New Listserv Request Form

New list owners must decide on several options when creating their lists. Complete the fields below to determine how your list will operate and to request that the list be created.
I, the undersigned hereby state that I have read and understand all the UWG Policies and Procedures governing the use of UWG computing resources and facilities. I understand that the listserv described below must follow the guidelines described in the UWG Academic Computing Policy and Procedure manual and may be terminated at any time if these policies are violated.
Name of the list:   
  • Example: uwg-info
  • The list name cannot have spaces.
E-mail address of list owner:   
  • UWG Listserv policy requires that the owner of the list be a UWG faculty or staff member.
Archives:    
  • Choose either "None" "Web" or "Email".
  • Archives are copies of all posts to the list stored by month.
List Title:   
  • A short title for the list, which will be distributed on the output of the lists command.

Listserve Policy and Procedure On Academic Computers

POLICY

Mailing lists can be set up on westga.edu using the Lsoft listserver program. Lists must be for non-commercial, University related use. Student lists require a faculty or staff sponsor.

PROCEDURES

List dicussion topics and content must adhere to the policy described in the Computer Use and Ethics Policy. Any violation will result in the sender of the offending message being removed from all lists maintained at UWG, and if the sender is a UWG faculty staff or student s/he may be subject to account termination, see the secton entitled Sanctions in the Computer Use and Ethics Policy.

METHODS

For each list, submit the name, a short title for the list (less than 10 words), the type of archives wanted if any and the e-mail address of the list owner. ITS will not act as list owner for faculty/staff requested lists. List names should be reasonably short as people will have to type them on occasion. They cannot duplicate any existing listnames or usernames in use on the server machine. Legal characters are A-Z, a-z, AND 0-9. Names are case-insensitive. Lists are private by default and all subscription requests must be confirmed by the list owner. This reduces the effect of list spammers.

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