Lists must normally be owned by McGill staff or students, or staff of an affiliated organization. For dissemination of information or discussion within a given department. For discussion about a specific administrative project. For discussion of points 1 to 3 between members of the McGill community and a related organization such as another university.
Disk space is limited.
Archives are stored for a year. The management of McGill lists is established by their primary owner in keeping with the Mission Statement about lists and the Code of Conduct Regarding McGill Computing Facilities. The owner decides what constitutes appropriate discussion threads and keeps them on topic. This safeguards the usefulness of the list. Support to the users is also provided by the owner.