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drice@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Dave Rice
Morrill 115, NDSU
Fargo ND 58105-5655
Voice (701)231-7381
FAX (701)231-7044

Most of us sometimes need to send messages to e-mail lists--all-ext, all-exp, coa-fac, all-ag and the lists go on and on. E-mail of critical value to one person can be considered junk mail to someone else, and everyone knows we don't need more junk mail. Try to address your e-mail messages to the specific group you are trying to reach instead of broadcasting to larger groups that include many who may not be interested in your message.

Our Ag server uses a software program called Majordomo to manage mailing lists. Information on subscribing to e-mail lists via Majordomo can be accessed from the AgComm Computer Support Web Sites page at:
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/comphelp.htm

A current list of the various e-mail lists on our Ag server is available at:
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/directory/extdir.htm

A common mistake is to send e-mail to, for example, all-ext and all-ag; all-ag includes everyone under the direction of the Vice President for Agriculture, including all teaching, research and extension faculty and staff. When you address your email to all-ag AND all-ext, everyone on the extension side gets two copies of that message. The same would be true for all-exp and coa-fac; they too are included in all-ag.

Please study the electronic mailing list of lists and address your e-mail to the group(s) that best identify your intended audience.

Dave Rice
NDSU Ag Webmaster