Using Email Distribution Lists

LIU Email Services

A distribution list is a list of email addresses you create in your email program. You can then send an email message to all the people on your distribution list at once by using the name of the list in the To: field of the email message.

1. Choose Tools | Address book.
2. Click on the New button.
3. In the New Nickname dialog, type in the name of the list you wish to create and click OK.
4. Type all the email addresses of the people you wish to include in the address box on the right. Use the same procedure you use to add an individual address but separate the addresses with a comma.  For example, user1@cwpost.liu.edu, user2@cwpost.liu.edu, user3@cwpost.liu.edu  (Click on the >> button if you cannot see the address box on the right.)
5. Choose File | Save to save the changes to your address book.

1. Choose Message | New message...
2. While your cursor is in the To: field, choose Tools | Address book...
3. Click on (select) the list you created.
4. Click on the To: button. The name of the list will appear in your new message in place of all the email addresses associated with it.
5. Continue composing your message and send it as usual.

1. Choose Communicator | Address Book.
2. Choose File | New List ...
3. Enter a List Name, List Nickname and a brief Description of the list in the appropriate boxes.
4. Then in the bottom section, type in the first address you wish to enter in your list, press <Enter> then type in the next address, press <Enter> and continue in this fashion until all the addresses have been entered.. 
5. Click the OK button.

1. Choose File | New | Message.
2. Type the name of the list in the To: field.
3. Continue composing your message and send it as usual.

1. Choose Communicator | Address Book.
2. Click on (select) the list you created.
3. Choose File | New | Message
4. Continue composing your message and send it as usual.