CSC001 How to Use the Class ListProc
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D. Joseph General Info | How to Join | Send a Message | Other Commands
Electronic mailing lists provide forums for Internet users to participate in discussions or receive information on thousands of topics. They provide a way to disseminate information to large numbers of people and to hold long-distance discussions among many people. Mailing lists are used by many colleges and universities to facilitate and enhance classroom education. They provide an efficient way to reach a large group of people very quickly, by automating the distribution of electronic mail to all members of the mailing list. Digests, electronic journals, announcements, and discussion groups are some of the types of content that are delivered through the thousands of mailing lists available on the Internet. The software responsible for the management and distribution of these mailing list are commonly called list servers. A list member can send an e-mail message to a single, central e-mail address and the list server automatically distributes the message to all other members of the list. There is a variety of list server software available that allows users to create and manage mailing lists. The most common list server software is listproc, listserv, and majordomo. Although most list server software function the same, ListProc is the software used at CSU, Sacramento and will be described in this document. ListProc, a UNIX implementation of a list server, has been established to enhance communication between faculty, staff, and students by automating the distribution of electronic mail to a group of users with common interests. The electronic discussion list is available to students with e-mail accounts. You may subscribe using any e-mail software, i.e. Pegasus Mail, PINE, VAX Mail, Netscape Mail, or Eudora. PINE is the e-mail program for users who access e-mail by logging into the CSUS SacLink System. For further online information on SacLink or PINE mail refer to Getting Started With SacLink.
How to Join the Class Discussion List You enteract with ListProc by sending an e-mail message, containing listproc commands, to listproc@csus.edu. To communicate with other members of the list, you send an e-mail message to CSC1S1-L@csus.edu.
Note: Subscription requests are not automatic for the class list. You will receive a message stating that the request has been forwarded for approval. When you have been approved you will receive a welcome message. After you receive the welcome message, you can use the information below to communicate to all members of the list.
Sending a Message to the Group
Note: If you reply to a mesage from CSC1S1-L@csus.edu, your message will be sent to all
members of the group. To reply to only one member you need to type his/her e-mail address
in the To section of the message.
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