Request a Mailing List

• Office 365 Distribution List
• Listserv List
• Office 365 Group

Office 365 Distribution List

An Office 365 Distribution List provides an easy way to send email messages to a group of people within the Dartmouth Community. Here are some things to know about an Office 365 Distribution List:

• The use of a specific group list list can be restricted to specific people, people only on the list or all of the Dartmouth Community.
• An Office 365 Distribution List will have an address of @cloud.dartmouth.edu.
• There needs to be 2 "owners" of an Office 365 Distribution List who will maintain the list membership and options.

Listserv List

A Listserv list provides a way to send email messages to a group of people within and outside of the Dartmouth Community. The messages can be a one-way communication in the form of an announcement list, or a back and forth communication in the form of a discussion list. Here are some things to know about a Listserv List:

• A Listserv list is used when the number of subscribers is potentially large (over 1,000) or widely distributed geographically,
• Every Listserv list, hosted at Dartmouth, must have an owner with a valid Dartmouth account.
• A Listserv list will have an address of @listserv.dartmouth.edu
• A Listserv list is used when the subscribers of the list contains non-Dartmouth.edu addresses.
• A ListServ list can be managed with a web based interface or by sending commands to the list via email.
• Postings to a Listserv list can be collected and saved in an archive.

Support is available to:

• Create and delete lists
• Update list owner if needed (self-serve for current owner)
   

List Owners responsibilities:

• Add/Remove subscribers - as applicable
• Moderate list - as applicable
• Answer subscriber questions
• Manage list configuration and settings
• Share self-serve information for subscriber mail delivery issues
• Inform ITC when list is no longer needed
• Respond to ITC outreach regarding list status and use

Office 365 Group

An Office 365 Group provides a self-service alternative to an Office 365 Distribution List or a Listserv list. Here are some things to know about O365 groups:

• You can find and create groups in the Outlook section of your Dartmouth email account at BWA.dartmouth.edu. If you create a group, you will be the owner of the group and can control it's membership.
• An O365 group will have an address of @groups.dartmouth.edu.
• O365 groups include an email conversation, which works like a group mailing list, shared file storage, and shared notebook.
• See: Create a Group in Office 365 for more information

Available to:

• Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students