Wharton Computing Student Support

Wharton Mailing Lists

Wharton's mailing lists are a great communication tool available to the Wharton community. Using a mailing list allows you to contact every subscriber on the list with one email. 

Subscribing to a Mailing List Using SPIKE

• From SPIKE, click the My Account tab. 
• Select Subscribe to a mailing list.
• Select a category that best fits the mailing list you have in mind. 
• Select the mailing list of your choice from the right-hand column. 
• In the left column, enter your Wharton username and password.
• When you finish, click the Submit button. This submits your request to join the mailing list.

If the mailing list is "open," you're automatically added as a subscriber to that list. If it's "closed," your request to join the list is sent to the owner of that list. The owner then determines whether or not it is appropriate for you to join the list. When your request has been processed, you'll receive an e-mail message from Majordomo that tells you the results of your request to subscribe. Once you've subscribed to a mailing list, you'll automatically receive all messages sent to the list. 

Subscribing to a Mailing List Using E-mail Commands

• Run your email program as usual.
• Type the following in the To: field:     majordomo@wharton.upenn.edu
• Type the following in the body of the message, where listname is the name of the mailing list. Leave the Subject line blank:     subscribelistname
• Make sure to remove your signature file -- if you have one -- from the message. The message should only contain the subscribe command.
• Send the message.

When you send your message, your request to join the mailing list is submitted. If the mailing list is "open," you're automatically added as a subscriber to that list. If it's "closed," your request to join the list is sent to the owner of that list. The owner then determines whether or not it is appropriate for you to join the list. When your request has been processed, you'll receive an e-mail message from Majordomo that tells you the results of your request to subscribe. Once you've subscribed to a mailing list, you'll automatically receive all messages sent to the list. 

Sending Messages

In order to send a message to the list, send an e-mail message to the following, where listname is type the name of the list:   listname@wharton.upenn.edu

(To find the name of a mailing list, select Get a list of all Wharton mailing lists from SPIKE's My Account page.)  In most cases, when you send a message to a mailing list, the message is automatically sent to all the subscribers to the list. If the list is moderated, your message is sent to the owner of the list, who determines whether or not to send the message to the other subscribers. 

Please do not send "mass mailings" of unsolicited messages to Wharton mailing lists. 

Unsubscribing from a Mailing List Using SPIKE

If you don’t want to receive any more messages from a mailing list:

• From SPIKE, click the My Account tab. 
• Select Unsubscribe from a mailing list.
• Select the category containing the mailing list.
• Select the mailing list from the right-hand column. 
• In the left column, enter your Wharton username and password.
• When you finish, click the Submit button. This submits your request to unsubscribe.

Unsubscribing from a Mailing List Using E-Mail Commands

If you don’t want to receive any more messages from a mailing list do the following:

• In the "TO:" line of your e-mail program, type:  majordomo@wharton.upenn.edu
• In the body of the message, where listname is type the name of the list, type the following command and leave the subject line blank:   unsubscribe listname

You will receive a message confirming your removal from the mailing list.

Creating a Mailing List

To create a new mailing list:

• From SPIKE, click the My Account tab.
• Select Create a new mailing list.
• In the left column, enter your Wharton username and password. 
• Describe the list you want to create by following the instructions in the right-hand column and click the Submit button. 

This submits your request to create a mailing list. You'll receive a message in your e-mail with the final results of your request and additional information about how to administer your mailing list.