Mailing Lists and Mailing Lists and NewsgroupsNewsgroups

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Mailing ListsMailing Lists

What is it?What is it?A list of names and email addresses for a A list of names and email addresses for a

group of people who share a common interestgroup of people who share a common interestSubscribing to the mailing listSubscribing to the mailing listPosting to the mailing listPosting to the mailing listList Server List Server (ListServ, MajorDomo, ListProc)(ListServ, MajorDomo, ListProc)

Mailing ListsMailing Lists

Which email address to use?Which email address to use?List Address – for postingList Address – for postingAdministrative Address – for commandsAdministrative Address – for commandsDon’t get them mixed up!Don’t get them mixed up!

Mailing ListsMailing Lists

Commands list:Commands list:subscribe subscribe listname yournamelistname yournameunsubscribe unsubscribe listnamelistname review review listnamelistname index index listnamelistnameget get filenamefilenameAlso… conceal, vacation, digest, dailyAlso… conceal, vacation, digest, daily

Mailing ListMailing List

Moderated or unmoderated?Moderated or unmoderated?Open list or closed list?Open list or closed list?LurkingLurkingFAQs and list rulesFAQs and list rulesList AdministratorList Administrator

Mailing ListsMailing Lists

Finding Mailing Lists:Finding Mailing Lists:http://lists.topica.com/http://lists.topica.com/Search Engines Search Engines

i.e. “extreme sports mailing list”i.e. “extreme sports mailing list”

On Individual pagesOn Individual pagesi.e. http://www.balloonhq.comi.e. http://www.balloonhq.com

Mailing ListsMailing Lists

Find a mailing list to subscribe toFind a mailing list to subscribe toRead messagesRead messagesPost a message to itPost a message to itFinding archivesFinding archivesUnsubscribing from mailing listUnsubscribing from mailing list

NewsgroupsNewsgroups

Usenet News Service (Usenet) founded in Usenet News Service (Usenet) founded in 1979 at Duke U as a way to collect and 1979 at Duke U as a way to collect and store information by topic categorystore information by topic category

Newsgroups, new forums, discussion Newsgroups, new forums, discussion groupsgroups

NewsgroupsNewsgroups

News Server – database storing articlesNews Server – database storing articlesNews Feed – store and forwardNews Feed – store and forwardArticles – individual postingsArticles – individual postingsNewsgroups – organized by categoryNewsgroups – organized by category

NewsgroupsNewsgroups

Top-level categories:Top-level categories: comp – computerscomp – computers rec – recreation and entertainmentrec – recreation and entertainment sci – sciencesci – science soc – social issues and socializingsoc – social issues and socializing news – operation and administration of Usenetnews – operation and administration of Usenet talk – conversations, debates and argumentstalk – conversations, debates and arguments misc – miscellaneous topicsmisc – miscellaneous topics alt – alternative and controversial topicsalt – alternative and controversial topics

NewsgroupsNewsgroups

Examples:Examples:biz.marketplace.computersbiz.marketplace.computersbiz.marketplace.computers.pc-clonebiz.marketplace.computers.pc-clonebiz.marketplace.computers.macbiz.marketplace.computers.macbiz.marketplace.discussionbiz.marketplace.discussionbiz.marketplace.servicesbiz.marketplace.servicesalt.rec.tv.simpsonsalt.rec.tv.simpsonsalt.rec.beeralt.rec.beer

NewsgroupsNewsgroups

Accessing newsgroupsAccessing newsgroupsWeb access – http://www.Tile.netWeb access – http://www.Tile.netGoogle Groups – http://groups.google.comGoogle Groups – http://groups.google.comNewsReader softwareNewsReader software