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The MSU Lyris server is
located at http://lyris.montclair.edu
Lyris provides a method of managing email
lists. For more information on Lyris,
please consider attending a training session offered by Information Technology
through Training and Events.
 What is
Lyris?
What
does Lyris provide?
Lyris
sites at MSU
An
example of using Lyris
Getting
Started with Lyris
Requesting the
Creation of a Lyris List
Support for
Lyris
What is Lyris?
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Lyris is a server-based listserve management
tool. Lyris can be used to automate the creation and management of
centralized distribution lists which allows a large group of individuals to
communicate effectively. Lyris has both a menu driven command system and a
web interface to make interactions with the listserve (including subscribing
and managing the list).
What does Lyris
provide?
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Lyris mailing lists can be viewed one of three
ways; via e-mail, through a web browser, or as a threaded newsgroup. This
means that any mailing list managed by Lyris is at the same time a
traditional e-mail list, a web-based forum and a threaded newsgroup depending
on which "view" is used to access the list.
Lyris sites at MSU
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There are currently six virtual Lyris sites
available at Montclair State. Each site has its own homepage and can have
its own administrator (the person or persons who are allowed to created and
delete lists, etc). Each site acts like a separate server, even though they
are all physically located on a single machine.
cehs-lists.montclair.edu - College of
Education & Human Services lists
chss-lists.montclair.edu - College of Humanities & Social Sciences
mailing lists
csam-lists.montclair.edu - College of Science and Mathematics mailing
lists
sart-lists.montclair.edu - School of the Arts mailing lists
sbus-lists.montclair.edu - School of Business mailing lists
msu-lists.montclair.edu - General and Administrative mailing
lists
library-lists.montclair.edu - Library mailing lists
General
MSU lists
Graduate
School
College
of Education and Human Services
College
of Humanities and Social Sciences
College
of Science and Mathematics
Library
School
of the Arts
School
of Business
This site structure allows administrative
control to be given to a representative from each group so that they
can respond faster to faculty requests than would otherwise be possible. For
example, AJ Kelton is the site administrator for the chss-lists site and has
authority to create and modify lists for CHSS faculty. The msu-lists site is
administered by Information Technology.
An example of using
Lyris
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To access Lyris through the email interface,
send commands to the address: lyris@<site>.montclair.edu. For example, lyris@chss-lists.montclair.edu
Some of the more common Lyris
e-mail commands
are listed below.
lists - return a list of all mailing lists at this site.
subscribe <listname> - add yourself to the list called <listname>.
unsubscribe <listname> - remove your e-mail address from <listname>.
review <listname> - return a list of email addresses for <listname>
To send a message to everyone on a particular
list, address the e-mail to <listname>@<site>.montclair.edu For
example, to send e-mail to everyone on the lyris-users mailing list, address
the e-mail to: lyris-users@msu-lists.montclair.edu.
All messages e-mailed to a list will also show up on the web forum view and
the Newsgroup view automatically.
Getting Started
with Lyris
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1. Attend an informational seminar on Lyris .
Please check the Training and Events schedule
for these events or contact 973-655-5449 for dates/times and to register.
2. Meet with a representative of IT for specific skills and information.
Requesting the Creation of a Lyris List
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1. Request a Lyris listserve to be created by
clicking on
this link.
2. For additional help, call the Help Desk at
973-655-7971.
3. Meet with a representative of IT for specific skills and information.
Support for Lyris
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Main website: http://www.lyris.com
Learning Lyris
*List Admin Demo: http://www.lyris.com/demo/list/
*Lyris User Guide (recommended):
http://www.lyris.com/help/index.html
Lyris downloads (documents at
bottom of page): http://www.lyris.com/down/down.html
Lyris Technical Support Database:
http://public-support.lyris.com/
MSU supports the following:
Lyris server (maintenance, backup
and updates)
Mailing list account creation
Information sessions
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