Mailing lists disseminate a single email message simultaneously to a group of recipients. They can be used to distribute newsletters or announcements, as an open forum, or as a private discussion group. Mailing lists at the University of Guelph are managed by L-Soft [1]'s LISTSERV™ mailing list management software.
Support for Mailing Lists
Support for mailing lists is provided through:
- CCS Help Centre at IThelp@uoguelph.ca [2] or extension 58888
- List Subscriber's Manual [3]
- List Owner's Manual [4]
- ListServ FAQ [5]
How Do I Access Mailing Lists?
Mailing lists can be accessed by email, or over the web. The web interface makes it significantly easier to add or remove subscribers, change subscription options, view list archives, and post messages. Virtually all list management operations can be accomplished via the web interface.
The home page of the web interface is:
Log in using your email address (i.e. uid@uoguelph.ca) and central login password.
Listserv tutorials and common commands are available to help you get started with mailing lists on the LSoft website [7].
Who Is Eligible to Use Mailing Lists?
Creation and management of lists [8] can be carried out by faculty, staff and student organizations. Access to individual lists is controlled by the list owner.