In a message dated 7/29/2007 7:58:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I see. How much is Kyle having to pay Penn to get them to host his server and lend him an IP address? Would I be able to do the same if I pay them to host a server for me and loan me an IP address? Who gets to do this? Must one be directly affiliated with the University or have someone who IS affiliated do it for you? Actually, anybody can set up a listserv for free. The two "usual" free hosts are yahoo and google. I prefer google because they don't insert any ads into the postyings, whereas yahoo does. (You could do this for your students, Wilma, if enough of them have computers. It would be very exciting for some kinds to have a "class discussion group.") It doesn't take much more computer savvy than knowing how to link to the site and filling in the blanks. A bit of familiarity with the terminology does help because the sites were set up by nerds who think everyone knows things. Start by going to _www.googlegroups.com_ (http://www.googlegroups.com) -- there's a box on the top right hand side of the screen that guides you through it. You'll end up with a list having a name such as [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) where "xxx" is anything you want that's not already taken. You can do a list where you're the only person who can post (a newsletter), a moderated list, an unmoderated list, a list where you have to approve people who want to read it, etc -- all kinds of options. I'm not recommending this as a way to do what Kyle is apparently trying to do with [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) . But these things are good to know about, for instance, if you have a special interest group of some sort and want to facilitate interactions in a way that's more convenient than copying everybody. By the way, google has the advantage that subscribers can sign up for one of three options (and can change the choice at will) These are: a) get every post as it's transmitted, b) get a single daily email message containing all posts from the past 24 hours, c) get a single daily email giving brief precis of all posts -- with the ability to look at any that you find especially interesting. Anybody with a legitimate special interest group (doesn't have to be community-oriented... people are allowed to have lives of their own) who wants some help setting up a google group and is a bit (or very) uncertain as to how to do it, contact me (offlitst, please) and I'll be happy to help you do it. My free offer does not apply if you're doing it for a commercial enterprise -- but google will certainly accommodate it. This is why they call me "Mr Helpful" Al Krigman ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
