About Distribution Lists
A distribution list, or a listserv, is a mailing list that allows NKU faculty and staff to send mass email to users both internal and external to the university. These lists facilitate the distribution of email postings to a specified list of users known as members, or subscribers.
When sending email to large numbers of people, distribution lists are necessary due to a limit on the number of recipients a user can send to from a standard email account. If you need to send emails to over 100 or more users on a regular basis, it is strongly recommended that you request a distribution list.
All distribution lists have an email address that ends with @mymailnku.onmicrosoft.com. An NKU listserv example is nku-wellness@mymailnku.onmicrosoft.com.
Distribution List Requests
Distribution lists can be requested by faculty and staff for research and university-related purposes. Students are also permitted to own distribution lists, but they must be requested from either a faculty/staff advisor or the Student Life Office.
A service request can be submitted for the following:
- Creating a new distribution list
- Changing list owner(s)
- Editing message approval settings
- Ex: allowing list members to send messages without owners’ approval
- Editing member approval settings
- This enables or disables member ability to subscribe and unsubscribe without owner approval
- Making lists visible on the global address list
- This is necessary to allow owners to manage the list's members