Reply To Sender, Reply To List, Reply To All

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Email was never designed for mailing lists, and it shows.  While email groups are a great resource, they could have been even better with a little bit of planning back around 1980 ☺ One of

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What does a list moderator do, anyway?

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Like the answer to all non trivial questions, It Depends. The goal for online discussion groups is usually the same.  To nurture a group of people to share their knowledge, wisdom and experience with like

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Listserv vs Web Message Board Forum

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Listservs and web forums are similar, in that they allow groups of people with the same interest to share. To ask questions, solve problems, and share experiences with like minded people. Listservs send the messages

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Listserv vs Twitter

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A listserv broadcasts email to a group of people that volunteered to receive it. Twitter broadcasts short messages (140 character or less) to a group of people that have volunteered to receive them, and also

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Email discussion groups is a bit of a misnomer …

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Email “question and answer” group is probably more accurate. Or email “disperse information” group. That’s because involved discussions are difficult to hold via an email group. To be truthful, discussions about controversial topics are difficult

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Mailing List Guidelines

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Most email discussion groups have found it useful to have some rules which all members abide by. And each rule was formulated to resolve a particular problem that came up. So you might want to

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How To Create An Email Discussion Group

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A Email Discussion Group needs just three ingredients – An administrator or list owner (you for instance) A Listserve system consisting of a computer, special software and an Internet connection People to Join ! So

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What is a Listserv?

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A Listserv, or Listserve, is method of communicating with a group of people via email. You send one email message to the “reflector” email address, and the software sends the email to all of the

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Email Etiquette For A List

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There are some social manners to observe with email, and these netiquette rules apply to email mailing lists. First and foremost, you cannot send unsolicited email. That is called spam and it can get you

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Computer Malware And Plain Text Email

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Computer viruses, trojan horses, and worms (collectively called malware) are bad for computers. Because they can delete or corrupt files on your hard disk, intercept your bank account password when you login, or turn your

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