Electronic Mailing Lists

Electronic mailing lists, commonly known as "listservs," are electronic discussion groups to which participants subscribe. Subscribers’ contributions to the discussion are sent to participants via email. Sometimes the discussion is sent in the form of a digest compiled by the moderator of the discussion group.

Electronic mailing lists are NOT intended to be used for mass email. In fact, mass email, particularly anything that could be considered SPAM, is strongly discouraged by most electronic mailing lists. See Sending Targeted Email for more information about mass mailing.

Participating in an Electronic Mailing List

To subscribe to an electronic mailing list, you’ll need to know the name of the listserv, e.g., sysinfo-l:

Go to list.unm.edu
Click Subscribe to a list.
Type the name of the listserv in the text field, e.g., sysinfo-l, and click Submit.
At the top of the page that appears, read the paragraph and type Your email address and Your name.
Click Join (listerv name).

To find electronic mailing lists hosted at UNM, go to UNM’s Listserv Page. From here you can search for electronic discussion groups, subscribe to mailing lists, unsubscribe and create new discussion groups. You’ll need to create a password to use UNM’s Listserv program.

To search for electronic mailing lists outside of UNM, go to www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html.

After you subscribe to a mailing list, the Listserv will send you detailed instructions for participating in the list, including how to unsubscribe and stop mail.

Creating a New Mailing List

Members of the UNM community can create new electronic discussion groups by submitting a Mailing List Creation Form to ITS Computer Accounts. When your mailing list is set up, you’ll receive an email with list owner instructions. Allow one to two business days for a new list to be set up. Go to UNM’s Listserv Page for more information.

To learn more about electronic mailing lists, see UNM’s Listserv Page.