Please check the following information on GroupWise email. If you have questions, please contact us.
For service please open a helpdesk ticket or contact us by email at RCCCitdirector@roanokechowan.edu.
How to Share Email Lists
Distribution list
*See more on how to setup Distribution lists.
- Fees may apply annually for these list types.
- When all recipients are Faculty/Staff and have GroupWise accounts.
- When you do not know what Faculty/Staff need to have access or when maintaining a list becomes too tedious to do on an individual level.
Shared personal address book group
- These lists are no-cost (best for indivudal users).
- When all users of the list (but not necessarily all recipients) are Faculty/Staff (have GroupWise accounts).
- When firm control is needed over who can see/access the list.
- When the number or users who need to use the list is manageable for sharing.
Listserv
- When users of the list are not just Faculty/Staff (this includes students).
Key differences between methods
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Distribution List |
Shared Personal Address Book Group |
Listservs |
| Creation |
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In your GroupWise, Right-click on an address book and choose Share |
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| Availability |
Anyone with a GroupWise account. |
Users the creator shares the group with. |
Can be set to be moderated or unmoderated. An unmoderated Listserv will take input from any subscriber. |
| Visibility |
Visible to anyone with a GroupWise account. Can be hidden in the address book. You can send to a hidden list. Being hidden just keeps it from appearing, not functioning. |
Visible only to those who have had the book shared with them. |
Posted on the Listserv listing page (this can be hidden, if desired). |
| Modification |
Modified (add, edit, delete) only by users specified by the List Owner. |
The creator can choose the permissions (read, add, edit, delete) associated to a person they are sharing with. |
Modified only by users who have been given a password to modify it. |
| Portability |
Can only contain GroupWise accounts. |
Can contain non-GroupWise addresses. |
Have no relationship to GroupWise (or even NIU) in terms of the recipients or how they can be accessed. |
| Cost |
Annual Fee |
Free |
Free |
How to Setup a Distribution List
If you have questions, please contact us or open a helpdesk ticket with your request.
GroupWise Distribution Lists are used for large or campus-wide GroupWise to GroupWise department-specific communications.
To equest a Distribution List: Go to the R-CCC Helpdesk. In the "Reason for Request" box provide both the account code for billing and specify the AccountID of the person who will be maintaining the list membership. There will be a charge for these lists.
Maintain a Distribution List: A Distribution List is maintained by the person identified to do this function. Use the GroupWise Windows client to make modifications to the list.
Using a Distribution List: Select the list from the GroupWise address book or type the name in the "To:" field of a new message. The message will go to all members of that list.
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