Lists will be created to support offices and departments, recognized student activities, and research interests of faculty. Registration data can be used to automatically create lists using the Listserv software on AIS's host. For some purposes, a newsgroup might be better than sending email. There is no address list to maintain, and messages don't clutter people's mailboxes. Reading is anonymous, although writing is more public.
Postmaster can create newsgroups under the columbia hierarchy for the same reasons as mailing lists.
A web page can be used to post regular announcements too, again avoiding the need to maintain an address list. If your group wants a web page, contact webmaster . Shared Mailboxes Mail can be delivered to a shared mail folder, if more than one person needs to access the same store of messages. They can also be accessed using IMAP with a PC mail application. Mail to a Web Page Mail can be directed into web pages maintained with the MHonArc software, which converts a mail folder into a set of web files.