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What are mailing lists?

What are mailing lists?. A list of names and email addresses for a group of people who share a common interest. Messages are automatically forwarded to everyone on the list. Moderated List A list in which a person moderates to check the postings. Unmoderated list

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What are mailing lists?

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  1. What are mailing lists? • A list of names and email addresses for a group of people who share a common interest. • Messages are automatically forwarded to everyone on the list.

  2. Moderated List A list in which a person moderates to check the postings. Unmoderated list Postings are made automatically without a moderator List Moderator- Person who moderates a list to ensure the list deals with relevant information.

  3. Usenet • An information network to which people can post and read messages and opinions

  4. Mailing-list programs manage two types of emails: • Messages • Commands

  5. If you don’t receive a message within 36 hours of subscribing, resend the subscription request. • Closed list- One in which membership is not automatic. • Open list- One that automatically accepts all subscription requests.

  6. Posting Messages • Sending an email to the mailing list • Lurking- Observing without posting messages.

  7. Reading Archived Files • List of files received in the past • Review to find past messages of interest

  8. Identifying other list members • List Owner- The administrator who controls the list • The Owner may make the list members’ information available to other members.

  9. Leaving a Mailing List • Unsubscribe- removing your name from a list • “unsubscribe” followed by the list name

  10. Locating Mailing Lists • Search engines • Colleges & Universities • Liszt • Paml

  11. Encoded Files • ASCII- American Standard Code for Information Interchange • Unique representation for characters on a keyboard

  12. Encoding Programs used by email programs: • MIME- General standard for PCs • BinHex- General standard for Macintosh computers

  13. Using Internet Directory Services • The best way to find an email is to call that person • White pages directory • Yellow pages directory • A search may turn up hundreds of people.

  14. Searching Different Directories • Yahoo • Search.com • Whowhere.com

  15. Assignments & Project • Quick Check 7.1 (1, 2, 4) • Quick Check 7.2 (3, 4, 6) • Quick Check 7.3 (1 & 2) • ProjectFind and join a listserv and forward the welcome message to your instructor OR • Go to a "people finder" at one of the major search engines and type the name of 2 people and find their addresses. • Email that information to your instructor.

  16. Assignments & Project • Quick Check 7.1 (1, 2, 4) • Quick Check 7.2 (3, 4, 6) • Quick Check 7.3 (1 & 2) • ProjectFind and join a listserv and forward the welcome message to your instructor OR • Go to a "people finder" at one of the major search engines and type the name of 2 people and find their addresses. • Email that information to your instructor.

  17. Assignments & Project • Quick Check 7.1 (1, 2, 4) • Quick Check 7.2 (3, 4, 6) • Quick Check 7.3 (1 & 2) • ProjectFind and join a listserv and forward the welcome message to your instructor OR • Go to a "people finder" at one of the major search engines and type the name of 2 people and find their addresses. • Email that information to your instructor.

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