Definitions of Group Mailing Lists

 Input Field 

Description 

 First Name 

Enter your first name.

 Last Name 

Enter your last name.

 Texas State email address 

Enter your TxState email address. Only TxState faculty, staff, and students may request new mailing lists.

 Primary email address 

Enter your primary email address if it's different from your TxState email address. This field is not required.

 Suggested list name 

If you have a suggestion for the name of this list, enter it here, i.e. "java-sig@groups.txstate.edu"

 List Description 

Enter a thorough description of the list's audience. Include organization names, if appropriate.

This information will be used to choose a name for the list.

 Number of Members 

Estimate the largest number of subscribers this list will have.

The size of the list may affect certain aspects of your list, such as delivery options.

 List managers 

Enter the names and email addresses of persons who may manage the subscriber list.

If you are the only person who will manage the list, you may leave this item blank.

 Web-based archive 

Choose whether you would like the list's messages to be saved to a web-accessible archive.

Access to the archive can be restricted to current list subscribers,or open to anyone in the world (public).

Please note that these archives are a permanent record and may be subject to Texas and U.S. law.

 Subscription policy 

Choose your subscription policy.

  • Request/Approve - Persons may use the list server's web interface to request a subscription,

but that request must be approved by a list manager before being granted.

  • Self-service - Persons who request a subscription via the list server's web interface are automatically subscribed.

  • Manual only - All new subscribers must be manually entered by a list manager.

 Posting Policy 

Choose a posting policy.

  • Subscribers only - Only persons currently in the subscription list may send messages through the list.

  • Anyone - Not recommended. Choosing this option increases the chances of spam finding its way to your list.

Any person in the world may send a message through the list.

  • Moderated - All messages sent to the list must be approved by a list manager before being delivered to subscribers.

Advertised List

Choose whether this list will appear in the list of lists at http://groups.txstate.edu/lists/

 

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