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Mailing lists enable
faculty, staff, and students to automate
distribution of mail to their classes, co-workers,
colleagues, and friends. Mailing list management is
accomplished by sending specially formatted commands, via
e-mail, to the list manager software, called "Majordomo." Routine tasks such as
subscribe and unsubscribe requests, requests for help and
information files, reviewing lists and subscribers,
archiving, etc. are all accomplished through e-mail to Majordomo.
Web forms automate the list creation process.
Please note that you must have a BU login name and
Kerberos
password to access the list creation forms.
Setting Up a Mailing
List
Choose the link below which matches the type of
list you wish to create. Note that faculty have the option
of creating Course Lists in addition to general
Mailing Lists. See "Using Mailing Lists" for an overview of setting
up and maintaining a mailing list.
- General
Mailing List
Choose this link to create a standard Majordomo mailing
list. Mailing lists can be created by students, faculty,
and staff.
- Course
List (Faculty Only)
Choose this link to create a Majordomo Course List.
Course lists are automatically created (and updated with
current registration data during the semester) for every
course offered at the University. To utilize a mailing
list for a particular class, the list must first be
activated. Course list activation and administration is
limited to faculty.
- Administrative List
Administrative lists can be established based on
criteria such as college, department, or major. Use of Administrative
lists is restricted to staff and faculty.
Using
a Mailing List
Learn how to
maintain and use a Majordomo mailing list.
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