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mailing list
mailing list A list of users who have expressed an interest in a particular topic and who wish to receive regular news via EMAIL about the topic. A mailing list can also contain users who are related to each other in some way: for example, technical staff who are UNIX systems administrators. Mailing lists can be private to a network—for example a mailing list for a business may be one which includes senior staff responsible for marketing; or it could be public—for example a mailing list for users of the Internet who are interested in woodworking. To subscribe to a mailing list is usually very easy. Often all that is required is to send an email to a MAILING LIST SERVER with a simple message such as ‘Subscribe’ in it. Web-based mailing lists often make use of forms. Increasingly mailing lists are being used by ECOMMERCE enterprises to keep in contact with their customers. A mailing list where the subscribers can contribute is known as a LISTSERV.
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DARREL INCE. "mailing list." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "mailing list." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-mailinglist.html DARREL INCE. "mailing list." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-mailinglist.html |
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mailing list
mail·ing list • n. a list of the names and addresses of people to whom material such as advertising matter, information, or a magazine may be mailed, esp. regularly. |
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"mailing list." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mailing list." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mailinglist.html "mailing list." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mailinglist.html |
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