Information Technology Division
Services:
Rules and Procedures

Mailing List Services

SOP #900.
Audience: Campus

Service Type:
E-mail

Service Name:
Mailing List Services

Brief description of service:
E-mail distribution lists to which users may subscribe and unsubscribe are typically called list serves or mailing list services. Some mailing lists are set up by list owners to distribute newsletters or announcements to subscribers, others are more open and allow any subscriber to send messages to all subscribers. ITD currently uses Majordomo2 mailing list server to provide these services at NC State.

Clients Eligible for service:
NC State faculty, staff, professional NC State affiliated organizations, registered student organizations

Type of use:
Mailing lists are not provided for "Personal Use," as defined in Section III of the Administrative Regulations - Computer Use, below. Mailing list services are provided for University-related activities, including academic, research, student organization and outreach.

Duration of service:
Annual renewal; see details below.

Cost:
No additional fees are charged for this service.

To obtain service:
New e-mail lists can be requested online: http://lists.ncsu.edu

Rules of use:
All NC State computer and network resources are governed by Administrative Regulations - Computer Use
.

Additional service procedures/restrictions:
List owners will be sent an e-mail message early in the fall semester of each year to renew or discontinue their Mailing List(s). If there is no response after 30 days, a message will be sent to the list(s). If there is no response after 30 days or if no one will act as list owner, the list will be disabled.

For more information/documentation:
lists.ncsu.edu

Submitted by: jd
Last modified:
June 4, 2004

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