unmoderated list.
A closed list is one in which membership is not automatic.
A list administrator oversees one or more mailing lists and can either reject or accept a request to become a list member.
• Usenet (User’s News Network) is an information network to which people can post and read messages and opinions.
• Message digests are several postings grouped in a single e-mail message to help reduce the number of messages received. Messages are e-mail messages that express ideas or ask questions that each member of the mailing list receives. Commands request the list server to take a prescribed action. Commands are not forwarded to other list members.
• Potential problems of mailing lists: Mail volume may be more than you can read, Repetition of questions that have been previously posted on the mailing list.
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