The University has set up a Class Mailing List for every official University course. The class mailing list has already been set up by the beginning of the semester. The instructor of record can send email to the list.

Send to the Right Address

Use the following email address as a model for your Class Mailing List:

Keep the format but substitute your own course's department, course number, and section number. Use the correct term (for example, spring 2009 is "09a"). Keep the rest of the address, including the hyphens.

Send From the Expected Address

You must send from the email address that the University expects. For example, if the University knows your address as xdoe@sas.upenn.edu, you won't be able to send to the list from another address, such as xdoe@aol.com.

Minimize File Size

Be aware that sending large attachments, such as multi-page PDF files or large PowerPoint presentations, may exceed the inbox quota for some of your students. In any case, the class mailing lists will not allow messages larger than 20 megabytes.

Activating a List

The instructor of record may send mail to the list without taking any other action. It is also possible for the instructor to "activate" the Class Mailing List so that students and others on the list will also be allowed to send to the list. They will not be able to send to the list until it is activated. However, whether the list is activated or not, the instructor of record can always send to the list, if sending from the email address that the University knows.

Class mailings lists for the Department of English follow different rules (see Profile 5), which do not require activation.

Courses inTouch

As a convenience, a link has been provided in Courses inTouch to let you send to your Class Mailing List. However, you do not need Courses inTouch to send to your Class Mailing List. You only need to send from the correct email address to the correct email address.

More

For further information about class mailing lists or to activate your class list, visit the official web site for Class Mailing List Service (Classlists) and follow the link for the Classlist Service Request Menu. If you encounter difficulties with a classlist, contact your classlist administrator.