Honolulu Community College Mailing Lists

Last Revision: September 22, 2004

 

What is happening?

HCC list servs will be converted to be managed by a modern mailing list software called Mailman.                                                                                                                                                                               

When will this take place?

There will be a phased conversion from June 2004 through September 2004.

Who are affected?

The HCC community consisting of Students and Employees.

 

How will it happen?

ITC will conduct workshops to introduce the mailing list software. Thereafter, lists will be gradually converted until all lists are done.

 

Where to get help? 

Why Change?

 

This will reduce the proliferation of spam through mailing lists as well as improve mailing list management. 

 
 

Table of Contents

·         Using HCC Mailing Lists (Workshop handout)

1.       What lists are available at HCC?

2.       What lists am I on?

3.       I forgot my password.  How can I retrieve it?

4.       How do I change my password?

5.       How do I leave (unsubscribe) a list?

6.       How do I join (subscribe) a list?

7.       How can I find out who are the other members on the mailing list?

8.       I’m going on vacation and don’t want to accumulate a lot of mailing list messages while I am away.  Is there anything I can do about this?

9.       I missed some messages while I was away on vacation. How can I see those I missed?

 

·         Maintaining HCC Mailing Lists – Information for List Owners (Workshop handout)

1.       How do I request a list?

2.       How do I add people to my list?

3.       How do I remove people from my list?

4.       How do I correct a mistyped email address?

5.       How is a typical HCC mailing list configured?

6.       How do I change my list so that anyone can subscribe to the list without my approval?

7.       How do I change my list so that people cannot unsubscribe from the list without my approval?

8.       How do I change my list so that it is moderated?

 

·         Maintaining HCC Mailing Lists – Information for List Moderators (Workshop handout)

Scenario 1: The person submitting a message is not a member of the mailing list

Scenario 2:  The content of the message does not meet the standards for posting messages to a list

 

·         Additional Online Help

Mailman - List Member Manual by Terri Oda

Mailman: User Guide for List Subscribers by Aurora University

Mailman: List Manager's Quick Reference Card by Christopher Kolar and Aurora University

Mailman List Management Guide by Aurora University and Christopher Kolar