1. 1 Using the JiscMail service Rutherford Appleton Laboratories

2. 2 Outline of Presentation F What is JiscMail? F Why should you use JiscMail? F What about the Web? F How do you use JiscMail?

3. 3 What is JiscMail? F Succesor to the Mailbase service, funded by JISC and run by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. F Web interface http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ F Based on LISTSERV, a versatile scalable product for managing e-mail discussion lists. F User support – helpline, documentation, training

4. 4 What is a list? F List holds names and addresses F Join a list in your area of interest F Message sent to list address is copied to all members

5. 5 Why use JiscMail? F Share information, ideas and expertise with people in the same subject area F Engage in scholarly discussion F Exchange news and views worldwide F Access CataList, a database of public LISTSERV lists world-wide. F High level of user support F Free service

6. 6 About JiscMail lists F For research, teaching and associated support activities F Wide variety of subjects covered F Different types of lists – public and private lists – list owner determines level of access F Can set up a new list if your area is not represented

7. 8 JiscMail on the web F All public lists displayed F Message archives F Searching – subjects, people, documents – message archives F Sorting – date,author, subject F Documentation

8. 10 JiscMail addresses F JiscMail program jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk F Members of the list greek-education@jiscmail.ac.uk

9. 11 Joining a list Send a message to the JiscMail program To: jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk Body of message: join greek-education John Wright

10. 12 Sending a message to a list Messages are sent to the list address greek-education@jiscmail.ac.uk To: greek-education@jiscmail.ac.uk Subject: A new Foundation College Body of message: A new comer has appeared in this ….

11. 13 Example postings to a list F Requests for information/opinions F Information items – conferences and meetings – courses and workshops – job adverts F Book reviews, bibliographies, abstracts F Relevant URLs and resources F Surveys

12. 14 Common User commands [1] Just send the message in italics to jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk F Leave the list, leave greek-education F Suspend e-mail, suspend mail greek- education F Resume e-mail, resume mail greek- education F Members of list, review greek-education F For files and archives, index greek- education

13. 15 Common User commands [2] F Get a file or an archive e.g. to receive the archive for October 1998, get greek- education.log9810 F Contact list owner, greek-education- request@jiscmail.ac.uk

14. 16 Getting Help F Documentation http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/docs F List owner greek-education-request@jiscmail.ac.uk F Helpline jiscmail-helpline@jiscmail.ac.uk

15. 17 Setting up a new list F Submit an application via the web http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/docs/newlist.html F Or send for template by e-mail F List must benefit UK HE F Directly relate to teaching and/or research F One owner from UK HE

16. 18 Summary F JiscMail service – e-mail discussion lists – web service – user support F Using JiscMail – finding, joining and posting to a list – obtaining files – getting help – setting up a new list