Class E-mail Lists

Class Lists are ideal for professors and instructors to communicate and distribute information to all their students in a specific class. You may e-mail important class updates or answer questions that come up during class time, for example. This also allows a student to e-mail the LISTSERV with a question and for other students to answer the question.

Setting Up Your Class List

Only the faculty of record for a class is able to request a class LISTSERV list. Teaching Assistants (TAs) are not allowed to request a class list. Class lists are requested through Faculty Access in Hokie SPA (http://www.computing.vt.edu/classes_and_courseware/hokie_spa/). For instructions, see Creating a Class LISTSERV List in Faculty Access (http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/email/vtkb1308.htm).

Managing Your List

There are a number of resources for managing your class list once it is set up. Some common tasks include:

• Verifying That Your LISTSERV List Has Been Created (http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/email/vtkb542.htm)
• Setting LISTSERV List Options (http://answers.vt.edu/ask4help/email/vtkb2830.htm)
• Adding Recipients to a LISTSERV List (http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/ad_min/vtkb180.htm)
• Removing Recipient from a LISTSERV List (http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/academic/vtkb707.htm)
• Keeping a Class LISTSERV List After the Semester Is Over (http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/ad_min/vtkb13.htm)

For additional documentation:

• Search for "LISTSERV" in the www.answers.vt.edu (http://www.answers.vt.edu/) knowledge base.
• The complete List Owners Manual (http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8d/owner/index.html) is available online.

Obtaining Further Assistance

If you need assistance, contact 4Help by using the Help Request Form (http://4help.vt.edu) or by calling (540) 231-HELP (4357).