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Virtual Private Networking (VPN) allows users to access University-restricted resources from non-University internet connections.  For security reasons, departments and organizations will restrict certain websites or web pages to those coming from a University network connection.  To maintain the same level of security, users connecting from non-University internet connections will need to verify that they are a member of the University before being allowed to access those same resources.  You can do this by authenticating via a VPN client.

The University's central computing organization, OAAIS, provides the vpn@UCSF service to allow users access to University-restricted resources from outside of the University.  vpn@UCSF accounts are available to everyone at UCSF with a UCID, SAAID, or special ID number.

As described in the "ListServ: Basics" Documentation, Listservs are sophisticated e-mail lists running on a server that allows you to create, manage, and control access to those lists easily.  It enables a large group of people to communicate effectively with one another without requiring each person to maintain a list of all the other participants.  Additionally, Listservs can archive postings in a searchable online database, send indexed digests to participants instead of individual messages, and make sets of files publicly accessible by email.  LISTSERVs can also be publicly searchable by the campus at large (or not), and can also be set up so individuals can subscribe and unsubscribe to the list at their leisure.

This document goes through information on how to create and manage a Listserv.  The topics we will discuss are:

• Mailing Lists:  Listserv vs Email Group Lists
• Requesting a new UCSF Listserv
• Managing your Listserv via the Listserv Management Web site
• Managing your Listserv via Email
• Managing your Subscriber list (via web)
• Configuring your Listserv: Access and Security Settings (via web)
• Automated Server Reports (e.g. "Daily Error Monitoring Report")
• Additional Help
  
  • Listserv Manual (vendor site)
  • OAAIS Documentation