AGENCY: University of Utah (Utah)

SERIES: 23701
TITLE: Electronic mailing lists
DATES: 1994-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: The Utah Education Network hosts about 150 electronic mailing lists. (A mailing list has an e-mail address [e.g. uted@lists.uen.org] that is set aside for electronic discussion. Individuals can 'subscribe' to a list - which means they add their e-mail address to the list. Then when someone sends a message to the list address, everyone who is currently subscribed to the list receives a copy of the message.)

The electronic mailing lists are used to facilitate discussion among users belonging to the list. A user can add or remove himself from the list at any time by sending an e-mail request to the listserv software. The discussions vary according to the topic of each list, but generally lists are used to notify list members of training opportunities, or to discuss education issues.

The mailing list software is used to create the list name (list address), to add or remove users from a list, and to send messages directed to the list out to list subscribers.

RETENTION

Retain until administrative need ends

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 07/2001

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Computer data files: Retain in Office for 1 year or until administrative need expires and then delete.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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