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Join one of these to exchange messages on a particular topic of interest with like-minded people. Messages can come to you individually or in groups called digests. Some lists are open so anyone can join; others are closed and only invitees can join.
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A way of having a group discussion by electronic mail. Also used to distribute announcements to a large number of people. A mailing list is very much like a conference on a bulletin board system, except the conversation comes to you in your e-mail box. Each time you or any member of the list posts a reply to the conversation, it is distributed to the e-mail box of every member of the list. ...
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A list of email addresses, usually of a group of people who use email to hold discussions about pre-determined topics or areas of interest. When one user sends an email to the list, each member receives a copy and may choose to read, respond, or ignore that message.
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Electronic mailing lists are a special usage of email that allows for widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. Software is installed on a computer which processes incoming email messages, and, depending on their content, either acts on them internally or distributes the message to all users subscribed to the mailing list. Popular examples of mailing list software include GNU Mailman, Listserv and Majordomo. ...
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