Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e9VFkb917620; Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:46:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:46:37 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <MAEBLPCCEIIMGAKFAAAHKEBHCPAA.nsledd@famlit.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Nancy Sledd" <nsledd@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3257] Re: creating a local listserve X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2434 Lines: 67 I asked Harriet Smith in Texas to respond to Stephania since I am "clueless" about how to establish a listserv. She said I could send this out to the whole list.....thought you all might like to read this and learn, as I did. Nancy Sledd Stephania: Nancy Sledd forwarded your inquiry to me. A little background --- The word "Listserv" is like "Kleenex". It's the brand name of a proprietary software program for creating, managing, and archiving email discussion groups. In the same way that not all tissues are Kleenex, not all email discussion groups/mailing lists are Listservs. The statewide email lists we host here in Texas are managed through our university's computing & information services department, using their Listserv software. If you have access to a large university server, they may be willing to host your email list at no cost. Alternatively, there are web-based providers of this same service, some of which are either free or very inexpensive. I went to my favorite multi-search-engine website, "Dogpile" -- http://search.dogpile.com and did a search for "email discussion groups". Here are a few of the free or low-cost services through which you can set up and run email discussion groups/mailing lists. Topica: Free Email Services http://www.topica.com/ VP Mail -- VPMail mailing lists are sponsored by text-only advertisments at the bottom of messages. Advertisements can be turned off at any time if you choose to pay for your mailing list. http://www.list.to/ Talklist.com -- source for Listservers, Email Discussion Groups, Talklists, Announcement Lists and Opt-in Email Marketing, for as little as $5.00 per month. http://www.talklist.com/ Harriet Vardiman Smith Materials/Research Coordinator Texas Adult Literacy Clearinghouse Texas A&M University 800-441-READ http://www-tcall.tamu.edu >-----Original Message----- From: nifl-family@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of StephaniaFeltz@cs.com >Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 7:18 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3254] Re: creating a local listserve > >Nancy, >Could you please assist us in Sarasota, Fl as we investigate the possibility >of creating a local listserve. We have formed a literacy coalition which >includes family literacy. We would like to create an effective way of >communicating with each other. Can you or anyone in the reading audience >assist me? > >Thanks, >Stephania Feltz
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