The document discusses Sympa, an open-source mailing list management software with a web interface. It allows for easy creation and management of email distribution lists, allowing groups of users to communicate efficiently via email. The document outlines how list managers can create and moderate lists, subscribers can search for and subscribe to lists, and the types of lists that are commonly used at Bard, such as announcements, discussions, and classifieds. It provides instructions for getting started with Sympa and links to documentation.

1. Bard Mailings Lists / Using Sympa

2.  Sympa is an open-source mailing list management
solution with an easy-to-use web interface.
 Sympa allows for easy creation and management of
email distribution lists.
 With Sympa, groups of users can communicate
more efficiently and automatically via email.

3.  search for mailing lists matching your main interests or your particular situation
 manage your subscriptions:
 Subscribe / unsubscribe to lists
 change your subscriber options list by list
 change your general preferences
 use mailing lists:
 read the archive of lists to which you are subscribed
 perform searches in the list archive
 send messages to lists to which you are subscribed
 Upload / download documents to / from the shared document web space
 manage mailing lists:
 create new lists (restricted access) - subject to authorization
 configure lists you own
 manage subscriptions, manage the shared document web space
 moderate lists for which you are a moderator

4.  A list manager can create and manage mailing lists.
 Administration can create lists which everyone must be
automatically be subscribed to.
 Managers can be Bard faculty, staff, and students.
 The list manager software distributes posted/moderated
messages to all of the subscribers.
 List managers control subscription/un-subscription
requests.
 List managers can approve or decline messages sent to
the moderated lists.

5.  Subscribers can subscribe/unsubscribe to some
mailing lists.
 Subscribers can search for particular lists to
subscribe to.
 Subscribers can change their subscription
preferences for lists they are subscribed to.

6.  Important postings by members of Administration. (You
may not be able to unsubscribe from this list).
 Campus events such as general announcements,
lectures, programs, seminars, etc.
 Discussions or a non-announcement list used to discuss a
variety of topics.
 For Sale postings for personal items for sale or to request
items/information needed.
 Student activities for important information such as
registration announcements.
 Student campus activities for announcements related to
sports, theatre, or music events.

7. 1. Contact Help Desk @ext. 7500 or helpdesk@bard.edu to get
started.
2. Once a list name is created, log on to
https://sympa.bard.edu/sympa/.
3. See documentation:
Sympa Mailing List for Managers
Sympa Mailing List for Users

8. https://sympa.bard.edu/sympa

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