What are mailing lists? A list of names and addresses for a group of people who share a common interest. Messages are automatically forwarded to everyone on the list.
List Moderator- Person who moderates a list to ensure the list deals with relevant information. Moderated List A list in which a person moderates to check the postings. Unmoderated list Postings are made automatically without a moderator
Usenet An information network to which people can post and read messages and opinions
Mailing-list programs manage two types of s: Messages Commands
If you don’t receive a message within 36 hours of subscribing, resend the subscription request. Closed list- One in which membership is not automatic. Open list- One that automatically accepts all subscription requests.
Posting Messages Sending an to the mailing list Lurking- Observing without posting messages.
Reading Archived Files List of files received in the past Review to find past messages of interest
Identifying other list members List Owner- The administrator who controls the list The Owner may make the list members’ information available to other members.
Leaving a Mailing List Unsubscribe- removing your name from a list “unsubscribe” followed by the list name
Locating Mailing Lists Search engines Colleges & Universities Liszt Paml
Encoded Files ASCII- American Standard Code for Information Interchange Unique representation for characters on a keyboard
Encoding Programs used by programs: MIME- General standard for PCs BinHex- General standard for Macintosh computers
Using Internet Directory Services The best way to find an is to call that person White pages directory Yellow pages directory A search may turn up hundreds of people.
Searching Different Directories Yahoo Search.com Whowhere.com
Assignments & Project Quick Check 7.1 (1, 2, 4) Quick Check 7.2 (3, 4, 6) Quick Check 7.3 (1 & 2) Project Find and join a listserv and forward the welcome message to your instructor OR Go to a "people finder" at one of the major search engines and type the name of 2 people and find their addresses. that information to your instructor.
Assignments & Project Quick Check 7.1 (1, 2, 4) Quick Check 7.2 (3, 4, 6) Quick Check 7.3 (1 & 2) Project Find and join a listserv and forward the welcome message to your instructor OR Go to a "people finder" at one of the major search engines and type the name of 2 people and find their addresses. that information to your instructor.
Assignments & Project Quick Check 7.1 (1, 2, 4) Quick Check 7.2 (3, 4, 6) Quick Check 7.3 (1 & 2) Project Find and join a listserv and forward the welcome message to your instructor OR Go to a "people finder" at one of the major search engines and type the name of 2 people and find their addresses. that information to your instructor.