Mailing Lists and Newsgroups

Pantheon mailing lists

Newsgroups

Comparison of features

 

Pantheon Mailing Lists - the easy way to communicate

For instructors: a mailing list for your class is created for you if you use the classes server. Click here for information.

As email becomes the communication method of choice, mailing lists are increasing in popularity and are used by organizations, clubs and in classes to distribute information.

Purpose

Provides easy communication with members of a group. Everyone in the group can send email to the list and it will reach all members of the group. This can be useful in a small class where students may send their papers or comments to each other.

Information and on-line request form for Pantheon Mailing List

Newsgroups for instructional use

A newsgroup provides an electronic forum for people to post items of interest, conduct discussions, or voice their opinions. Instructors can use Yale newsgroups for their classes to encourage communication outside the classroom.

Newsgroups are appropriate for

large classes where instructors can

• post updates to assignments or supplements to reading lists
• provide answers to questions about problems sets or reading

seminar classes that meet once or twice a week to

• provide a way for students and faculty to continue discussions started in class
• start different "threads" of discussion to pursue particular questions.

To request a newsgroup:

Instructors: if you are using the classes server, you will be able to create a newsgroup for your classby simply clicking NEWSGROUP at the bottom of the instructor screen.

If you need a newsgroup for any other reason, please send email to newsmaster@yale.edu with a description of the newsgroup and a proposed name which must comply with the ITS Newsgroup policy.

Students or staff: send email to newsmaster@yale.edu with a description of the newsgroup and a proposed name. The name for your newsgroup must comply with ITS Newsgroup policy .

Information on reading and posting to Newsgroups.

Use of newsgroups must comply with ITS Newsgroup policy.

Note: Newsgroups refer to those on the Yale News Server, not on the classes server.

Features	Newsgroup	Pantheon Mailing List
How users get news or information	Must use News Reader and make conscious effort to access news.	Email for list members arrives with other email.
Privacy	Articles and postings can be read by all at Yale.	Mail goes only to people on the list.
History/archives/threads	Articles kept for a specified period, discussion threads possible.	Members of list need to save and organize the email received.

Last modified: 20 July 1999 by Gloria Hardman