[NIFL-FAMILY:3258] Re: creating a local listserve

From: Helmer Duverge (hduverge@famlit.org)
Date: Tue Oct 31 2000 - 11:02:39 EST


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EGroups (Previously known as onelist.com) is another free email group
service where you can easily create and join email groups. Email groups
offer a convenient way to connect with others who share the same interests
and ideas. eGroups has hundreds of thousands of email groups that you can
join, all in a free, easy-to-use, privacy-protected and spam-protected
environment. You can interact with the eGroups service at their Web site or
through any email program.
http://www.egroups.com/

Good luck,

Helmer A. Duvergé
Family Literacy Training Specialist
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40202-4251
(502) 584-1133 x145
Fax: (502) 584-0172
hduverge@famlit.org
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-----Original Message-----
From: nifl-family@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of
Nancy Sledd
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 10:45 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3257] Re: creating a local listserve


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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