a means of sending messages by email to many people. Discussion lists are usually maintained by special services, and messages are archived and can be accessed on the Internet. The main provider in the UK for higher education discussion lists is JISCmail.
A group of folks who discuss a stated topic via email. Members of a discussion list (subscribers) communicate by sending posts (email messages) to a centralized source (list server or moderator), which in turn distributes the posts to the community at large, usually by means of specially designed software. Discussion lists range in size from tens to thousands. They are often moderated (to a greater or lessor extent), though many are automatically managed by list servers.
Mostly moderated, these are emailed discussions on areas of interest, often offered by websites. Talk about a way to find a niche market.
a collection of email addresses of people interested in a topic or idea
a group of individuals who have mutually subscribed to receive posts from other individuals on the same email list
a list where each message is sent to a repeater that broadcasts it to all the subscribers
an automatic distributor of electronic mail
an electronic mailing list that allows members to share ideas and ask questions of each other via email
an Email-based discussion group or forum, similar to live chat, but using email for the discussion medium
an e-mail forum where people with common interests -- but uncommon geography -- can ask questions and share experiences across countries, continents, and time boundaries
an ideal way to facilitate many-to-many communication between conservation organizations and activists, and the nature of email can help to remove barriers of time and geography that often makes communication difficult
an online community of people who discuss a specific topic or topics by E-Mail
an open forum where members can share their knowledge and questions about editorial freelancing and the freelance lifestyle
a special Internet address that echoes email messages to a list of subscribers
a two-way forum for you to communicate with your vendors, your colleagues, or other types of community who would enjoy discussing topics of shared interest
An email service that allows each member to post individual messages that are delivered to all the members of the group. This is also called many-to-many list.
Also called newsgroup. Offers the possibility to discuss a subject with several people at the same time through an e-mail system. You need to register with the computer that manages that list, the so-called listserver.
A moderated or unmoderated mailing list that allows any member to send messages to the other members (subscribers).
A discussion is an online message system where you can read messages, leave messages and see responses to messages you have left on topics of interest to you.
A group of people discussing a particular topic by email.
A form of group discussion and sharing information carried on by electronic mail. A discussion list focuses on a single topic.
A group of people who have all signed up on a listserver to participate via e-mail in the discussion of a given topic.
An e-mail forum for people to discuss a particular topic. Discussion lists usually have a moderator who guides the discussion and ensures that it is pertinent to the discussion list's topic.
A specific computer program that allows many individuals to subscribe, and receive messages around a common theme. See LISTSERV® (Registered Trademark).
A mailing list hosted by Winamp.com to help foster the developer community.
An email list dedicated to the discussion of one or more topics where list members can send messages to the entire list. See also moderated, unmoderated.
A means of sharing communication between members of a group through e-mail. Discussion lists typically are installed using Listserv software installed on a server on the Internet. Messages sent to the list are automatically resent (through e-mail) to all of the members who have subscribed to the group. After joining the discussion list on physical education, Anna received many messages on a daily basis from the group's members related to physical education related subjects. Although discussion lists have their value, give the Usenet or Web based newsgroups a try. You won't get flooded with e-mail and can scan the message headers quickly for topics of interest. Stevie joined the Miles Davis's music discussion list by simply sending a subscription message to
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