Instructors can create a class mailing list for a course in order to send email to all registered students. Class mailing lists are automatically updated as students add and drop courses throughout the term.
Specific information on the use of class mailing lists is available online. A brief overview of class mailing lists can be found here.

Adjusting the Reply Default in Class Mailing Lists

Change to Course Mailing List Settings

Change to Default Email Reply Settings for Course Mailing Lists

As of January 2005, all new course mailing lists will be created with the default reply setting set to "reply to sender". This means that anyone who clicks "reply" in an email from the course mailing list will reply only to the sender of that email, instead of the sending the message to the entire course list. A subscriber may still reply to the list by clicking on "Reply to All" instead of "Reply."

This change was made to prevent the accidental sending of potentially embarrassing and sensitive information to the entire class.

If you prefer to have replies to your course mailing list directed to all list users by default, you may change this setting.

To change the reply settings for your course list

  1. Login to the list at http://lists.brandeis.edu
  2. Click the "Your Subscriptions" button in the upper-right-hand corner, and choose the list.
  3. Click the "Admin" button on the left side of the screen.
  4. From the List Admin menu, select "Edit List Config".
  5. Select "Sending/reception setup".
  6. In the "reply_to_header" section, choose "list" from the drop down menu next to value.
  7. Choose "mail" from the drop-down menu next to reception mode.
  8. When you are done, you must click the "Update" button at the bottom of the screen in order for the change to take place.

If you have any questions about the new policy, or about mailing lists in general, please feel free to contact the Tech Desk.

Support for Sympa Mailing Lists

Contact or drop by the Tech Desk | x67782 | itservice@brandeis.edu



This page was last modified on: May 27, 2008