1. Using Mailing Lists Track 2 : Using ICT for Policy Advocacy

2. Objective Overview of Mailing list Types of Mailing List Use of the Mailing List

3. Pi’s Mailbox pop.gn.apc.org MTA pop.gn.apc.org MTA Received: from ict.mn by pop.gn.apc.org for How a regular e-mail works: Batchimeg’s MUA To: pi@pop.gn.apc.org From: abatchimeg@ict.mn Subject: Using e-mail

4. Sender’s MUA Sender’s MTA List host MTA Sender’s mailbox Local subscriber’s mailbox Subscriber MTA Subscriber mailbox How mailing lists work:

5. 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

6. Types of mailing lists By purpose Announcement Discussion

7. Announcement List owner MLM Subscriber

8. Discussion MLM Subscriber List Owner Local Subscriber

9. Types of the Mailing Lists By gatekeeping Moderated Unmoderated

10. Moderated Sender/ Subscriber Moderator MLM Subscriber rejected approved 1 2 3 3 4 4 4

11. Unmoderated MLM Subscriber List Owner Local Subscriber

12. Types of mailing lists By membership Public-Open Private-Close

13. Open Mailing list New Subscriber MLMS Subscription Request Welcome message 1 2

14. Closed Mailing lists New Subscriber MLM List owner Subscription Request Subscription Request Approval or rejection Approval or rejection 1 2 3 4

15. Types of mailing lists By message format Individual Digest

16. Individual MLM Subscriber List Owner Local Subscriber

17. Digest MLM Subscriber List Owner Local Subscriber Digest

18. 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

19. 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

20. Some women-related mailing lists Women-Lmajordomo@helix.net Gendercomserve@cios.lls.rpi.edu Babytwo listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu Gendercblistserv@uriacc.uri.edu Sister-llistserv@listserv.syr.edu H-statelistserv@msu.edu Wise-llistserv@listserv.funet.fi

21. Some mailing list related mailing lists Majordomo list-managers-digest@greatcircle.com unix-listproc listproc@avc.com Majordomo-usersmajordomo-announce@greatcirle.com Smartlistsmartlist-request@informatik.rwth- aachen.de Listserv-litelistserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com

22. 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

23. Subscription format From abatchimeg@ict.mn Thu Jun 7 12:54:00 2001 Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 120054 +0800 To: majordomo@isiswomen.org From: Batchimeg Ariunbold Subject: Information help lists