Class Announcement Lists -- Student Documentation

Every section of every course has an e-mail list

All courses taught at the Law School have a list automatically created for that course. The format of the list e-mail address is LAWccc-ss@lists.law.uconn.edu (where ccc is the catalog number and ss is the section).

Students, instructors, and faculty support staff are automatically added to the class list

Students and instructors are added to lists in which they are enrolled or teaching. Faculty support staff are added to all lists. Other e-mail addresses can be added to the lists.

Class announcement lists are moderated lists

Only members of the list can send messages to the class announcement list. Other messages are held for approval or rejection by the list owners.

Table of Contents

• Class Announcement List Information Page
• List Archives
• Removing Your Address From a Class List
• Questions and Answers

Class Announcement List Information Page

Each Class Announcement List has a series of web pages through which all of the functions associated with the mailing list can be accomplished. This is referred to as the "listinfo" page. You can reach your list's listinfo page in one of two ways:

1. Key the URL. The URL to your listinfo page is http://www.law.uconn.edu/mailman/listinfo/LAWccc-ss. For instance: http://www.law.uconn.edu/mailman/listinfo/LAW500-01
2. From the Current Course Offerings database. For each course in the Current Course Offerings database in the current semester, there is a link at the bottom of the course information page for "Class Announcements List."
3. From faculty profile pages. Under the heading "Recent Courses Taught", select the course, then the "Class Announcements List" link at the bottom of the course page.

List Archives

The e-mail messages sent through the course announcement list are saved in an archive on the law school website. From the Class Announcement List information page (see above), follow the "LAWxxx-xx Archives" link.

Removing Your Address From a Class List

Student e-mail addresses are automatically added to the class announcement lists when you add a class, but they are not automatically removed when you drop a class. Follow these instructions to remove yourself from a class list.

1. Go to the Class Announcement List information page (see above)
2. At the bottom of the information page, next to the "Edit Options" button, enter your e-mail address (including "@law.uconn.edu") and select "Edit Options"
3. From your list options screen, select the "Email My Password To Me" button
4. Follow the "edit your personal options" link
5. When you receive the e-mail message with the password, type it in the text box next to the "Unsubscribe" button and select "Unsubscribe"

Questions and Answers

Q. Is this the same information posted on the bulletin boards in Chase?
A. Yes. The information posted on the course bulletin boards in Chase is also sent to the appropriate Class Announcement List.

Q. I've just added a class -- what have I missed?
A. You can see an list of prior messages sent to the class list by visiting the list archives. Information on accessing the list archives is provided above. New students are automatically added to course lists each evening through drop/add period, and then every Monday morning after that.

Q. Can students send announcements to the list?
A. No. E-mail can only be sent to these lists by the course instructor or faculty support services staff. If you attempt to send a message to the list, it will be held for list owner approval.

Q. Can I subscribe a different e-mail address to the list?
A. We do not recommend that you attempt to subscribe to these lists using another e-mail address. Your official "@law.uconn.edu" e-mail address is automatically subscribed to the appropriate lists based on information in the Registrar database. You will receive two copies of each e-mail sent to the list. Other alternatives you might explore would be to read your law school e-mail from off campus or forward your law school e-mail to another address.