Discussion lists are initiated through a request to WITS by a sponsor. Students may not sponsor a list. For categories A and B below, the sponsor will determine the membership of the list, whether or not membership is required, and the ability of members to post and reply. For any particular list, the sponsor and WITS will decide who is responsible for making changes in the list. A class list can be generated automatically from the class roster.
All members can post and receive replies.
List is generated by WITS upon request of sponsor. All the lists and functions described above fall into the category of e-mail group, or mail group. When a message is received, it is forwarded on to every address that has been entered on the list for that group. Typically, there is an address for subscription requests and a different address for sending a message to members of the list. There is no automatic notification of new postings.