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. OIT 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:
To request a new e-mail list or to subscribe to an existing list, visit 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
Last modified: September 30, 2009