Once you become a subscriber to the list, you can send one message to the e-mail address we will furnish you. Once you have sent a message to this address, your message will be forwarded on to the other members of the listserv. One of the most beneficial aspects of having an Internet e-mail account is the access to people with similar interests from diverse geographical areas through mailing list discussion groups. Within this listserv, many topical discussions can exist covering virtually every subject imaginable within the distance education umbrella. Basically, a mailing list discussion group functions by offering a central e-mail address to use for broadcasting messages to the entire subscriber base.
Most discussions are quite informal and operate with a conversational tone.
After sending your post to this central address, the software will route it to all the subscribers of the list - often hundreds of people from all over the world. As a subscriber to a discussion group, you should expect to start receiving e-mail shortly after you sign up. Hang back a while and read the posts before joining in to get a feel for the personalities and the scope of discussions. When your message is posted to the group, all recipients will see your e-mail address so that they can choose to respond either publicly through the list, or privately direct back to you.