What is a mailing list?
To a recipient:
 | A mailing list is a convenient way of adding yourself to a group distribution of emails. |
| You do not have to contact each person who mails to the list to be added. |
| You do not have to contact each person who mails to the list to be removed. |
| A central server maintains a list to where the messages are sent. |
| The server can maintain an archive of old messages. |
To a sender:
| Your message is easier to read because there is not a long list of names at the top. |
| You do not have to maintain a list of addresses. |
| Fewer typing errors. |