An e-mailing list, or mail reflector, is an e-mail address that takes any note sent to it and forwards the note to everyone on its list of "subscribers." Users can subscribe to a mailing list by sending a command by e-mail to the mail server (which always has a different address from the one used to send mail to the group). The most common mail servers are LISTSERV, listproc, and majordomo. Like news groups, mailing lists are used mostly for informal discussion. Most mailing lists are not moderated or fact checked, so while they may be good resources for conversation, and leads to other resources, they are not entirely free of disinformation and rumor. Back | Top of glossary
Mailing lists allow you to send e-mail to a large number of contacts in a very efficient manner. You can manage the mailing list through the control panel. Participants subscribe to a list, receive copies of messages sent by other members, and can e-mail their own comments. In some mailing lists there is a moderator who receives all mail, screens it, and decides which messages to pass on. Unmoderated lists simply redirect all mail received to the list of recipients. Mailing lists may be highly technical, or social and recreational.
There are more than 4,000 topic-oriented, email-based message bases that can be read and posted to. Users subscribe to the lists they want to read and receive messages via email. Mailing lists are operated using listserv software. Thus, many users call mailing lists 'listservs'. There are two types of lists: moderated and unmoderated. Moderated lists are screened by a human before messages are posted to subscribers. Messages to unmoderated lists are automatically forwarded to subscribers.
A list of email addresses used to send messages to multiple recipients. See Discussion Lists.
Some service providers offer mailing list capabilities. This is a valuable plus if you plan sending out email to a large number of users.
Mailing Lists are a convenient and automated way to broadcast email to a group of email addresses. When an email message is sent to the mailing list name, it is automatically forwarded to all the addresses in the list. Mailing list members can receive and reply to all emails sent to the list. Members can also automatically subscribe or un-subscribe from a mailing list.
A discussion platform in which any member belonging to a list can send messages through e-mail to all other members. Today, on the Internet, mailing lists are available on thousands of subjects. These are usually free.
Mailing lists are single-topic discussions carried out through email. As such they represent a less public and more universally accessible form of newsgroups (since not everyone has access to news). See Mailing Lists for more details.
a list a email addresses to which regurlarly a message is send
Mailing lists are a collection of email addresses that represent a group of people with common interests. They are useful if you wish to maintain contact with a certain group of clients or users.
Ability to add multiple emails to a list so you can email them faster and easier. Go Back
An email service that 'remails' all incoming mail received by the list. Each message is sent to people who subscribe to the list, unless they arrange otherwise. Also called electronic mailing lists, Internet mailing lists, listservers and discussion groups.
A mailing list is a list of email addresses that can all be contacted simultaneously simply be emailing the list. This is useful, for instance, to keep a group of clients or members of an organisation up to date with news or promotions.
Similar to newsgroups, except that with mailing lists, group messages are sent to your e-mail box either as single messages or compiled into digests. Some are moderated, others pass messages unchecked, and others only allow the owner of the mailing list to post messages. Also see list server.
Mailing lists are an asynchronous way to interact with other people on the Net. They are text-based and based around a certain topic. Interested users can subscribe to them.
Like a social circle, these are groups of people with a common interest, one of whom maintains an automated mail server which forwards all messages sent to it to everyone on the list. These (active) are different from newsgroups (passive) in that, instead of you going to check on new postings, the postings are sent to you. Mailing lists are especially common among organizations, and in the very active field of Internet genealogy.
Mailing lists are automated mail distribution programs that allow individuals that share a common interest to exchange electronic mail. JCN uses Majordomo mailing list management software. We can set up a mailing list for your business or special interest on your server or independently running from one of JCN's servers. Majordomo automates the functions of subscribing and unsubscribing to lists. Users simply email a subscription request to the Majordomo program. If the subscription request is approved by the list owner, the person is added to the mailing list. Email sent to the address of the list will be sent out to all the list subscribers automatically. For more information on how mailing lists work take a look at the Majordomo info file.
compilations of names, addresses, titles, companies, and other statistical information. Lists usually contain names of persons sharing a similar characteristic, i.e., subscribers to a particular magazine or credit card holders. Mailing lists can be generated from your database, purchased from other companies, or leased for one-time use.
An electronic bulletin board you can post comments, questions and generally interact with others on a related topic. The listservs here regularly cover issues central to knowledge management. The link from the name of the List Serv takes you to the archives so you can determine if the material covered would be useful to you before subscribing.
Lists of the e-mail addresses of people interested in a specified topic. Addressing an e-mail message to a mailing list allows all members of the list to receive and reply to the message.
is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients. The term is often extended to include the people subscribed to such a list, so the group of subscribers are referred to as "the mailing list", or simply "the list".
information on designated topics that is routinely delivered to subscribers by E-mail
You will be able to run a mailing list or newsletter off of your server. May denote how many lists may be run as well
An electronic group discussion, which has a specific topic or an interest that is carried out with email messages. All subscribers to a mailing list receive all copies of all messages sent to that list. This invites participation from subscribers but will usually have guidelines that have to be followed for posting.
An e-mail address that is used to distribute e-mail to a number of users. It can be used as a discussion group.
