Mail List Subscriptions

The Mail List Subscription service enables Faculty, Staff and sponsored account holders to request the creation, use and administration of a customized e-mail discussion / e-newsletter lists that can be used to distribute e-mail to a group of people. They are provided with the capability to maintain their own list using web-based and e-mail based tools. The service provides built-in archiving, automatic bounce processing, content filtering, digest delivery, spam filters and personalized preferences.

• Web based list administration for nearly all tasks, including list configuration, moderation (post approvals), management of user accounts.
• Web based subscribing and unsubscribing, and user configuration management. Users can temporarily disable their accounts, select digest modes, hide their e-mail addresses from other members, etc.
• Per-list privacy features, such as closed-subscriptions, private archives, private membership rosters, and sender-based posting rules.
• Configurable (per-list and per-user) delivery mode
  • Regular (immediate) delivery
  • MIME digest
  • Plain (RFC 1153) digests
• Integrated bounce detection within an extensible framework. Automatic disposition of bouncing addresses (disable, unsubscribe).
• Integrated spam filters
• Built-in web-based archiving
• Integrated auto-replies.
• Majordomo-style e-mail based commands.
• Multiple list owners and moderators are possible.

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Faculty, Staff and Students

Northeastern University Community

Service is available 24 x 7 x 365, except during planned maintenance and upgrades.

Support is provided by Information Services during normal University business hours of 8:30am – 4:30pm Monday – Friday. To obtain assistance with this service, please contact the Service Desk at 617-373-4357 (HELP).

Currently, there is no charge for this service.

This service can be requested by contacting the Service Desk at 617-373-4357 (HELP).

Last Updated: June 2010

See the Get Help x4357 > myHelp Support page to learn how to submit a self-service request online or go directly to myHelp to login.