Bard Mailings Lists / Using Sympa

Mailing List Alias Distribution List Mailing List Manager Subscriber Owner Moderators

Message picked up from box Destination determined Delivered to the closest location of

destination Repeat until final destination Handle any errors that occur

Make copy of message for each recipient Messages picked up from box Destinations determined Delivered to the closest location to

destination Handle any errors that occur

Pros Cherry pick recipients

Cons Errors can fill inbox Indistinguishable from

spam Not ‘Internet-Friendly' Manually process adds

and removes

Pros MLM handles errors Multi-user usage and

maintenance More Net-Friendly (Future): Dynamic lists

from databases

Cons Cumbersome for

cherry picked recipients

https://sympa.bard.edu/sympa

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