E-Mail Lists
E-mail lists are intended for the exchange of information within groups with a limited number of participants. They can be recommended as a more efficient alternative instead of communication within newsgroups, which in some cases can produce a very large number of messages. The HRZ offers the software Sympa for processing and administration of e-mail lists. This list server software simplifies the management of e-mail lists.
The website of the e-mail list service can be reached under the address:
Subscribe to and unsubscribe from lists
Subscribing to and unsubscribing from mailing lists is also done via the page of the e-mail list service. Public lists can be found and subscribed to via the tab (https://listen.uni-bonn.de/wws/search_list_request) in the header. Furthermore, there is also a
(https://listen.uni-bonn.de/wws/lists) in which all public lists can be found. To confidential lists, one must still be added by the list owner.
Addressing the lists
An e-mail list includes all e-mail addresses of its members under one common e-mail address. An e-mail to this list address will be sent to all list members. Lists on the list server of the HRZ are addressed with
listname@listen.uni-bonn.de
Setting up new e-mail lists
Applications to create new e-mail lists can be submitted after registration with the Uni-ID on the page of the e-mail List Service under (https://listen.uni-bonn.de/wws/create_list_request). The application should include a short description (up to 3 sentences) of the purpose of the list, as well as information about whether the list should be confidential, public or moderated. A Uni-ID is required to create and manage mailing lists.
What list types are there?
The following list types are available via the mailing list service:
- Confidential list setup
- Public discussion mailing list
- Hotline mailing list
- Mailing list configuration to be used for a news letter providing both text plain and HTML formats
- Mailing list for intranets
- Mailing list configuration to be used for a news letter
- Private working group setup
- Web forum ML
For more information on how the various list types work, see the page of the e-mail List Service.
Further questions
For further questions about the functionality of mailing lists, please first visit (https://listen.uni-bonn.de/wws/help) and
(https://listen.uni-bonn.de/wws/help/faq) in the Support section of the e-mail List Service website.
A contact person for further questions can be reached at listenadmin@uni-bonn.de
