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Overview
Comparison
Athena/Moira
Mailman

Overview

Information Services and Technology currently provides three email list services: Athena, Mailman, and LISTSERV lists. For new lists we recommend Athena or Mailman. The LISTSERV service is being phased out.

Comparison

List Service	Web-Based List Management	Moderation/  List Filtering	AFS Group  (Athena File Sharing)	Archiving	Service Status
Athena	Web Moira [ Certificates required]	No	Yes	No	Supported
Mailman	Create a List [ Certificates required] Edit an Existing List: Add your list name to the end of this url: https://mailman.mit.edu:444/ mailman/admin/	Yes	No	Yes	Supported

Athena/Moira

Athena/Moira lists are provided upon request to Athena users for MIT-specific purposes. They can also be groups for MIT Community members who need to share access-controlled files in AFS. Messages sent to these lists are forwarded to all recipients. No filtering, moderation or spam processing is performed. These lists are managed by you directly using the Moira interface or via the Web interface to Moira at Web Moira. This type of list is appropriate for a small group of people to use to communicate with each other.

Request a list:	General Purpose List Class Participation List
Email:	accounts@mit.edu
Web:	http://web.mit.edu/accounts/
Phone:	617.253.1325
Location:	MIT Building N42, 211 Massachusetts Avenue
Hours:	Monday through Friday, excluding Institute holidays: Phone Support/In-person Services: M, W, F 2 - 5 P.M. T, Th 9 A.M. - 12 P.M.

Mailman

A Mailman list resides on one of MIT's "mailman" servers. Mailman is a software system that permits a fairly flexible system of list subscription, moderation and filtering. You may configure a Mailman list so that people may add themselves, or you the moderator must either add or approve their addition. As the administrator of a Mailman list, you will be expected to periodically use the Mailman Web interface to manage your list. For example, you may need to delete spam that may be held due to the moderation rules you set up. For more information, see the Mailman User Guide.

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