Mailing Lists
Mailing Lists (aka "listserv") are a form of computer mediated communication that could be described as an interactive mailing list.
A mailing list system allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mail list. In most cases, individuals must subscribe to a mailing list in order to participate, and must unsubscribe if they wish to stop receiving e-mail from the list.
Sonoma State University supports the following types of mailing list use.
- General Mailing List for subjects of interest to the university or to university groups
- Academic Department Announce List to make announcements to all student majors & minors in a specific department.
- Class Mailing List that may be created by any instructor for the students & classes they teach
- Class email in WebCT - you can use WebCT's built-in email tool to communicate with your students. Student enrollment is updated nightly (including dropped students), and there's no spam.
Other Mailing List resources
- SSU Guidelines for Mailing Lists
- Mailman Administrator How-To
- Mailman List Info - Public Mailing Lists at SSU
- Tips for successful use of e-mail discussion groups in the classroom
For additional information about mailing list at SSU, contact helpdesk@sonoma.edu by e-mail or at x4-4357.