Post on 06-Jan-2018
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Using Mailing Lists
Track 2 : Using ICT for Policy Advocacy
Objective
• Overview of Mailing list• Types of Mailing List• Use of the Mailing List
Pi’s Mailbox
pop.gn.apc.orgMTA
pop.gn.apc.org MTA
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How a regular e-mail works: Batchimeg’s MUA
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Sender’s MUA
Sender’s MTA
List host MTA
Sender’s mailbox
Local subscriber’smailbox
Subscriber MTA
Subscriber MTA
Subscriber MTA
Subscriber mailbox
Subscriber mailbox
Subscriber mailbox
How mailing lists work:
Mailing lists advantages• e-mail is a universal service of the Internet. • unlike forum, web or news, email is a push
technology.• unlike chat or videoconferencing, email is an
asynchronous service : there is no need to make an appointment.
• email address is a reasonable person identifying tip
Types of mailing lists
By purpose• Announcement • Discussion
Announcement
List owner MLM
Subscriber
Subscriber
Subscriber
Discussion
MLM
Subscriber
Subscriber
Subscriber
List Owner
Local Subscriber
Types of the Mailing Lists
By gatekeeping• Moderated• Unmoderated
Moderated
Sender/ Subscriber
Moderator
MLM
Subscriber
Subscriber
Subscriber
rejected
approved
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2
3
3
4
4
4
Unmoderated
MLM
Subscriber
Subscriber
Subscriber
List Owner
Local Subscriber
Types of mailing lists
By membership• Public-Open • Private-Close
Open Mailing list
New Subscriber
MLMS
Subscription Request
Welcome message
1
2
Closed Mailing lists
New Subscriber
MLMList owner
Subscription
RequestSubscription RequestApproval or rejection
Approval
or rejection
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2
3
4
Types of mailing lists
By message format• Individual• Digest
Individual
MLM
Subscriber
Subscriber
Subscriber
List Owner
Local Subscriber
Digest
MLM
Subscriber
Subscriber
Subscriber
List Owner
Local Subscriber
DigestDigest
DigestDigest
Digest
Web based mailing lists
• http://www.groups.yahoo.com• http://coollists.com• http://listes.cru.fr/sympa• http://greatcircle.com
• Friendly administration • Custom configuration• Easy subscription• Free services
Mailing List Management Software
• Automatically process the subscription• Support Moderated lists• Support Digested message• Archive list messages• Provide some help• Prevent mail loops• Web administration Interface
Some women-related mailing lists
• Women-L majordomo@helix.net• Gender comserve@cios.lls.rpi.edu• Babytwo listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu• Gendercb listserv@uriacc.uri.edu• Sister-l listserv@listserv.syr.edu• H-state listserv@msu.edu• Wise-l listserv@listserv.funet.fi
Some mailing list related mailing lists
• Majordomo list-managers-digest@greatcircle.com
• unix-listproc listproc@avc.com• Majordomo-users majordomo-announce@greatcirle.com
• Smartlist smartlist-request@informatik.rwth-aachen.de
• Listserv-lite listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com
Subscribing the mailing list
By e-mail• Send an e-mail to
mailing list administrator:
• Reply to the welcome message
Web Interface• Fill the application• Reply to notification
Subscription format
From abatchimeg@ict.mn Thu Jun 7 12:54:00 2001Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 120054 +0800To: majordomo@isiswomen.orgFrom: Batchimeg Ariunbold <abatchimeg@ict.mn>Subject: Information
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