Observing Mailing Lists Message Formatting The Wait Period Announcements List Server Software Make a Mail List Category Identifiers List Archives Defined Summary Mailing lists are not direct mail lists. You must subscribe and confirm to receive membership information. Before sending mail, you should observe for at least three days. Email messages as instructed. Assuming you haven't broken any rules, every member will receive your message within 24 hours.
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When you post a message to a mailing list with thousands of participants, you will send it to a single email address. Referred to as the posting address , this address will be listed in your membership information upon your confirmation . When you send your message, it will be processed by a software program or a person. Assuming everything is in order, your message will be sent to each member's email box. List Servers Software that manages a mailing list is referred to as a list server .